Cyber Defence
England > London
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 4 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 333 | 380 | 453 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | +73 | +136 |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence | 10 | 13 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.083% | 0.075% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £458 | £545 | £600 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £556 | £700 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £725 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | -6.45% | +14.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £784 | £798 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £830 | £846 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £690 | £758 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.29% | -9.01% | +4.59% |
All Generic Skills
London
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 | 4,357 | 5,791 | 9,230 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 36.06% | 33.24% | 36.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,910 | 4,080 | 6,711 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £315 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £743 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £850 | £838 |
| England median daily rate | £530 | £550 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.64% | -3.42% | +3.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 86 | 147 | 106 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £15.47 | £17.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.74 | £18.02 | £21.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.75 | £27.00 | £34.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.30% | -22.44% | -18.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.44 | £50.50 | £62.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £71.25 | £86.65 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.91 | £36.05 | £22.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.92% | +60.31% | -15.15% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Defence in London over the 6 months to 4 June 2025.
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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: