Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Denial-of-Service in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 530 | 649 | 765 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +116 | -159 |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 56 | 67 | 90 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.42% | 0.33% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 56 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £369 | £260 | £448 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £588 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +2.17% | -6.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £631 | £677 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £638 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £570 | £550 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.64% | +0.92% | +14.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
Distributed Denial-of-Service 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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 13,294 | 20,178 | 29,579 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.45% | 33.26% | 32.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,529 | 13,847 | 20,663 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £306 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £682 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 901 | 661 | 727 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £13.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.16 | £10.75 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.25 | £22.49 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.64% | -16.72% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £65.00 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.88 | £75.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | +10.00% | -16.67% |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Distributed Denial-of-Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +97 | 48 | £525 | -8.70% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 25 | £570 | +3.64% | 8 |
| London | +113 | 24 | £475 | -17.39% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +121 | 20 | £500 | -16.67% | 7 |
| East of England | +1 | 11 | £650 | +8.33% | |
| North of England | +35 | 6 | £558 | +23.89% | 1 |
| Midlands | +34 | 6 | £540 | -6.09% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 6 | £558 | - | |
| East Midlands | +17 | 4 | £540 | +58.82% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £363 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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