Cybercrime Contract Job Trends in England

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 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 538 - 543
Rank change year-on-year - - +157
Contract jobs citing Cybercrime 7 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.022% - 0.019%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.063% - 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £190 - -
25th Percentile £198 - £875
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £212 - £900
Median % change year-on-year - - +44.00%
75th Percentile £467 - £925
90th Percentile £621 - -
UK median daily rate £212 - £900
% change year-on-year - - +44.00%

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 11,066 8,725 11,323
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.96% 32.58% 31.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,023 5,249 7,614
10th Percentile £283 £275 £263
25th Percentile £408 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £738 £780 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £533 £549
% change year-on-year -6.19% -2.91% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 538 253 512
10th Percentile £14.86 £17.30 £15.33
25th Percentile £18.50 £24.18 £19.99
Median hourly rate £28.56 £37.00 £37.95
Median % change year-on-year -22.80% -2.51% +51.81%
75th Percentile £61.55 £67.02 £64.65
90th Percentile £74.26 £83.20 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £34.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.12% -9.33% +50.00%

Cybercrime
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Cybercrime job vacancy trend in England

Cybercrime
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cybercrime.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cybercrime

Cybercrime
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybercrime in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cybercrime in England

Cybercrime
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cybercrime.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cybercrime

Cybercrime
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybercrime within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London - 4 £715 - 1
East of England - 2 £201 - 2
Cybercrime
UK

Cybercrime
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) Internet
2 1 (14.29%) Firewall
General
1 4 (57.14%) Law
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Military
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Analyst
2 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 4 (57.14%) Security Analyst
3 3 (42.86%) Data Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Junior
4 1 (14.29%) Junior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (28.57%) NHS
3 1 (14.29%) CSOC
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (71.43%) Cyber Intelligence
2 5 (71.43%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 5 (71.43%) Ethical Hacking
2 5 (71.43%) Malware Reverse Engineering
2 5 (71.43%) Offensive Security
2 5 (71.43%) Reverse Engineering
2 5 (71.43%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Security
3 2 (28.57%) Cyber Assurance
3 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
3 2 (28.57%) Data Security
3 2 (28.57%) Security Architecture
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
4 1 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) CEH
1 5 (71.43%) CompTIA CySA+
1 5 (71.43%) GIAC
1 5 (71.43%) GREM
1 5 (71.43%) OSCP
2 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Cyber Essentials