Insider Threat Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Insider Threats
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Insider Threat in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Insider Threat over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - 111
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Insider Threat 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.22% - 0.054%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.67% - 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £450
75th Percentile - - £475
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £575 £563 £650
% change year-on-year +2.22% -13.46% +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £17.24 - -
25th Percentile £17.83 - -
Median hourly rate £18.82 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £18.82 - -

All Generic Skills
East of England

Insider Threat 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 East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 450 359 623
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 33.63% 23.95% 33.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 166 334
10th Percentile £213 £209 £181
25th Percentile £400 £300 £303
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.35% -2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
England median daily rate £525 £549 £550
% change year-on-year -4.30% -0.26% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 46 77
10th Percentile £14.34 £28.13 £20.50
25th Percentile £20.64 £46.25 £42.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £62.25 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.71% +3.75% +47.31%
75th Percentile £72.50 £73.63 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.75 £85.00 £73.75
England median hourly rate £30.00 £57.35 £45.88
% change year-on-year -47.69% +25.00% +78.45%

Insider Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Insider Threat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Insider Threat job vacancy trend in the East of England

Insider Threat
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Insider Threat.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Insider Threat

Insider Threat
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insider Threat within the East of England region over the 6 months to 4 October 2025. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire - 3 - -
Insider Threat
England

Insider Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CTC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft