The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
4,516
5,909
9,701
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
35.99%
33.14%
35.89%
Number of daily rates quoted
3,054
4,182
6,966
10th Percentile
£325
£301
£375
25th Percentile
£451
£450
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£583
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-1.29%
-2.92%
-
75th Percentile
£738
£725
£750
90th Percentile
£850
£850
£838
England median daily rate
£548
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-0.36%
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
74
160
109
10th Percentile
£15.84
£15.50
£18.93
25th Percentile
£22.60
£18.93
£21.24
Median hourly rate
£34.50
£26.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+32.69%
-25.71%
-21.35%
75th Percentile
£50.31
£47.81
£64.50
90th Percentile
£80.05
£66.78
£83.15
England median hourly rate
£33.00
£30.16
£22.50
% change year-on-year
+9.42%
+34.04%
-16.67%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Cyber Defence Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in London.
Cyber Defence Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Defence in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Cyber Defence Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Defence 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 London region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
