National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) South West> Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Dorset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
15
24
52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset
14.42%
13.41%
20.31%
Number of daily rates quoted
7
15
23
10th Percentile
£234
£325
£363
25th Percentile
£293
£438
£513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£313
£550
£625
Median % change year-on-year
-43.18%
-12.00%
+38.89%
75th Percentile
£514
£759
£702
90th Percentile
£619
£769
£748
South West median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
0
16
10th Percentile
-
-
£17.79
25th Percentile
£62.50
-
£41.26
Median hourly rate
£65.00
-
£62.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-1.95%
75th Percentile
£67.50
-
£68.56
90th Percentile
-
-
£70.77
South West median hourly rate
£65.00
£51.25
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+26.83%
-21.15%
+18.18%
NCSC Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
NCSC Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Dorset.
NCSC Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Dorset.
NCSC Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 30 June 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 Dorset region with a requirement for NCSC.
NCSC Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
