Cybersecurity Contracts in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 46 81
Rank change year-on-year +7 +35 0
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 857 1,050 945
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.11% 4.58% 3.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.94% 5.14% 3.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 585 726 700
10th Percentile £406 £363 £350
25th Percentile £500 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £564 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% +2.50% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £680 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £590 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -1.67% +4.35% +7.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 39 21
10th Percentile £26.75 £25.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £40.00 £35.00 £22.00
Median hourly rate £83.77 £72.98 £59.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.78% +23.69% +24.21%
75th Percentile £87.53 £83.31 £68.30
90th Percentile £87.92 £83.40 £69.83
UK median hourly rate £83.63 £72.98 £40.00
% change year-on-year +14.60% +82.45% -20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,354 20,436 27,272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.24% 89.17% 89.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,295 14,024 19,087
10th Percentile £250 £260 £240
25th Percentile £375 £400 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £579
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,139 1,241 1,336
10th Percentile £12.47 £10.63 £12.43
25th Percentile £15.39 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.88%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £62.38
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Cybersecurity in the UK excluding London

Cybersecurity
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
South West +20 272 £568 -12.69% 136
South East -3 210 £600 +2.13% 166
North of England -20 140 £600 +9.09% 226
Midlands -2 117 £550 -4.35% 139
West Midlands -3 104 £550 -6.38% 86
Scotland +26 82 £563 +12.50% 52
North West -26 80 £570 +3.64% 150
Yorkshire 0 52 £650 +15.56% 69
East of England -10 46 £575 +4.55% 61
Wales +8 19 £600 +26.32% 21
East Midlands +6 13 £500 -4.76% 52
North East +18 8 £563 +23.29% 7
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 36 (4.20%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.22%) CMS
3 7 (0.82%) Confluence
4 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.35%) Apache
5 3 (0.35%) IBM HTTP Server
5 3 (0.35%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.35%) WebSphere Application Server
5 3 (0.35%) WebSphere Portal
6 1 (0.12%) JBoss
6 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.12%) WildFly
Applications
1 21 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.28%) Acrobat
4 7 (0.82%) CANalyzer
5 5 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.47%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 133 (15.52%) Azure
2 56 (6.53%) AWS
3 35 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (3.85%) Entra ID
5 27 (3.15%) Azure Sentinel
6 14 (1.63%) GCP
6 14 (1.63%) Power Platform
6 14 (1.63%) SaaS
7 12 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.28%) IaaS
8 11 (1.28%) PaaS
9 7 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 7 (0.82%) Azure Logic Apps
10 6 (0.70%) Akamai
10 6 (0.70%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 6 (0.70%) Cloudflare
10 6 (0.70%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (0.47%) AWS CloudTrail
12 4 (0.47%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 103 (12.02%) Firewall
2 80 (9.33%) Network Security
3 51 (5.95%) Intrusion Detection
4 36 (4.20%) DNS
5 27 (3.15%) WAN
6 18 (2.10%) DHCP
7 16 (1.87%) TCP/IP
7 16 (1.87%) Wireless
8 11 (1.28%) LAN
8 11 (1.28%) SD-WAN
8 11 (1.28%) SSL
9 9 (1.05%) VPN
10 8 (0.93%) SAN
11 7 (0.82%) Ethernet
11 7 (0.82%) HTTP
12 6 (0.70%) FlexRay
13 5 (0.58%) Fibre Channel
13 5 (0.58%) HTTPS
13 5 (0.58%) Intranet
14 4 (0.47%) Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.22%) Big Data
2 8 (0.93%) Data Lake
3 7 (0.82%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.47%) Power BI
6 3 (0.35%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.35%) MySQL
7 2 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.23%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.23%) Tableau
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database 11g
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (1.87%) JIRA
2 7 (0.82%) CANoe
2 7 (0.82%) Git
3 4 (0.47%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.47%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.35%) IBM UrbanCode
4 3 (0.35%) JUnit
4 3 (0.35%) Maven
4 3 (0.35%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.23%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.23%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.23%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.23%) Selenium
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
6 1 (0.12%) IDA Disassembler
6 1 (0.12%) Subversion
General
1 236 (27.54%) Social Skills
2 115 (13.42%) Analytical Skills
3 111 (12.95%) Public Sector
4 54 (6.30%) Finance
5 33 (3.85%) Legal
6 32 (3.73%) Manufacturing
7 28 (3.27%) Banking
8 25 (2.92%) Telecoms
9 23 (2.68%) Automotive
10 19 (2.22%) Military
11 18 (2.10%) Marketing
12 16 (1.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 14 (1.63%) Local Government
14 12 (1.40%) Electronics
15 11 (1.28%) Aerospace
16 9 (1.05%) Retail
17 8 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
18 5 (0.58%) German Language
18 5 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 229 (26.72%) Analyst
2 102 (11.90%) Architect
3 75 (8.75%) SOC Analyst
4 73 (8.52%) Consultant
5 72 (8.40%) Security Analyst
6 66 (7.70%) Lead
7 65 (7.58%) Senior
8 64 (7.47%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 61 (7.12%) Security Architect
10 54 (6.30%) Security Engineer
11 51 (5.95%) Project Manager
11 51 (5.95%) Security Consultant
12 44 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Architect
12 44 (5.13%) Security Manager
13 36 (4.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 35 (4.08%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 34 (3.97%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
16 33 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 29 (3.38%) Cybersecurity Engineer
18 28 (3.27%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.10%) Apache NiFi
2 17 (1.98%) SailPoint
3 13 (1.52%) Elastic Stack
4 6 (0.70%) Web Services
5 5 (0.58%) LDAP
5 5 (0.58%) OpenID
5 5 (0.58%) REST
6 4 (0.47%) .NET
6 4 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.35%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.35%) CSS
7 3 (0.35%) J2EE
7 3 (0.35%) Middleware
7 3 (0.35%) Regular Expression
7 3 (0.35%) Spring
8 2 (0.23%) JSP
8 2 (0.23%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.12%) Servlets
9 1 (0.12%) SOAP
9 1 (0.12%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 137 (15.99%) Cyber Threat
2 118 (13.77%) Management Information System
3 110 (12.84%) Cyber Defence
4 90 (10.50%) Security Operations Centre
5 71 (8.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 50 (5.83%) CSOC
6 50 (5.83%) Operational Technology
6 50 (5.83%) Security Posture
7 39 (4.55%) Data Centre
8 25 (2.92%) Cyberattack
8 25 (2.92%) Private Cloud
9 23 (2.68%) Distributed Applications
10 17 (1.98%) PKI
11 14 (1.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 12 (1.40%) Cloud Native
12 12 (1.40%) SCADA
13 11 (1.28%) Onboarding
14 9 (1.05%) Cyber Security Posture
14 9 (1.05%) Public Cloud
15 8 (0.93%) CESG
Operating Systems
1 126 (14.70%) Windows
2 113 (13.19%) Linux
3 33 (3.85%) Unix
4 25 (2.92%) Windows Server
5 20 (2.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 16 (1.87%) Android
6 16 (1.87%) Apple iOS
7 11 (1.28%) Mac OS X
8 5 (0.58%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.47%) CentOS
