National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring NCSC skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 60 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | -9 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing NCSC | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 1.44% | 0.22% | 1.45% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 10.26% | 1.89% | 25.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £565 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £500 | £634 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -21.10% | -0.98% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £676 |
| South West median daily rate | £675 | £575 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.39% | -17.86% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £83.34 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £83.38 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £83.40 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £22.03 | - | £83.40 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.07% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gloucestershire
NCSC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Gloucestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 39 | 53 | 28 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 14.03% | 11.70% | 5.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £263 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £292 | £381 | £368 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £654 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £810 |
| South West median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £55.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £28.00 | £77.08 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £55.00 | £83.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | -34.02% | +51.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70.00 | £83.40 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £84.20 |
| South West median hourly rate | £62.50 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +5.77% | +20.37% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing NCSC.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing NCSC.
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Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 29 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | -2 | 4 | £700 | +40.00% | 1 |
| NCSC South West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:
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