S/MIME Contract Job Trends in England

Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring S/MIME skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 536 494 -
Rank change year-on-year -42 - -
Contract jobs citing S/MIME 7 12 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.023% 0.040% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.21% 0.32% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 0
10th Percentile £437 £449 -
25th Percentile £558 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £710 - -
UK median daily rate £700 £450 -
% change year-on-year +55.56% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

S/MIME falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,368 3,735 5,446
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.98% 12.31% 14.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,173 2,163 3,390
10th Percentile £205 £225 £210
25th Percentile £356 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.50% - -
75th Percentile £588 £608 £609
90th Percentile £680 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 178 130 327
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.49 £18.34
25th Percentile £20.26 £23.03 £23.00
Median hourly rate £31.39 £48.56 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -35.37% -14.04% +25.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £66.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £41.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -17.07% -25.45% +27.91%

S/MIME
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing S/MIME relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

S/MIME job vacancy trend in England

S/MIME
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing S/MIME.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing S/MIME

S/MIME
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing S/MIME in England over the 6 months to 2 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for S/MIME in England

S/MIME
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing S/MIME.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing S/MIME

S/MIME
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 S/MIME within the England region over the 6 months to 2 December 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 +9 6 £700 +55.56%
South East - 1 £700 - 2
S/MIME
UK

S/MIME
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) AWS
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (85.71%) SSL
2 2 (28.57%) Network Security
3 1 (14.29%) VPN
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Lead
2 3 (42.86%) Architect
3 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architect
3 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Security Architect
3 2 (28.57%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) .NET
1 2 (28.57%) OAuth
1 2 (28.57%) OAuth2
1 2 (28.57%) OpenID
1 2 (28.57%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) PKI
2 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
3 1 (14.29%) Algorithms
3 1 (14.29%) Smartcard
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Key Management
2 4 (57.14%) Project Management
2 4 (57.14%) Risk Management
2 4 (57.14%) Secure Coding
3 3 (42.86%) Cloud Security
4 2 (28.57%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) Architectural Design
4 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
4 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
4 2 (28.57%) Containerisation
4 2 (28.57%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (28.57%) Design Patterns
4 2 (28.57%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (28.57%) Identity Access Management
4 2 (28.57%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 2 (28.57%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (28.57%) SDLC
4 2 (28.57%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) TOGAF
4 2 (28.57%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Java
1 2 (28.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (42.86%) CISSP
3 2 (28.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (28.57%) CCSP
3 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Degree
3 2 (28.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (28.57%) TOGAF Certification
4 1 (14.29%) CISM
4 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) GIAC
4 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (28.57%) GDPR
2 2 (28.57%) HIPAA
2 2 (28.57%) PCI DSS
3 1 (14.29%) NIST
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
2 2 (28.57%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Kubernetes
1 2 (28.57%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) CyberArk
2 1 (14.29%) Thales