Security Management Contracts

Security Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Management 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 469 484 528
Rank change year-on-year +15 +44 -26
Contract jobs citing Security Management 116 218 342
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.39% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.44% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 169 252
10th Percentile £360 £453 £400
25th Percentile £506 £513 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £700 £730 £675
90th Percentile £755 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £64.25 - £25.85
25th Percentile £66.88 - £26.00
Median hourly rate £72.50 £42.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +72.62% +52.73% -27.25%
75th Percentile £76.88 - £28.75
90th Percentile £78.75 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £72.50 £42.00 -
% change year-on-year +72.62% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,178 49,770 79,013
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.13% 89.61% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,737 34,458 55,587
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,579 1,678 1,852
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.96 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%
75th Percentile £61.28 £65.00 £50.15
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £34.90 £21.00
% change year-on-year +9.23% +66.18% -

Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Management over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Management over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Management 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 -3 83 £600 - 110
Work from Home +78 61 £575 -14.88% 60
UK excluding London -18 55 £550 -8.33% 73
London +27 41 £600 +7.87% 39
South East -1 16 £400 -41.22% 21
Scotland +39 14 £425 -29.17% 7
South West 0 13 £650 +1.96% 12
North West +14 5 £615 +11.82% 5
North of England +9 5 £615 +23.00% 11
Midlands +8 5 £550 -4.35% 18
East Midlands +8 3 £400 -17.95% 5
West Midlands +8 2 £550 -8.33% 13
East of England - 2 - - 5

Security Management
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 8 (6.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (5.17%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.86%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (3.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (9.48%) Teamcenter
2 3 (2.59%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.86%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 16 (13.79%) AWS
1 16 (13.79%) Azure
2 8 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (5.17%) Entra ID
4 3 (2.59%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.86%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (0.86%) GCP
5 1 (0.86%) IaaS
5 1 (0.86%) PaaS
5 1 (0.86%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (27.59%) Network Security
2 12 (10.34%) Firewall
3 6 (5.17%) DNS
3 6 (5.17%) TCP/IP
4 5 (4.31%) NAS
4 5 (4.31%) SAN
4 5 (4.31%) VPN
5 4 (3.45%) Fibre Channel
5 4 (3.45%) iSCSI
5 4 (3.45%) SSL
5 4 (3.45%) VLAN
5 4 (3.45%) VoIP
6 3 (2.59%) Internet
6 3 (2.59%) IP Telephony
6 3 (2.59%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.72%) DHCP
7 2 (1.72%) WAN
7 2 (1.72%) Wireless
8 1 (0.86%) Intranet
8 1 (0.86%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (14.66%) Oracle Database
2 15 (12.93%) SQL Server
3 5 (4.31%) Metadata
4 4 (3.45%) Oracle Database 12c
4 4 (3.45%) Oracle8/8i Database
5 1 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.86%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.86%) Relational Database
General
1 18 (15.52%) Public Sector
2 16 (13.79%) Finance
3 15 (12.93%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (12.93%) Social Skills
4 6 (5.17%) Telecoms
5 4 (3.45%) Billing
5 4 (3.45%) Legal
5 4 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (2.59%) Marketing
7 1 (0.86%) Automotive
7 1 (0.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.86%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.86%) Military
7 1 (0.86%) Retail
Job Titles
1 33 (28.45%) Architect
2 24 (20.69%) Consultant
3 21 (18.10%) Security Architect
4 17 (14.66%) Lead
5 15 (12.93%) Security Consultant
6 10 (8.62%) Security Engineer
7 9 (7.76%) Oracle Architect
8 8 (6.90%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (6.03%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 7 (6.03%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (6.03%) Security Manager
10 5 (4.31%) Analyst
10 5 (4.31%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 5 (4.31%) DBA
10 5 (4.31%) Oracle DBA
10 5 (4.31%) Oracle Solutions Architect
11 4 (3.45%) Information Security Consultant
11 4 (3.45%) Risk Consultant
11 4 (3.45%) Security Analyst
11 4 (3.45%) Storage Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.45%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 3 (2.59%) PyTorch
2 3 (2.59%) scikit-learn
2 3 (2.59%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.86%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (21.55%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.21%) Blog
2 13 (11.21%) Replication
3 12 (10.34%) Data Centre
4 11 (9.48%) Security Posture
5 4 (3.45%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (3.45%) Data Structures
6 3 (2.59%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.59%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (2.59%) NHS
6 3 (2.59%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.72%) Cyberattack
7 2 (1.72%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.86%) Clustering
8 1 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 13 (11.21%) Linux
2 8 (6.90%) Unix
3 6 (5.17%) Windows
4 3 (2.59%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.86%) CentOS
5 1 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.86%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (56.03%) Information Security
2 60 (51.72%) Information Security Management
3 42 (36.21%) Cybersecurity
4 31 (26.72%) Risk Management
5 23 (19.83%) Data Protection
6 22 (18.97%) Risk Assessment
7 20 (17.24%) Information Assurance
7 20 (17.24%) ISMS
8 17 (14.66%) Architectural Patterns
9 16 (13.79%) Security Architecture
10 15 (12.93%) Disaster Recovery
10 15 (12.93%) ITIL
11 14 (12.07%) Identity Access Management
12 13 (11.21%) Decision-Making
12 13 (11.21%) Migration
12 13 (11.21%) SABSA
12 13 (11.21%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (11.21%) Vulnerability Management
13 12 (10.34%) High Availability
13 12 (10.34%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 13 (11.21%) SQL
2 11 (9.48%) PL/SQL
3 4 (3.45%) Shell Script
4 3 (2.59%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 39 (33.62%) Security Cleared
2 37 (31.90%) SC Cleared
3 35 (30.17%) CISSP
4 27 (23.28%) CISM
5 20 (17.24%) Degree
6 18 (15.52%) CISA
7 11 (9.48%) CRISC
8 10 (8.62%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (6.90%) CREST Certified
9 8 (6.90%) DV Cleared
9 8 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (6.90%) TOGAF Certification
10 7 (6.03%) ISACA
10 7 (6.03%) Master's Degree
11 5 (4.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (4.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (4.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (4.31%) SAP Certification
12 4 (3.45%) CGEIT
12 4 (3.45%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (35.34%) NIST
2 34 (29.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (21.55%) NCSC
4 17 (14.66%) COBIT
4 17 (14.66%) GDPR
5 10 (8.62%) GRC
6 9 (7.76%) NIST 800
7 5 (4.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (4.31%) PCI DSS
8 4 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (2.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (2.59%) SLA
10 1 (0.86%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.86%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.86%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.86%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.86%) QA
System Software
1 22 (18.97%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.31%) Firmware
4 4 (3.45%) Oracle RAC
4 4 (3.45%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (3.45%) vSphere
5 1 (0.86%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.86%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 4 (3.45%) Data Guard
1 4 (3.45%) Oracle RMAN
1 4 (3.45%) SCCM
2 2 (1.72%) CASB
2 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.72%) SCOrch
2 2 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (1.72%) WSUS
3 1 (0.86%) Avamar
3 1 (0.86%) Terraform
Vendors
1 30 (25.86%) Microsoft
2 21 (18.10%) Oracle
3 11 (9.48%) SAP
4 6 (5.17%) VMware
5 4 (3.45%) Cisco
6 3 (2.59%) CrowdStrike
6 3 (2.59%) Genesys
6 3 (2.59%) Sparx
7 2 (1.72%) CA
7 2 (1.72%) Citrix
7 2 (1.72%) Imperva
7 2 (1.72%) Netskope
7 2 (1.72%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.72%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.72%) Sophos
8 1 (0.86%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.86%) HP
8 1 (0.86%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.86%) Sage
8 1 (0.86%) Veeam