Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring IPsec skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IPsec over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 160 | 153 | 180 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +27 | +66 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing IPsec | 5 | 27 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | 0.14% | 0.56% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.85% | 2.87% | 3.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £437 | £274 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £474 | £363 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £536 | £463 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.89% | +15.63% | -26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £525 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £569 | £644 |
| England median daily rate | £478 | £400 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.38% | -11.11% | -17.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.50 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £19.00 | £19.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £19.50 | £22.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.30 |
| England median hourly rate | - | £19.00 | £57.99 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -67.24% | +26.07% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East
IPsec falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South East.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 589 | 940 | 1,031 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 16.70% | 19.51% | 18.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 404 | 507 | 615 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £253 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £400 | £309 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £459 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.93% | +0.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £608 | £579 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £492 | £505 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.57% | +1.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 100 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £25.90 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.63 | £51.06 | £21.60 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £57.35 | £58.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.10% | -2.64% | +31.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.16 | £70.00 | £72.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.63 | £75.02 | £75.67 |
| England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £54.88 | £55.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.55% | -0.52% | +57.60% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing IPsec as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised 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 IPsec.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing IPsec.
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DemandTrendContract 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 IPsec within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | +9 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Berkshire | +3 | 2 | £536 | +7.20% | 2 |
| Thames Valley | +1 | 2 | £536 | +7.20% | 2 |
| Kent | - | 1 | £425 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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: