Hybrid/Remote Disk Encryption Contract Job Trends

Disk Encryption
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Disk Encryption skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 307 310 372
Rank change year-on-year +3 +62 +180
Contract jobs citing Disk Encryption 5 1 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.049% 0.009% 0.012%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.054% 0.010% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £412 - -
25th Percentile £468 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% - -
75th Percentile £548 - -
90th Percentile £633 - -
UK median daily rate £435 £475 £250
% change year-on-year -8.42% +90.00% -24.24%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Disk Encryption falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,214 10,157 14,642
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.58% 89.31% 88.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,083 6,369 10,001
10th Percentile £331 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £616 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 205 368
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.36 £19.25
25th Percentile £20.36 £22.00 £26.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £35.25 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.96% -33.49% -7.83%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £70.53
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.75
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.71% +25.00%

Disk Encryption
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Disk Encryption and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Disk Encryption job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Disk Encryption
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disk Encryption.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disk Encryption

Disk Encryption
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disk Encryption over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Disk Encryption daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Disk Encryption
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disk Encryption.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Disk Encryption

Disk Encryption
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (40.00%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Key Vault
2 1 (20.00%) GitHub
2 1 (20.00%) IaaS
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) PaaS
2 1 (20.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) VPN
2 3 (60.00%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (40.00%) DHCP
3 2 (40.00%) DNS
3 2 (40.00%) Firewall
3 2 (40.00%) LAN
3 2 (40.00%) Skype
3 2 (40.00%) VLAN
3 2 (40.00%) WAN
4 1 (20.00%) Internet
4 1 (20.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Data Lake
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Architect
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Field Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) Security Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
1 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 7
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) Unix
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Agile
1 2 (40.00%) DevOps
1 2 (40.00%) ITSM
1 2 (40.00%) Migration
1 2 (40.00%) Service Management
2 1 (20.00%) Channel Management
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (20.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Refactoring
2 1 (20.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (20.00%) Runbook
2 1 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (20.00%) Security Hardening
2 1 (20.00%) Site Reliability Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Debt
2 1 (20.00%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (40.00%) VB
2 2 (40.00%) VBScript
3 1 (20.00%) Python
3 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) SCCM
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (20.00%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (20.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) Splunk