Data Security Contracts

Data Security
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 300 386 452
Rank change year-on-year +86 +66 +3
Contract jobs citing Data Security 337 369 474
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.78% 0.62% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.90% 0.69% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 265 324
10th Percentile £329 £413 £343
25th Percentile £425 £466 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £655 £675
90th Percentile £750 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £505
% change year-on-year -4.76% +3.96% +2.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 2
10th Percentile £18.75 £15.41 £17.99
25th Percentile £23.75 £16.51 £18.72
Median hourly rate £40.00 £19.25 £22.12
Median % change year-on-year +107.79% -12.97% -20.63%
75th Percentile £50.25 £19.88 £25.21
90th Percentile £72.50 £30.81 £25.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £15.41 £22.12
% change year-on-year +159.66% -30.36% -48.25%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Security 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Security.

Daily rate trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Security.

Hourly rate trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Security over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Top 14 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 27 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
England +93 277 £550 - 161
Work from Home +156 162 £500 -10.71% 63
UK excluding London +45 149 £500 -4.76% 105
London +84 139 £575 -7.63% 58
South East +15 56 £488 -6.02% 32
North of England +28 27 £500 -1.96% 30
North West +30 23 £500 +21.21% 15
South West +21 23 £650 +18.18% 11
Scotland +29 21 £420 -16.00% 4
Midlands +16 14 £650 +30.00% 19
West Midlands +26 13 £650 +34.72% 11
East of England +19 5 £513 +2.50% 10
Yorkshire +1 4 £500 -4.76% 14
East Midlands +15 1 - - 8

