The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wiltshire requiring Security Patching skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Patching over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Security Patching falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wiltshire.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
422
578
834
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire
91.14%
83.89%
89.01%
Number of daily rates quoted
268
437
646
10th Percentile
£300
£357
£363
25th Percentile
£470
£460
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£563
£538
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+4.65%
-2.27%
-
75th Percentile
£640
£650
£638
90th Percentile
£693
£725
£720
South West median daily rate
£500
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.42%
+2.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
8
12
10th Percentile
£18.80
-
£40.85
25th Percentile
£18.87
-
£43.40
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£12.79
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+75.92%
-78.68%
-5.51%
75th Percentile
£25.15
-
£65.75
90th Percentile
£25.83
-
£69.50
South West median hourly rate
£25.15
£67.50
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-62.74%
+3.85%
+18.18%
Security Patching Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Job postings citing Security Patching as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
Security Patching Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Patching also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wiltshire region with a requirement for Security Patching.
Security Patching Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:
