HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 621 546 572
Rank change year-on-year -75 +26 +78
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 31 7 9
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.059% 0.021% 0.021%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.34% 0.13% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 6 6
10th Percentile £456 £463 £513
25th Percentile £513 £584 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £575
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £681 £725 £588
90th Percentile £724 £750 £631
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -12.50%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

HMG Security Policy Framework falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 8,988 5,457 5,817
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 16.97% 16.65% 13.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,742 3,518 3,593
10th Percentile £338 £280 £282
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £619
90th Percentile £700 £715 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £475
% change year-on-year +6.38% -1.05% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 543 241 394
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.60 £11.18
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.55 £13.89
Median hourly rate £36.07 £29.00 £24.51
Median % change year-on-year +24.38% +18.32% -38.11%
75th Percentile £68.88 £62.24 £51.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £85.25 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.72 £25.83 £24.18
% change year-on-year +49.93% +6.80% -31.40%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for HMG Security Policy Framework in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Top 9 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework within the UK over the 6 months to 19 July 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 -104 25 £575 -11.54% 9
London -60 18 £575 -17.86% 4
Work from Home -45 12 £575 +53.33% 7
UK excluding London -100 10 £550 +15.79% 8
Wales - 4 £725 - 2
South West - 3 £525 - 1
South East - 2 £525 - 3
North West -50 1 £775 +34.78% 2
North of England -73 1 £775 +34.78% 2

HMG Security Policy Framework
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (12.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (41.94%) Azure
2 8 (25.81%) GCP
3 7 (22.58%) AWS
4 5 (16.13%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (16.13%) GitHub
4 5 (16.13%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (16.13%) SaaS
5 4 (12.90%) Asana
5 4 (12.90%) Google Workspace
6 3 (9.68%) Google Drive
7 1 (3.23%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.90%) DKIM
1 4 (12.90%) DMARC
1 4 (12.90%) DNS
1 4 (12.90%) Network Security
2 2 (6.45%) Firewall
2 2 (6.45%) VPN
3 1 (3.23%) BGP
3 1 (3.23%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (3.23%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (3.23%) Ethernet
3 1 (3.23%) InfiniBand
3 1 (3.23%) MPLS
3 1 (3.23%) TACACS
Development Applications
1 5 (16.13%) JMeter
1 5 (16.13%) MSTest
1 5 (16.13%) Selenium
2 4 (12.90%) JIRA
3 3 (9.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (38.71%) Public Sector
2 6 (19.35%) Social Skills
3 3 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (9.68%) Military
4 2 (6.45%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (6.45%) Finance
4 2 (6.45%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (6.45%) Police
5 1 (3.23%) Law
5 1 (3.23%) Legal
5 1 (3.23%) Local Government
5 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (25.81%) Architect
1 8 (25.81%) Security Architect
1 8 (25.81%) Senior
2 4 (12.90%) Administrator
2 4 (12.90%) Senior Test Engineer
2 4 (12.90%) Test Engineer
3 3 (9.68%) Automation Tester
3 3 (9.68%) Security Manager
3 3 (9.68%) Senior Automation Tester
3 3 (9.68%) Senior Test Automation Engineer
3 3 (9.68%) Senior Tester
3 3 (9.68%) Test Automation Engineer
3 3 (9.68%) Tester
4 2 (6.45%) Auditor
4 2 (6.45%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 2 (6.45%) Information Manager
4 2 (6.45%) Information Security Manager
4 2 (6.45%) Security Auditor
5 1 (3.23%) Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.68%) OAuth
1 3 (9.68%) Web Services
2 1 (3.23%) LDAP
2 1 (3.23%) Middleware
2 1 (3.23%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.90%) Management Information System
2 3 (9.68%) Freedom of Information
3 2 (6.45%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.45%) PKI
3 2 (6.45%) Private Cloud
3 2 (6.45%) Public Cloud
3 2 (6.45%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.23%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (3.23%) Grid Computing
4 1 (3.23%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.68%) Linux
2 2 (6.45%) Ubuntu
3 1 (3.23%) CentOS
3 1 (3.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (3.23%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (38.71%) Agile
1 12 (38.71%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (25.81%) Architectural Patterns
2 8 (25.81%) DevOps
2 8 (25.81%) Project Delivery
3 7 (22.58%) Information Security
3 7 (22.58%) Security Architecture
3 7 (22.58%) Test Automation
3 7 (22.58%) Threat Modelling
4 6 (19.35%) Design Patterns
4 6 (19.35%) Risk Assessment
5 5 (16.13%) Architectural Design
5 5 (16.13%) Cloud Security
5 5 (16.13%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (16.13%) Data Modelling
5 5 (16.13%) DevSecOps
5 5 (16.13%) Migration
5 5 (16.13%) Risk Management
5 5 (16.13%) Unit Testing
5 5 (16.13%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (19.35%) C#
1 6 (19.35%) Python
2 5 (16.13%) JavaScript
2 5 (16.13%) SQL
3 2 (6.45%) TypeScript
4 1 (3.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 27 (87.10%) Security Cleared
2 20 (64.52%) SC Cleared
3 9 (29.03%) CISSP
4 8 (25.81%) DV Cleared
5 7 (22.58%) CISM
6 5 (16.13%) ISTQB
7 3 (9.68%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (9.68%) CRISC
7 3 (9.68%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (6.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (6.45%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (6.45%) GIAC
9 1 (3.23%) CASP
9 1 (3.23%) CCNA
9 1 (3.23%) CCSP
9 1 (3.23%) CEH
9 1 (3.23%) CISA
9 1 (3.23%) CISMP
9 1 (3.23%) Degree
9 1 (3.23%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (61.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (41.94%) NCSC
3 11 (35.48%) NIST
4 4 (12.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (12.90%) GDPR
4 4 (12.90%) Government Security Classifications
5 3 (9.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (9.68%) RMADS
6 2 (6.45%) GRC
6 2 (6.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 2 (6.45%) JSP 440
6 2 (6.45%) NIST 800
7 1 (3.23%) Def Stans
System Software
1 6 (19.35%) Docker
2 5 (16.13%) Active Directory
3 1 (3.23%) GPFS
3 1 (3.23%) Lustre
3 1 (3.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
3 1 (3.23%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (9.68%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (3.23%) Ansible
2 1 (3.23%) Kubernetes
2 1 (3.23%) SELinux
2 1 (3.23%) Terraform
2 1 (3.23%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 5 (16.13%) Google
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.23%) Cisco
3 1 (3.23%) Forcepoint
3 1 (3.23%) VMware