Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SSL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SSL over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 370 482 497
Rank change year-on-year +112 +15 -97
Contract jobs citing SSL 221 247 362
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.51% 0.41% 0.41%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.89% 3.34% 3.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 179 223
10th Percentile £375 £363 £400
25th Percentile £436 £460 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% +6.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £614
90th Percentile £743 £700 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £500 £463
% change year-on-year +20.00% +8.11% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 5
10th Percentile £41.32 £57.75 £26.25
25th Percentile - £62.00 £42.00
Median hourly rate £45.88 £63.23 £49.54
Median % change year-on-year -27.44% +27.63% -6.53%
75th Percentile £61.16 £69.61 £53.75
90th Percentile £66.88 £78.79 £56.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £62.62 £49.54
% change year-on-year -26.73% +26.39% -6.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

SSL is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,688 7,405 9,716
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.03% 12.33% 10.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,417 4,818 6,380
10th Percentile £205 £235 £228
25th Percentile £350 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.77% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £603
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £432
% change year-on-year - +9.95% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 423 488 364
10th Percentile £13.57 £9.80 £14.82
25th Percentile £17.69 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% -30.91% +4.05%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £67.40 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -11.34%

SSL
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SSL in the UK

SSL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SSL.

Daily rate trend for SSL in the UK

SSL
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SSL over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SSL in the UK

SSL
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SSL.

Hourly rate trend for SSL in the UK

SSL
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SSL over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SSL in the UK

SSL
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SSL within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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
England +121 190 £575 +4.55% 51
UK excluding London +112 128 £600 +20.00% 31
South East +84 87 £625 +6.38% 13
Work from Home +74 82 £625 +11.61% 43
London +65 69 £575 +4.55% 18
Scotland +30 16 £589 +7.78% 1
North of England +15 14 £431 +7.75% 6
Yorkshire +28 9 £431 -38.43% 2
West Midlands +26 7 £675 +51.69% 2
Midlands +24 7 £675 +51.69% 3
North West -1 5 - - 4
East of England +12 4 £290 -58.57% 3
South West +8 1 - - 6
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

SSL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 12 (5.43%) WebSphere
2 8 (3.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (3.62%) WebSphere Application Server
3 7 (3.17%) WebLogic
4 6 (2.71%) Apache
4 6 (2.71%) CMS
4 6 (2.71%) IIS
5 4 (1.81%) Confluence
5 4 (1.81%) nginx
5 4 (1.81%) Tomcat
6 3 (1.36%) Drupal
6 3 (1.36%) JBoss
7 1 (0.45%) CICS
7 1 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.45%) IBM Domino
7 1 (0.45%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.45%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.45%) Tornado
Applications
1 5 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.36%) Dynamics GP
1 3 (1.36%) Temenos T24
2 1 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 74 (33.48%) Azure
2 64 (28.96%) AWS
3 9 (4.07%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (3.17%) GitHub
6 6 (2.71%) Entra ID
6 6 (2.71%) GCP
7 5 (2.26%) Azure Monitor
7 5 (2.26%) Serverless
8 4 (1.81%) Firebase
8 4 (1.81%) Flurry Analytics
8 4 (1.81%) IaaS
8 4 (1.81%) PaaS
8 4 (1.81%) PubNub
8 4 (1.81%) SaaS
8 4 (1.81%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (1.36%) Amazon EMR
9 3 (1.36%) Apigee
9 3 (1.36%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.36%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 48 (21.72%) Firewall
2 40 (18.10%) BGP
3 36 (16.29%) HTTP
4 34 (15.38%) DNS
4 34 (15.38%) MPLS
5 33 (14.93%) TCP/IP
6 30 (13.57%) WAN
7 28 (12.67%) VPN
8 24 (10.86%) Cisco Firepower
9 23 (10.41%) Network Security
10 19 (8.60%) IPsec
11 13 (5.88%) OSPF
12 11 (4.98%) SNMP
13 9 (4.07%) DHCP
14 8 (3.62%) SMTP
14 8 (3.62%) VLAN
15 7 (3.17%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
15 7 (3.17%) FTP
15 7 (3.17%) SAN
15 7 (3.17%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.71%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.81%) Mixpanel
3 3 (1.36%) Apache Cassandra
3 3 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (1.36%) RDBMS
3 3 (1.36%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.45%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.45%) DB2
5 1 (0.45%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.45%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 34 (15.38%) Jenkins
2 21 (9.50%) Git
3 9 (4.07%) JIRA
4 7 (3.17%) IBM UrbanCode
5 5 (2.26%) Bitbucket
5 5 (2.26%) Selenium
6 4 (1.81%) Artifactory
6 4 (1.81%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (1.36%) gulp
7 3 (1.36%) Maven
7 3 (1.36%) Postman
7 3 (1.36%) Subversion
8 2 (0.90%) JMeter
9 1 (0.45%) GitLab
General
1 42 (19.00%) Finance
2 38 (17.19%) Social Skills
3 14 (6.33%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (5.88%) Public Sector
5 12 (5.43%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (4.98%) Banking
7 7 (3.17%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.81%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.36%) Electronics
10 3 (1.36%) Marketing
11 2 (0.90%) Automotive
11 2 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.45%) Advertising
12 1 (0.45%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.45%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.45%) French Language
12 1 (0.45%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 86 (38.91%) Architect
2 25 (11.31%) Network Architect
3 19 (8.60%) Developer
4 18 (8.14%) Senior
5 15 (6.79%) Network Engineer
6 13 (5.88%) Lead
7 12 (5.43%) Linux Engineer
8 11 (4.98%) Linux Server Engineer
8 11 (4.98%) Server Engineer
9 9 (4.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (4.07%) Python Developer
10 8 (3.62%) Security Architect
11 7 (3.17%) Administrator
11 7 (3.17%) Applications Specialist
11 7 (3.17%) Consultant
11 7 (3.17%) Server Specialist
11 7 (3.17%) WebSphere Server Specialist
11 7 (3.17%) WebSphere Specialist
12 5 (2.26%) DevOps Engineer
12 5 (2.26%) Senior Network Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (19.00%) Web Services
2 11 (4.98%) Kafka
3 10 (4.52%) WebSphere MQ
4 9 (4.07%) REST
4 9 (4.07%) SAML
5 8 (3.62%) ActiveMQ
5 8 (3.62%) LDAP
5 8 (3.62%) RESTful
6 7 (3.17%) AngularJS
6 7 (3.17%) OAuth
7 6 (2.71%) .NET
7 6 (2.71%) OpenID
8 5 (2.26%) ARM Templates
8 5 (2.26%) Twisted
9 4 (1.81%) JSON
9 4 (1.81%) JWT
9 4 (1.81%) WebSockets
9 4 (1.81%) XML
10 3 (1.36%) IBM Integration Bus
10 3 (1.36%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 63 (28.51%) PKI
2 23 (10.41%) Data Centre
3 12 (5.43%) DataPower
4 10 (4.52%) Mobile App
5 6 (2.71%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.26%) Linux Command Line
6 5 (2.26%) Mainframe
6 5 (2.26%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.81%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 3 (1.36%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.36%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.36%) Cyberattack
8 3 (1.36%) Private Cloud
8 3 (1.36%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.90%) Shadow IT
10 1 (0.45%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 69 (31.22%) Linux
2 33 (14.93%) Windows
3 17 (7.69%) Unix
4 11 (4.98%) Windows Server
5 7 (3.17%) Android
5 7 (3.17%) VMS
6 3 (1.36%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.45%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.45%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (19.91%) Key Management
2 43 (19.46%) Cryptography
3 37 (16.74%) CI/CD
4 31 (14.03%) DevOps
5 30 (13.57%) Technical Leadership
6 26 (11.76%) Migration
7 25 (11.31%) Agile
7 25 (11.31%) Network Management
8 24 (10.86%) Customer Requirements
8 24 (10.86%) Network Design
9 20 (9.05%) Problem-Solving
10 18 (8.14%) ITIL
11 17 (7.69%) Change Management
12 12 (5.43%) Cybersecurity
12 12 (5.43%) Infrastructure as Code
12 12 (5.43%) Kalman Filter
13 10 (4.52%) Continuous Integration
13 10 (4.52%) Infrastructure Automation
13 10 (4.52%) Test Automation
14 9 (4.07%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 26 (11.76%) Python
2 20 (9.05%) Java
3 15 (6.79%) Bash
4 13 (5.88%) JavaScript
5 12 (5.43%) PowerShell
6 10 (4.52%) Perl
7 8 (3.62%) SQL
8 4 (1.81%) Kotlin
8 4 (1.81%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.45%) ABAP
9 1 (0.45%) C
9 1 (0.45%) C++
9 1 (0.45%) Groovy
9 1 (0.45%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.45%) Ruby
9 1 (0.45%) XAML
Qualifications
1 94 (42.53%) Security Cleared
2 57 (25.79%) Degree
3 47 (21.27%) DV Cleared
4 43 (19.46%) SC Cleared
5 16 (7.24%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (4.52%) CCNP
7 7 (3.17%) MCSE
7 7 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (2.26%) CCIE
8 5 (2.26%) CCNA
8 5 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.81%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (1.36%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.90%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.90%) CISA
11 2 (0.90%) CISM
11 2 (0.90%) CISSP
11 2 (0.90%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.45%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.17%) QA
2 4 (1.81%) NCSC
3 2 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.90%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (0.90%) GDPR
3 2 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 2 (0.90%) SLA
4 1 (0.45%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.45%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.45%) NIST
4 1 (0.45%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 59 (26.70%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.26%) RACF
2 5 (2.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.81%) Firmware
3 4 (1.81%) vSphere
4 3 (1.36%) Docker
4 3 (1.36%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.36%) Terminal Services
5 2 (0.90%) Terminal Server
5 2 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.90%) XenApp
6 1 (0.45%) Postfix
6 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 26 (11.76%) Ansible
2 24 (10.86%) Endace
3 12 (5.43%) Progress Chef
3 12 (5.43%) Puppet
4 8 (3.62%) SCCM
5 6 (2.71%) Terraform
6 5 (2.26%) Kubernetes
6 5 (2.26%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.81%) zSecure
8 3 (1.36%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.90%) Cisco Prime
9 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.90%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.45%) Packer
10 1 (0.45%) PowerCLI
10 1 (0.45%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 42 (19.00%) Cisco
2 33 (14.93%) F5
3 32 (14.48%) Juniper
4 27 (12.22%) IBM
5 19 (8.60%) Microsoft
6 15 (6.79%) Palo Alto
7 12 (5.43%) Oracle
7 12 (5.43%) ServiceNow
8 8 (3.62%) Solace
9 6 (2.71%) Citrix
9 6 (2.71%) SAP
9 6 (2.71%) VMware
10 4 (1.81%) Aruba
10 4 (1.81%) Google
10 4 (1.81%) Zscaler
11 3 (1.36%) Darktrace
11 3 (1.36%) FireEye
11 3 (1.36%) IronPort
11 3 (1.36%) LogRhythm
11 3 (1.36%) Meraki