Secure Socket Layer (SSL) South East> Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring SSL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
SSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the Thames Valley.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
274
368
556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley
15.80%
17.01%
20.79%
Number of daily rates quoted
169
193
351
10th Percentile
£234
£253
£205
25th Percentile
£313
£400
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£430
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-14.00%
+5.26%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£538
£608
£600
90th Percentile
£600
£650
£675
South East median daily rate
£491
£500
£463
% change year-on-year
-1.80%
+7.99%
+0.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
3
25
10th Percentile
£18.18
£26.05
£17.75
25th Percentile
£46.00
£37.38
£24.00
Median hourly rate
£83.32
£57.50
£68.63
Median % change year-on-year
+44.90%
-16.22%
+328.94%
75th Percentile
£89.63
£58.75
£75.67
90th Percentile
£90.87
-
£80.66
South East median hourly rate
£55.00
£68.51
£60.00
% change year-on-year
-19.72%
+14.18%
+33.33%
SSL Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SSL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
SSL Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SSL.
SSL Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SSL in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.
SSL Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SSL.
SSL 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 SSL within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 19 October 2025. 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
SSL Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley
For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SSL also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region with a requirement for SSL.
SSL 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:
