S/MIME Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring S/MIME skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited S/MIME over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 295 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing S/MIME 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.091% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile £433 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile £700 - -
UK median daily rate £450 £450 -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

S/MIME falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,043 1,610 2,954
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.53% 10.49% 11.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 667 1,029 1,967
10th Percentile £325 £300 £350
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £650
90th Percentile £700 £703 £725
UK median daily rate £488 £495 £519
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 77 101
10th Percentile £13.78 £12.75 £24.50
25th Percentile £14.20 £14.27 £42.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £24.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.35% -59.17% +23.51%
75th Percentile £64.38 £65.00 £71.50
90th Percentile £73.75 £87.46 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £40.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -27.50% +110.53% -32.74%

S/MIME
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing S/MIME as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

S/MIME trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

S/MIME
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing S/MIME.

S/MIME daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

S/MIME
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing S/MIME over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

S/MIME daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

S/MIME
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 9 (100.00%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Database
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Lead
2 1 (11.11%) Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Solutions Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) PKI
2 6 (66.67%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Key Management
2 6 (66.67%) Migration
2 6 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (55.56%) Computer Science
4 2 (22.22%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
4 2 (22.22%) Secure Coding
5 1 (11.11%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) PowerShell
1 6 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 1 (11.11%) VMware ESXi
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Oracle
2 1 (11.11%) SAP
2 1 (11.11%) VMware