Application Security Contracts with Work from Home Options

Application Security (AppSec)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Application Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Application Security over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 227 250 335
Rank change year-on-year +23 +85 -18
Contract jobs citing Application Security 118 243 319
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.77% 0.94% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 1.05% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 190 228
10th Percentile £500 £462 £443
25th Percentile £540 £597 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £667 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.98% +11.08% +14.29%
75th Percentile £675 £750 £688
90th Percentile £750 £821 £750
UK median daily rate £600 £640 £600
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £41.00
25th Percentile - - £42.50
Median hourly rate - £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year - -22.22% +12.50%
75th Percentile - - £47.50
90th Percentile - - £49.00
UK median hourly rate - £66.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +47.22% +46.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Application 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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,483 23,229 40,650
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.87% 89.84% 91.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,996 16,418 29,502
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.81%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 579 532 548
10th Percentile £15.17 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £25.25 £30.54 £19.98
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.23 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.65 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -4.42% +49.20% -

Application Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Application Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Application Security trend for jobs with a WFH option

Application Security
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Application Security.

Application Security daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Application Security
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Application Security over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Application Security daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Application Security
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Application Security.

Application Security hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Application Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (0.85%) IBM Notes
1 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.85%) SAS
1 1 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 36 (30.51%) Azure
2 35 (29.66%) SaaS
3 29 (24.58%) PaaS
4 28 (23.73%) IaaS
5 26 (22.03%) AWS
6 16 (13.56%) GCP
7 8 (6.78%) Entra ID
7 8 (6.78%) Serverless
8 7 (5.93%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (5.08%) Azure API Management
9 6 (5.08%) Azure Key Vault
9 6 (5.08%) Azure Monitor
10 5 (4.24%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (4.24%) Azure Functions
10 5 (4.24%) Azure Logic Apps
10 5 (4.24%) CloudFront
10 5 (4.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 2 (1.69%) AWS CloudFormation
11 2 (1.69%) GitHub
11 2 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 27 (22.88%) 5G
1 27 (22.88%) Broadband
2 8 (6.78%) Firewall
2 8 (6.78%) Network Security
3 6 (5.08%) VPN
4 5 (4.24%) DNS
5 3 (2.54%) HTTPS
5 3 (2.54%) Wireless
6 1 (0.85%) Internet
6 1 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.85%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.85%) WAN
6 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.78%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.24%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.54%) NoSQL
3 3 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.69%) MySQL
5 1 (0.85%) Amazon Athena
5 1 (0.85%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.85%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.85%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (5.93%) Visual Studio
2 6 (5.08%) GitLab
3 4 (3.39%) Jenkins
4 3 (2.54%) Git
5 2 (1.69%) Appium
5 2 (1.69%) Burp Suite
5 2 (1.69%) git-flow
5 2 (1.69%) XCTest
5 2 (1.69%) XCUITest
6 1 (0.85%) Moq
6 1 (0.85%) Postman
6 1 (0.85%) rollup.js
6 1 (0.85%) Selenium
6 1 (0.85%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.85%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.85%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.85%) webpack
General
1 27 (22.88%) Law
1 27 (22.88%) Organisational Skills
2 25 (21.19%) Finance
3 24 (20.34%) Social Skills
4 11 (9.32%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (7.63%) Banking
5 9 (7.63%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (7.63%) Public Sector
6 6 (5.08%) Retail
7 4 (3.39%) Automotive
8 2 (1.69%) Electronics
8 2 (1.69%) Publishing
8 2 (1.69%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.85%) Back Office
9 1 (0.85%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.85%) Health Technology
9 1 (0.85%) Legal
9 1 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 30 (25.42%) Penetration Tester
1 30 (25.42%) Tester
2 27 (22.88%) Security Penetration Tester
2 27 (22.88%) Security Specialist
2 27 (22.88%) Security Tester
2 27 (22.88%) Testing Specialist
3 23 (19.49%) Architect
4 14 (11.86%) Security Engineer
5 12 (10.17%) Consultant
5 12 (10.17%) Solutions Architect
6 11 (9.32%) Security Consultant
7 9 (7.63%) Cloud Engineer
8 8 (6.78%) Applications Engineer
8 8 (6.78%) Developer
8 8 (6.78%) Security Architect
8 8 (6.78%) Senior
9 6 (5.08%) Security Manager
9 6 (5.08%) Vulnerability Management Manager
9 6 (5.08%) Vulnerability Management Project Manager
9 6 (5.08%) Vulnerability Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (22.88%) Web Services
2 13 (11.02%) SailPoint
3 8 (6.78%) OAuth
4 5 (4.24%) .NET
4 5 (4.24%) ARM Templates
4 5 (4.24%) OAuth2
4 5 (4.24%) REST
4 5 (4.24%) SAML
5 3 (2.54%) JSON
5 3 (2.54%) OpenID
5 3 (2.54%) SOAP
5 3 (2.54%) XML
6 2 (1.69%) CSS
6 2 (1.69%) React Native
6 2 (1.69%) SwiftUI
6 2 (1.69%) UIKit
7 1 (0.85%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.85%) ASP.NET
7 1 (0.85%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.85%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (28.81%) Mobile App
2 7 (5.93%) Security Posture
3 6 (5.08%) Cloud Native
4 4 (3.39%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.54%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.54%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.54%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.69%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (1.69%) IoT
6 2 (1.69%) PKI
6 2 (1.69%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.69%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (1.69%) W3C
7 1 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.85%) FMCG
7 1 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.85%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (0.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 16 (13.56%) Windows
2 7 (5.93%) Linux
3 2 (1.69%) Android
3 2 (1.69%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.69%) Unix
3 2 (1.69%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.85%) CentOS
4 1 (0.85%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (46.61%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (44.07%) Security Testing
3 44 (37.29%) CI/CD
3 44 (37.29%) Penetration Testing
4 37 (31.36%) DevOps
5 36 (30.51%) OWASP
6 32 (27.12%) Cloud Security
6 32 (27.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 27 (22.88%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 22 (18.64%) Static Application Security Testing
9 19 (16.10%) DevSecOps
9 19 (16.10%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
9 19 (16.10%) Information Security
9 19 (16.10%) SDLC
10 18 (15.25%) Agile
10 18 (15.25%) Containerisation
11 17 (14.41%) Vulnerability Management
12 14 (11.86%) High Availability
12 14 (11.86%) Infrastructure as Code
12 14 (11.86%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.93%) PowerShell
1 7 (5.93%) SQL
2 6 (5.08%) Python
3 5 (4.24%) C#
3 5 (4.24%) JavaScript
4 3 (2.54%) C++
5 2 (1.69%) PHP
5 2 (1.69%) Swift
6 1 (0.85%) Bash
6 1 (0.85%) Scala
6 1 (0.85%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.85%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (27.97%) Security Cleared
2 30 (25.42%) CREST Certified
2 30 (25.42%) GIAC
2 30 (25.42%) GPEN
2 30 (25.42%) OSCP
3 28 (23.73%) SANS
4 8 (6.78%) CISSP
5 6 (5.08%) AWS Certification
5 6 (5.08%) SC Cleared
6 5 (4.24%) CISM
7 3 (2.54%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.54%) CEH
7 3 (2.54%) CRISC
7 3 (2.54%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.69%) Degree
9 1 (0.85%) CAPM
9 1 (0.85%) CISA
9 1 (0.85%) MBA
9 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.85%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (23.73%) GDPR
1 28 (23.73%) NCSC
2 27 (22.88%) PCI DSS
3 16 (13.56%) NIST
4 4 (3.39%) Accessibility
4 4 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 3 (2.54%) QA
6 2 (1.69%) Automotive SPICE
6 2 (1.69%) AUTOSAR
6 2 (1.69%) COBIT
7 1 (0.85%) GLBA
7 1 (0.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.85%) ISAE 3402
7 1 (0.85%) ISO 31000
7 1 (0.85%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.85%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (10.17%) Active Directory
2 10 (8.47%) Docker
3 2 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.85%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (6.78%) Terraform
2 6 (5.08%) Kubernetes
3 5 (4.24%) Ansible
4 2 (1.69%) SCCM
5 1 (0.85%) CASB
5 1 (0.85%) Grafana
5 1 (0.85%) Graylog
5 1 (0.85%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.85%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.85%) Nagios
5 1 (0.85%) Nmap
5 1 (0.85%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (22.88%) Virgin Media
2 12 (10.17%) BeyondTrust
2 12 (10.17%) CyberArk
2 12 (10.17%) ServiceNow
3 11 (9.32%) Microsoft
4 3 (2.54%) Checkmarx
4 3 (2.54%) Veracode
5 2 (1.69%) Apple
5 2 (1.69%) Qualys
5 2 (1.69%) Rapid7
5 2 (1.69%) SAP
5 2 (1.69%) Splunk
6 1 (0.85%) Axway
6 1 (0.85%) Cisco
6 1 (0.85%) F5
6 1 (0.85%) McAfee
6 1 (0.85%) Remedy
6 1 (0.85%) Siebel
6 1 (0.85%) TOWER Software
6 1 (0.85%) Trend Micro