The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Ipswich requiring Security Hardening skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Hardening over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Security Hardening 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 Ipswich.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
26
30
106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich
61.90%
83.33%
89.08%
Number of daily rates quoted
21
19
91
10th Percentile
£170
£105
£400
25th Percentile
£206
£145
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£300
£650
Median % change year-on-year
+25.00%
-53.85%
+13.04%
75th Percentile
£500
£538
£722
90th Percentile
£550
£555
£745
Suffolk median daily rate
£358
£300
£600
% change year-on-year
+19.17%
-50.00%
+9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
7
1
Median hourly rate
-
£14.60
£20.56
Median % change year-on-year
-
-28.99%
-17.76%
Suffolk median hourly rate
£35.67
£14.60
£17.78
% change year-on-year
+144.28%
-17.89%
-28.88%
Security Hardening Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Job postings citing Security Hardening as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
Security Hardening Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Hardening 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 Ipswich region with a requirement for Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich 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:
