Cybersecurity Contracts in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 50 88
Rank change year-on-year +15 +38 -12
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 950 1,027 897
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.58% 4.24% 2.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.39% 4.73% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 609 728 657
10th Percentile £406 £375 £350
25th Percentile £481 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £560 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.79% +1.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £643
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £583 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -2.83% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 51 22
10th Percentile £26.75 £20.00 £15.58
25th Percentile £40.00 £35.00 £29.60
Median hourly rate £83.77 £65.50 £55.22
Median % change year-on-year +27.89% +18.63% +16.24%
75th Percentile £87.46 £83.31 £66.44
90th Percentile £87.80 £86.25 £69.68
UK median hourly rate £83.77 £65.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year +27.89% +54.12% -10.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,627 21,715 27,688
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.89% 89.58% 88.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,629 15,041 19,312
10th Percentile £243 £254 £231
25th Percentile £380 £400 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.83%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,023 1,341 1,383
10th Percentile £12.30 £11.00 £12.00
25th Percentile £15.16 £16.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.30 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.83% +86.50% -8.17%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £45.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.59 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +50.00% -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
South West +23 280 £538 -13.92% 146
South East +24 272 £586 +1.83% 235
North of England -8 138 £575 +4.55% 328
Midlands +6 127 £600 - 146
West Midlands +4 111 £615 +2.50% 102
Scotland +33 100 £575 +24.66% 51
North West -13 79 £570 +2.70% 211
Yorkshire -6 51 £591 +7.45% 99
East of England -15 41 £588 +6.82% 89
Wales -3 20 £513 +7.89% 33
East Midlands +18 15 £400 -21.95% 44
North East +27 8 £550 -12.00% 18
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
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 33 (3.47%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.58%) CMS
3 7 (0.74%) Confluence
4 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.32%) IBM HTTP Server
5 3 (0.32%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.32%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.32%) WebSphere Portal
6 1 (0.11%) Apache
6 1 (0.11%) JBoss
6 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.11%) WildFly
Applications
1 23 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (2.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.16%) Acrobat
4 6 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (0.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 132 (13.89%) Azure
2 64 (6.74%) SaaS
3 61 (6.42%) IaaS
3 61 (6.42%) PaaS
4 57 (6.00%) AWS
5 34 (3.58%) Entra ID
6 27 (2.84%) Azure Sentinel
7 24 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
8 14 (1.47%) GCP
9 12 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (0.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 8 (0.84%) Power Platform
11 6 (0.63%) Akamai
11 6 (0.63%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (0.63%) Cloudflare
11 6 (0.63%) OCI
12 5 (0.53%) AWS CloudTrail
12 5 (0.53%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (0.53%) Serverless
13 4 (0.42%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 112 (11.79%) Firewall
2 81 (8.53%) Network Security
3 52 (5.47%) Broadband
4 50 (5.26%) 5G
5 46 (4.84%) Intrusion Detection
6 35 (3.68%) DNS
7 26 (2.74%) WAN
8 18 (1.89%) TCP/IP
8 18 (1.89%) Wireless
9 16 (1.68%) DHCP
10 12 (1.26%) SD-WAN
10 12 (1.26%) VPN
11 10 (1.05%) LAN
12 8 (0.84%) SAN
12 8 (0.84%) SSL
13 6 (0.63%) HTTP
14 5 (0.53%) HTTPS
14 5 (0.53%) Internet
15 3 (0.32%) DMZ
15 3 (0.32%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.47%) Big Data
2 8 (0.84%) Data Lake
3 7 (0.74%) NoSQL
4 5 (0.53%) Relational Database
4 5 (0.53%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.42%) Hadoop
5 4 (0.42%) MySQL
6 3 (0.32%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Database 11g
7 2 (0.21%) Power BI
8 1 (0.11%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database 10g
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Discoverer
8 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (1.89%) JIRA
2 6 (0.63%) Git
3 4 (0.42%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
4 3 (0.32%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.21%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.11%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.11%) JUnit
6 1 (0.11%) Maven
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.11%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.11%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.11%) Subversion
General
1 227 (23.89%) Social Skills
2 122 (12.84%) Analytical Skills
3 121 (12.74%) Public Sector
4 60 (6.32%) Organisational Skills
5 53 (5.58%) Law
6 49 (5.16%) Finance
7 35 (3.68%) Legal
8 24 (2.53%) Banking
9 23 (2.42%) Manufacturing
9 23 (2.42%) Telecoms
10 18 (1.89%) Military
11 16 (1.68%) Marketing
12 14 (1.47%) Local Government
13 13 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 13 (1.37%) Police
14 10 (1.05%) Retail
15 8 (0.84%) Aerospace
16 7 (0.74%) Automotive
16 7 (0.74%) Electronics
17 6 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 241 (25.37%) Analyst
2 108 (11.37%) Architect
3 92 (9.68%) Lead
4 82 (8.63%) Consultant
5 74 (7.79%) SOC Analyst
6 72 (7.58%) Security Analyst
7 62 (6.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 62 (6.53%) Security Architect
8 61 (6.42%) Senior
9 60 (6.32%) Security Consultant
9 60 (6.32%) Security Specialist
10 57 (6.00%) Project Manager
11 55 (5.79%) Penetration Tester
11 55 (5.79%) Tester
12 50 (5.26%) Security Penetration Tester
12 50 (5.26%) Security Tester
12 50 (5.26%) Testing Specialist
13 47 (4.95%) Cybersecurity Architect
14 44 (4.63%) Security Engineer
15 41 (4.32%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (5.68%) Web Services
2 18 (1.89%) SailPoint
3 15 (1.58%) Apache NiFi
4 4 (0.42%) OpenID
4 4 (0.42%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.32%) Elastic Stack
5 3 (0.32%) J2EE
5 3 (0.32%) LDAP
5 3 (0.32%) Middleware
5 3 (0.32%) Regular Expression
5 3 (0.32%) XML
6 2 (0.21%) .NET
6 2 (0.21%) CSS
6 2 (0.21%) JSON
6 2 (0.21%) pytest
6 2 (0.21%) RESTful
7 1 (0.11%) Java EE
7 1 (0.11%) JSTL
7 1 (0.11%) Spring
7 1 (0.11%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 119 (12.53%) Management Information System
2 115 (12.11%) Cyber Threat
3 99 (10.42%) Cyber Defence
4 94 (9.89%) Security Operations Centre
5 63 (6.63%) Security Posture
6 56 (5.89%) Mobile App
7 53 (5.58%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 52 (5.47%) CSOC
8 52 (5.47%) Operational Technology
9 44 (4.63%) Data Centre
10 27 (2.84%) Private Cloud
11 21 (2.21%) Cyberattack
12 19 (2.00%) Distributed Applications
13 15 (1.58%) Onboarding
14 14 (1.47%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
15 12 (1.26%) PKI
16 11 (1.16%) Cloud Native
16 11 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
17 10 (1.05%) IoT
17 10 (1.05%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 119 (12.53%) Windows
2 107 (11.26%) Linux
3 29 (3.05%) Unix
4 25 (2.63%) Windows Server
5 17 (1.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 12 (1.26%) Android
6 12 (1.26%) Apple iOS
7 10 (1.05%) Mac OS X
8 8 (0.84%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.53%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.21%) AIX
11 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.11%) CentOS
12 1 (0.11%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.11%) MVS
