National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Central London> City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring NCSC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NCSC over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
121
126
151
Rank change year-on-year
+5
+25
+40
Contract jobs citing NCSC
1
4
14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
335
367
492
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
18.44%
17.16%
13.99%
Number of daily rates quoted
235
256
364
10th Percentile
£366
£363
£400
25th Percentile
£436
£463
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-0.05%
-8.29%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£702
£650
£713
90th Percentile
£800
£770
£824
Central London median daily rate
£550
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
-
-8.33%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
3
0
10th Percentile
£28.05
£16.78
-
25th Percentile
£37.13
£17.96
-
Median hourly rate
£54.50
£20.61
-
Median % change year-on-year
+164.50%
-
-
75th Percentile
£72.75
£22.65
-
90th Percentile
£82.35
£23.46
-
Central London median hourly rate
£34.48
£23.40
£25.00
% change year-on-year
+47.35%
-6.40%
-39.76%
NCSC Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
NCSC Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NCSC in the City of London.
NCSC Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NCSC 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 NCSC.
NCSC 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:
