BitLocker Contract Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft BitLocker
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring BitLocker skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 161 197
Rank change year-on-year - +36 +24
Contract jobs citing BitLocker 0 7 8
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - 0.20% 0.16%
As % of the System Software category - 1.33% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 3
10th Percentile - £150 -
25th Percentile - £155 £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £160 £135
Median % change year-on-year - +18.52% -70.00%
75th Percentile - £497 £138
90th Percentile - £571 -
England median daily rate £525 £205 £288
% change year-on-year +156.10% -28.70% -36.11%

All System Software Skills
South East

BitLocker falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 528 528 777
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 12.03% 15.07% 15.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 389 365 487
10th Percentile £190 £200 £158
25th Percentile £325 £350 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £468
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +1.50% -6.40%
75th Percentile £573 £613 £575
90th Percentile £640 £670 £638
England median daily rate £500 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -3.38% +3.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 56
10th Percentile £45.69 £45.50 £19.25
25th Percentile £70.00 £54.63 £39.06
Median hourly rate £81.00 £57.25 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year +41.48% -6.53% +68.97%
75th Percentile £89.63 £71.25 £71.90
90th Percentile £102.20 £81.00 £77.02
England median hourly rate £48.72 £28.71 £46.18
% change year-on-year +69.73% -37.84% +79.34%

BitLocker
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BitLocker relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

BitLocker job vacancy trend in the South East

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing BitLocker.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing BitLocker

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing BitLocker.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing BitLocker