Hybrid/Remote HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 313 372
Rank change year-on-year +8 +59 +186
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 13 3 19
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% 0.025% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.71% 0.19% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 18
10th Percentile £529 £585 £488
25th Percentile £619 £592 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £615 £560
Median % change year-on-year +9.70% +9.88% -13.85%
75th Percentile £728 £651 £667
90th Percentile £764 £666 £675
UK median daily rate £700 £650 £610
% change year-on-year +7.69% +6.56% -2.40%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,839 1,572 2,636
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 18.06% 12.96% 14.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,225 987 1,837
10th Percentile £325 £266 £325
25th Percentile £413 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +1.45%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £700 £697 £743
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 41 61
10th Percentile £18.48 £15.50 £15.32
25th Percentile £30.46 £21.25 £20.07
Median hourly rate £51.25 £26.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +93.40% -18.46% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £52.50 £54.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £67.50 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £26.50 £35.50
% change year-on-year -5.09% -25.35% +56.49%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing HMG Security Policy Framework over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

HMG Security Policy Framework daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

HMG Security Policy Framework
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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (76.92%) Azure
2 7 (53.85%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (46.15%) GitHub
3 6 (46.15%) Power Platform
4 5 (38.46%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (23.08%) AWS
6 1 (7.69%) Akamai
6 1 (7.69%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (7.69%) Power Automate
6 1 (7.69%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 1 (7.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) DNS
1 2 (15.38%) Firewall
2 1 (7.69%) DKIM
2 1 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (7.69%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (53.85%) JMeter
1 7 (53.85%) MSTest
1 7 (53.85%) Selenium
1 7 (53.85%) Visual Studio
2 1 (7.69%) Git
2 1 (7.69%) JIRA
2 1 (7.69%) SpecFlow
2 1 (7.69%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
1 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Senior
2 6 (46.15%) Automation Tester
2 6 (46.15%) Tester
3 5 (38.46%) Senior Automation Tester
3 5 (38.46%) Senior Tester
4 2 (15.38%) Architect
4 2 (15.38%) Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Applications Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Automation Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) DevOps Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Digital Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Enterprise Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Lead Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Lead Enterprise Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Salesforce Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Security Architect
5 1 (7.69%) Security Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Applications Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Developer
5 1 (7.69%) Senior DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (38.46%) Web Services
2 2 (15.38%) HTML
3 1 (7.69%) CSS
3 1 (7.69%) JSON
3 1 (7.69%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (7.69%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
2 1 (7.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (7.69%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) DevOps
2 7 (53.85%) Agile
2 7 (53.85%) Test Automation
2 7 (53.85%) Test Strategy
3 6 (46.15%) AI
3 6 (46.15%) Architectural Design
3 6 (46.15%) Data Modelling
3 6 (46.15%) Design Patterns
3 6 (46.15%) Non-Functional Testing
4 5 (38.46%) Machine Learning
4 5 (38.46%) Unit Testing
5 3 (23.08%) Acceptance Criteria
6 2 (15.38%) Cloud Security
6 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (15.38%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
6 2 (15.38%) Security Architecture
6 2 (15.38%) SIEM
6 2 (15.38%) Zero Trust
7 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 9 (69.23%) JavaScript
2 6 (46.15%) C#
2 6 (46.15%) Python
2 6 (46.15%) SQL
3 1 (7.69%) Apex Code
3 1 (7.69%) Bash
3 1 (7.69%) C
3 1 (7.69%) Java
3 1 (7.69%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
2 7 (53.85%) Degree
2 7 (53.85%) SC Cleared
3 5 (38.46%) ISTQB
3 5 (38.46%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 3 (23.08%) CISM
4 3 (23.08%) CISSP
5 1 (7.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (7.69%) AWS Certification
5 1 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
5 1 (7.69%) ISEB
5 1 (7.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (7.69%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
5 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (76.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (15.38%) JSP 440
3 1 (7.69%) COBIT
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (7.69%) ISO 22301
3 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (7.69%) NCSC
3 1 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Kubernetes
1 1 (7.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Salesforce