Cloud Security Contracts in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Cloud Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cloud Security over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 250 187
Rank change year-on-year +86 -63 +85
Contract jobs citing Cloud Security 193 151 335
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.51% 0.73% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.67% 0.86% 1.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 102 234
10th Percentile £434 £401 £450
25th Percentile £492 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £751 £725 £757
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £625
% change year-on-year - -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
Median hourly rate £45.00 - £70.00
UK median hourly rate £45.00 - £70.00
% change year-on-year - - +75.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Cloud Security 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,543 17,602 21,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.42% 84.74% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,249 10,520 14,947
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 825 2,048 1,307
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.28 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +3.72% +80.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Cloud Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Cloud Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Cloud Security in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cloud Security in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Cloud Security in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cloud Security in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cloud Security in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Cloud Security in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Security within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Live
Jobs
North of England +53 72 £568 -12.69% 75
North West +43 46 £510 -24.58% 38
South East +48 36 £550 +7.84% 119
South West +46 23 £550 - 36
Yorkshire +13 22 £700 +16.67% 29
Scotland +11 22 £525 -25.00% 22
Midlands +14 21 £608 -1.18% 31
West Midlands +7 20 £608 -1.18% 20
Wales +11 12 £478 -26.54% 7
East of England +33 11 £745 +6.43% 30
North East - 4 £750 - 8
East Midlands +9 1 - - 10
Cloud Security
UK

Cloud Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (3.63%) nginx
1 7 (3.63%) Traefik
2 6 (3.11%) Confluence
2 6 (3.11%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.59%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (1.04%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.04%) SAS
5 1 (0.52%) CMS
5 1 (0.52%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.52%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (3.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.55%) SAP ERP
2 3 (1.55%) SAP GRC
2 3 (1.55%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.52%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 90 (46.63%) Azure
2 70 (36.27%) AWS
3 28 (14.51%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (13.99%) GCP
5 23 (11.92%) Entra ID
6 17 (8.81%) Azure Sentinel
7 15 (7.77%) GitHub
8 11 (5.70%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 10 (5.18%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 10 (5.18%) Amazon ECS
9 10 (5.18%) AWS CloudFormation
10 9 (4.66%) AWS Fargate
10 9 (4.66%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (4.15%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (3.63%) SaaS
12 7 (3.63%) Serverless
13 6 (3.11%) IaaS
14 5 (2.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 5 (2.59%) OneDrive
15 4 (2.07%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 24 (12.44%) Firewall
2 21 (10.88%) Network Security
3 12 (6.22%) DNS
4 11 (5.70%) TCP/IP
5 7 (3.63%) VPN
6 6 (3.11%) HTTP
7 3 (1.55%) SD-WAN
7 3 (1.55%) SSL
7 3 (1.55%) WAN
7 3 (1.55%) Wireless
8 2 (1.04%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (1.04%) LAN
8 2 (1.04%) X.509
9 1 (0.52%) BGP
9 1 (0.52%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.52%) DHCP
9 1 (0.52%) DSL
9 1 (0.52%) Internet
9 1 (0.52%) IPsec
9 1 (0.52%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.77%) MongoDB
2 6 (3.11%) Data Lake
3 5 (2.59%) MySQL
3 5 (2.59%) Oracle Database
3 5 (2.59%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (2.07%) Apache Cassandra
4 4 (2.07%) Power BI
5 3 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.55%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.04%) Big Data
6 2 (1.04%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.04%) Data Vault
6 2 (1.04%) DynamoDB
6 2 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (1.04%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.52%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.52%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.52%) Metadata
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (8.81%) GitLab
2 12 (6.22%) Jenkins
3 9 (4.66%) JIRA
4 4 (2.07%) Cucumber
4 4 (2.07%) Git
4 4 (2.07%) Jasmine
4 4 (2.07%) JUnit
5 3 (1.55%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (1.04%) Burp Suite
6 2 (1.04%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.52%) Appium
7 1 (0.52%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.52%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.52%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.52%) Storybook
General
1 58 (30.05%) Social Skills
2 25 (12.95%) Finance
3 21 (10.88%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (10.88%) Public Sector
4 13 (6.74%) Banking
5 7 (3.63%) Legal
6 5 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.55%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.55%) Military
9 2 (1.04%) Digital Health
9 2 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.04%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.04%) Retail
