HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends in the South East

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 178 180
Rank change year-on-year +8 +2 +79
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 3 1 34
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.079% 0.024% 0.63%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.45% 0.19% 4.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 25
10th Percentile £785 - £535
25th Percentile £800 - £560
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £838 - £600
75th Percentile £863 - £673
90th Percentile £870 - £674
England median daily rate £700 £650 £604
% change year-on-year +7.69% +7.66% -3.40%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 670 528 842
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 17.65% 12.77% 15.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 272 492
10th Percentile £256 £235 £207
25th Percentile £406 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £493 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.52% -6.19% +10.53%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £625
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
England median daily rate £500 £512 £540
% change year-on-year -2.39% -5.14% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 29 59
10th Percentile £13.82 £17.14 £16.10
25th Percentile £15.13 £26.68 £27.50
Median hourly rate £17.96 £54.36 £51.06
Median % change year-on-year -66.96% +6.47% +129.46%
75th Percentile £69.65 £63.43 £67.50
90th Percentile £82.60 £70.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £30.75 £31.37 £37.50
% change year-on-year -1.99% -16.35% +44.23%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in the South East

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
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 HMG Security Policy Framework within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Hampshire +7 3 £838 - 1
HMG Security Policy Framework
England

HMG Security Policy Framework
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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Architect
1 3 (100.00%) Enterprise Architect
2 2 (66.67%) Lead
2 2 (66.67%) Lead Architect
2 2 (66.67%) Lead Enterprise Architect
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Architect
3 1 (33.33%) Senior
3 1 (33.33%) Senior Architect
3 1 (33.33%) Senior Enterprise Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) IT4IT
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ISEB
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) COBIT
1 3 (100.00%) JSP 440