NCSC Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring NCSC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 70
Rank change year-on-year - - -9
Contract jobs citing NCSC 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire - - 0.15%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - - 1.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £863
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £875
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.69%
75th Percentile - - £888
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £500 - £700
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 137 62 75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 20.48% 16.19% 11.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 37 40
10th Percentile £263 £305 £300
25th Percentile £411 £333 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +22.00% -10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £656
90th Percentile £666 £675 £869
East of England median daily rate £505 £500 £514
% change year-on-year +1.00% -2.68% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 5 11
10th Percentile £16.45 £14.09 -
25th Percentile £17.69 £15.73 £42.25
Median hourly rate £18.50 £16.46 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.39% -63.01% +187.10%
75th Percentile £19.91 £25.00 £46.75
90th Percentile £20.35 - £49.00
East of England median hourly rate £18.50 £26.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.85% -41.57% +151.13%

NCSC
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

NCSC job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

NCSC
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing NCSC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing NCSC