9 4 (0.47%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.23%) AIX
10 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (26.95%) SIEM
2 212 (24.74%) Information Security
3 179 (20.89%) Security Operations
4 176 (20.54%) Incident Response
5 122 (14.24%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 115 (13.42%) Threat Intelligence
7 112 (13.07%) Risk Management
8 106 (12.37%) Use Case
9 97 (11.32%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 97 (11.32%) Incident Management
10 94 (10.97%) Problem-Solving
11 88 (10.27%) Mentoring
12 83 (9.68%) Agile
13 82 (9.57%) Stakeholder Management
14 79 (9.22%) Security Architecture
14 79 (9.22%) SOAR
15 76 (8.87%) Protective Monitoring
15 76 (8.87%) Vulnerability Management
16 75 (8.75%) DevOps
17 65 (7.58%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (4.08%) Python
2 29 (3.38%) PowerShell
3 21 (2.45%) Java
4 14 (1.63%) C#
5 12 (1.40%) Bash
5 12 (1.40%) C++
6 11 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
7 9 (1.05%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.82%) SQL
9 6 (0.70%) C
9 6 (0.70%) VBA
10 4 (0.47%) Search Processing Language
11 3 (0.35%) Go
11 3 (0.35%) PHP
11 3 (0.35%) Ruby
12 1 (0.12%) Bicep
12 1 (0.12%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.12%) Perl
Qualifications
1 438 (51.11%) Security Cleared
2 258 (30.11%) DV Cleared
3 170 (19.84%) SC Cleared
4 102 (11.90%) Degree
5 79 (9.22%) CISSP
6 53 (6.18%) CISM
7 26 (3.03%) CISA
7 26 (3.03%) SANS
8 23 (2.68%) CEH
9 18 (2.10%) CompTIA Security+
10 16 (1.87%) PMI Certification
10 16 (1.87%) PMP
11 15 (1.75%) ISACA
11 15 (1.75%) Master's Degree
12 14 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
13 13 (1.52%) Azure Certification
14 12 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
16 10 (1.17%) ITIL Certification
16 10 (1.17%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (20.07%) NIST
2 94 (10.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 63 (7.35%) NIST 800
4 58 (6.77%) GDPR
5 34 (3.97%) NCSC
6 22 (2.57%) PCI DSS
7 21 (2.45%) HIPAA
7 21 (2.45%) QA
8 18 (2.10%) Actionable Recommendations
9 17 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
10 16 (1.87%) COBIT
11 12 (1.40%) Disclosure Scotland
12 11 (1.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 10 (1.17%) GRC
13 10 (1.17%) ISO 9000
14 9 (1.05%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 6 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 5 (0.58%) JSP 440
16 5 (0.58%) PMO
17 4 (0.47%) RMADS
System Software
1 62 (7.23%) Active Directory
2 41 (4.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (2.57%) vSphere
4 11 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
4 11 (1.28%) VMware NSX
5 10 (1.17%) Hyper-V
6 9 (1.05%) Docker
7 4 (0.47%) VMware Server
8 3 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.23%) XenApp
10 1 (0.12%) Firmware
10 1 (0.12%) Snort
10 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 24 (2.80%) vCenter Server
2 21 (2.45%) SCCM
3 15 (1.75%) Terraform
4 12 (1.40%) Kibana
4 12 (1.40%) Kubernetes
5 11 (1.28%) logstash
6 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (0.70%) Functional Safety
8 5 (0.58%) Ansible
8 5 (0.58%) Nessus
8 5 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.47%) EMC NetWorker
9 4 (0.47%) HP Fortify
9 4 (0.47%) Trend Micro Deep Security
9 4 (0.47%) VxRail
10 3 (0.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.23%) Network Intrusion Detection System
11 2 (0.23%) QRadar
11 2 (0.23%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 207 (24.15%) Microsoft
2 54 (6.30%) Splunk
3 51 (5.95%) VMware
4 28 (3.27%) Cisco
5 26 (3.03%) LogRhythm
6 25 (2.92%) Darktrace
7 21 (2.45%) CyberArk
8 20 (2.33%) FireEye
9 18 (2.10%) Red Hat
10 13 (1.52%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.40%) Adobe
11 12 (1.40%) Citrix
12 11 (1.28%) ArcSight
12 11 (1.28%) Tanium
13 9 (1.05%) Oracle
13 9 (1.05%) SAP
14 8 (0.93%) Atlassian
14 8 (0.93%) Palo Alto
14 8 (0.93%) Veeam
15 7 (0.82%) CrowdStrike