FIPS 140-2
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for FIPS 140-2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited FIPS 140-2 over the 6 months to 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 719 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing FIPS 140-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.002% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.012% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
FIPS 140-2 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 6,274 | 8,156 | 11,910 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 14.30% | 13.27% | 13.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,992 | 5,596 | 8,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £411 | £402 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | +2.94% | +7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 377 | 240 | 303 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.11 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | £18.25 | £17.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.46 | £37.50 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.44% | +36.36% | +30.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £60.19 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £77.32 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.46 | £35.00 | £21.05 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.11% | +66.27% | +0.24% |
FIPS 140-2
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing FIPS 140-2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
FIPS 140-2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FIPS 140-2.