The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Farnborough. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
24
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Farnborough
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 Farnborough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
36
40
40
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Farnborough
37.89%
22.73%
34.19%
Number of daily rates quoted
24
29
16
10th Percentile
£375
£341
£263
25th Percentile
£411
£400
£381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£608
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-17.70%
+38.86%
-12.50%
75th Percentile
£608
£672
£541
90th Percentile
£645
£676
£656
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£580
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.17%
+16.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
8
10th Percentile
-
-
£19.31
25th Percentile
-
-
£21.05
Median hourly rate
-
-
£42.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+15.65%
75th Percentile
-
-
£52.50
90th Percentile
-
-
£60.00
Hampshire median hourly rate
£50.00
£57.35
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-12.82%
+14.70%
+53.85%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.
Cyber Defence Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Farnborough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Farnborough.
Cyber Defence Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough
For the 6 months to 4 August 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 Farnborough region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Farnborough 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:
