Data Security Contracts in the UK excluding London

Data Security
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Data Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data 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 174 252 289
Rank change year-on-year +78 +37 +86
Contract jobs citing Data Security 176 148 175
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.38% 0.71% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 0.84% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 100 146
10th Percentile £318 £380 £322
25th Percentile £400 £425 £451
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £603 £650 £575
90th Percentile £703 £700 £646
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 2
10th Percentile £16.88 £20.24 £15.08
25th Percentile £20.19 £30.87 £15.20
Median hourly rate £26.93 £40.00 £15.41
Median % change year-on-year -32.69% +159.66% -30.36%
75th Percentile £29.03 - £15.61
90th Percentile £53.98 £53.00 £15.73
UK median hourly rate £26.93 £40.00 £19.25
% change year-on-year -32.69% +107.79% -12.97%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Data 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%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data 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 Data 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
South East +46 56 £478 -2.05% 90
Scotland +35 45 £528 +25.83% 17
North of England +22 30 £488 -2.35% 63
North West +14 20 £504 +0.80% 37
South West +41 18 £475 -26.92% 32
Midlands +24 15 £447 -31.23% 33
East of England +39 14 £438 -14.63% 28
West Midlands +13 11 £463 -28.85% 19
Yorkshire +13 9 £430 -14.00% 25
East Midlands +13 4 £447 - 11
Wales - 3 £160 - 5
Data Security
UK

Data 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 10 (5.68%) Apache
2 6 (3.41%) Apache Airflow
2 6 (3.41%) Apache Spark
3 5 (2.84%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.70%) SAS
5 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.57%) CMS
6 1 (0.57%) Confluence
6 1 (0.57%) Umbraco
Applications
1 10 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.27%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.70%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.57%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.57%) Sketch
5 1 (0.57%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (4.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (3.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.70%) SAP ERP
3 3 (1.70%) SAP GRC
3 3 (1.70%) SAP MDG
4 2 (1.14%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.57%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 57 (32.39%) Azure
2 36 (20.45%) AWS
3 23 (13.07%) Power Platform
4 22 (12.50%) Cloud Computing
5 19 (10.80%) GCP
5 19 (10.80%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (5.11%) Entra ID
8 8 (4.55%) GitHub
8 8 (4.55%) SaaS
8 8 (4.55%) Snowflake
9 7 (3.98%) Amazon S3
9 7 (3.98%) dbt
9 7 (3.98%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (3.41%) PowerApps
11 5 (2.84%) Amazon EKS
11 5 (2.84%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (2.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 5 (2.84%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (2.27%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.55%) Network Security
2 6 (3.41%) SSL
3 5 (2.84%) Firewall
4 4 (2.27%) 2G
4 4 (2.27%) 3G
4 4 (2.27%) 4G
4 4 (2.27%) 5G
5 3 (1.70%) NGFW
5 3 (1.70%) VPN
6 2 (1.14%) DNS
6 2 (1.14%) Intranet
6 2 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (1.14%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.57%) DHCP
7 1 (0.57%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.57%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.57%) Internet
7 1 (0.57%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.57%) SAN
7 1 (0.57%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (18.18%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (9.09%) Power BI
3 13 (7.39%) Metadata
4 11 (6.25%) SQL Server
5 10 (5.68%) Big Data
5 10 (5.68%) Data Lake
5 10 (5.68%) Tableau
6 7 (3.98%) NoSQL
6 7 (3.98%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (3.41%) BigQuery
7 6 (3.41%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 5 (2.84%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (2.84%) Hadoop
8 5 (2.84%) MongoDB
9 4 (2.27%) Looker
9 4 (2.27%) Relational Database
10 3 (1.70%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (1.70%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (1.70%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (1.70%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 6 (3.41%) JIRA
2 5 (2.84%) ERwin
3 4 (2.27%) PowerDesigner
4 3 (1.70%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.14%) Git
6 1 (0.57%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.57%) Postman
6 1 (0.57%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio
General
1 85 (48.30%) Social Skills
2 50 (28.41%) Finance
3 30 (17.05%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (11.93%) Banking
5 18 (10.23%) Public Sector
6 11 (6.25%) Investment Banking
7 9 (5.11%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (3.41%) Legal
9 5 (2.84%) Financial Institution
10 4 (2.27%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.70%) Local Government
11 3 (1.70%) Marketing
11 3 (1.70%) Retail
12 2 (1.14%) Automotive
12 2 (1.14%) Billing
12 2 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.14%) Publishing
13 1 (0.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.57%) Military
Job Titles
1 45 (25.57%) Architect
2 28 (15.91%) Data Engineer
3 27 (15.34%) Senior
4 16 (9.09%) Consultant
4 16 (9.09%) Data Architect
4 16 (9.09%) Developer
5 15 (8.52%) Analyst
6 11 (6.25%) Security Architect
7 10 (5.68%) Solutions Architect
8 9 (5.11%) Python Engineer
8 9 (5.11%) Security Consultant
9 8 (4.55%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 8 (4.55%) JavaScript Engineer
9 8 (4.55%) Lead
10 7 (3.98%) Business Analyst
10 7 (3.98%) SAP Consultant
10 7 (3.98%) SAP Security Consultant
10 7 (3.98%) Senior Data Engineer
10 7 (3.98%) Support Officer
11 6 (3.41%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (11.36%) Kafka
2 10 (5.68%) PySpark
3 8 (4.55%) SAP Fiori
4 7 (3.98%) SAML
5 6 (3.41%) React
6 5 (2.84%) .NET
7 4 (2.27%) AngularJS
7 4 (2.27%) OAuth
7 4 (2.27%) OAuth2
7 4 (2.27%) OpenID
7 4 (2.27%) RESTful
8 3 (1.70%) Apache NiFi
8 3 (1.70%) ASP.NET Web API
8 3 (1.70%) HTML5 Canvas
8 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (1.70%) Node.js
8 3 (1.70%) NumPy
8 3 (1.70%) Pandas
9 2 (1.14%) Keycloak
9 2 (1.14%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 24 (13.64%) Management Information System
2 22 (12.50%) Distributed Systems
3 15 (8.52%) Cloud Native
4 9 (5.11%) Product Ownership
5 6 (3.41%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.84%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (2.84%) NHS
6 5 (2.84%) Onboarding
6 5 (2.84%) Replication
7 4 (2.27%) CMDB
7 4 (2.27%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (2.27%) IoT
7 4 (2.27%) Security Posture
7 4 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.27%) Smartphone
8 3 (1.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (1.14%) Cyberattack
9 2 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.14%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.14%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.11%) Windows
2 5 (2.84%) Linux
3 4 (2.27%) Android
3 4 (2.27%) Apple iOS
3 4 (2.27%) Unix
3 4 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.57%) Amazon Linux
4 1 (0.57%) CentOS
4 1 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.57%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (38.64%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (22.73%) Analytics
3 35 (19.89%) ETL
4 33 (18.75%) Agile
5 31 (17.61%) CI/CD
6 29 (16.48%) Data Modelling
7 27 (15.34%) Decision-Making
8 25 (14.20%) Data Pipeline
8 25 (14.20%) Stakeholder Management
9 24 (13.64%) Business Intelligence
9 24 (13.64%) Data Management
9 24 (13.64%) Migration
10 23 (13.07%) Data Governance
10 23 (13.07%) Data Science
11 22 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
12 21 (11.93%) Data Architecture
12 21 (11.93%) Data Engineering
13 20 (11.36%) Data Protection
13 20 (11.36%) Visualisation
14 19 (10.80%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 52 (29.55%) Python
2 42 (23.86%) SQL
3 25 (14.20%) Java
4 18 (10.23%) JavaScript
5 12 (6.82%) TypeScript
6 8 (4.55%) Bash
7 5 (2.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (2.84%) PowerShell
7 5 (2.84%) Scala
8 4 (2.27%) C#
9 2 (1.14%) ActionScript
9 2 (1.14%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (1.14%) Apex Code
9 2 (1.14%) C
9 2 (1.14%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.57%) ABAP
10 1 (0.57%) R
Qualifications
1 27 (15.34%) Security Cleared
2 19 (10.80%) Degree
3 13 (7.39%) SC Cleared
4 9 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (4.55%) Azure Certification
5 8 (4.55%) CISSP
6 7 (3.98%) AWS Certification
6 7 (3.98%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 7 (3.98%) CISM
6 7 (3.98%) DV Cleared
6 7 (3.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.14%) CEH
7 2 (1.14%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.57%) CITP
8 1 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.57%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.57%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.57%) PMP
8 1 (0.57%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (19.32%) GDPR
2 31 (17.61%) Data Quality
3 10 (5.68%) HIPAA
4 7 (3.98%) Accessibility
5 6 (3.41%) GRC
6 4 (2.27%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.70%) NIST
8 2 (1.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.14%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.14%) WCAG
9 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.57%) ITGC
9 1 (0.57%) QA
System Software
1 12 (6.82%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.41%) Docker
3 3 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.57%) Firmware
4 1 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.57%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (6.82%) Terraform
2 10 (5.68%) Kubernetes
3 6 (3.41%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (1.14%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.57%) Ansible
6 1 (0.57%) CASB
6 1 (0.57%) Grafana
6 1 (0.57%) Kibana
6 1 (0.57%) logstash
6 1 (0.57%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.57%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.57%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.57%) vRealize
6 1 (0.57%) WSUS
Vendors
1 45 (25.57%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.39%) SAP
3 9 (5.11%) Google
4 8 (4.55%) ServiceNow
5 5 (2.84%) Oracle
6 4 (2.27%) CyberArk
6 4 (2.27%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.70%) Databricks
7 3 (1.70%) VMware
8 2 (1.14%) F5
8 2 (1.14%) Informatica
8 2 (1.14%) Proofpoint
8 2 (1.14%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.14%) Workday
9 1 (0.57%) Adobe
9 1 (0.57%) Dynatrace
9 1 (0.57%) IBM
9 1 (0.57%) Varonis
9 1 (0.57%) Veeam
9 1 (0.57%) Veritas