The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cyber Essentials 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 Leeds.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
63
89
134
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds
13.55%
11.14%
10.08%
Number of daily rates quoted
48
61
91
10th Percentile
£256
£250
£313
25th Percentile
£300
£400
£439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£550
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-15.91%
+4.76%
+16.67%
75th Percentile
£541
£588
£575
90th Percentile
£729
£688
£600
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£450
£521
£500
% change year-on-year
-13.63%
+4.20%
+13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
0
10th Percentile
£31.50
-
-
25th Percentile
£31.54
-
-
Median hourly rate
£32.96
£18.27
-
Median % change year-on-year
+80.41%
-
-
75th Percentile
£34.38
-
-
90th Percentile
£34.43
-
-
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£22.14
£18.27
£13.16
% change year-on-year
+21.18%
+38.83%
-29.63%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Cyber Essentials Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Leeds.
Cyber Essentials Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials 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 Leeds region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:
