Privileged Access Management Contracts in England

Privileged Access Management (PAM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Privileged Access Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Privileged Access Management over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 419 536
Rank change year-on-year +51 +117 +51
Contract jobs citing Privileged Access Management 119 122 137
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.49% 0.33% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.38% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 93 96
10th Percentile £473 £453 £457
25th Percentile £537 £561 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £620 £600
Median % change year-on-year +0.81% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £725 £688 £713
90th Percentile £810 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £625 £600 £600
% change year-on-year +4.17% - +5.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Privileged Access Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,247 32,161 45,385
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.13% 86.56% 90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,550 21,078 31,861
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 916 2,252 1,585
10th Percentile £14.41 £12.93 £10.91
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.15 £35.96 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.93% -4.12% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £36.42
% change year-on-year -18.31% -2.53% +45.69%

Privileged Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Privileged Access Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Privileged Access Management in England

Privileged Access Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Privileged Access Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Privileged Access Management in England

Privileged Access Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Privileged Access Management in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Privileged Access Management in England

Privileged Access Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Privileged Access Management within the England region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +24 54 £629 +4.83% 30
North of England +41 22 £600 +4.35% 9
South East +33 18 £630 -3.08% 14
Midlands +30 17 £625 +3.09% 8
West Midlands +26 17 £625 +3.09% 7
North West +24 13 £613 +6.52% 7
South West +51 9 £663 +6.00% 6
Yorkshire +15 9 £469 - 2
Privileged Access Management
UK

Privileged Access Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (4.20%) Confluence
2 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.68%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.68%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 7 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (5.88%) MS Visio
2 5 (4.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (3.36%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.84%) SAP GRC
1 1 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 43 (36.13%) Azure
2 24 (20.17%) Entra ID
3 15 (12.61%) AWS
4 11 (9.24%) GCP
5 8 (6.72%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (5.04%) Google Workspace
7 5 (4.20%) SuccessFactors
8 4 (3.36%) Lucidchart
8 4 (3.36%) SaaS
9 3 (2.52%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (1.68%) GitHub
10 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (1.68%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.84%) Akamai
11 1 (0.84%) GitHub Copilot
11 1 (0.84%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 11 (9.24%) Network Security
2 6 (5.04%) Kerberos
2 6 (5.04%) VPN
3 3 (2.52%) DNS
4 2 (1.68%) Firewall
5 1 (0.84%) DHCP
5 1 (0.84%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.68%) Oracle Database
1 2 (1.68%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.84%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 8 (6.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.84%) Visual Studio
General
1 44 (36.97%) Social Skills
2 23 (19.33%) Finance
3 13 (10.92%) Public Sector
4 12 (10.08%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (6.72%) Banking
6 4 (3.36%) Financial Institution
7 3 (2.52%) Retail
8 2 (1.68%) French Language
8 2 (1.68%) Law
8 2 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.68%) Publishing
9 1 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.84%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.84%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 39 (32.77%) Architect
2 15 (12.61%) Analyst
3 13 (10.92%) Infrastructure Architect
4 9 (7.56%) CyberArk Engineer
4 9 (7.56%) Security Manager
5 8 (6.72%) Solutions Architect
6 7 (5.88%) Project Manager
7 6 (5.04%) Security Architect
7 6 (5.04%) Security Engineer
8 5 (4.20%) Business Analyst
8 5 (4.20%) Consultant
8 5 (4.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (4.20%) Security Analyst
8 5 (4.20%) Security Project Manager
9 4 (3.36%) IT Security Engineer
9 4 (3.36%) Operational Security Manager
9 4 (3.36%) Operations Manager
9 4 (3.36%) Security Consultant
9 4 (3.36%) Security Operations Manager
9 4 (3.36%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (15.13%) SailPoint
2 9 (7.56%) OAuth
2 9 (7.56%) OpenID
2 9 (7.56%) SAML
3 7 (5.88%) LDAP
4 4 (3.36%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.84%) .NET
5 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.84%) REST
5 1 (0.84%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.84%) SPML
5 1 (0.84%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (10.92%) Onboarding
2 10 (8.40%) Management Information System
3 9 (7.56%) Hybrid Cloud
3 9 (7.56%) Security Posture
4 5 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.52%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.52%) Insider Threat
6 2 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.68%) PKI
6 2 (1.68%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.84%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.84%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.84%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.84%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.84%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 38 (31.93%) Windows
2 28 (23.53%) Linux
3 11 (9.24%) Windows Server
4 8 (6.72%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.68%) AIX
5 2 (1.68%) Android
5 2 (1.68%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.68%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.68%) Solaris
5 2 (1.68%) Unix
5 2 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (33.61%) Identity Access Management
2 31 (26.05%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (24.37%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (15.97%) RBAC
5 16 (13.45%) Migration
5 16 (13.45%) Vulnerability Management
6 13 (10.92%) SIEM
7 12 (10.08%) Identity Management
8 11 (9.24%) Risk Management
9 10 (8.40%) Data Loss Prevention
9 10 (8.40%) Incident Response
9 10 (8.40%) Penetration Testing
9 10 (8.40%) Security Operations
10 9 (7.56%) Process Improvement
10 9 (7.56%) Task Automation
10 9 (7.56%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
11 8 (6.72%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (6.72%) Information Security
11 8 (6.72%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (5.88%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 21 (17.65%) PowerShell
2 11 (9.24%) Python
3 3 (2.52%) SQL
4 2 (1.68%) Bash
4 2 (1.68%) Java
4 2 (1.68%) VB
4 2 (1.68%) VBScript
5 1 (0.84%) C#
Qualifications
1 34 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 20 (16.81%) SC Cleared
3 19 (15.97%) CISSP
4 14 (11.76%) DV Cleared
5 11 (9.24%) Degree
6 9 (7.56%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (6.72%) CISM
8 6 (5.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 6 (5.04%) CCSP
8 6 (5.04%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (5.04%) GCIH
9 5 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (2.52%) MCSE
11 2 (1.68%) AWS Certification
11 2 (1.68%) CEH
11 2 (1.68%) CISA
11 2 (1.68%) CRISC
11 2 (1.68%) MCP
11 2 (1.68%) MCSA
11 2 (1.68%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (20.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (18.49%) NIST
3 13 (10.92%) GDPR
4 9 (7.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 8 (6.72%) SLA
6 3 (2.52%) GRC
6 3 (2.52%) HIPAA
6 3 (2.52%) ITGC
6 3 (2.52%) NCSC
7 1 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.84%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.84%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.84%) SOX 404
System Software
1 56 (47.06%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.04%) BitLocker
3 5 (4.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.68%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.84%) IAG
Systems Management
1 17 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
2 6 (5.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (2.52%) Ansible
4 2 (1.68%) SCCM
5 1 (0.84%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.84%) Puppet
Vendors
1 48 (40.34%) CyberArk
2 45 (37.82%) Microsoft
3 17 (14.29%) BeyondTrust
4 15 (12.61%) VMware
5 10 (8.40%) SAP
6 8 (6.72%) Google
7 6 (5.04%) Okta
7 6 (5.04%) ServiceNow
8 5 (4.20%) CheckPoint
8 5 (4.20%) Oracle
9 4 (3.36%) Citrix
9 4 (3.36%) Zscaler
10 3 (2.52%) ForgeRock
10 3 (2.52%) Thycotic
11 2 (1.68%) McAfee
11 2 (1.68%) Ping Identity
11 2 (1.68%) Salesforce
11 2 (1.68%) Symantec
12 1 (0.84%) Centrify
12 1 (0.84%) WALLIX