The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring knowledge or experience of Palo Alto products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Palo Alto over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Palo Alto Networks.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
17
23
20
Rank change year-on-year
+6
-3
+24
Contract jobs citing Palo Alto
3
2
6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
Palo Alto falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
49
71
74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
45.37%
42.01%
48.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
23
29
53
10th Percentile
£175
£200
£228
25th Percentile
£315
£350
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£435
£488
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-10.77%
-7.14%
+16.67%
75th Percentile
£594
£634
£588
90th Percentile
£623
£687
£648
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£575
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
+9.52%
+7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
5
4
10th Percentile
-
£31.75
£25.65
25th Percentile
-
£55.00
£32.31
Median hourly rate
-
£60.00
£39.75
Median % change year-on-year
-
+50.94%
+77.46%
75th Percentile
-
£75.00
£47.31
90th Percentile
-
£78.00
£54.18
Hampshire median hourly rate
£54.94
£57.35
£51.00
% change year-on-year
-4.21%
+12.45%
+155.00%
Palo Alto Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Palo Alto as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Palo Alto Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Palo Alto in Southampton.
Palo Alto Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Palo Alto in Southampton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Palo Alto Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Palo Alto also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Palo Alto.
Palo Alto Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
