Cybersecurity Contracts with Work from Home Options

Cybersecurity
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 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 56 53 79
Rank change year-on-year -3 +26 +20
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 514 1,005 1,363
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.47% 4.08% 3.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.95% 4.55% 3.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 383 759 1,027
10th Percentile £400 £425 £388
25th Percentile £500 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £713 £675
90th Percentile £775 £813 £763
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 10
10th Percentile £26.75 £23.50 £26.25
25th Percentile £40.00 £25.00 £36.25
Median hourly rate £87.46 £30.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +191.53% -40.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £87.53 £46.50 £60.93
90th Percentile £87.64 £66.45 £63.40
UK median hourly rate £83.77 £65.50 £41.95
% change year-on-year +27.89% +56.14% -11.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,021 22,109 40,018
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.98% 89.70% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,736 15,644 29,065
10th Percentile £325 £363 £361
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.82% +2.90% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 565 507 537
10th Percentile £14.93 £18.63 £14.15
25th Percentile £25.00 £27.86 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £53.35 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.40% +35.06% +61.22%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.15 £80.00 £71.00
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%

Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Cybersecurity trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Cybersecurity daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Cybersecurity hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
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 9 (1.75%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.36%) Confluence
3 6 (1.17%) WebSphere
4 5 (0.97%) IIS
5 3 (0.58%) Apache
5 3 (0.58%) IBM HTTP Server
5 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.58%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.58%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.58%) WebSphere Portal
6 1 (0.19%) CMS
6 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
Applications
1 16 (3.11%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.75%) MS Visio
3 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.39%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.39%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (1.56%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 115 (22.37%) Azure
2 66 (12.84%) AWS
3 33 (6.42%) SaaS
4 32 (6.23%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (4.47%) IaaS
6 21 (4.09%) Entra ID
7 20 (3.89%) Azure Sentinel
8 18 (3.50%) PaaS
9 16 (3.11%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (2.92%) GCP
11 14 (2.72%) GitHub
12 13 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
13 12 (2.33%) Power Platform
14 6 (1.17%) AWS CloudTrail
15 5 (0.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 5 (0.97%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 5 (0.97%) Azure Monitor
16 4 (0.78%) Azure Key Vault
16 4 (0.78%) Google Kubernetes Engine
16 4 (0.78%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 58 (11.28%) Firewall
2 40 (7.78%) Network Security
3 26 (5.06%) Intrusion Detection
4 19 (3.70%) Intranet
5 17 (3.31%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.72%) WAN
7 11 (2.14%) VPN
8 10 (1.95%) DNS
8 10 (1.95%) LAN
9 8 (1.56%) DHCP
10 5 (0.97%) HTTP
10 5 (0.97%) HTTPS
10 5 (0.97%) VLAN
10 5 (0.97%) Wireshark
11 4 (0.78%) SAN
11 4 (0.78%) tcpdump
12 3 (0.58%) Internet
12 3 (0.58%) Multicast
12 3 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
12 3 (0.58%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.78%) Apache Hive
2 4 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (0.78%) Hadoop
2 4 (0.78%) Power BI
2 4 (0.78%) Tableau
3 3 (0.58%) DB2
4 2 (0.39%) Big Data
4 2 (0.39%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.19%) Amazon Athena
5 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 28 (5.45%) JIRA
2 10 (1.95%) SonarQube
3 8 (1.56%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.17%) Git
5 4 (0.78%) Artifactory
5 4 (0.78%) IDA Disassembler
5 4 (0.78%) Subversion
6 3 (0.58%) IBM UrbanCode
7 2 (0.39%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.19%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.19%) JMeter
8 1 (0.19%) RStudio
8 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.19%) Xcode
General
1 133 (25.88%) Social Skills
2 83 (16.15%) Finance
3 69 (13.42%) Public Sector
4 62 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (6.61%) Banking
6 23 (4.47%) Legal
7 15 (2.92%) Police
8 14 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
9 13 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (1.95%) Local Government
11 9 (1.75%) Automotive
12 8 (1.56%) Law
13 7 (1.36%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.17%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (0.97%) Marketing
15 5 (0.97%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (0.78%) Electronics
16 4 (0.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 96 (18.68%) Architect
2 70 (13.62%) Analyst
3 63 (12.26%) Security Architect
4 57 (11.09%) Consultant
5 53 (10.31%) Senior
6 52 (10.12%) Security Engineer
7 42 (8.17%) Security Manager
8 41 (7.98%) Security Analyst
9 39 (7.59%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 39 (7.59%) Project Manager
10 32 (6.23%) Lead
11 31 (6.03%) Security Consultant
12 29 (5.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 25 (4.86%) Security Project Manager
14 23 (4.47%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 21 (4.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 19 (3.70%) Technical Writer
17 18 (3.50%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
18 16 (3.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 16 (3.11%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.70%) CSS
2 18 (3.50%) HTML
3 11 (2.14%) ARM Templates
4 10 (1.95%) Azure Blueprints
5 9 (1.75%) .NET
5 9 (1.75%) LDAP
6 7 (1.36%) Middleware
6 7 (1.36%) OAuth
6 7 (1.36%) SAML
6 7 (1.36%) Web Services
7 6 (1.17%) J2EE
7 6 (1.17%) SailPoint
8 4 (0.78%) OLE
8 4 (0.78%) OpenID
8 4 (0.78%) REST
8 4 (0.78%) XML
9 3 (0.58%) EJB
9 3 (0.58%) JSP
9 3 (0.58%) RESTful
9 3 (0.58%) Servlets
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.75%) Management Information System
2 31 (6.03%) Security Posture
3 29 (5.64%) Cyber Threat
4 19 (3.70%) Operational Technology
5 16 (3.11%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.72%) Data Centre
7 13 (2.53%) Security Operations Centre
8 10 (1.95%) Cloud Native
8 10 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 9 (1.75%) PKI
9 9 (1.75%) Product Ownership
10 7 (1.36%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 7 (1.36%) IoT
10 7 (1.36%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.36%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.17%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.17%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 41 (7.98%) Windows
2 28 (5.45%) Linux
3 13 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.39%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.39%) Unix
6 1 (0.19%) CentOS
6 1 (0.19%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (22.18%) Information Security
2 75 (14.59%) Agile
3 64 (12.45%) DevOps
4 62 (12.06%) Security Architecture
5 60 (11.67%) Problem-Solving
5 60 (11.67%) Risk Management
6 59 (11.48%) Incident Response
6 59 (11.48%) Project Management
7 57 (11.09%) Stakeholder Management
8 53 (10.31%) SIEM
9 52 (10.12%) Security Operations
10 48 (9.34%) Vulnerability Management
11 46 (8.95%) Penetration Testing
12 37 (7.20%) Cloud Security
12 37 (7.20%) Data Protection
13 36 (7.00%) Identity Access Management
13 36 (7.00%) Roadmaps
14 34 (6.61%) Change Management
15 33 (6.42%) Mentoring
15 33 (6.42%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.06%) JavaScript
2 21 (4.09%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.09%) Python
3 15 (2.92%) Java
4 11 (2.14%) SQL
5 8 (1.56%) C++
6 6 (1.17%) Bash
6 6 (1.17%) C#
7 5 (0.97%) Go
8 3 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.58%) Perl
9 2 (0.39%) Rust
10 1 (0.19%) Bicep
10 1 (0.19%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.19%) PHP
10 1 (0.19%) R
10 1 (0.19%) Ruby
10 1 (0.19%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.19%) Swift
Qualifications
1 152 (29.57%) Security Cleared
2 107 (20.82%) SC Cleared
3 70 (13.62%) CISSP
4 54 (10.51%) CISM
5 42 (8.17%) Degree
5 42 (8.17%) DV Cleared
6 19 (3.70%) CISA
7 13 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (2.53%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (2.33%) CEH
8 12 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.95%) CRISC
9 10 (1.95%) PMP
10 9 (1.75%) CompTIA Security+
11 8 (1.56%) CCNA
12 7 (1.36%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.36%) CREST Certified
12 7 (1.36%) Master's Degree
12 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (1.17%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (18.68%) NIST
2 93 (18.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 41 (7.98%) NCSC
4 28 (5.45%) GDPR
5 18 (3.50%) GRC
6 17 (3.31%) PCI DSS
7 11 (2.14%) COBIT
8 10 (1.95%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 7 (1.36%) ISO 22301
10 5 (0.97%) Disclosure Scotland
10 5 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 4 (0.78%) Automotive SPICE
11 4 (0.78%) AUTOSAR
11 4 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.78%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.58%) Government Security Classifications
12 3 (0.58%) GPG13
12 3 (0.58%) JSP 440
System Software
1 42 (8.17%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.31%) Docker
3 9 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.97%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.78%) Snort
5 4 (0.78%) vSphere
6 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.39%) XenApp
8 1 (0.19%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.19%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 24 (4.67%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.28%) Terraform
3 18 (3.50%) Ansible
4 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.17%) Nessus
5 6 (1.17%) SCCM
5 6 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.78%) BladeLogic
6 4 (0.78%) CSIRT
6 4 (0.78%) Functional Safety
6 4 (0.78%) ITRS Geneos
6 4 (0.78%) Kibana
6 4 (0.78%) QRadar
6 4 (0.78%) Trend Micro Deep Security
7 2 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (0.39%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (0.39%) Nmap
7 2 (0.39%) SCOM
7 2 (0.39%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 95 (18.48%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.11%) Splunk
3 15 (2.92%) Cisco
4 14 (2.72%) CyberArk
4 14 (2.72%) VMware
5 13 (2.53%) Palo Alto
6 12 (2.33%) Oracle
7 10 (1.95%) Citrix
7 10 (1.95%) Google
7 10 (1.95%) Qualys
7 10 (1.95%) ServiceNow
8 8 (1.56%) Sparx
9 6 (1.17%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (0.97%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.97%) Rapid7
11 4 (0.78%) Altiris
11 4 (0.78%) Dynatrace
11 4 (0.78%) F5
11 4 (0.78%) Okta
12 3 (0.58%) Sophos