Data Security Contracts in the South West

Data Security
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 127 135 161
Rank change year-on-year +8 +26 -27
Contract jobs citing Data Security 23 24 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.73% 0.69% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 0.77% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 21 10
10th Percentile £385 £463 £190
25th Percentile £513 £519 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £550 £483
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +13.99% -21.54%
75th Percentile £719 £579 £656
90th Percentile £743 £600 £740
England median daily rate £562 £550 £569
% change year-on-year +2.18% -3.34% +13.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £40.00 - -
England median hourly rate £40.00 £19.25 £24.24
% change year-on-year +107.79% -20.59% -57.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Data Security 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 South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,626 3,113 3,272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 82.97% 89.71% 88.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,680 2,274 2,317
10th Percentile £225 £313 £297
25th Percentile £406 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.37%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £724 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 343 317 207
10th Percentile £13.88 £9.80 £15.90
25th Percentile £29.75 £15.40 £20.63
Median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £48.48
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +23.76% +10.18%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £83.31 £69.29
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the South West

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Security in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Data Security in the South West

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security in the South West over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in the South West

Data Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Security in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Data Security in the South West

Data Security
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 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
Bristol +19 9 £700 +7.69% 4
Gloucestershire +6 7 £400 -27.27% 1
Wiltshire +1 6 £650 +28.40% 3
Cornwall - 1 - -
Data Security
England

Data Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (13.04%) Teamcenter
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 8 (34.78%) JIRA
2 3 (13.04%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (4.35%) Android Studio
3 1 (4.35%) Git
General
1 6 (26.09%) Legal
2 5 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Aerospace
3 2 (8.70%) Finance
4 1 (4.35%) Aviation
4 1 (4.35%) Banking
4 1 (4.35%) Military
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Architect
2 8 (34.78%) Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Compliance Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Data Analyst
2 8 (34.78%) Data Compliance Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Data Architect
4 4 (17.39%) Lead
4 4 (17.39%) Lead Architect
5 3 (13.04%) Security Architect
5 3 (13.04%) Security Solutions Architect
5 3 (13.04%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (8.70%) Information Assurance Manager
6 2 (8.70%) Information Manager
7 1 (4.35%) Android Developer
7 1 (4.35%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
7 1 (4.35%) Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Data Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Consultant
7 1 (4.35%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.04%) SOAP
1 3 (13.04%) XML
2 1 (4.35%) Android SDK
2 1 (4.35%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (8.70%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (4.35%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.35%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.35%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Data Governance
2 9 (39.13%) Incident Response
3 8 (34.78%) Incident Management
3 8 (34.78%) SOAR
4 7 (30.43%) Forensic Analysis
4 7 (30.43%) SIEM
4 7 (30.43%) Use Case
4 7 (30.43%) Workflow
5 6 (26.09%) Issue Tracking
5 6 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (26.09%) Workflow Management
6 5 (21.74%) Data Architecture
6 5 (21.74%) Information Assurance
6 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (17.39%) Data Integration
7 4 (17.39%) Identity Access Management
7 4 (17.39%) Project Management
8 3 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (13.04%) Data Modelling
8 3 (13.04%) Data Virtualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 12 (52.17%) Security Cleared
2 11 (47.83%) SC Cleared
3 2 (8.70%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.35%) Degree
4 1 (4.35%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) GDPR
2 3 (13.04%) HIPAA
2 3 (13.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (13.04%) JSP 440
3 2 (8.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (8.70%) Data Quality
3 2 (8.70%) NIST
4 1 (4.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (4.35%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Splunk
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft