The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex requiring Security Operations skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Security Operations 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 Essex.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
88
185
218
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex
94.62%
81.50%
86.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
40
91
139
10th Percentile
£188
£194
£211
25th Percentile
£313
£300
£366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£388
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-13.89%
-10.00%
+1.01%
75th Percentile
£473
£551
£568
90th Percentile
£490
£600
£639
East of England median daily rate
£500
£450
£478
% change year-on-year
+11.11%
-5.76%
+0.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
51
18
10th Percentile
£13.25
£10.42
£21.85
25th Percentile
£15.19
£15.87
£27.53
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£59.50
£44.08
Median % change year-on-year
-45.38%
+34.98%
+55.16%
75th Percentile
£48.30
£80.00
£64.94
90th Percentile
£144.00
-
£71.98
East of England median hourly rate
£38.00
£39.55
£21.30
% change year-on-year
-3.92%
+85.68%
+27.16%
Security Operations Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Security Operations Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in Essex.
Security Operations Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 11 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Operations also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region with a requirement for Security Operations.
Security Operations Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:
