Cyber Threat Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Cyber Threats
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 76 76
Rank change year-on-year +11 0 +20
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 8 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 1.03% 0.12% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.36% 0.45% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 3
10th Percentile £671 - -
25th Percentile £754 £675 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £803 £700 £800
Median % change year-on-year +14.64% -12.50% +28.00%
75th Percentile £805 £725 -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £750 £690 £800
% change year-on-year +8.70% -13.75% +28.00%

All Generic Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 238 223 315
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 30.71% 26.14% 30.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 109 76 224
10th Percentile £325 £141 £295
25th Percentile £425 £213 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £450 £563
Median % change year-on-year +13.67% -20.00% +12.50%
75th Percentile £600 £591 £675
90th Percentile £699 £719 £750
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 69 21
10th Percentile £6.00 £66.00 £64.25
25th Percentile £15.60 £67.50 £70.00
Median hourly rate £20.36 £70.00 £83.40
Median % change year-on-year -70.91% -16.07% +28.31%
75th Percentile £64.38 £72.50 -
90th Percentile £73.45 £75.00 £84.65
South West median hourly rate £20.36 £70.00 £78.00
% change year-on-year -70.91% -10.26% +36.41%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in Bristol

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in Bristol over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Threat in Bristol

Cyber Threat
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Cyber Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 4 (50.00%) Back Office
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Architect
1 4 (50.00%) SOC Architect
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Auditor
3 1 (12.50%) Contracts Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Lead
3 1 (12.50%) Security Auditor
3 1 (12.50%) SOC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (25.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) SIEM
2 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (37.50%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (25.00%) Forensic Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Security Monitoring
4 2 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (25.00%) Threat Detection
4 2 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 1 (12.50%) Information Security
5 1 (12.50%) Internal Audit
5 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
5 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (25.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) SC Cleared
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 3 (37.50%) CISSP
3 2 (25.00%) CEH
3 2 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (12.50%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) NCSC
1 4 (50.00%) NIST
2 3 (37.50%) JSP 440
3 1 (12.50%) ISO 9001
3 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001