Cyber Essentials PLUS Contract Job Trends in London

Cyber Essentials PLUS
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 392 351 378
Rank change year-on-year -41 +27 +85
Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS 45 15 8
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.22% 0.11% 0.049%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.19% 0.65% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 13 4
10th Percentile £463 £445 -
25th Percentile £500 £535 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +30.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £688 £547
90th Percentile £750 - £586
England median daily rate £550 £580 £500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +16.00% -14.89%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

Cyber Essentials PLUS 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,766 2,314 2,246
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 18.69% 16.97% 13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,534 1,556 1,549
10th Percentile £350 £323 £350
25th Percentile £430 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £652 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £789
England median daily rate £507 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +1.45% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 37 45
10th Percentile £19.00 £22.75 £17.12
25th Percentile £25.25 £25.15 £21.00
Median hourly rate £28.55 £34.48 £26.56
Median % change year-on-year -17.20% +29.82% -32.62%
75th Percentile £47.59 £44.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £55.70 £58.00
England median hourly rate £38.72 £30.75 £27.09
% change year-on-year +25.94% +13.49% -35.14%

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Cyber Essentials PLUS job vacancy trend in London

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cyber Essentials PLUS

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS in London over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Essentials PLUS in London

Cyber Essentials PLUS
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS within the London region over the 6 months to 1 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -4 6 £663 +18.30% 8
West London - 1 £500 -
Cyber Essentials PLUS
England

Cyber Essentials PLUS
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (11.11%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.44%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 24 (53.33%) Azure
2 22 (48.89%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (28.89%) Microsoft Purview
4 11 (24.44%) Mimecast
5 6 (13.33%) Entra ID
6 4 (8.89%) SaaS
7 3 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (4.44%) OCI
8 2 (4.44%) Power Platform
9 1 (2.22%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.67%) Firewall
2 2 (4.44%) Network Security
3 1 (2.22%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.22%) Oracle Reports
General
1 21 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 16 (35.56%) Finance
3 13 (28.89%) Public Sector
4 8 (17.78%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (8.89%) Local Government
6 2 (4.44%) Legal
7 1 (2.22%) Banking
7 1 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.22%) Law
7 1 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (22.22%) Security Engineer
2 8 (17.78%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 5 (11.11%) Lead
3 5 (11.11%) Security Manager
3 5 (11.11%) Security Specialist
4 4 (8.89%) Architect
4 4 (8.89%) Compliance Officer
4 4 (8.89%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 4 (8.89%) Risk Officer
5 3 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 3 (6.67%) Service Desk Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Service Manager
5 3 (6.67%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (4.44%) Consultant
6 2 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 2 (4.44%) Onboarding Specialist
6 2 (4.44%) Operations Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Security Architect
6 2 (4.44%) Security Solutions Architect
6 2 (4.44%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 4 (8.89%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (8.89%) Management Information System
2 4 (8.89%) Security Posture
3 3 (6.67%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (4.44%) BYOD
4 2 (4.44%) CESG
4 2 (4.44%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (4.44%) NHS
5 1 (2.22%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.22%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.22%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.89%) Windows
2 3 (6.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (84.44%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (31.11%) Incident Response
3 13 (28.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 12 (26.67%) Data Loss Prevention
5 11 (24.44%) Vulnerability Management
6 9 (20.00%) Information Security
7 8 (17.78%) Risk Management
7 8 (17.78%) Security Monitoring
7 8 (17.78%) SIEM
8 7 (15.56%) Security Operations
9 6 (13.33%) Enterprise Architecture
9 6 (13.33%) GAP Analysis
9 6 (13.33%) Service Delivery
10 5 (11.11%) Cyber Resilience
10 5 (11.11%) Data Protection
10 5 (11.11%) Due Diligence
10 5 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
10 5 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
11 4 (8.89%) Regulatory Compliance
11 4 (8.89%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (31.11%) CISSP
2 11 (24.44%) CISM
2 11 (24.44%) SC Cleared
2 11 (24.44%) Security Cleared
3 3 (6.67%) DV Cleared
3 3 (6.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 2 (4.44%) CESG Certified Professional
4 2 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (4.44%) CRISC
4 2 (4.44%) Degree
4 2 (4.44%) IISP
4 2 (4.44%) OSCP
4 2 (4.44%) TOGAF Certification
5 1 (2.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (2.22%) Azure Certification
5 1 (2.22%) CISA
5 1 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (2.22%) GCIA
5 1 (2.22%) GCIH
5 1 (2.22%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 21 (46.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (31.11%) PCI DSS
4 13 (28.89%) GDPR
5 9 (20.00%) NCSC
6 8 (17.78%) GRC
6 8 (17.78%) NIST
7 4 (8.89%) SLA
8 2 (4.44%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (4.44%) COBIT
8 2 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 2 (4.44%) NIST 800
8 2 (4.44%) PMO
9 1 (2.22%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (2.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 5 (11.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (22.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (6.67%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 30 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 11 (24.44%) CrowdStrike
2 11 (24.44%) CyberArk
2 11 (24.44%) Netskope
3 5 (11.11%) ServiceNow
4 2 (4.44%) Oracle
5 1 (2.22%) Splunk
5 1 (2.22%) Workday