The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyberattack in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyberattack over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
121
119
159
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+40
+49
Contract jobs citing Cyberattack
2
2
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Cyberattack 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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
687
644
1,089
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
37.10%
31.11%
33.73%
Number of daily rates quoted
461
418
722
10th Percentile
£358
£362
£325
25th Percentile
£459
£481
£495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£593
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+1.27%
-1.25%
+2.13%
75th Percentile
£700
£717
£738
90th Percentile
£800
£838
£850
Central London median daily rate
£600
£588
£600
% change year-on-year
+2.13%
-2.08%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
5
7
10th Percentile
£17.02
£18.40
£22.39
25th Percentile
£20.34
£22.00
£30.63
Median hourly rate
£29.25
£27.00
£39.83
Median % change year-on-year
+8.33%
-32.21%
-18.71%
75th Percentile
£58.18
-
£60.88
90th Percentile
£89.88
£66.30
£74.75
Central London median hourly rate
£27.50
£25.79
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+6.63%
-26.31%
-28.57%
Cyberattack Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Cyberattack as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Cyberattack Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyberattack in the City of London.
Cyberattack Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyberattack also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Cyberattack.
Cyberattack Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
