PKI Contracts in the UK excluding London

Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PKI in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PKI over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 111 236 314
Rank change year-on-year +125 +78 -18
Contract jobs citing PKI 389 226 206
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.92% 0.98% 0.68%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.62% 3.03% 2.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 271 166 150
10th Percentile £363 £456 £413
25th Percentile £425 £506 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.57% +10.69% +13.33%
75th Percentile £608 £650 £638
90th Percentile £675 £729 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £560
% change year-on-year -4.35% +2.68% +18.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £24.84
25th Percentile £36.75 - £35.48
Median hourly rate £38.50 £15.00 £54.43
Median % change year-on-year +156.67% -72.44% +262.87%
75th Percentile £40.25 - £57.20
90th Percentile - - £58.13
UK median hourly rate £23.80 £65.00 £61.75
% change year-on-year -63.38% +5.26% +64.67%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

PKI is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,873 7,460 9,742
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.93% 32.42% 31.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,529 5,015 6,780
10th Percentile £210 £220 £205
25th Percentile £378 £388 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
75th Percentile £595 £613 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £673
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 719 421 450
10th Percentile £12.15 £9.80 £12.47
25th Percentile £14.06 £10.63 £15.63
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.00 £21.13
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +4.14% -11.29%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.50 £46.39
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £62.15
UK median hourly rate £31.38 £22.26 £27.50
% change year-on-year +40.98% -19.07% +4.90%

PKI
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing PKI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for PKI in the UK excluding London

PKI
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PKI in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for PKI in the UK excluding London

PKI
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PKI in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PKI in the UK excluding London

PKI
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PKI in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for PKI in the UK excluding London

PKI
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PKI within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 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
South East +96 159 £605 +0.83% 24
South West +68 111 £550 -4.35% 12
West Midlands +75 83 £375 -40.83% 9
Midlands +74 83 £375 -31.03% 13
Scotland +30 17 £600 +13.21% 6
North of England -7 14 £575 +1.86% 8
North West -16 10 £600 +9.09% 5
East of England -11 5 £650 -7.14% 2
North East +12 4 £431 -45.24%
PKI
UK

PKI
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 61 (15.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (5.91%) Confluence
3 16 (4.11%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.03%) Apache
5 2 (0.51%) nginx
5 2 (0.51%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.51%) Traefik
6 1 (0.26%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.26%) IIS
6 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.26%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.03%) Dynamics GP
2 2 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 88 (22.62%) Azure
2 59 (15.17%) AWS
3 35 (9.00%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (7.97%) Entra ID
5 17 (4.37%) Azure Monitor
5 17 (4.37%) Azure Storage
6 11 (2.83%) Power Platform
7 7 (1.80%) OneDrive
8 6 (1.54%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.54%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.29%) GCP
9 5 (1.29%) PaaS
10 2 (0.51%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (0.51%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.51%) AWS CloudFormation
10 2 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.51%) Azure Stack
10 2 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.51%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.51%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 78 (20.05%) DNS
2 64 (16.45%) DHCP
3 62 (15.94%) WAN
4 61 (15.68%) Firewall
5 59 (15.17%) BGP
5 59 (15.17%) IPsec
5 59 (15.17%) MPLS
6 56 (14.40%) SSL
7 53 (13.62%) VPN
8 47 (12.08%) Junos
9 16 (4.11%) VSAN
10 14 (3.60%) Network Security
11 12 (3.08%) SAN
12 9 (2.31%) Unified Communications
13 8 (2.06%) Skype
14 7 (1.80%) LAN
14 7 (1.80%) SMTP
15 5 (1.29%) NAS
15 5 (1.29%) Remote Desktop
15 5 (1.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.34%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.80%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.54%) Power BI
4 5 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.29%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (1.03%) MySQL
6 2 (0.51%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (6.43%) JIRA
2 14 (3.60%) Robot Framework
2 14 (3.60%) Sonatype Nexus
3 6 (1.54%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.29%) Bitbucket
4 5 (1.29%) Git
5 3 (0.77%) GitLab
6 2 (0.51%) JMeter
6 2 (0.51%) Selenium
7 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.26%) MSI
General
1 59 (15.17%) Social Skills
2 37 (9.51%) Public Sector
3 23 (5.91%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (5.14%) Military
5 7 (1.80%) Finance
6 3 (0.77%) Aerospace
6 3 (0.77%) Automotive
6 3 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (0.77%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.51%) Advertising
7 2 (0.51%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.26%) Banking
8 1 (0.26%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.26%) Fire and Rescue
8 1 (0.26%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.26%) Police
Job Titles
1 83 (21.34%) Architect
2 46 (11.83%) Administrator
3 41 (10.54%) Systems Administrator
3 41 (10.54%) Wintel Administrator
3 41 (10.54%) Wintel Systems Administrator
4 33 (8.48%) Network Support
5 30 (7.71%) 3rd Line Support
6 29 (7.46%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 28 (7.20%) Security Architect
8 27 (6.94%) Security Engineer
9 26 (6.68%) WAN Engineer
10 24 (6.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 21 (5.40%) Support Engineer
12 18 (4.63%) Test Engineer
13 17 (4.37%) 1st Line Engineer
13 17 (4.37%) Active Directory Support
13 17 (4.37%) Integration Engineer
13 17 (4.37%) Test and Integration Engineer
14 15 (3.86%) Azure Specialist
15 14 (3.60%) Active Directory Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (10.80%) Web Services
2 17 (4.37%) ARM Templates
3 5 (1.29%) .NET
3 5 (1.29%) LDAP
4 4 (1.03%) Apache NiFi
5 2 (0.51%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.51%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.51%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.51%) cloud-init
5 2 (0.51%) JSON
5 2 (0.51%) Kafka
5 2 (0.51%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.51%) RESTful
5 2 (0.51%) XML
5 2 (0.51%) XSLT
6 1 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.26%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.26%) Middleware
6 1 (0.26%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 41 (10.54%) Self-Motivation
2 17 (4.37%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.57%) Clustering
4 6 (1.54%) Digital Signage
4 6 (1.54%) Public Cloud
5 5 (1.29%) Fat Client
5 5 (1.29%) Thin Client
6 4 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (1.03%) Security Posture
7 2 (0.51%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.51%) IoT
7 2 (0.51%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.51%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.51%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.26%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (0.26%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 150 (38.56%) Windows
2 90 (23.14%) Windows Server
3 70 (17.99%) Linux
4 50 (12.85%) Windows Server 2019
5 30 (7.71%) Windows Server 2016
6 24 (6.17%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (2.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (2.57%) Ubuntu
9 8 (2.06%) CentOS
10 7 (1.80%) Windows 10
11 5 (1.29%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.51%) VMS
12 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.26%) Solaris
13 1 (0.26%) Unix
13 1 (0.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (18.77%) Agile
2 54 (13.88%) Load Balancing
3 49 (12.60%) Cryptography
4 44 (11.31%) Service Management
5 43 (11.05%) ITIL
6 41 (10.54%) Key Management
7 28 (7.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 26 (6.68%) Infrastructure as Code
9 25 (6.43%) DevOps
10 24 (6.17%) Change Management
10 24 (6.17%) Multi-Factor Authentication
11 23 (5.91%) Change Control
12 22 (5.66%) CI/CD
12 22 (5.66%) Critical Thinking
13 21 (5.40%) Release Management
14 20 (5.14%) Network Design
14 20 (5.14%) Test Scripting
15 19 (4.88%) Incident Management
16 18 (4.63%) Identity Management
16 18 (4.63%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 90 (23.14%) PowerShell
2 45 (11.57%) Python
3 29 (7.46%) SQL
4 17 (4.37%) Bicep
4 17 (4.37%) C#
4 17 (4.37%) VB
4 17 (4.37%) VBScript
5 7 (1.80%) Bash
6 2 (0.51%) Go
6 2 (0.51%) Ruby
7 1 (0.26%) Java
7 1 (0.26%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 316 (81.23%) Security Cleared
2 184 (47.30%) DV Cleared
3 113 (29.05%) SC Cleared
4 84 (21.59%) Degree
5 41 (10.54%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (6.17%) MCSE
7 18 (4.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 17 (4.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 17 (4.37%) MCSA
9 5 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.77%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.51%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.51%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.51%) CCNA
11 2 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.26%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.86%) JSP 440
2 9 (2.31%) Disclosure Scotland
3 7 (1.80%) RMADS
4 3 (0.77%) NCSC
5 2 (0.51%) SLA
6 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 153 (39.33%) Active Directory
2 59 (15.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (7.97%) VMware ESXi
4 23 (5.91%) VMware NSX
5 22 (5.66%) Virtual Machines
6 20 (5.14%) vSphere
7 19 (4.88%) Virtual Desktop
8 17 (4.37%) Hyper-V
9 8 (2.06%) Docker
10 5 (1.29%) BitLocker
10 5 (1.29%) Microsoft App-V
10 5 (1.29%) Terminal Services
10 5 (1.29%) VMware Server
11 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 54 (13.88%) Ansible
2 46 (11.83%) Terraform
3 30 (7.71%) SCCM
4 25 (6.43%) Microsoft Intune
4 25 (6.43%) WSUS
5 24 (6.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 24 (6.17%) Kubernetes
6 23 (5.91%) OPNET
7 20 (5.14%) SCOM
8 19 (4.88%) vCenter Server
9 9 (2.31%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (1.54%) Nessus
10 6 (1.54%) ZABBIX
11 5 (1.29%) vMotion
12 4 (1.03%) Red Hat Satellite
13 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Clustering
14 2 (0.51%) Consul
14 2 (0.51%) Docker Swarm
14 2 (0.51%) PowerCLI
14 2 (0.51%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 111 (28.53%) Microsoft
2 83 (21.34%) VMware
3 60 (15.42%) Juniper
4 22 (5.66%) CA
5 15 (3.86%) Red Hat
6 14 (3.60%) Oracle
7 6 (1.54%) Veeam
8 5 (1.29%) Cisco
8 5 (1.29%) Citrix
8 5 (1.29%) Infoblox
8 5 (1.29%) SolarWinds
9 4 (1.03%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.03%) Google
9 4 (1.03%) Splunk
10 2 (0.51%) F5
10 2 (0.51%) PagerDuty
10 2 (0.51%) Remedy
10 2 (0.51%) SAP
11 1 (0.26%) HP
11 1 (0.26%) Veritas