HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 0.28% - 0.24%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.82% - 1.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £550
75th Percentile - - £600
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £538 - £550

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gloucestershire

HMG Security Policy Framework falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Gloucestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 55 30 63
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 15.54% 9.71% 15.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 23 38
10th Percentile £380 £400 £359
25th Percentile £450 £413 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £585
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -18.80% +46.25%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £706
90th Percentile £730 £700 £750
South West median daily rate £515 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -1.90% -3.67% +6.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 16
10th Percentile £13.90 - £14.00
25th Percentile £14.64 - £23.19
Median hourly rate £16.89 £75.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year -77.48% +11.11% -18.98%
75th Percentile £35.96 - £83.40
90th Percentile £46.78 - -
South West median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -3.85% +44.44% -27.42%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 21 February 2026. 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
Gloucester - 1 £450 - 1
HMG Security Policy Framework
South West

HMG Security Policy Framework
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) Security Auditor
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST