The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
20
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Security Posture
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
31
29
48
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
24.03%
18.13%
25.95%
Number of daily rates quoted
22
20
33
10th Percentile
£98
£209
£174
25th Percentile
£351
£231
£240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£380
£283
Median % change year-on-year
+31.58%
+34.28%
-46.10%
75th Percentile
£538
£500
£450
90th Percentile
£701
£576
£579
Hampshire median daily rate
£525
£538
£500
% change year-on-year
-2.33%
+7.50%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
0
3
10th Percentile
£27.35
-
£22.40
25th Percentile
£34.63
-
£24.13
Median hourly rate
£48.50
-
£27.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+22.73%
75th Percentile
£61.63
-
-
90th Percentile
£68.45
-
-
Hampshire median hourly rate
£50.00
£57.35
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-12.82%
+4.27%
+19.05%
Security Posture Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Security Posture Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Security Posture.
Security Posture Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Posture 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 Security Posture.
Security Posture 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:
