Cyber Defence Consultant Contract Job Trends in London

Cyber Defence Consultant
England > London

The median Cyber Defence Consultant daily rate in London is £599, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 454 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cyber Defence Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.005% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £599 - -
England median daily rate £599 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 18,855 12,320 15,165
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 92.80% 93.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,204 8,238 9,967
10th Percentile £360 £330 £341
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £668 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 403 198 177
10th Percentile £17.05 £17.00 £17.40
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.75 £23.80
Median hourly rate £40.00 £28.14 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +42.16% -19.61% -6.67%
75th Percentile £63.75 £49.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £65.17 £77.25
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% -1.92%

Cyber Defence Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cyber Defence Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Cyber Defence Consultant job vacancy trend in London

Cyber Defence Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cyber Defence Consultant job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cyber Defence Consultant job vacancies in London

Cyber Defence Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 29 September 2026, Cyber Defence Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Cyber Defence Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Cyber Defence Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIAM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST