Cyber Defence
London > Central London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 132 | 169 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +37 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | - | 0.041% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £563 | £825 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £575 | £850 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -32.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £588 | £875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £713 | £725 | £779 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.72% | -6.93% | +15.41% |
All Generic Skills
Central London
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 Central London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 681 | 749 | 1,399 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 34.10% | 30.62% | 36.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 437 | 524 | 960 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £465 | £425 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £575 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.96% | +5.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £695 | £700 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £850 | £850 |
| London median daily rate | £575 | £583 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.29% | -2.92% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.78 | £12.75 | £18.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.45 | £16.73 | £24.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £23.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.39% | -34.29% | -27.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £26.25 | £84.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.40 | £29.78 | £88.30 |
| London median hourly rate | £34.50 | £26.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.69% | -25.71% | -21.35% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Cyber Defence
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Central London.