Data Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (9.79%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.56%) Apache Spark
2 12 (3.56%) SAS
3 8 (2.37%) Confluence
4 6 (1.78%) Apache
5 5 (1.48%) CICS
6 3 (0.89%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.30%) Apache Pulsar
8 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.30%) Luigi
Applications
1 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.30%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.48%) Oracle EBS R12
2 4 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.19%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.19%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (0.89%) Oracle Assets
3 3 (0.89%) Oracle FAH
3 3 (0.89%) Oracle Financials
3 3 (0.89%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.89%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.89%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.30%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.30%) Odoo
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.30%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 102 (30.27%) Azure
2 58 (17.21%) AWS
3 38 (11.28%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (9.79%) GCP
5 22 (6.53%) Power Platform
6 19 (5.64%) SaaS
7 15 (4.45%) Entra ID
8 14 (4.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (4.15%) Cloud Computing
9 12 (3.56%) PaaS
10 11 (3.26%) Power Automate
11 9 (2.67%) Amazon S3
11 9 (2.67%) IaaS
12 8 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (2.37%) Nutanix
12 8 (2.37%) PowerApps
12 8 (2.37%) Rubrik
12 8 (2.37%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (2.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 7 (2.08%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.75%) Firewall
2 14 (4.15%) DNS
3 13 (3.86%) SAN
4 11 (3.26%) NAS
4 11 (3.26%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.97%) Network Security
6 9 (2.67%) DHCP
7 8 (2.37%) Kerberos
7 8 (2.37%) VLAN
8 5 (1.48%) VPN
9 3 (0.89%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (0.89%) PuTTY
10 2 (0.59%) VoIP
11 1 (0.30%) Cisco Nexus
11 1 (0.30%) DWDM
11 1 (0.30%) Intranet
11 1 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (13.06%) Data Warehouse
2 22 (6.53%) Data Lake
3 19 (5.64%) Power BI
4 18 (5.34%) Metadata
4 18 (5.34%) NoSQL
5 15 (4.45%) Big Data
6 10 (2.97%) Crystal Reports
6 10 (2.97%) SQL Server
7 8 (2.37%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (2.37%) OLTP
8 7 (2.08%) BigQuery
8 7 (2.08%) DB2
8 7 (2.08%) Hadoop
8 7 (2.08%) MySQL
9 6 (1.78%) Tableau
10 5 (1.48%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.48%) Relational Database
11 4 (1.19%) Couchbase
11 4 (1.19%) Oracle Database
11 4 (1.19%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (4.75%) JIRA
2 14 (4.15%) Git
3 13 (3.86%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.37%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.89%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.89%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.89%) Toad
6 2 (0.59%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.59%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.59%) kappa
6 2 (0.59%) Liquibase
7 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.30%) GoCD
7 1 (0.30%) JMeter
7 1 (0.30%) JUnit
7 1 (0.30%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.30%) Selenium
7 1 (0.30%) SoapUI
General
1 86 (25.52%) Social Skills
2 76 (22.55%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (19.29%) Finance
4 39 (11.57%) Public Sector
5 16 (4.75%) Banking
6 15 (4.45%) Legal
7 14 (4.15%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.26%) Manufacturing
9 10 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (2.37%) Marketing
10 8 (2.37%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (2.08%) Retail
12 5 (1.48%) Electronics
13 4 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.89%) Back Office
14 3 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.89%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.89%) French Language
14 3 (0.89%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 68 (20.18%) Architect
2 52 (15.43%) Analyst
3 32 (9.50%) Data Engineer
4 29 (8.61%) Data Architect
4 29 (8.61%) Lead
5 26 (7.72%) Developer
6 21 (6.23%) Consultant
7 17 (5.04%) Data Analyst
7 17 (5.04%) Technical Architect
8 16 (4.75%) Project Manager
9 14 (4.15%) SharePoint Architect
10 13 (3.86%) Business Analyst
10 13 (3.86%) Senior
11 11 (3.26%) Security Architect
11 11 (3.26%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (2.97%) Security Specialist
13 9 (2.67%) Security Engineer
13 9 (2.67%) SOC Analyst
14 8 (2.37%) Data Compliance Analyst
14 8 (2.37%) Security Operations Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.67%) Kafka
1 9 (2.67%) Node.js
2 8 (2.37%) LDAP
3 6 (1.78%) Web Services
4 5 (1.48%) .NET
4 5 (1.48%) OAuth
4 5 (1.48%) OAuth2
4 5 (1.48%) REST
4 5 (1.48%) SAML
4 5 (1.48%) SOAP
4 5 (1.48%) XML
5 4 (1.19%) .NET Framework
5 4 (1.19%) Apache NiFi
5 4 (1.19%) CSS
5 4 (1.19%) HTML
5 4 (1.19%) React
6 3 (0.89%) PySpark
6 3 (0.89%) RESTful
7 2 (0.59%) Android SDK
7 2 (0.59%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 37 (10.98%) Management Information System
2 23 (6.82%) Cloud Native
2 23 (6.82%) Data Structures
3 18 (5.34%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.56%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (2.67%) Clustering
5 9 (2.67%) Replication
6 8 (2.37%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (1.78%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.48%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.48%) Mainframe
9 4 (1.19%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.89%) FMCG
10 3 (0.89%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.89%) NHS
10 3 (0.89%) Online Banking
10 3 (0.89%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.72%) Windows
2 17 (5.04%) Linux
3 9 (2.67%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.37%) Oracle Linux
4 8 (2.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (2.37%) Solaris
5 7 (2.08%) zOS
6 5 (1.48%) Unix
7 3 (0.89%) Android
7 3 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.30%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (26.11%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (21.07%) Data Governance
3 67 (19.88%) Analytics
4 56 (16.62%) Project Management
5 51 (15.13%) Data Modelling
6 48 (14.24%) Data Management
7 47 (13.95%) Agile
7 47 (13.95%) Incident Response
8 44 (13.06%) Migration
9 43 (12.76%) ETL
10 40 (11.87%) Data Integration
11 39 (11.57%) Vulnerability Management
12 38 (11.28%) Data Loss Prevention
13 36 (10.68%) Computer Science
14 35 (10.39%) Data Migration
14 35 (10.39%) Stakeholder Management
15 34 (10.09%) Data Pipeline
16 33 (9.79%) Security Operations
17 32 (9.50%) SIEM
18 31 (9.20%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 64 (18.99%) SQL
2 48 (14.24%) Python
3 21 (6.23%) Java
4 14 (4.15%) JavaScript
5 12 (3.56%) TypeScript
6 10 (2.97%) Bash
6 10 (2.97%) PowerShell
7 7 (2.08%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.48%) C#
8 5 (1.48%) COBOL
8 5 (1.48%) PHP
8 5 (1.48%) REXX
9 4 (1.19%) R
9 4 (1.19%) Scala
10 3 (0.89%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.89%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.59%) U-SQL
12 1 (0.30%) Bicep
12 1 (0.30%) C++
12 1 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 57 (16.91%) Degree
2 45 (13.35%) Security Cleared
3 42 (12.46%) SC Cleared
4 31 (9.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.56%) CISSP
6 10 (2.97%) CISM
7 7 (2.08%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.78%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.78%) PMP
9 5 (1.48%) CISA
10 4 (1.19%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.89%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.89%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.59%) CEH
12 2 (0.59%) PhD
13 1 (0.30%) A+ Certification
13 1 (0.30%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.30%) ISEB
13 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.30%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (14.84%) GDPR
2 48 (14.24%) Data Quality
3 17 (5.04%) QA
4 11 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.26%) PCI DSS
5 10 (2.97%) NIST
6 9 (2.67%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 9 (2.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.48%) GRC
7 5 (1.48%) HIPAA
8 4 (1.19%) SLA
9 3 (0.89%) JSP 440
10 2 (0.59%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.30%) GPG13
11 1 (0.30%) NCSC
System Software
1 18 (5.34%) Active Directory
1 18 (5.34%) Docker
2 12 (3.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.30%) Apache Flume
4 1 (0.30%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.30%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 13 (3.86%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.26%) Terraform
3 10 (2.97%) Ansible
4 8 (2.37%) EMC NetWorker
4 8 (2.37%) Netcool
4 8 (2.37%) Tivoli
4 8 (2.37%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 7 (2.08%) CA Service Virtualization
6 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.59%) Ambari
7 2 (0.59%) Oozie
8 1 (0.30%) CASB
8 1 (0.30%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.30%) Kibana
8 1 (0.30%) logstash
8 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.30%) SCCM
8 1 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.30%) Trend Micro Deep Security
8 1 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 89 (26.41%) Microsoft
2 27 (8.01%) Oracle
3 26 (7.72%) Qualys
4 22 (6.53%) Varonis
5 19 (5.64%) Splunk
6 18 (5.34%) Databricks
6 18 (5.34%) NetApp
7 16 (4.75%) Forcepoint
7 16 (4.75%) LogRhythm
8 14 (4.15%) Cisco
8 14 (4.15%) SAP
9 13 (3.86%) Google
9 13 (3.86%) IBM
9 13 (3.86%) VMware
10 12 (3.56%) CyberArk
11 11 (3.26%) HP
11 11 (3.26%) IFS
12 9 (2.67%) EMC
12 9 (2.67%) ServiceNow
13 8 (2.37%) Talend