Cyber Essentials Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands
Cyber Essentials
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands citing Cyber Essentials skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | 67 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -9 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 0.14% | 0.94% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 1.21% | 5.19% | 3.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £379 | £151 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £409 | £209 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £463 | £308 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.11% | +50.41% | -38.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £650 | £404 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £462 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £553 | £508 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.58% | +8.84% | -9.67% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
East Midlands
Cyber Essentials 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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills in the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 165 | 154 | 91 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 11.93% | 18.03% | 12.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 120 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £237 | £313 | £254 |
| 25th Percentile | £359 | £362 | £314 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £440 | £420 | £387 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +8.60% | -14.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £488 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £667 | £638 | £651 |
| England median daily rate | £520 | £500 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -2.91% | -4.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £15.12 | £18.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £17.69 | £27.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.46 | £20.83 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.98% | -49.81% | +102.34% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £25.11 | £48.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.22 | £29.88 | £52.45 |
| England median hourly rate | £31.73 | £30.00 | £32.79 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.77% | -8.49% | -8.93% |
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Cyber Essentials Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | -11 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | -15 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Cyber Essentials England |
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Cyber Essentials Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyber Essentials PLUS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 50.0% | 1 |