12 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.11%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (23.68%) SIEM
2 212 (22.32%) Information Security
3 175 (18.42%) Security Operations
4 156 (16.42%) Risk Management
5 153 (16.11%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 152 (16.00%) Incident Response
7 137 (14.42%) Stakeholder Management
8 113 (11.89%) Threat Intelligence
9 105 (11.05%) Penetration Testing
10 100 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
11 99 (10.42%) Agile
12 98 (10.32%) Security Architecture
13 97 (10.21%) Use Case
14 95 (10.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 81 (8.53%) Application Security
16 77 (8.11%) Incident Management
17 76 (8.00%) SOAR
18 75 (7.89%) DevOps
19 73 (7.68%) Mentoring
20 70 (7.37%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 31 (3.26%) Python
2 28 (2.95%) PowerShell
3 22 (2.32%) Java
4 14 (1.47%) Kusto Query Language
5 13 (1.37%) C#
6 12 (1.26%) SQL
7 9 (0.95%) JavaScript
8 8 (0.84%) C++
9 7 (0.74%) Bash
10 4 (0.42%) Go
11 3 (0.32%) Search Processing Language
12 2 (0.21%) C
12 2 (0.21%) PHP
12 2 (0.21%) Ruby
13 1 (0.11%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 531 (55.89%) Security Cleared
2 263 (27.68%) DV Cleared
3 205 (21.58%) SC Cleared
4 108 (11.37%) Degree
5 101 (10.63%) CISSP
6 76 (8.00%) CISM
6 76 (8.00%) SANS
7 60 (6.32%) GIAC
8 58 (6.11%) OSCP
9 57 (6.00%) CREST Certified
10 56 (5.89%) GPEN
11 33 (3.47%) CISA
12 25 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
13 21 (2.21%) CEH
14 19 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
14 19 (2.00%) CRISC
15 18 (1.89%) ISACA
16 17 (1.79%) PMI Certification
17 16 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
17 16 (1.68%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (18.74%) NIST
2 123 (12.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 120 (12.63%) GDPR
4 109 (11.47%) NCSC
5 74 (7.79%) PCI DSS
6 52 (5.47%) NIST 800
7 29 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
8 27 (2.84%) QA
9 22 (2.32%) COBIT
9 22 (2.32%) RMADS
10 20 (2.11%) HIPAA
11 13 (1.37%) Actionable Recommendations
11 13 (1.37%) GRC
12 12 (1.26%) Disclosure Scotland
13 10 (1.05%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 10 (1.05%) ISO 9000
14 9 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 9 (0.95%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 9 (0.95%) PMO
15 6 (0.63%) IASME
System Software
1 64 (6.74%) Active Directory
2 38 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.89%) vSphere
4 10 (1.05%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.84%) Docker
5 8 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (0.84%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.21%) XenApp
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.11%) Snort
7 1 (0.11%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.11%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 21 (2.21%) vCenter Server
2 20 (2.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 19 (2.00%) SCCM
4 17 (1.79%) Terraform
5 11 (1.16%) Kubernetes
6 8 (0.84%) Ansible
7 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.42%) Trend Micro Deep Security
9 3 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.32%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.32%) Kibana
9 3 (0.32%) Nessus
9 3 (0.32%) NetBackup
9 3 (0.32%) VxRail
10 2 (0.21%) logstash
10 2 (0.21%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 2 (0.21%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.11%) CASB
11 1 (0.11%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
Vendors
1 191 (20.11%) Microsoft
2 50 (5.26%) Virgin Media
3 49 (5.16%) Splunk
3 49 (5.16%) VMware
4 27 (2.84%) Cisco
5 21 (2.21%) Darktrace
6 20 (2.11%) CyberArk
6 20 (2.11%) LogRhythm
7 16 (1.68%) FireEye
8 14 (1.47%) Red Hat
9 13 (1.37%) ServiceNow
10 12 (1.26%) Adobe
10 12 (1.26%) Oracle
11 11 (1.16%) ArcSight
12 9 (0.95%) Atlassian
12 9 (0.95%) Citrix
12 9 (0.95%) SAP
13 8 (0.84%) Rapid7
13 8 (0.84%) Veeam
14 7 (0.74%) CrowdStrike