Security Management Contracts

Security Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Security Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Security Management over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 457 470 529
Rank change year-on-year +13 +59 -24
Contract jobs citing Security Management 118 219 340
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.39% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.44% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 169 248
10th Percentile £361 £463 £400
25th Percentile £500 £513 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £728 £738 £653
90th Percentile £778 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £545 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -9.17% +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 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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,802 50,277 79,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.47% 89.69% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,632 34,811 55,790
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,673 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.72 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

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 1 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 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Management in the UK

Security Management
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 Security Management within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +1 87 £600 - 115
Work from Home +75 63 £575 -17.86% 63
UK excluding London -13 52 £545 -9.17% 77
London +43 43 £600 +9.09% 41
South East -8 17 £448 -34.43% 24
South West +6 13 £650 +4.00% 14
Scotland +25 10 £344 -42.71% 8
North of England +16 6 £431 -13.80% 12
North West +20 5 £615 +11.82% 3
Midlands +12 4 £475 -17.39% 16
East Midlands +12 2 £400 -17.95% 5
West Midlands +3 2 £475 -20.83% 10
East of England - 2 - - 4
North East - 1 £431 - 4

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 (6.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (4.24%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.85%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.85%) SAS
Applications
1 7 (5.93%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (3.39%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (9.32%) Teamcenter
2 3 (2.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.85%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.85%) HFM
3 1 (0.85%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 19 (16.10%) Azure
2 16 (13.56%) AWS
3 9 (7.63%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (5.08%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.54%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.85%) GCP
7 1 (0.85%) IaaS
7 1 (0.85%) PaaS
7 1 (0.85%) SaaS
7 1 (0.85%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 34 (28.81%) Network Security
2 15 (12.71%) Firewall
3 6 (5.08%) DNS
3 6 (5.08%) TCP/IP
4 5 (4.24%) NAS
4 5 (4.24%) SAN
4 5 (4.24%) VPN
5 4 (3.39%) Fibre Channel
5 4 (3.39%) iSCSI
5 4 (3.39%) SSL
5 4 (3.39%) VLAN
5 4 (3.39%) VoIP
6 3 (2.54%) Internet
6 3 (2.54%) IP Telephony
6 3 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.69%) DHCP
7 2 (1.69%) WAN
7 2 (1.69%) Wireless
8 1 (0.85%) SNMP
8 1 (0.85%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (15.25%) Oracle Database
2 15 (12.71%) SQL Server
3 5 (4.24%) Metadata
4 4 (3.39%) Oracle Database 12c
4 4 (3.39%) Oracle8/8i Database
5 2 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.85%) Essbase
6 1 (0.85%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (0.85%) Oracle Database 11g
6 1 (0.85%) Oracle ODI
6 1 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.85%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.85%) Tableau
General
1 17 (14.41%) Social Skills
2 16 (13.56%) Finance
3 15 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (12.71%) Public Sector
4 6 (5.08%) Telecoms
5 5 (4.24%) Billing
6 4 (3.39%) Legal
6 4 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.54%) Marketing
8 2 (1.69%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.85%) Military
9 1 (0.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 38 (32.20%) Architect
2 23 (19.49%) Security Architect
3 20 (16.95%) Consultant
4 17 (14.41%) Lead
5 13 (11.02%) Security Consultant
6 11 (9.32%) Security Engineer
7 10 (8.47%) Oracle Architect
8 9 (7.63%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 6 (5.08%) Analyst
10 6 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 6 (5.08%) Security Manager
11 5 (4.24%) Cybersecurity Architect
11 5 (4.24%) DBA
