Hybrid/Remote Privileged Access Management Contract Job Trends

Privileged Access Management (PAM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Privileged Access Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 235 241 304
Rank change year-on-year +6 +63 +123
Contract jobs citing Privileged Access Management 79 73 70
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.77% 0.63% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.70% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 55 49
10th Percentile £463 £470 £423
25th Percentile £537 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £658 £629 £706
90th Percentile £750 £718 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £583 £625
% change year-on-year -5.58% -6.80% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43.75 - -
Median hourly rate £47.50 - -
75th Percentile £51.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £47.50 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Privileged Access Management 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 9,289 10,391 15,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.88% 89.11% 88.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,123 6,538 10,363
10th Percentile £331 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 330 211 367
10th Percentile £15.30 £18.10 £19.69
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.00 £27.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £36.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.06% -33.33% -2.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.30 £70.98
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

Privileged Access Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Privileged Access Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Privileged Access Management
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Privileged Access Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Privileged Access Management

Privileged Access Management
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Privileged Access Management over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Privileged Access Management daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Privileged Access Management
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 10 (12.66%) Confluence
2 1 (1.27%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.53%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 35 (44.30%) Azure
2 26 (32.91%) AWS
3 22 (27.85%) Entra ID
3 22 (27.85%) GCP
4 5 (6.33%) GitHub
5 4 (5.06%) SaaS
6 2 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (1.27%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.33%) Firewall
2 4 (5.06%) HTTP
2 4 (5.06%) SSL
2 4 (5.06%) TCP/IP
3 2 (2.53%) Kerberos
4 1 (1.27%) Network Security
4 1 (1.27%) Software-Defined Networking
4 1 (1.27%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.59%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.06%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 9 (11.39%) JIRA
General
1 35 (44.30%) Social Skills
2 19 (24.05%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (7.59%) Finance
4 3 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (3.80%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.53%) Banking
5 2 (2.53%) Legal
6 1 (1.27%) Electronics
6 1 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.27%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.27%) Marketing
6 1 (1.27%) Retail
6 1 (1.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (24.05%) Architect
2 16 (20.25%) Analyst
3 15 (18.99%) CyberArk Architect
4 10 (12.66%) Business Analyst
5 7 (8.86%) Lead
5 7 (8.86%) Senior
6 6 (7.59%) Consultant
7 5 (6.33%) Project Manager
7 5 (6.33%) Technical Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Technical Manager
7 5 (6.33%) Technical Project Manager
8 4 (5.06%) Lead Business Analyst
8 4 (5.06%) Product Owner
8 4 (5.06%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (5.06%) Technical Business Analyst
9 3 (3.80%) Governance Consultant
9 3 (3.80%) Security Engineer
9 3 (3.80%) Senior Manager
10 2 (2.53%) Delivery Manager
10 2 (2.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (29.11%) LDAP
2 16 (20.25%) REST
3 15 (18.99%) SailPoint
4 14 (17.72%) SOAP
5 9 (11.39%) SAML
6 5 (6.33%) OAuth
7 3 (3.80%) OpenID
8 2 (2.53%) ADO
9 1 (1.27%) ISPF
9 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 16 (20.25%) Security Posture
2 15 (18.99%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (16.46%) Onboarding
4 5 (6.33%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (6.33%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (6.33%) Management Information System
5 4 (5.06%) Product Ownership
6 3 (3.80%) Mainframe
7 2 (2.53%) BYOD
7 2 (2.53%) Cloud Native
7 2 (2.53%) Data Structures
8 1 (1.27%) Blog
8 1 (1.27%) Data Centre
8 1 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.27%) NHS
8 1 (1.27%) PMI
8 1 (1.27%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 9 (11.39%) Linux
1 9 (11.39%) Windows
2 1 (1.27%) Unix
2 1 (1.27%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (50.63%) Identity Access Management
2 27 (34.18%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (29.11%) Cybersecurity
4 22 (27.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 17 (21.52%) SIEM
6 16 (20.25%) Task Automation
7 14 (17.72%) ITSM
7 14 (17.72%) Presales
8 13 (16.46%) Integration Patterns
8 13 (16.46%) RBAC
8 13 (16.46%) Technical Leadership
9 12 (15.19%) Identity Management
10 11 (13.92%) Agile
11 10 (12.66%) Stakeholder Management
12 8 (10.13%) Information Security
12 8 (10.13%) ITIL
12 8 (10.13%) Risk Management
13 7 (8.86%) DevOps
13 7 (8.86%) Product Strategy
13 7 (8.86%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 27 (34.18%) PowerShell
2 21 (26.58%) Python
3 5 (6.33%) Java
3 5 (6.33%) SQL
4 1 (1.27%) BeanShell
4 1 (1.27%) CLIST
4 1 (1.27%) JCL
4 1 (1.27%) REXX
Qualifications
1 29 (36.71%) Security Cleared
2 28 (35.44%) SC Cleared
3 12 (15.19%) CISSP
4 10 (12.66%) Degree
5 7 (8.86%) CISM
6 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (3.80%) TOGAF Certification
7 2 (2.53%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.53%) Master's Degree
7 2 (2.53%) PhD
8 1 (1.27%) AWS Certification
8 1 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.27%) CISA
8 1 (1.27%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (1.27%) GIAC
8 1 (1.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (13.92%) GDPR
2 10 (12.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 8 (10.13%) HIPAA
4 5 (6.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (5.06%) NCSC
5 4 (5.06%) NIST
System Software
1 33 (41.77%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.06%) Docker
2 4 (5.06%) NDS
2 4 (5.06%) NetIQ eDirectory
3 2 (2.53%) RACF
4 1 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (13.92%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (5.06%) Kubernetes
3 3 (3.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.27%) CA Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.27%) zSecure
Vendors
1 43 (54.43%) CyberArk
2 19 (24.05%) BeyondTrust
3 15 (18.99%) Centrify
3 15 (18.99%) Microsoft
4 11 (13.92%) Okta
5 7 (8.86%) Oracle
6 5 (6.33%) NetIQ
7 4 (5.06%) BiZZdesign
7 4 (5.06%) ServiceNow
8 3 (3.80%) Google
8 3 (3.80%) OpenText
9 2 (2.53%) SAP
9 2 (2.53%) Thycotic
10 1 (1.27%) Atlassian
10 1 (1.27%) IBM
10 1 (1.27%) VMware
10 1 (1.27%) Workday