Cyber Scheme Contracts

Cyber Scheme
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Cyber Scheme qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 702 835
Rank change year-on-year - +133 -148
Contract jobs citing Cyber Scheme 0 1 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.002% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.006% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £468
25th Percentile - - £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £534
Median % change year-on-year - -6.32% -
75th Percentile - - £582
90th Percentile - - £585
UK excluding London median daily rate - £500 £534
% change year-on-year - -6.32% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

Cyber Scheme is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,062 15,771 18,768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.38% 27.24% 21.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,064 10,528 12,395
10th Percentile £307 £330 £331
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £627
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £534 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +1.62% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,069 814 765
10th Percentile £13.82 £15.25 £13.95
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.22 £19.52
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +27.06% +13.33%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.45 £79.19 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -18.12% +42.86% +2.12%

Cyber Scheme
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyber Scheme as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Scheme in the UK

Cyber Scheme
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Scheme.

Daily rate trend for Cyber Scheme in the UK