The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
76 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds |
0.52% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
1.51% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£320 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£331 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£350 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£350 |
- |
- |
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 Leeds.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
265 |
131 |
203 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds |
34.42% |
26.73% |
22.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
164 |
85 |
126 |
| 10th Percentile |
£329 |
£263 |
£306 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£400 |
£380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£513 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.44% |
+13.89% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£571 |
£638 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£733 |
£606 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£481 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.90% |
+6.94% |
-14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
7 |
3 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£33.28 |
£12.07 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£35.99 |
£12.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£14.25 |
£41.00 |
£13.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-65.24% |
+203.70% |
-37.21% |
| 75th Percentile |
£15.29 |
£69.07 |
£15.19 |
| 90th Percentile |
£17.60 |
£85.61 |
£16.59 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£15.25 |
£38.75 |
£14.63 |
| % change year-on-year |
-60.65% |
+164.96% |
-21.79% |