National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring NCSC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
NCSC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
60
97
111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
9.35%
13.43%
13.55%
Number of daily rates quoted
39
62
66
10th Percentile
£315
£201
£300
25th Percentile
£393
£303
£395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£423
£470
Median % change year-on-year
+10.06%
-10.11%
+4.44%
75th Percentile
£600
£538
£575
90th Percentile
£715
£738
£681
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£482
£500
% change year-on-year
+3.84%
-3.70%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
5
7
10th Percentile
£16.43
£17.33
£14.20
25th Percentile
£17.06
£20.50
£20.40
Median hourly rate
£18.25
£22.00
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
-17.05%
-20.00%
+48.65%
75th Percentile
£19.56
£50.00
£29.38
90th Percentile
£20.28
£51.50
£30.00
West Midlands median hourly rate
£25.00
£21.00
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+19.05%
-23.64%
+37.50%
NCSC Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NCSC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
NCSC Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing NCSC.
NCSC Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NCSC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for NCSC.
NCSC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
