HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.032% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate £525 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley

HMG Security Policy Framework falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 560 323 273
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 18.12% 19.58% 12.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 184 119
10th Percentile £363 £265 £256
25th Percentile £425 £404 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.45% - -1.48%
75th Percentile £625 £591 £568
90th Percentile £736 £660 £675
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £490
% change year-on-year +5.00% +2.04% -3.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 22 12
10th Percentile £17.50 £15.12 £20.21
25th Percentile £33.70 £15.13 £54.46
Median hourly rate £52.50 £17.08 £62.47
Median % change year-on-year +207.38% -72.66% +24.95%
75th Percentile £77.50 £77.81 £68.17
90th Percentile £83.60 £89.42 £76.77
South East median hourly rate £47.54 £18.87 £52.00
% change year-on-year +151.93% -63.71% +4.00%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 September 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire - 1 - - 1
HMG Security Policy Framework
South East

HMG Security Policy Framework
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DKIM
1 1 (100.00%) DMARC
1 1 (100.00%) SMTP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Malware Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Malware Detection/Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Proofpoint
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk