Cybersecurity Contracts in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 38 59
Rank change year-on-year +5 +21 +16
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 124 174 178
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 4.60% 5.30% 3.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.60% 6.00% 4.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 130 124
10th Percentile £400 £413 £403
25th Percentile £481 £513 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £688 £680 £638
90th Percentile £850 £751 £759
England median daily rate £575 £613 £570
% change year-on-year -6.12% +7.46% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62.50 - £10.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 - £11.00
75th Percentile £67.50 - £15.13
90th Percentile - - £17.30
England median hourly rate £83.63 £70.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year +19.48% +64.71% -10.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Cybersecurity 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 advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,214 2,900 4,386
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.21% 88.33% 87.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,486 2,032 3,228
10th Percentile £238 £250 £250
25th Percentile £356 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +15.15%
75th Percentile £600 £594 £575
90th Percentile £700 £688 £663
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 107 146
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.92 £10.50
25th Percentile £13.91 £14.76 £13.74
Median hourly rate £18.00 £20.71 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.06% +18.31% +14.01%
75th Percentile £33.25 £31.00 £22.75
90th Percentile £55.00 £56.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +7.71%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Cybersecurity in the Midlands

Cybersecurity
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +7 113 £583 -2.83% 78
East Midlands +5 11 £400 -23.81% 44
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 5 (4.03%) CMS
2 1 (0.81%) Confluence
2 1 (0.81%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (4.03%) CANalyzer
1 5 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.61%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 14 (11.29%) Azure
2 7 (5.65%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
4 1 (0.81%) AWS
4 1 (0.81%) AWS CloudTrail
4 1 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (0.81%) IaaS
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (0.81%) Mimecast
4 1 (0.81%) PaaS
4 1 (0.81%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (20.97%) Network Security
2 19 (15.32%) Firewall
3 17 (13.71%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (10.48%) DNS
5 11 (8.87%) WAN
6 9 (7.26%) DHCP
7 6 (4.84%) LAN
7 6 (4.84%) SAN
7 6 (4.84%) SD-WAN
7 6 (4.84%) TCP/IP
8 5 (4.03%) Ethernet
9 4 (3.23%) Fibre Channel
9 4 (3.23%) FlexRay
9 4 (3.23%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (3.23%) Wireless
10 2 (1.61%) VPN
11 1 (0.81%) Cisco ISE
11 1 (0.81%) MPLS
11 1 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
11 1 (0.81%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (12.10%) Big Data
2 2 (1.61%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.81%) Apache Hive
3 1 (0.81%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.81%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (4.03%) CANoe
2 1 (0.81%) IDA Disassembler
2 1 (0.81%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 34 (27.42%) Analytical Skills
2 28 (22.58%) Social Skills
3 19 (15.32%) Public Sector
4 11 (8.87%) Legal
5 7 (5.65%) Automotive
6 6 (4.84%) Electronics
7 5 (4.03%) Finance
7 5 (4.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (4.03%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.42%) Games
8 3 (2.42%) Law
8 3 (2.42%) Police
8 3 (2.42%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.61%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.61%) Military
10 1 (0.81%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 44 (35.48%) Analyst
2 17 (13.71%) SOC Analyst
3 10 (8.06%) Security Manager
4 9 (7.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 8 (6.45%) Cyber Defence Analyst
5 8 (6.45%) Project Manager
5 8 (6.45%) Security Engineer
5 8 (6.45%) Security Project Manager
6 7 (5.65%) Architect
6 7 (5.65%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 7 (5.65%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
6 7 (5.65%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
7 6 (4.84%) Consultant
7 6 (4.84%) Lead
7 6 (4.84%) Security Analyst
8 5 (4.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (4.03%) Integration Manager
8 5 (4.03%) Principal Engineer
8 5 (4.03%) Senior
8 5 (4.03%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (12.10%) Apache NiFi
2 2 (1.61%) Elastic Stack
2 2 (1.61%) Regular Expression
3 1 (0.81%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 32 (25.81%) Cyber Defence
2 26 (20.97%) Management Information System
3 20 (16.13%) Distributed Applications
4 16 (12.90%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (9.68%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 12 (9.68%) Security Operations Centre
6 10 (8.06%) Operational Technology
7 8 (6.45%) Security Posture
8 6 (4.84%) Cyberattack
9 5 (4.03%) Infotainment
10 4 (3.23%) PKI
11 3 (2.42%) Cloud Native
12 2 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (1.61%) CMDB
12 2 (1.61%) Cyber Security Posture
12 2 (1.61%) IoT
12 2 (1.61%) Renewable Energy
12 2 (1.61%) Taxonomies
13 1 (0.81%) Data Structures
13 1 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 48 (38.71%) Linux
2 36 (29.03%) Windows
3 18 (14.52%) Unix
4 13 (10.48%) Android
4 13 (10.48%) Apple iOS
5 10 (8.06%) Mac OS X
6 9 (7.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (7.26%) Windows Server
7 4 (3.23%) CentOS
7 4 (3.23%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.81%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (43.55%) SIEM
2 35 (28.23%) Information Security
3 26 (20.97%) Security Operations
4 22 (17.74%) Incident Management
5 21 (16.94%) Incident Response
6 20 (16.13%) Security Architecture
7 19 (15.32%) Actionable Insight
7 19 (15.32%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 19 (15.32%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 19 (15.32%) Threat Intelligence
8 18 (14.52%) Data Management
8 18 (14.52%) Risk Management
9 16 (12.90%) Data Pipeline
9 16 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (12.10%) Data Engineering
11 14 (11.29%) Analytics
11 14 (11.29%) Vulnerability Management
12 13 (10.48%) Kalman Filter
12 13 (10.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 12 (9.68%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.45%) Java
2 5 (4.03%) C#
3 4 (3.23%) Bash
3 4 (3.23%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.23%) Python
3 4 (3.23%) VBA
4 2 (1.61%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.61%) SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (60.48%) Security Cleared
2 36 (29.03%) DV Cleared
3 34 (27.42%) SC Cleared
4 13 (10.48%) Degree
5 7 (5.65%) CISSP
6 5 (4.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (3.23%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (2.42%) Azure Certification
8 3 (2.42%) CEH
9 2 (1.61%) BC Cleared
9 2 (1.61%) CASP
9 2 (1.61%) GCED
9 2 (1.61%) GIAC
9 2 (1.61%) GSEC
9 2 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.81%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.81%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (24.19%) NIST
2 16 (12.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (12.10%) Actionable Recommendations
4 14 (11.29%) GDPR
5 10 (8.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 10 (8.06%) HIPAA
6 7 (5.65%) NIST 800
7 5 (4.03%) ISO 9000
8 2 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.61%) SLA
9 1 (0.81%) AUTOSAR
9 1 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.81%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.81%) NCSC
System Software
1 11 (8.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (7.26%) VMware ESXi
2 9 (7.26%) VMware NSX
3 8 (6.45%) Active Directory
4 6 (4.84%) vSphere
5 4 (3.23%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.81%) Docker
6 1 (0.81%) Snort
Systems Management
1 9 (7.26%) vCenter Server
2 5 (4.03%) SCCM
3 4 (3.23%) Functional Safety
4 3 (2.42%) Kibana
5 2 (1.61%) logstash
6 1 (0.81%) Ansible
6 1 (0.81%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.81%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.81%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (20.16%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.68%) Red Hat
3 11 (8.87%) VMware
4 7 (5.65%) LogRhythm
5 6 (4.84%) Cisco
5 6 (4.84%) Splunk
6 5 (4.03%) Darktrace
6 5 (4.03%) FireEye
6 5 (4.03%) Veeam
7 3 (2.42%) Fujitsu
8 2 (1.61%) Citrix
8 2 (1.61%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.61%) Rapid7
8 2 (1.61%) Sage
8 2 (1.61%) SAP
8 2 (1.61%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.61%) TippingPoint
8 2 (1.61%) Trend Micro
9 1 (0.81%) Aruba
9 1 (0.81%) CrowdStrike