Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG)
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CESG in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CESG over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 360 | 402 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +42 | +153 |
| Contract jobs citing CESG | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | - | 0.059% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.17% | 0.047% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £613 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +6.30% |
| England median daily rate | - | £575 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.00% | -3.85% |
All Generic Skills
London
CESG 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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 5,545 | 5,198 | 6,410 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 38.91% | 34.29% | 33.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,549 | 3,320 | 4,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -2.13% | -2.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £713 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £850 | £825 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 132 | 66 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.50 | £17.25 | £18.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.56 | £23.98 | £19.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £34.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.10% | +15.00% | -8.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.15 | £55.94 | £49.48 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.50 | £80.75 | £65.76 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.25 | £43.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.83% | -15.02% | +25.24% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CESG relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
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Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CESG.
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Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CESG.
