PCI QSA Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 304 - 433
Rank change year-on-year - - +190
Contract jobs citing PCI QSA 3 0 4
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.030% - 0.019%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.098% - 0.075%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £500
75th Percentile - - £569
90th Percentile - - £610
UK median daily rate £863 £475 £563
% change year-on-year +81.58% -15.56% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,046 3,338 5,330
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 30.16% 25.74% 24.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,984 2,217 3,642
10th Percentile £338 £329 £369
25th Percentile £425 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £538
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -1.40% -2.27%
75th Percentile £610 £630 £650
90th Percentile £704 £725 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £526 £550
% change year-on-year -0.19% -4.36% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 189 199
10th Percentile £15.27 £18.30 £18.90
25th Percentile £27.34 £35.00 £40.63
Median hourly rate £46.25 £47.50 £58.59
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% -18.93% -2.35%
75th Percentile £66.56 £72.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.25 £85.00 £75.20
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -41.51% -21.82% +22.22%

PCI QSA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing PCI QSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

PCI QSA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

PCI QSA
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing PCI QSA.

PCI QSA daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

PCI QSA
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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) PCI DSS Project Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) PCI DSS Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Attestation
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Compliance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Security
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PCI DSS
9 PCI QSA jobs Nationwide