Cybersecurity Contract Job Trends in Abingdon

Cybersecurity
Oxfordshire > Abingdon

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Abingdon requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 2 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 13 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Abingdon 52.00% 33.33% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 56.52% 50.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £440 £450 £615
% change year-on-year -2.22% -26.83% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £29.22 - -
25th Percentile £42.58 - -
Median hourly rate £51.25 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £47.50 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Abingdon

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Abingdon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 23 2 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Abingdon 92.00% 66.67% 47.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 4
10th Percentile £411 - £141
25th Percentile £413 - £142
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £145
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.40%
75th Percentile £438 - £148
90th Percentile £465 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £480 £425 £425
% change year-on-year +12.94% - -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £38.13 - -
25th Percentile £50.63 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - £13.46
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £28.48 £25.23 £19.50
% change year-on-year +12.88% +29.36% -27.99%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Abingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Abingdon.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Abingdon

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Trend in Abingdon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Cybersecurity.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Trend in Abingdon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Cybersecurity.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Hourly Rate Histogram in Abingdon

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Cybersecurity in Abingdon over the 6 months to 24 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Cybersecurity in Abingdon

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 8 (61.54%) Entra ID
2 7 (53.85%) Azure
3 6 (46.15%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (30.77%) IaaS
4 4 (30.77%) PaaS
5 3 (23.08%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) SSH
General
1 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (7.69%) Military
2 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (76.92%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 10 (76.92%) Security Specialist
2 1 (7.69%) Analyst
2 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 1 (7.69%) IAM Specialist
2 1 (7.69%) Identity Management Specialist
2 1 (7.69%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) LDAP
1 1 (7.69%) OAuth
1 1 (7.69%) OAuth2
1 1 (7.69%) OpenID
1 1 (7.69%) SailPoint
1 1 (7.69%) SAML
1 1 (7.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) Operational Technology
2 4 (30.77%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (23.08%) Greenfield Project
4 2 (15.38%) Onboarding
4 2 (15.38%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
1 5 (38.46%) Unix
1 5 (38.46%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) SIEM
2 10 (76.92%) Remediation Plan
3 7 (53.85%) RBAC
4 6 (46.15%) OWASP
4 6 (46.15%) Risk Register
4 6 (46.15%) Security Architecture
4 6 (46.15%) Vulnerability Management
5 5 (38.46%) Architectural Patterns
5 5 (38.46%) ITSM
6 4 (30.77%) Change Control
6 4 (30.77%) CI/CD
6 4 (30.77%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 4 (30.77%) GAP Analysis
6 4 (30.77%) Incident Response
6 4 (30.77%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
6 4 (30.77%) Threat Intelligence
7 3 (23.08%) Internal Audit
7 3 (23.08%) SABSA
7 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
1 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (92.31%) SC Cleared
1 12 (92.31%) Security Cleared
2 3 (23.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 3 (23.08%) CESG Certified Professional
2 3 (23.08%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (23.08%) CISM
2 3 (23.08%) CISSP
2 3 (23.08%) CRISC
2 3 (23.08%) Degree
2 3 (23.08%) GIAC
2 3 (23.08%) GSEC
2 3 (23.08%) SANS
2 3 (23.08%) SSCP
3 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (7.69%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (92.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 12 (92.31%) NIST
2 6 (46.15%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (46.15%) ISO 31000
3 2 (15.38%) NCSC
4 1 (7.69%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) BeyondTrust