The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Suffolk requiring Security Hardening skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Hardening over the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Security Hardening falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Suffolk.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
56
39
131
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk
75.68%
78.00%
86.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
22
111
10th Percentile
£200
£105
£369
25th Percentile
£225
£138
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£310
£278
£650
Median % change year-on-year
+11.71%
-57.31%
+23.81%
75th Percentile
£441
£547
£700
90th Percentile
£526
£598
£745
East of England median daily rate
£500
£440
£480
% change year-on-year
+13.64%
-8.33%
+1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
11
3
10th Percentile
-
£11.25
£13.30
25th Percentile
-
£14.05
£13.56
Median hourly rate
£46.18
£14.60
£15.00
Median % change year-on-year
+216.30%
-2.67%
-26.83%
75th Percentile
-
£16.08
£18.28
90th Percentile
-
£42.25
£19.65
East of England median hourly rate
£36.00
£40.00
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00%
+90.48%
+12.00%
Security Hardening Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk
Job postings citing Security Hardening as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.
Security Hardening Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk
For the 6 months to 18 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Hardening 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 Suffolk region with a requirement for Security Hardening.
Security Hardening Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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:
