Cybersecurity Contracts with Work from Home Options

Cybersecurity
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 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 56 54 80
Rank change year-on-year -2 +26 +22
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 508 1,010 1,398
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.45% 4.08% 3.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.93% 4.55% 3.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 378 760 1,060
10th Percentile £400 £425 £388
25th Percentile £500 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £713 £675
90th Percentile £775 £813 £763
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 10
10th Percentile £26.75 £23.50 £26.25
25th Percentile £40.00 £25.00 £36.25
Median hourly rate £87.46 £30.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +191.53% -40.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £87.53 £46.50 £60.93
90th Percentile £87.64 £66.45 £63.40
UK median hourly rate £83.77 £65.50 £41.95
% change year-on-year +27.89% +56.14% -13.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,942 22,217 40,480
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.66% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,728 15,724 29,400
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% +3.62% +7.14%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 567 510 538
10th Percentile £14.70 £18.63 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.13 £26.46 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +32.91% +64.58%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

Cybersecurity
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cybersecurity trend for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Cybersecurity daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Cybersecurity hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (1.57%) Confluence
1 8 (1.57%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.18%) WebSphere
3 5 (0.98%) IIS
4 3 (0.59%) Apache
4 3 (0.59%) IBM HTTP Server
4 3 (0.59%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.59%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (0.59%) WebSphere Portal
5 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.20%) CMS
6 1 (0.20%) Jupyter
Applications
1 17 (3.35%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.97%) MS Visio
3 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.39%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.39%) Trello
6 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (1.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 113 (22.24%) Azure
2 67 (13.19%) AWS
3 33 (6.50%) SaaS
4 30 (5.91%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (4.53%) IaaS
6 21 (4.13%) Entra ID
7 20 (3.94%) Azure Sentinel
8 18 (3.54%) PaaS
9 16 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (2.95%) GCP
11 14 (2.76%) GitHub
12 13 (2.56%) GitHub Actions
13 12 (2.36%) Power Platform
14 6 (1.18%) AWS CloudTrail
15 5 (0.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 5 (0.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
15 5 (0.98%) Azure Monitor
16 4 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
16 4 (0.79%) Google Kubernetes Engine
16 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 56 (11.02%) Firewall
2 39 (7.68%) Network Security
3 26 (5.12%) Intrusion Detection
4 19 (3.74%) Intranet
5 17 (3.35%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.76%) WAN
7 10 (1.97%) DNS
7 10 (1.97%) LAN
7 10 (1.97%) VPN
8 8 (1.57%) DHCP
9 5 (0.98%) HTTP
9 5 (0.98%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.98%) VLAN
9 5 (0.98%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.79%) SAN
10 4 (0.79%) tcpdump
11 3 (0.59%) Internet
11 3 (0.59%) SSL
11 3 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.59%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.79%) Apache Hive
2 4 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (0.79%) Hadoop
2 4 (0.79%) Power BI
2 4 (0.79%) Tableau
3 3 (0.59%) DB2
4 2 (0.39%) Big Data
4 2 (0.39%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.20%) Amazon Athena
5 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 29 (5.71%) JIRA
2 10 (1.97%) SonarQube
3 8 (1.57%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.18%) Git
5 4 (0.79%) Artifactory
5 4 (0.79%) IDA Disassembler
5 4 (0.79%) Subversion
6 3 (0.59%) IBM UrbanCode
7 2 (0.39%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.20%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.20%) JMeter
8 1 (0.20%) RStudio
8 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.20%) Xcode
General
1 134 (26.38%) Social Skills
2 83 (16.34%) Finance
3 64 (12.60%) Public Sector
4 63 (12.40%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (6.50%) Banking
6 23 (4.53%) Legal
7 14 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (2.17%) Police
10 9 (1.77%) Automotive
10 9 (1.77%) Local Government
11 8 (1.57%) Law
12 7 (1.38%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.98%) Marketing
14 5 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.79%) Electronics
15 4 (0.79%) Retail
Job Titles
1 94 (18.50%) Architect
2 69 (13.58%) Analyst
3 61 (12.01%) Security Architect
4 53 (10.43%) Consultant
4 53 (10.43%) Senior
5 51 (10.04%) Security Engineer
6 43 (8.46%) Security Manager
7 40 (7.87%) Security Analyst
8 39 (7.68%) Project Manager
9 38 (7.48%) Cybersecurity Architect
10 33 (6.50%) Lead
11 31 (6.10%) Security Consultant
12 30 (5.91%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 25 (4.92%) Security Project Manager
14 22 (4.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
15 21 (4.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 19 (3.74%) Technical Writer
17 18 (3.54%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
18 16 (3.15%) Cybersecurity Consultant
18 16 (3.15%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.74%) CSS
2 18 (3.54%) HTML
3 11 (2.17%) ARM Templates
4 10 (1.97%) Azure Blueprints
5 9 (1.77%) .NET
5 9 (1.77%) LDAP
6 7 (1.38%) Middleware
6 7 (1.38%) OAuth
6 7 (1.38%) SAML
6 7 (1.38%) Web Services
7 6 (1.18%) J2EE
7 6 (1.18%) SailPoint
8 4 (0.79%) OLE
8 4 (0.79%) OpenID
8 4 (0.79%) REST
8 4 (0.79%) XML
9 3 (0.59%) EJB
9 3 (0.59%) JSP
9 3 (0.59%) RESTful
9 3 (0.59%) Servlets
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.86%) Management Information System
2 31 (6.10%) Security Posture
3 29 (5.71%) Cyber Threat
4 18 (3.54%) Operational Technology
5 16 (3.15%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.95%) Data Centre
7 13 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
8 10 (1.97%) Cloud Native
8 10 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.77%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 9 (1.77%) Product Ownership
10 8 (1.57%) PKI
11 7 (1.38%) IoT
11 7 (1.38%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.38%) Virtual Team
12 6 (1.18%) Cyberattack
12 6 (1.18%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 6 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (1.18%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.98%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 39 (7.68%) Windows
2 27 (5.31%) Linux
3 13 (2.56%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.39%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.20%) CentOS
6 1 (0.20%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.20%) Unix
6 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (21.46%) Information Security
2 74 (14.57%) Agile
3 64 (12.60%) DevOps
4 62 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (12.20%) Security Architecture
5 61 (12.01%) Risk Management
6 59 (11.61%) Project Management
7 58 (11.42%) Incident Response
8 57 (11.22%) Stakeholder Management
9 53 (10.43%) SIEM
10 52 (10.24%) Security Operations
11 49 (9.65%) Vulnerability Management
12 46 (9.06%) Penetration Testing
13 37 (7.28%) Cloud Security
14 36 (7.09%) Identity Access Management
14 36 (7.09%) Roadmaps
15 35 (6.89%) Change Management
16 33 (6.50%) Mentoring
16 33 (6.50%) Risk Assessment
17 31 (6.10%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.12%) JavaScript
2 21 (4.13%) PowerShell
2 21 (4.13%) Python
3 15 (2.95%) Java
4 11 (2.17%) SQL
5 8 (1.57%) C++
6 6 (1.18%) Bash
6 6 (1.18%) C#
7 5 (0.98%) Go
8 3 (0.59%) Kusto Query Language
8 3 (0.59%) Perl
9 2 (0.39%) Rust
10 1 (0.20%) Bicep
10 1 (0.20%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.20%) PHP
10 1 (0.20%) R
10 1 (0.20%) Ruby
10 1 (0.20%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.20%) Swift
Qualifications
1 148 (29.13%) Security Cleared
2 107 (21.06%) SC Cleared
3 69 (13.58%) CISSP
4 54 (10.63%) CISM
5 42 (8.27%) DV Cleared
6 41 (8.07%) Degree
7 19 (3.74%) CISA
8 13 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (2.36%) CEH
9 12 (2.36%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 10 (1.97%) CRISC
11 10 (1.97%) PMP
12 9 (1.77%) CompTIA Security+
13 8 (1.57%) CCNA
14 7 (1.38%) Azure Certification
14 7 (1.38%) CREST Certified
14 7 (1.38%) Master's Degree
14 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (1.18%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (18.70%) NIST
2 94 (18.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 40 (7.87%) NCSC
4 24 (4.72%) GDPR
5 18 (3.54%) GRC
6 16 (3.15%) PCI DSS
7 11 (2.17%) COBIT
7 11 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 7 (1.38%) ISO 22301
9 5 (0.98%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 4 (0.79%) Automotive SPICE
10 4 (0.79%) AUTOSAR
10 4 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.79%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.59%) Government Security Classifications
11 3 (0.59%) GPG13
11 3 (0.59%) RMADS
System Software
1 41 (8.07%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.35%) Docker
3 8 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.98%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.79%) Snort
5 4 (0.79%) vSphere
6 3 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.39%) XenApp
8 1 (0.20%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.20%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.20%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 24 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.33%) Terraform
3 18 (3.54%) Ansible
4 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.18%) Nessus
5 6 (1.18%) SCCM
5 6 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.79%) BladeLogic
6 4 (0.79%) CSIRT
6 4 (0.79%) Functional Safety
6 4 (0.79%) ITRS Geneos
6 4 (0.79%) Kibana
6 4 (0.79%) QRadar
6 4 (0.79%) Trend Micro Deep Security
7 2 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (0.39%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 2 (0.39%) Nmap
7 2 (0.39%) SCOM
7 2 (0.39%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 94 (18.50%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.15%) Splunk
3 15 (2.95%) Cisco
4 14 (2.76%) CyberArk
5 13 (2.56%) VMware
6 12 (2.36%) Oracle
6 12 (2.36%) Palo Alto
7 10 (1.97%) Google
7 10 (1.97%) Qualys
7 10 (1.97%) ServiceNow
8 9 (1.77%) Citrix
9 8 (1.57%) Sparx
10 6 (1.18%) CrowdStrike
11 5 (0.98%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.98%) Rapid7
12 4 (0.79%) Altiris
12 4 (0.79%) Dynatrace
12 4 (0.79%) F5
12 4 (0.79%) Okta
13 3 (0.59%) Varonis