Cyber Threat Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Cyber Threats
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 107 113
Rank change year-on-year +25 +6 +12
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 15 8 2
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 1.21% 0.49% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.25% 1.63% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 2
10th Percentile £433 £512 £404
25th Percentile £453 £530 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £540 £506
Median % change year-on-year -12.96% +6.67% +35.00%
75th Percentile £494 £564 £577
90th Percentile £550 £608 £613
South East median daily rate £523 £675 £625
% change year-on-year -22.62% +8.04% +61.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
South East median hourly rate - £57.50 -

All Generic Skills
Berkshire

Cyber Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 462 492 559
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 37.26% 30.28% 31.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 290 256 363
10th Percentile £293 £315 £210
25th Percentile £400 £409 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -
75th Percentile £597 £625 £620
90th Percentile £670 £690 £700
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 20 25
10th Percentile £20.50 £18.73 £22.49
25th Percentile £40.22 £26.00 £45.21
Median hourly rate £58.00 £52.37 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +10.75% -17.25% +8.65%
75th Percentile £71.50 £60.72 £73.59
90th Percentile £87.50 £62.99 £79.57
South East median hourly rate £25.08 £55.00 £53.50
% change year-on-year -54.41% +2.80% +102.27%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Threat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Cyber Threat.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in Berkshire over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Threat in Berkshire

Cyber Threat
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Cyber Threat.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 19 October 2025. 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
Reading +36 12 £470 -12.96% 4
Wokingham - 3 - -
Cyber Threat
South East

Cyber Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (13.33%) Firewall
1 2 (13.33%) Network Security
1 2 (13.33%) VPN
2 1 (6.67%) Internet
General
1 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Legal
4 3 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (6.67%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Analyst
1 6 (40.00%) SOC Analyst
2 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 3 (20.00%) Security Specialist
2 3 (20.00%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 1 (6.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 1 (6.67%) Cyber Threat Specialist
3 1 (6.67%) Developer
3 1 (6.67%) Development Specialist
3 1 (6.67%) Information Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (53.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 2 (13.33%) CSOC
3 2 (13.33%) Insider Threat
3 2 (13.33%) Security Posture
4 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
4 1 (6.67%) SCADA
4 1 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (33.33%) Linux
1 5 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (93.33%) Incident Response
2 11 (73.33%) Security Operations
3 10 (66.67%) SIEM
4 9 (60.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 9 (60.00%) Threat Intelligence
5 7 (46.67%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (40.00%) Behavioural Analysis
6 6 (40.00%) Forensic Analysis
6 6 (40.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 5 (33.33%) Malware Analysis
8 4 (26.67%) Data Privacy
8 4 (26.67%) Risk Management
8 4 (26.67%) Task Automation
9 3 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
9 3 (20.00%) Cyber Intelligence
9 3 (20.00%) OSINT
10 2 (13.33%) Content Development
10 2 (13.33%) DevOps
10 2 (13.33%) Technical Analysis
10 2 (13.33%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 5 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) CISSP
2 6 (40.00%) GCFA
2 6 (40.00%) GIAC
3 5 (33.33%) CFCE
3 5 (33.33%) GCIA
3 5 (33.33%) GCIH
4 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
5 3 (20.00%) CISM
5 3 (20.00%) Degree
6 2 (13.33%) CREST Certified
6 2 (13.33%) SANS
7 1 (6.67%) CEH
7 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (53.33%) NIST
2 6 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (33.33%) GDPR
4 4 (26.67%) HIPAA
5 1 (6.67%) ISO 19650
Systems Management
1 4 (26.67%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (6.67%) QRadar
Vendors
1 9 (60.00%) Splunk
2 7 (46.67%) CrowdStrike
2 7 (46.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (26.67%) ArcSight
3 4 (26.67%) LogRhythm
4 1 (6.67%) Intel
4 1 (6.67%) Tenable
4 1 (6.67%) Virgin Media