OSCP Contract Job Trends in Hampshire
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
South East > Hampshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for OSCP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 103 | - | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing OSCP | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire | 0.21% | - | 0.33% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.39% | - | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £584 |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | £617 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | £672 |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | £674 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £674 |
| South East median daily rate | £650 | £425 | £672 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.94% | -36.76% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire
OSCP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Hampshire.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,013 | 554 | 703 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire | 53.20% | 54.26% | 58.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 688 | 395 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £397 | £288 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £538 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.98% | -6.52% | +6.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £650 | £725 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £500 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -5.66% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 82 | 49 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.50 | - | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.12 | £18.87 | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £25.08 | £46.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +119.34% | -45.64% | -23.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.31 | £25.15 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.50 | £71.00 | £89.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £61.75 | £25.15 | £60.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +145.53% | -58.50% | +1.00% |
OSCP Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OSCP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
OSCP Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing OSCP.
OSCP Contract Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OSCP within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | - | 2 | £625 | - | 2 |
| Farnborough | - | 2 | - | - | |
| OSCP South East |
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OSCP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Qualifications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CISM | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | CISSP | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 4 |
| 4 | SC Cleared | 75.0% | 3 |
| 5 | GIAC | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | GSEC | 50.0% | 2 |
| 7 | DV Cleared | 25.0% | 1 |