Sophos
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Sophos products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sophos over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sophos PLC.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 523 | 490 | 553 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | +63 | +120 |
| Contract jobs citing Sophos | 11 | 28 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.038% | 0.091% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.079% | 0.20% | 0.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 25 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £155 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £389 | £325 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £363 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | +51.72% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | - | £528 |
| UK median daily rate | £350 | £525 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +44.83% | +3.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £29.50 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £31.00 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +77.14% | -0.34% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £32.50 | £18.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £19.28 |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £31.00 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +77.14% | -0.34% |
All Vendors
England
Sophos falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 13,930 | 13,889 | 17,786 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 47.79% | 44.92% | 44.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,900 | 8,328 | 11,761 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £507 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.38% | - | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £731 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -1.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 691 | 434 | 617 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.22 | £15.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.47 | £16.00 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.16% | -21.35% | +74.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £65.00 | £63.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.00 | £74.00 | £76.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.00 | £43.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.42% | -27.01% | +75.36% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sophos relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
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Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Sophos.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Sophos in England over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Sophos.
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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 Sophos within the England region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 | -3 | 5 | £538 | +91.96% | 7 |
| South East | +6 | 2 | £600 | +300.00% | 14 |
| South West | - | 2 | £600 | - | 3 |
| East of England | -23 | 1 | £350 | -36.36% | 1 |
| North of England | -46 | 1 | £230 | -54.00% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £230 | - | |
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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: