Cloud Security Contract Job Trends in the South East

Cloud Security
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Cloud Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 147 150
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +43
Contract jobs citing Cloud Security 41 27 53
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.94% 0.71% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 0.81% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 17 40
10th Percentile £445 £573 £286
25th Percentile £489 £608 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £625 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +25.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £750 £688 £525
90th Percentile £786 - £615
England median daily rate £538 £614 £600
% change year-on-year -12.42% +2.29% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £36.00 - -
England median hourly rate £66.48 - £62.50
% change year-on-year - - -10.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Cloud Security 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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,730 3,324 4,494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 85.41% 87.91% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,439 2,067 2,895
10th Percentile £222 £250 £213
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £523
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.44% +1.95%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £615
90th Percentile £675 £688 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 375 129 232
10th Percentile £14.62 £19.19 £16.53
25th Percentile £17.00 £26.00 £25.25
Median hourly rate £22.27 £50.00 £53.94
Median % change year-on-year -55.47% -7.31% +43.85%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.73 £65.89
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.30%

Cloud Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Cloud Security job vacancy trend in the South East

Cloud Security
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Cloud Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Security in the South East over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cloud Security in the South East

Cloud Security
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Cloud Security
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Security within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 December 2025. 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
Thames Valley +8 26 £575 -8.00% 19
Berkshire +9 21 £500 -25.93% 9
Hampshire - 9 £625 - 14
Oxfordshire -13 3 £750 +20.00% 2
Buckinghamshire +5 2 - - 8
Middlesex - 2 £725 -
Surrey +1 1 - - 5
Kent -8 1 £550 -11.08% 8
East Sussex - 1 - - 2
West Sussex - 1 £750 - 2
Cloud Security
England

Cloud Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 29 (70.73%) Azure
2 24 (58.54%) AWS
3 11 (26.83%) GCP
4 5 (12.20%) Entra ID
5 3 (7.32%) IaaS
5 3 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (7.32%) PaaS
5 3 (7.32%) SaaS
6 2 (4.88%) GitHub
6 2 (4.88%) GitHub Actions
6 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (2.44%) Azure Functions
7 1 (2.44%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (2.44%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (2.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (2.44%) Lucidchart
7 1 (2.44%) OCI
7 1 (2.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 17 (41.46%) Firewall
2 7 (17.07%) Network Security
2 7 (17.07%) Wireless
3 3 (7.32%) VPN
4 2 (4.88%) S/MIME
5 1 (2.44%) DMZ
5 1 (2.44%) Internet
5 1 (2.44%) Intranet
5 1 (2.44%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (2.44%) Metadata
1 1 (2.44%) MongoDB
1 1 (2.44%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 7 (17.07%) Burp Suite
2 6 (14.63%) Metasploit
3 1 (2.44%) GitLab
General
1 18 (43.90%) Social Skills
2 7 (17.07%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (17.07%) Finance
3 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
3 2 (4.88%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (31.71%) Architect
2 7 (17.07%) Penetration Tester
2 7 (17.07%) Tester
3 6 (14.63%) Consultant
4 5 (12.20%) Security Architect
4 5 (12.20%) Security Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) DevSecOps Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) Platform Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) Security Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Lead
7 2 (4.88%) Security Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) Vulnerability Management Architect
8 1 (2.44%) Data Architect
8 1 (2.44%) Enterprise Architect
8 1 (2.44%) Information Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Information Security Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Senior Consultant
8 1 (2.44%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 15 (36.59%) Security Posture
2 5 (12.20%) Cloud Native
2 5 (12.20%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (9.76%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (7.32%) Cloud Security Posture
4 3 (7.32%) Public Cloud
5 2 (4.88%) Algorithms
5 2 (4.88%) Mainframe
5 2 (4.88%) Operational Technology
5 2 (4.88%) PKI
5 2 (4.88%) Smartcard
6 1 (2.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (2.44%) Data Fabric
6 1 (2.44%) IoT
6 1 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (2.44%) Mobile Computing
6 1 (2.44%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.63%) Windows
2 1 (2.44%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.44%) Linux
2 1 (2.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (48.78%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (31.71%) Regulatory Compliance
2 13 (31.71%) Threat Modelling
3 12 (29.27%) Information Security
4 11 (26.83%) DevSecOps
5 10 (24.39%) Penetration Testing
5 10 (24.39%) Security Architecture
6 9 (21.95%) CI/CD
6 9 (21.95%) SIEM
7 8 (19.51%) DevOps
7 8 (19.51%) Identity Access Management
7 8 (19.51%) SDLC
8 7 (17.07%) Application Security
8 7 (17.07%) Zero Trust
9 6 (14.63%) Architectural Patterns
9 6 (14.63%) Risk Management
9 6 (14.63%) Roadmaps
9 6 (14.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (14.63%) TOGAF
9 6 (14.63%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.20%) Python
2 2 (4.88%) Java
3 1 (2.44%) Bash
3 1 (2.44%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (34.15%) Security Cleared
2 11 (26.83%) CISSP
3 10 (24.39%) SC Cleared
4 7 (17.07%) Degree
5 6 (14.63%) CHECK Team Member
5 6 (14.63%) CREST Certified
5 6 (14.63%) Cyber Scheme
5 6 (14.63%) Postgraduate
6 5 (12.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 5 (12.20%) Azure Certification
6 5 (12.20%) CCSP
6 5 (12.20%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (12.20%) CISM
7 4 (9.76%) AWS Certification
8 3 (7.32%) DV Cleared
8 3 (7.32%) GIAC
9 2 (4.88%) CEH
9 2 (4.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 1 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (2.44%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (53.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (43.90%) NIST
3 17 (41.46%) GDPR
4 12 (29.27%) PCI DSS
5 5 (12.20%) PMO
5 5 (12.20%) PSD2
5 5 (12.20%) QA
6 4 (9.76%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (9.76%) NCSC
7 3 (7.32%) GRC
8 2 (4.88%) COBIT
8 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (2.44%) COSO
9 1 (2.44%) IASME
9 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (2.44%) JSP 440
9 1 (2.44%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (7.32%) Docker
2 1 (2.44%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (17.07%) Nmap
2 4 (9.76%) Kubernetes
3 2 (4.88%) Terraform
4 1 (2.44%) Ansible
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (2.44%) Nessus
Vendors
1 9 (21.95%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.88%) Qualys
2 2 (4.88%) Thales
3 1 (2.44%) Databricks
3 1 (2.44%) Google
3 1 (2.44%) Sparx
3 1 (2.44%) VMware