PCI QSA Contract Job Trends in the South East

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 203
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing PCI QSA 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - - 0.018%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 0.039%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
England median daily rate - - £475
% change year-on-year - - -26.92%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,739 1,184 2,546
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 45.33% 39.78% 44.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,857 749 1,467
10th Percentile £314 £262 £350
25th Percentile £443 £406 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £523 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% -5.00% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £650
90th Percentile £725 £675 £725
England median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 81 220
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.50 £17.80
25th Percentile £27.69 £25.15 £27.31
Median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.46% -4.42%
75th Percentile £84.00 £70.00 £70.39
90th Percentile £88.00 £77.19 £87.46
England median hourly rate £48.61 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.57% -18.75% -27.27%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

PCI QSA job vacancy trend in the South East

PCI QSA
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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