Security Monitoring Contracts with Work from Home Options

Security Monitoring
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Security Monitoring skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Monitoring over the 6 months to 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 292 384 565
Rank change year-on-year +92 +181 -119
Contract jobs citing Security Monitoring 49 67 58
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.33% 0.28% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.31% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 49 49
10th Percentile £425 £413 £425
25th Percentile £475 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £675
90th Percentile £584 £813 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £566 £565
% change year-on-year -11.70% +0.22% +2.73%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Security Monitoring is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,808 21,452 40,398
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.38% 89.66% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,620 15,212 29,410
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £734
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 498 524
10th Percentile £14.90 £17.50 £14.50
25th Percentile £23.75 £25.75 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £58.81
90th Percentile £74.40 £78.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +2.38% +38.82% +11.65%

Security Monitoring
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Monitoring as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Monitoring trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Monitoring.

Security Monitoring daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Monitoring over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Security Monitoring daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Monitoring.

Security Monitoring hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Security Monitoring
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (32.65%) Confluence
2 14 (28.57%) SharePoint
3 13 (26.53%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (2.04%) IBM Notes
Cloud Services
1 22 (44.90%) Azure
2 13 (26.53%) Azure Stack
3 7 (14.29%) AWS
3 7 (14.29%) SaaS
4 4 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.04%) Azure API Management
5 1 (2.04%) Azure Event Grid
5 1 (2.04%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.04%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.04%) IaaS
5 1 (2.04%) OneDrive
5 1 (2.04%) PaaS
5 1 (2.04%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (38.78%) Firewall
2 13 (26.53%) BGP
3 6 (12.24%) Network Security
4 3 (6.12%) WAN
5 2 (4.08%) LAN
5 2 (4.08%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.04%) SD-WAN
6 1 (2.04%) VPN
6 1 (2.04%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 16 (32.65%) JIRA
2 1 (2.04%) Bitbucket
2 1 (2.04%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (32.65%) Social Skills
2 9 (18.37%) Public Sector
3 7 (14.29%) Finance
4 6 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (4.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.04%) Banking
6 1 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Law
6 1 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (26.53%) Microsoft Engineer
2 12 (24.49%) Analyst
2 12 (24.49%) Security Analyst
3 7 (14.29%) Consultant
3 7 (14.29%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 6 (12.24%) Senior
4 6 (12.24%) Senior Analyst
4 6 (12.24%) Senior Security Analyst
5 5 (10.20%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Integration Consultant
6 4 (8.16%) Lead
6 4 (8.16%) SaaS Consultant
7 3 (6.12%) Head of Operations
7 3 (6.12%) Head of Security
7 3 (6.12%) Security Consultant
7 3 (6.12%) Security Engineer
8 2 (4.08%) Architect
8 2 (4.08%) IT Consultant
8 2 (4.08%) IT Security Consultant
8 2 (4.08%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.04%) .NET
1 1 (2.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 13 (26.53%) Management Information System
1 13 (26.53%) Private Cloud
2 8 (16.33%) Security Posture
3 7 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (10.20%) Public Cloud
5 4 (8.16%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (4.08%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (2.04%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (2.04%) CSOC
7 1 (2.04%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 21 (42.86%) Windows
2 3 (6.12%) Linux
3 2 (4.08%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.04%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (51.02%) Cybersecurity
2 18 (36.73%) Information Security
3 17 (34.69%) SIEM
4 15 (30.61%) ITSM
5 14 (28.57%) ITIL
6 13 (26.53%) Capacity Management
6 13 (26.53%) Network Management
6 13 (26.53%) Service Management
7 10 (20.41%) Vulnerability Management
8 9 (18.37%) Penetration Testing
9 8 (16.33%) Computer Science
9 8 (16.33%) Identity Access Management
9 8 (16.33%) Incident Response
9 8 (16.33%) Security Operations
10 7 (14.29%) Use Case
10 7 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 6 (12.24%) Incident Management
11 6 (12.24%) Privileged Access Management
12 5 (10.20%) Data Loss Prevention
12 5 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.08%) Python
1 2 (4.08%) SQL
2 1 (2.04%) C#
2 1 (2.04%) Java
2 1 (2.04%) PHP
2 1 (2.04%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.04%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 22 (44.90%) Security Cleared
2 14 (28.57%) DV Cleared
3 9 (18.37%) Degree
4 8 (16.33%) CISM
4 8 (16.33%) CISSP
5 6 (12.24%) SC Cleared
6 5 (10.20%) CISA
7 4 (8.16%) CGEIT
7 4 (8.16%) CRISC
7 4 (8.16%) GCIH
7 4 (8.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (6.12%) GCIA
9 2 (4.08%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (4.08%) GIAC
10 1 (2.04%) Azure Certification
10 1 (2.04%) CEH
10 1 (2.04%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (2.04%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (2.04%) ISSEP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (26.53%) Government Security Classifications
1 13 (26.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (24.49%) NIST
3 5 (10.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 3 (6.12%) PCI DSS
5 2 (4.08%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (4.08%) GDPR
5 2 (4.08%) NCSC
6 1 (2.04%) COBIT
6 1 (2.04%) GLBA
6 1 (2.04%) ISAE 3402
6 1 (2.04%) ISO 9000
6 1 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (2.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (8.16%) Active Directory
1 4 (8.16%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (6.12%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (4.08%) Docker
3 2 (4.08%) XenApp
4 1 (2.04%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 13 (26.53%) SCOM
2 5 (10.20%) Nessus
3 3 (6.12%) QRadar
4 2 (4.08%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (4.08%) CSIRT
4 2 (4.08%) Network Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (2.04%) CASB
5 1 (2.04%) Kubernetes
5 1 (2.04%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (46.94%) Microsoft
2 14 (28.57%) Atlassian
3 5 (10.20%) Salesforce
4 4 (8.16%) Cisco
4 4 (8.16%) ServiceNow
4 4 (8.16%) VMware
5 3 (6.12%) Splunk
6 2 (4.08%) BeyondTrust
6 2 (4.08%) CheckPoint
6 2 (4.08%) Citrix
6 2 (4.08%) Databricks
6 2 (4.08%) Oracle
7 1 (2.04%) Axway
7 1 (2.04%) ForeScout
7 1 (2.04%) Lotus
7 1 (2.04%) McAfee
7 1 (2.04%) Netskope
7 1 (2.04%) Trend Micro