9 2 (1.04%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.52%) Automotive
10 1 (0.52%) Marketing
10 1 (0.52%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 65 (33.68%) Architect
2 35 (18.13%) Security Architect
3 30 (15.54%) Senior
4 20 (10.36%) Administrator
4 20 (10.36%) Cloud Architect
5 18 (9.33%) Security Engineer
6 17 (8.81%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
7 15 (7.77%) Consultant
8 14 (7.25%) Cloud Engineer
9 13 (6.74%) Azure Engineer
9 13 (6.74%) DevOps Engineer
10 12 (6.22%) Cloud Security Architect
11 11 (5.70%) Lead
11 11 (5.70%) Senior Architect
12 10 (5.18%) Security Consultant
13 9 (4.66%) Senior Security Architect
14 8 (4.15%) Developer
14 8 (4.15%) Senior DevOps
14 8 (4.15%) Solutions Architect
15 7 (3.63%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.70%) Kafka
2 9 (4.66%) cloud-init
2 9 (4.66%) Keycloak
3 7 (3.63%) SAP Fiori
4 6 (3.11%) RESTful
5 5 (2.59%) OAuth
5 5 (2.59%) PySpark
5 5 (2.59%) Spring
6 4 (2.07%) LDAP
6 4 (2.07%) Spring Boot
6 4 (2.07%) Spring Security
6 4 (2.07%) Swagger
7 3 (1.55%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (1.55%) OpenAPI
7 3 (1.55%) React
7 3 (1.55%) SAML
7 3 (1.55%) Spring Batch
8 2 (1.04%) .NET
8 2 (1.04%) .NET Core
8 2 (1.04%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 24 (12.44%) Security Posture
2 14 (7.25%) PKI
3 12 (6.22%) Cloud Native
4 10 (5.18%) Onboarding
5 9 (4.66%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (4.66%) Management Information System
6 6 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.59%) Cyberattack
7 5 (2.59%) Data Centre
7 5 (2.59%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.59%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.59%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.07%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (2.07%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (2.07%) Operational Technology
8 4 (2.07%) Public Cloud
8 4 (2.07%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (1.55%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.55%) NHS
9 3 (1.55%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.40%) Linux
2 19 (9.84%) Windows
3 14 (7.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 12 (6.22%) Unix
5 10 (5.18%) CentOS
6 7 (3.63%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.52%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.52%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.52%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (27.98%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (22.28%) CI/CD
2 43 (22.28%) Cybersecurity
3 40 (20.73%) DevOps
4 32 (16.58%) Identity Access Management
5 26 (13.47%) Migration
6 25 (12.95%) Infrastructure as Code
6 25 (12.95%) Security Architecture
7 24 (12.44%) Incident Response
8 23 (11.92%) Agile
8 23 (11.92%) DevSecOps
9 22 (11.40%) Application Security
9 22 (11.40%) Process Improvement
9 22 (11.40%) Risk Management
9 22 (11.40%) Roadmaps
10 21 (10.88%) Data Protection
10 21 (10.88%) SIEM
11 20 (10.36%) Threat Modelling
12 19 (9.84%) Mentoring
12 19 (9.84%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 37 (19.17%) Python
2 20 (10.36%) SQL
3 18 (9.33%) PowerShell
4 15 (7.77%) Bash
5 10 (5.18%) Java
6 9 (4.66%) Go
7 5 (2.59%) JavaScript
8 3 (1.55%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (1.55%) Ruby
9 2 (1.04%) C
9 2 (1.04%) C++
9 2 (1.04%) Rust
9 2 (1.04%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.52%) Bicep
10 1 (0.52%) C#
10 1 (0.52%) Perl
10 1 (0.52%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 44 (22.80%) Security Cleared
2 32 (16.58%) Degree
3 31 (16.06%) SC Cleared
4 24 (12.44%) AWS Certification
5 23 (11.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 18 (9.33%) CISSP
7 16 (8.29%) Master's Degree
8 14 (7.25%) DV Cleared
9 13 (6.74%) Azure Certification
10 12 (6.22%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (5.70%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (4.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 9 (4.66%) CISM
13 6 (3.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 5 (2.59%) CCNA
14 5 (2.59%) CISA
14 5 (2.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 5 (2.59%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (2.59%) OSCP
15 4 (2.07%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (13.47%) NIST
2 22 (11.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (8.81%) GDPR
4 11 (5.70%) NCSC
4 11 (5.70%) PCI DSS
5 7 (3.63%) GRC
6 5 (2.59%) HIPAA
6 5 (2.59%) NIST 800
7 4 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (2.07%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.55%) Accessibility
8 3 (1.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (1.04%) Data Quality
9 2 (1.04%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (1.04%) FIPS 140-2
9 2 (1.04%) SLA
10 1 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 13 (6.74%) Active Directory
2 10 (5.18%) Docker
3 4 (2.07%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 24 (12.44%) Kubernetes
1 24 (12.44%) Terraform
2 10 (5.18%) Packer
3 9 (4.66%) Consul
3 9 (4.66%) Grafana
3 9 (4.66%) Istio
3 9 (4.66%) Jamf Pro
3 9 (4.66%) linkerd
3 9 (4.66%) Prometheus
3 9 (4.66%) Rancher
3 9 (4.66%) ZABBIX
4 7 (3.63%) CASB
4 7 (3.63%) HAProxy
4 7 (3.63%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (2.59%) SCCM
6 4 (2.07%) McAfee ePO
7 3 (1.55%) Ansible
7 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (1.55%) Progress Chef
7 3 (1.55%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 50 (25.91%) Microsoft
2 18 (9.33%) Splunk
3 14 (7.25%) Google
4 10 (5.18%) Oracle
5 9 (4.66%) Okta
5 9 (4.66%) SAP
5 9 (4.66%) ServiceNow
6 8 (4.15%) Cisco
7 7 (3.63%) Apple
7 7 (3.63%) CyberArk
7 7 (3.63%) ESET
8 6 (3.11%) Palo Alto
9 4 (2.07%) McAfee
10 3 (1.55%) F5
10 3 (1.55%) Qualys
10 3 (1.55%) Rapid7
10 3 (1.55%) Symantec
11 2 (1.04%) ForgeRock
11 2 (1.04%) Fortinet
11 2 (1.04%) Salesforce