Cybercrime (Computer Crime)
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cybercrime in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cybercrime over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 535 | 637 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +102 | +74 |
| Contract jobs citing Cybercrime | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | 0.011% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.035% | 0.049% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £304 | £418 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £399 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £570 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.80% | +54.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £754 | £788 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £857 | £803 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £570 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.80% | +51.52% |
All Generic Skills
England
Cybercrime 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 England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 8,286 | 11,269 | 16,472 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 34.07% | 30.65% | 33.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,416 | 7,394 | 11,431 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £268 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.91% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £695 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £800 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -1.82% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 339 | 822 | 584 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.06 | £12.25 | £9.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.01 | £15.17 | £10.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.50 | £32.31 | £22.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.79% | +43.68% | -16.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.52 | £61.30 | £64.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.60 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.50 | £31.25 | £22.49 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +38.98% | -18.24% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Cybercrime as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybercrime in England.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybercrime in England.