Cyber Essentials
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 79 | 60 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds | 0.42% | 0.21% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.52% | 1.41% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £600 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £540 | £600 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Leeds
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 | 159 | 71 | 92 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds | 16.79% | 15.07% | 11.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 49 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £235 | £327 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £263 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -13.64% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £519 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £580 | £649 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -15.09% | +3.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.43 | £31.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.69 | £31.54 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £15.81 | £32.96 | £18.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.03% | +80.41% | -15.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.36 | £34.38 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.88 | £34.43 | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £19.56 | £22.14 | £18.27 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.65% | +21.18% | +18.33% |
Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Cyber Essentials
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: