The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Cyber Defence 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 Edinburgh with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
280
457
704
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
34.10%
36.18%
36.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
153
312
489
10th Percentile
£280
£182
£325
25th Percentile
£410
£409
£419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-5.00%
+15.61%
75th Percentile
£600
£538
£575
90th Percentile
£671
£625
£663
Scotland median daily rate
£465
£480
£475
% change year-on-year
-3.13%
+1.05%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
17
3
9
10th Percentile
£13.40
£21.34
£19.50
25th Percentile
£16.25
£21.47
£40.25
Median hourly rate
£18.13
£21.67
£47.50
Median % change year-on-year
-16.34%
-54.38%
+4.40%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£37.71
£53.75
90th Percentile
£60.75
£47.33
£54.15
Scotland median hourly rate
£18.13
£13.16
£42.48
% change year-on-year
+37.77%
-69.02%
-6.65%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Cyber Defence Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Edinburgh.
Cyber Defence Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Defence also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
