PCI QSA Contracts

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 583 690 844
Rank change year-on-year +107 +154 -113
Contract jobs citing PCI QSA 1 7 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.013% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.008% 0.047% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £625 -
% change year-on-year -24.00% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,062 15,003 18,971
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.91% 27.01% 21.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,100 9,981 12,683
10th Percentile £310 £349 £345
25th Percentile £425 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £738 £740 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +10.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,112 750 778
10th Percentile £13.99 £15.19 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.34 £21.67 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%
75th Percentile £63.49 £68.75 £59.22
90th Percentile £76.15 £80.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.27 £52.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.40% +50.00% +25.00%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PCI QSA in the UK

PCI QSA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for PCI QSA in the UK

PCI QSA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for PCI QSA in the UK

PCI QSA
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PCI QSA within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
England +80 1 £475 -26.92% 5
UK excluding London +29 1 £475 -24.00% 3
South East - 1 £475 -

PCI QSA
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS