Cyber Defence
South West > Bristol
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 61 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol | - | 0.31% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 1.33% | 2.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £794 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £225 | £796 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £250 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -68.75% | +28.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £275 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £539 | £676 | £796 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.30% | -15.11% | +27.36% |
All Generic Skills
Bristol
Cyber Defence 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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 251 | 150 | 293 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 29.08% | 23.58% | 30.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 127 | 60 | 180 |
| 10th Percentile | £245 | £142 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £193 | £374 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -17.39% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £553 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £676 | £734 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £548 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.20% | -0.36% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 73 | 22 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.60 | £21.41 | £34.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.50 | £52.56 | £64.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | -3.57% | +614.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | £83.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | - | £90.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £33.50 | £63.00 | £59.92 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.83% | +5.15% | +511.38% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Cyber Defence
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Cyber Defence.
