Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for OSCE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 347 | 399 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +52 | - |
| Contract jobs citing OSCE | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | - | 0.007% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.020% | 0.084% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £486 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £521 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £627 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £629 |
| UK median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £627 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -20.26% | +25.40% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
OSCE falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 6,776 | 5,047 | 7,153 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 36.99% | 34.69% | 36.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,255 | 3,012 | 4,335 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £225 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £502 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.37% | -7.07% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £613 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £700 | £703 |
| UK median daily rate | £521 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 856 | 393 | 618 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £18.50 | £15.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £24.18 | £26.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £41.50 | £51.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.40% | -20.03% | +20.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.53 | £67.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £75.00 | £79.78 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -23.81% | +16.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OSCE relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing OSCE.
