Data Security Contracts

Data Security
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 286 364 464
Rank change year-on-year +78 +100 +8
Contract jobs citing Data Security 327 370 457
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.77% 0.65% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.89% 0.72% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 267 316
10th Percentile £338 £413 £331
25th Percentile £425 £486 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year - -1.70% +6.57%
75th Percentile £675 £668 £688
90th Percentile £750 £738 £760
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 5 1
10th Percentile £18.75 £15.32 -
25th Percentile £23.75 £15.81 £22.37
Median hourly rate £40.00 £19.25 £24.24
Median % change year-on-year +107.79% -20.59% -57.84%
75th Percentile £50.25 £19.88 £26.12
90th Percentile £72.50 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £15.41 £24.24
% change year-on-year +159.66% -36.45% -61.98%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Security 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 36,622 51,397 80,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.09% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,613 35,611 56,174
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £439 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,690 1,913
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.77 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.54%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
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 Data Security within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 +76 265 £562 +2.18% 226
Work from Home +127 153 £500 -9.09% 96
UK excluding London +33 151 £500 -4.76% 154
London +77 129 £597 -6.35% 82
South East +17 55 £475 -9.52% 32
North of England +22 31 £500 +2.88% 51
North West +22 24 £525 +8.02% 28
South West +8 23 £650 +18.18% 13
Scotland +40 21 £420 -16.00% 9
Midlands +11 13 £650 +19.54% 31
West Midlands +17 12 £650 +160.00% 11
Yorkshire +5 7 £500 -1.96% 20
East of England +11 5 £513 +2.50% 16
East Midlands +14 1 - - 20

Data Security
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 34 (10.40%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.67%) SAS
3 11 (3.36%) Apache Spark
4 6 (1.83%) Confluence
5 5 (1.53%) Apache
5 5 (1.53%) CICS
6 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.92%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.31%) Apache Pulsar
8 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.61%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.53%) Oracle EBS R12
2 4 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.22%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.22%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (0.92%) Oracle Assets
3 3 (0.92%) Oracle FAH
3 3 (0.92%) Oracle Financials
3 3 (0.92%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.92%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.92%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.31%) Odoo
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.31%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.31%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 104 (31.80%) Azure
2 57 (17.43%) AWS
3 38 (11.62%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (8.87%) GCP
5 24 (7.34%) Power Platform
6 17 (5.20%) Entra ID
7 16 (4.89%) SaaS
8 15 (4.59%) Azure Data Factory
9 12 (3.67%) Cloud Computing
10 11 (3.36%) Amazon S3
10 11 (3.36%) Power Automate
11 9 (2.75%) PaaS
12 8 (2.45%) Amazon EMR
12 8 (2.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (2.45%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (2.45%) PowerApps
12 8 (2.45%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (2.14%) GitHub
13 7 (2.14%) IaaS
13 7 (2.14%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.89%) Firewall
2 13 (3.98%) DNS
3 12 (3.67%) Network Security
4 11 (3.36%) SAN
5 10 (3.06%) TCP/IP
6 9 (2.75%) NAS
7 8 (2.45%) DHCP
8 6 (1.83%) Kerberos
8 6 (1.83%) VLAN
9 5 (1.53%) VPN
10 3 (0.92%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.92%) PuTTY
11 2 (0.61%) Internet
11 2 (0.61%) VoIP
11 2 (0.61%) WAN
11 2 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.31%) Cisco Nexus
12 1 (0.31%) DWDM
12 1 (0.31%) Intranet
12 1 (0.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (12.84%) Data Warehouse
2 22 (6.73%) Data Lake
3 21 (6.42%) Power BI
4 18 (5.50%) Metadata
5 16 (4.89%) NoSQL
6 15 (4.59%) Big Data
7 12 (3.67%) MySQL
7 12 (3.67%) SQL Server
8 10 (3.06%) Crystal Reports
9 9 (2.75%) Relational Database
10 8 (2.45%) OLTP
11 7 (2.14%) Amazon Redshift
11 7 (2.14%) DB2
12 6 (1.83%) Tableau
13 5 (1.53%) BigQuery
13 5 (1.53%) Hadoop
13 5 (1.53%) MongoDB
13 5 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
14 4 (1.22%) Couchbase
14 4 (1.22%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (4.89%) JIRA
2 12 (3.67%) Git
3 11 (3.36%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.83%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.92%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.92%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.92%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.92%) Toad
6 2 (0.61%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.61%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.61%) kappa
6 2 (0.61%) Liquibase
7 1 (0.31%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.31%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.31%) GoCD
7 1 (0.31%) JMeter
7 1 (0.31%) JUnit
7 1 (0.31%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.31%) Selenium
7 1 (0.31%) SoapUI
General
1 80 (24.46%) Social Skills
2 76 (23.24%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (17.74%) Finance
4 36 (11.01%) Public Sector
5 18 (5.50%) Banking
6 14 (4.28%) Legal
7 10 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (2.75%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.83%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.83%) Retail
11 4 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.92%) Back Office
12 3 (0.92%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.92%) French Language
12 3 (0.92%) Investment Banking
12 3 (0.92%) Marketing
13 2 (0.61%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 68 (20.80%) Architect
2 46 (14.07%) Analyst
3 30 (9.17%) Data Engineer
4 27 (8.26%) Data Architect
4 27 (8.26%) Developer
5 25 (7.65%) Lead
6 22 (6.73%) Consultant
7 18 (5.50%) Technical Architect
8 16 (4.89%) Data Analyst
9 15 (4.59%) SharePoint Architect
10 13 (3.98%) Security Architect
10 13 (3.98%) Security Engineer
11 12 (3.67%) Project Manager
11 12 (3.67%) Senior
11 12 (3.67%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (3.06%) Security Specialist
13 9 (2.75%) SOC Analyst
14 8 (2.45%) Data Compliance Analyst
14 8 (2.45%) Data Manager
14 8 (2.45%) Security Operations Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.06%) Kafka
2 9 (2.75%) Node.js
3 7 (2.14%) CSS
3 7 (2.14%) HTML
3 7 (2.14%) Web Services
4 6 (1.83%) LDAP
5 5 (1.53%) .NET
5 5 (1.53%) AngularJS
5 5 (1.53%) OAuth
5 5 (1.53%) OAuth2
5 5 (1.53%) SAML
5 5 (1.53%) XML
6 4 (1.22%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.22%) Apache NiFi
6 4 (1.22%) PySpark
6 4 (1.22%) React
6 4 (1.22%) REST
6 4 (1.22%) RESTful
6 4 (1.22%) SOAP
7 2 (0.61%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 36 (11.01%) Management Information System
2 25 (7.65%) Data Structures
3 23 (7.03%) Cloud Native
4 17 (5.20%) Onboarding
5 12 (3.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
7 7 (2.14%) Clustering
7 7 (2.14%) Replication
8 6 (1.83%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.83%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.53%) Mainframe
10 4 (1.22%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.22%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.92%) Cyber Defence
11 3 (0.92%) Cyberattack
11 3 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.92%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.92%) NHS
11 3 (0.92%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 27 (8.26%) Windows
2 20 (6.12%) Linux
3 9 (2.75%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.45%) zOS
5 6 (1.83%) Oracle Linux
5 6 (1.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.83%) Solaris
6 5 (1.53%) Unix
7 3 (0.92%) Android
7 3 (0.92%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.31%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (24.77%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (21.10%) Analytics
3 67 (20.49%) Data Governance
4 50 (15.29%) Data Modelling
5 49 (14.98%) Data Management
6 48 (14.68%) Incident Response
6 48 (14.68%) Project Management
7 45 (13.76%) Agile
8 42 (12.84%) Migration
8 42 (12.84%) Vulnerability Management
9 39 (11.93%) ETL
10 38 (11.62%) Data Loss Prevention
11 37 (11.31%) Computer Science
12 36 (11.01%) Security Operations
13 35 (10.70%) Data Integration
13 35 (10.70%) Data Migration
14 34 (10.40%) SIEM
15 33 (10.09%) Roadmaps
16 32 (9.79%) Stakeholder Management
17 30 (9.17%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 67 (20.49%) SQL
2 46 (14.07%) Python
3 23 (7.03%) Java
4 18 (5.50%) JavaScript
5 12 (3.67%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.75%) Bash
7 7 (2.14%) PL/SQL
7 7 (2.14%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.53%) COBOL
8 5 (1.53%) PHP
8 5 (1.53%) REXX
9 4 (1.22%) C#
10 3 (0.92%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.92%) R
10 3 (0.92%) Scala
10 3 (0.92%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.61%) U-SQL
12 1 (0.31%) C++
12 1 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.31%) Go
Qualifications
1 58 (17.74%) Degree
2 44 (13.46%) Security Cleared
3 40 (12.23%) SC Cleared
4 32 (9.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.67%) CISSP
6 10 (3.06%) CISM
7 9 (2.75%) Master's Degree
8 8 (2.45%) PMP
9 7 (2.14%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.53%) CISA
10 5 (1.53%) PMI Certification
11 4 (1.22%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.92%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.61%) CEH
13 2 (0.61%) CTC Cleared
13 2 (0.61%) PhD
14 1 (0.31%) A+ Certification
14 1 (0.31%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.31%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (14.07%) Data Quality
1 46 (14.07%) GDPR
2 16 (4.89%) QA
3 15 (4.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (3.67%) NIST
5 11 (3.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 8 (2.45%) PCI DSS
7 7 (2.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (1.53%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.53%) GRC
8 5 (1.53%) HIPAA
9 4 (1.22%) SLA
10 3 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.92%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.92%) NCSC
11 2 (0.61%) COBIT
11 2 (0.61%) Disclosure Scotland
12 1 (0.31%) GPG13
System Software
1 18 (5.50%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.89%) Docker
3 10 (3.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Flume
5 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.31%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 12 (3.67%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.06%) Terraform
3 8 (2.45%) Ansible
4 6 (1.83%) EMC NetWorker
4 6 (1.83%) Netcool
4 6 (1.83%) Tivoli
4 6 (1.83%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 4 (1.22%) SCCM
6 3 (0.92%) CASB
6 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.61%) Ambari
7 2 (0.61%) Oozie
7 2 (0.61%) SCOrch
7 2 (0.61%) WSUS
8 1 (0.31%) CA Service Virtualization
8 1 (0.31%) Kibana
8 1 (0.31%) logstash
8 1 (0.31%) Puppet
8 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 86 (26.30%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.95%) Oracle
3 25 (7.65%) Qualys
4 22 (6.73%) Varonis
5 20 (6.12%) Databricks
6 19 (5.81%) NetApp
7 18 (5.50%) Splunk
8 16 (4.89%) Forcepoint
8 16 (4.89%) LogRhythm
9 12 (3.67%) Cisco
10 11 (3.36%) Google
10 11 (3.36%) IBM
10 11 (3.36%) IFS
10 11 (3.36%) SAP
10 11 (3.36%) VMware
11 10 (3.06%) CyberArk
11 10 (3.06%) ServiceNow
12 9 (2.75%) HP
13 8 (2.45%) Talend
14 7 (2.14%) EMC