Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Denial-of-Service in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 43 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +17 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire | - | 0.78% | 1.47% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 1.78% | 4.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £594 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £290 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -52.65% | +2.08% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £639 |
| East of England median daily rate | £450 | £290 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.17% | -52.65% | +2.08% |
All Generic Skills
Hertfordshire
Distributed Denial-of-Service 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 Hertfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 214 | 169 | 244 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 32.33% | 43.78% | 35.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 77 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £298 | £283 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £396 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £668 | £815 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 63 | 35 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.33 | £35.00 | £24.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £50.25 | £42.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.93% | +3.85% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.38 | £85.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £77.25 | £95.00 | £70.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £66.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.61% | +10.00% | +14.29% |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Distributed Denial-of-Service relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Distributed Denial-of-Service.
