CCTV Contract Job Trends
Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CCTV in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CCTV over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 602 | 533 | 526 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | -7 | +53 |
| Contract jobs citing CCTV | 86 | 33 | 48 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.16% | 0.099% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.45% | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 19 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £163 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £356 | £220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £537 | £513 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.78% | +57.69% | -20.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £579 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £645 | £619 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £538 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.47% | +65.38% | -35.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | - | £36.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.95 | £22.50 | £45.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.30 | £25.00 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.80% | -59.35% | +164.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £29.45 | £27.50 | £77.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £86.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.50 | - | £93.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +300.17% |
All Generic Skills
UK
CCTV falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 19,255 | 12,035 | 11,516 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.03% | 36.15% | 30.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,505 | 7,377 | 6,845 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £290 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £408 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £531 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -2.92% | -3.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £750 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.65% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,399 | 646 | 394 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.81 | £14.16 | £17.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.48 | £18.25 | £23.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.82 | £27.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.67% | -43.16% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £51.19 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £72.00 | £75.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.99 | £25.15 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.15% | -52.10% | +5.00% |
CCTV Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CCTV relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
CCTV Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCTV.
CCTV Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCTV over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
CCTV Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CCTV.
CCTV Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CCTV over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
CCTV Top 14 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCTV within the UK over the 6 months to 18 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -78 | 67 | £502 | +5.68% | 397 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 61 | £540 | +0.47% | 282 |
| London | -87 | 20 | £513 | +41.38% | 129 |
| Scotland | - | 16 | £625 | - | 15 |
| South East | -48 | 14 | £465 | -31.11% | 80 |
| North of England | -52 | 12 | £342 | -40.00% | 64 |
| Work from Home | -77 | 10 | £501 | -18.20% | 71 |
| North West | - | 9 | £190 | - | 37 |
| Midlands | -39 | 8 | - | - | 58 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 7 | - | - | 21 |
| East of England | -21 | 6 | £725 | +52.63% | 35 |
| South West | -35 | 6 | £325 | +116.67% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 4 | £342 | -40.00% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -52 | 1 | - | - | 37 |
CCTV Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operational Technology | 7.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Management Information System | 5.8% | 5 |
| 3 | Fibre Optics | 4.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Data Centre | 3.5% | 3 |
| 5 | CAN bus | 2.3% | 2 |
| 5 | Data Protection Act | 2.3% | 2 |
| 5 | Driving Licence | 2.3% | 2 |
| 5 | Product Ownership | 2.3% | 2 |
| 5 | SCADA | 2.3% | 2 |
| 5 | Social Media | 2.3% | 2 |
| 11 | IoT | 1.2% | 1 |
| 11 | Legacy Systems | 1.2% | 1 |
| 11 | Onboarding | 1.2% | 1 |
| 11 | Virtual Team | 1.2% | 1 |