Security Posture Contracts

Security Posture
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 304 367 511
Rank change year-on-year +63 +144 +219
Contract jobs citing Security Posture 266 219 176
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.82% 0.52% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.35% 1.70% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 145 127
10th Percentile £406 £413 £413
25th Percentile £475 £475 £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £700 £650 £700
90th Percentile £850 £775 £772
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.88 £62.50 -
Median hourly rate £28.75 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -55.77% - -
75th Percentile £33.47 £67.50 -
90th Percentile £47.89 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.75 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -55.77% - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Security Posture 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,300 12,871 18,276
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.68% 30.50% 32.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,965 8,200 12,627
10th Percentile £301 £285 £306
25th Percentile £406 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -
75th Percentile £648 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £800 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 542 820 511
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.25 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.75 £17.40
Median hourly rate £30.00 £37.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% +11.19%
75th Percentile £57.57 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £72.50 £79.19
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £40.00 £38.24
% change year-on-year -25.00% +4.61% +77.85%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Posture over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Posture over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture within the UK over the 6 months to 17 July 2025. 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 +82 222 £575 +4.55% 226
London +49 114 £588 +6.82% 109
UK excluding London +20 103 £550 - 135
Work from Home +40 86 £550 - 145
Midlands +20 29 £600 +23.08% 18
South East +46 26 £531 +11.84% 40
North of England -4 23 £604 +7.29% 42
West Midlands +9 19 £800 +33.33% 13
North West -7 16 £619 +11.19% 21
South West +27 11 £900 +50.00% 9
East Midlands +8 10 £500 +25.00% 5
Scotland -8 9 £425 -20.82% 9
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 3
Yorkshire -7 5 £550 -8.33% 17
East of England +18 4 - - 12
North East - 2 £534 - 4

Security Posture
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 4 (1.50%) Confluence
2 1 (0.38%) Cloud Foundry
2 1 (0.38%) nginx
2 1 (0.38%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.38%) WebSphere
2 1 (0.38%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.75%) Oracle CRM
2 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 87 (32.71%) Azure
2 55 (20.68%) AWS
3 26 (9.77%) GCP
4 23 (8.65%) Azure Sentinel
5 17 (6.39%) SaaS
6 15 (5.64%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (4.14%) Entra ID
8 9 (3.38%) IaaS
8 9 (3.38%) PaaS
9 8 (3.01%) OCI
9 8 (3.01%) Power Platform
10 6 (2.26%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (2.26%) GitHub
11 4 (1.50%) Akamai
11 4 (1.50%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (1.50%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (1.13%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (1.13%) AWS CloudTrail
12 3 (1.13%) Azure Key Vault
12 3 (1.13%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 55 (20.68%) Firewall
2 50 (18.80%) Network Security
3 14 (5.26%) TCP/IP
3 14 (5.26%) VPN
4 9 (3.38%) WAN
5 8 (3.01%) DNS
5 8 (3.01%) Intrusion Detection
5 8 (3.01%) SD-WAN
6 7 (2.63%) SSL
7 6 (2.26%) HTTP
7 6 (2.26%) LAN
7 6 (2.26%) MPLS
8 5 (1.88%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (1.88%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (1.50%) Internet
10 3 (1.13%) BGP
10 3 (1.13%) Cisco ISE
10 3 (1.13%) DHCP
10 3 (1.13%) VLAN
10 3 (1.13%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.01%) Power BI
2 7 (2.63%) Tableau
3 5 (1.88%) DB2
3 5 (1.88%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.50%) MySQL
4 4 (1.50%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.75%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.38%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.38%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.50%) JIRA
2 2 (0.75%) Git
2 2 (0.75%) GitLab
2 2 (0.75%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.38%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.38%) Gradle
3 1 (0.38%) Log4j
3 1 (0.38%) Maven
3 1 (0.38%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.38%) Snyk
3 1 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 94 (35.34%) Social Skills
2 53 (19.92%) Finance
3 31 (11.65%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (10.15%) Legal
5 19 (7.14%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.89%) Banking
7 10 (3.76%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.38%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (3.01%) Financial Institution
10 5 (1.88%) Law
11 4 (1.50%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.13%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.13%) Marketing
12 3 (1.13%) Retail
13 2 (0.75%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (0.75%) French Language
13 2 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.75%) Military
14 1 (0.38%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.38%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 51 (19.17%) Architect
2 50 (18.80%) Analyst
3 45 (16.92%) Security Architect
4 37 (13.91%) Consultant
5 30 (11.28%) Security Engineer
6 26 (9.77%) Security Analyst
7 22 (8.27%) Security Consultant
8 17 (6.39%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 15 (5.64%) Lead
9 15 (5.64%) Senior
10 14 (5.26%) SOC Analyst
11 13 (4.89%) Security Manager
12 10 (3.76%) Network Engineer
13 8 (3.01%) Business Analyst
13 8 (3.01%) Information Security Consultant
13 8 (3.01%) Report Analyst
14 7 (2.63%) Head of Security
14 7 (2.63%) IT Architect
14 7 (2.63%) IT Security Architect
15 5 (1.88%) Governance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.01%) OAuth
1 8 (3.01%) Oracle Fusion
1 8 (3.01%) SAML
2 7 (2.63%) LDAP
2 7 (2.63%) OpenID
3 5 (1.88%) SailPoint
4 3 (1.13%) 802.1X
5 2 (0.75%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.75%) Google JAX
5 2 (0.75%) JAX
5 2 (0.75%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.75%) scikit-learn
5 2 (0.75%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.38%) JMS
6 1 (0.38%) JNDI
6 1 (0.38%) Kafka
6 1 (0.38%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.38%) React
6 1 (0.38%) REST
6 1 (0.38%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.53%) Management Information System
2 18 (6.77%) Security Operations Centre
3 16 (6.02%) Cloud Security Posture
4 15 (5.64%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (4.51%) Operational Technology
6 11 (4.14%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (3.38%) Cloud Native
7 9 (3.38%) Cyber Security Posture
7 9 (3.38%) Onboarding
7 9 (3.38%) PKI
8 7 (2.63%) Cyber Defence
9 5 (1.88%) SCADA
10 4 (1.50%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.13%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.75%) CMDB
12 2 (0.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 2 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
12 2 (0.75%) Insider Threat
12 2 (0.75%) MISP
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.65%) Linux
2 22 (8.27%) Windows
3 10 (3.76%) Unix
4 6 (2.26%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.38%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.38%) Solaris
5 1 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (43.61%) Cybersecurity
2 89 (33.46%) Cloud Security
2 89 (33.46%) Incident Response
3 73 (27.44%) Vulnerability Management
4 70 (26.32%) SIEM
5 60 (22.56%) Security Operations
6 52 (19.55%) Information Security
7 50 (18.80%) Risk Management
8 46 (17.29%) Problem-Solving
9 40 (15.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 40 (15.04%) Security Architecture
10 38 (14.29%) Threat Intelligence
11 36 (13.53%) Penetration Testing
12 32 (12.03%) Security Monitoring
12 32 (12.03%) Threat Modelling
13 29 (10.90%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 29 (10.90%) Identity Access Management
14 28 (10.53%) DevOps
15 23 (8.65%) Analytics
15 23 (8.65%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 44 (16.54%) Python
2 22 (8.27%) PowerShell
3 14 (5.26%) Java
4 9 (3.38%) SQL
5 8 (3.01%) Bash
6 6 (2.26%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (1.88%) Perl
8 2 (0.75%) C
8 2 (0.75%) C++
8 2 (0.75%) R
9 1 (0.38%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.38%) C#
9 1 (0.38%) Go
9 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.38%) Ruby
9 1 (0.38%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 57 (21.43%) CISSP
2 45 (16.92%) Security Cleared
3 36 (13.53%) SC Cleared
4 32 (12.03%) CISM
5 25 (9.40%) Degree
6 23 (8.65%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (7.89%) CEH
8 17 (6.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 17 (6.39%) CompTIA Security+
9 16 (6.02%) CRISC
10 15 (5.64%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (5.26%) GCIH
12 10 (3.76%) CCSP
13 9 (3.38%) GIAC
14 7 (2.63%) DV Cleared
15 6 (2.26%) AWS Certification
15 6 (2.26%) Azure Certification
15 6 (2.26%) OCP
15 6 (2.26%) Oracle Certification
16 5 (1.88%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (33.46%) NIST
2 80 (30.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 49 (18.42%) GDPR
4 24 (9.02%) PCI DSS
5 17 (6.39%) HIPAA
6 16 (6.02%) SLA
7 14 (5.26%) GRC
8 12 (4.51%) SOC 2
9 11 (4.14%) Cyber Essentials
10 10 (3.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (1.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (1.50%) Disclosure Scotland
13 4 (1.50%) PMO
13 4 (1.50%) QA
14 3 (1.13%) COBIT
14 3 (1.13%) NCSC
15 2 (0.75%) EU AI Act
16 1 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 20 (7.52%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (5.26%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.38%) Terraform
3 8 (3.01%) CASB
3 8 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (2.63%) Nessus
5 5 (1.88%) Cisco Prime
5 5 (1.88%) QRadar
6 4 (1.50%) SCCM
6 4 (1.50%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.13%) AirWatch
7 3 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.75%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.38%) Ansible
9 1 (0.38%) Argo
9 1 (0.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.38%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.38%) Istio
9 1 (0.38%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.38%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.38%) Puppet
Vendors
1 87 (32.71%) Microsoft
2 32 (12.03%) Splunk
3 16 (6.02%) Oracle
4 15 (5.64%) Cisco
5 14 (5.26%) Palo Alto
6 12 (4.51%) Tenable
7 9 (3.38%) CyberArk
7 9 (3.38%) ServiceNow
8 8 (3.01%) CrowdStrike
8 8 (3.01%) Google
8 8 (3.01%) SolarWinds
9 7 (2.63%) Qualys
10 6 (2.26%) Rapid7
10 6 (2.26%) SAP
11 5 (1.88%) Aruba
11 5 (1.88%) Fortinet
11 5 (1.88%) Remedy
12 4 (1.50%) Atlassian
13 3 (1.13%) IBM
13 3 (1.13%) Salesforce
269 Security Posture jobs Nationwide