NCSC Contracts in Dorset

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
South West > Dorset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for NCSC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NCSC over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 23 21
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 +5
Contract jobs citing NCSC 8 12 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 4.85% 5.56% 5.82%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 34.78% 36.36% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £600 £718 £585
% change year-on-year -16.43% +22.74% -4.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 11 10
10th Percentile - - £52.63
25th Percentile - £59.73 £56.75
Median hourly rate - £64.15 £61.97
Median % change year-on-year - +3.52% +6.51%
75th Percentile - £70.77 £70.77
90th Percentile - £72.98 £79.25
South West median hourly rate - £73.99 £61.97
% change year-on-year - +19.40% +6.51%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Dorset

NCSC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 23 33 33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 13.94% 15.28% 17.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 11 19
10th Percentile £321 - £345
25th Percentile £338 £363 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £684 £629 £498
90th Percentile £769 £638 £740
South West median daily rate £525 £515 £479
% change year-on-year +1.94% +7.63% -4.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 17 12
10th Percentile - £17.85 £49.38
25th Percentile - £48.99 £55.30
Median hourly rate - £62.00 £61.97
Median % change year-on-year - +0.06% +6.51%
75th Percentile - £68.56 £73.07
90th Percentile - £72.98 £81.01
South West median hourly rate £45.00 £64.57 £68.58
% change year-on-year -30.31% -5.84% +37.16%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for NCSC in Dorset

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Dorset.

Daily rate trend for NCSC in Dorset

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Dorset.

Hourly rate trend for NCSC in Dorset

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) WAN
2 1 (12.50%) 4G
2 1 (12.50%) 5G
2 1 (12.50%) Firewall
2 1 (12.50%) Internet
General
1 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (12.50%) Military
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Architect
2 4 (50.00%) Network Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Information Assurance Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Information Security Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Integration Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) IT Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Network Communications Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Network Integration Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Network Systems Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Product Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Product Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Security Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Security Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) System Verification Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Integration Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Test and Integration Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (75.00%) Information Assurance
2 6 (75.00%) Systems Engineering
3 5 (62.50%) ArchiMate
3 5 (62.50%) Customer Requirements
3 5 (62.50%) DevOps
3 5 (62.50%) Enterprise Architecture
3 5 (62.50%) MODAF
3 5 (62.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 5 (62.50%) SysML
3 5 (62.50%) UML
4 2 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
4 2 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
5 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
5 1 (12.50%) Integration Testing
5 1 (12.50%) Mathematics
5 1 (12.50%) Security Hardening
5 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
5 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
3 2 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
3 2 (25.00%) CISM
3 2 (25.00%) CISSP
3 2 (25.00%) CLAS
3 2 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (25.00%) JSP 440
1 2 (25.00%) NIST
1 2 (25.00%) RMADS
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Cisco
1 1 (12.50%) Fortinet
1 1 (12.50%) Juniper
1 1 (12.50%) Splunk