The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cyber Defence 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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
239
273
467
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
38.24%
33.50%
35.84%
Number of daily rates quoted
119
147
327
10th Percentile
£208
£334
£242
25th Percentile
£413
£420
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£489
£510
£479
Median % change year-on-year
-4.12%
+6.47%
-4.20%
75th Percentile
£554
£600
£538
90th Percentile
£638
£675
£625
Scotland median daily rate
£467
£475
£488
% change year-on-year
-1.68%
-2.56%
+2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
16
3
10th Percentile
-
£14.88
£21.34
25th Percentile
£17.30
£16.25
£21.47
Median hourly rate
£22.00
£20.57
£21.67
Median % change year-on-year
+6.95%
-5.08%
-54.38%
75th Percentile
£24.38
£60.19
£37.71
90th Percentile
£42.00
£60.75
£47.33
Scotland median hourly rate
£22.00
£18.14
£12.30
% change year-on-year
+21.31%
+47.44%
-71.40%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Cyber Defence Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Edinburgh.
Cyber Defence Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Defence 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