11 5 (4.24%) Oracle DBA
11 5 (4.24%) Oracle Solutions Architect
12 4 (3.39%) Information Manager
12 4 (3.39%) Risk Consultant
12 4 (3.39%) Security Analyst
12 4 (3.39%) Storage Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.39%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 3 (2.54%) PyTorch
2 3 (2.54%) scikit-learn
2 3 (2.54%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.85%) Apache NiFi
3 1 (0.85%) JSON
3 1 (0.85%) LDAP
3 1 (0.85%) Web Services
3 1 (0.85%) XML
3 1 (0.85%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 24 (20.34%) Management Information System
2 13 (11.02%) Blog
2 13 (11.02%) Replication
3 12 (10.17%) Data Centre
4 10 (8.47%) Security Posture
5 5 (4.24%) Data Structures
6 4 (3.39%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (2.54%) Algorithms
7 3 (2.54%) NHS
7 3 (2.54%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.69%) Cyberattack
8 2 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.69%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.85%) Clustering
9 1 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.85%) IoT
9 1 (0.85%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 14 (11.86%) Linux
2 8 (6.78%) Unix
3 7 (5.93%) Windows
4 4 (3.39%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.85%) CentOS
5 1 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.85%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (54.24%) Information Security
2 56 (47.46%) Information Security Management
3 42 (35.59%) Cybersecurity
4 31 (26.27%) Risk Management
5 23 (19.49%) Risk Assessment
6 21 (17.80%) Data Protection
6 21 (17.80%) Information Assurance
7 18 (15.25%) Security Architecture
8 17 (14.41%) Architectural Patterns
9 16 (13.56%) ISMS
10 15 (12.71%) Disaster Recovery
10 15 (12.71%) Identity Access Management
10 15 (12.71%) ITIL
10 15 (12.71%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (11.86%) Migration
12 13 (11.02%) Decision-Making
12 13 (11.02%) SABSA
12 13 (11.02%) Vulnerability Management
13 12 (10.17%) High Availability
13 12 (10.17%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 15 (12.71%) SQL
2 12 (10.17%) PL/SQL
3 4 (3.39%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.39%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.85%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 41 (34.75%) Security Cleared
2 38 (32.20%) SC Cleared
3 35 (29.66%) CISSP
4 27 (22.88%) CISM
5 18 (15.25%) CISA
5 18 (15.25%) Degree
6 11 (9.32%) CRISC
7 10 (8.47%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (7.63%) DV Cleared
8 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (6.78%) CREST Certified
9 8 (6.78%) TOGAF Certification
10 7 (5.93%) ISACA
11 5 (4.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (4.24%) Computer Science Degree
11 5 (4.24%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 5 (4.24%) Master's Degree
11 5 (4.24%) SAP Certification
12 4 (3.39%) CCNA
12 4 (3.39%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (33.05%) NIST
2 30 (25.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (20.34%) NCSC
4 17 (14.41%) COBIT
5 15 (12.71%) GDPR
6 10 (8.47%) GRC
7 6 (5.08%) NIST 800
8 5 (4.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (4.24%) PCI DSS
9 4 (3.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (2.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (2.54%) SLA
11 2 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.85%) Accessibility
12 1 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.85%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.85%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.85%) JSP 440
12 1 (0.85%) QA
System Software
1 22 (18.64%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (4.24%) Firmware
4 4 (3.39%) Oracle RAC
4 4 (3.39%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (3.39%) vSphere
5 1 (0.85%) Docker
5 1 (0.85%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.85%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 4 (3.39%) Data Guard
1 4 (3.39%) Oracle RMAN
1 4 (3.39%) SCCM
2 2 (1.69%) CASB
2 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.69%) SCOrch
2 2 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (1.69%) Terraform
2 2 (1.69%) WSUS
3 1 (0.85%) Avamar
3 1 (0.85%) Grafana
Vendors
1 34 (28.81%) Microsoft
2 22 (18.64%) Oracle
3 11 (9.32%) SAP
4 6 (5.08%) VMware
5 4 (3.39%) Cisco
5 4 (3.39%) Genesys
6 3 (2.54%) CrowdStrike
6 3 (2.54%) Sparx
7 2 (1.69%) CA
7 2 (1.69%) Citrix
7 2 (1.69%) Imperva
7 2 (1.69%) Netskope
7 2 (1.69%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.69%) Rapid7
7 2 (1.69%) Sophos
8 1 (0.85%) Aruba
8 1 (0.85%) EMC
8 1 (0.85%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.85%) HP
8 1 (0.85%) Veeam