The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
44 |
41 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes |
0.74% |
0.47% |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
3.03% |
1.09% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£630 |
£675 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.67% |
- |
- |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate |
£630 |
£675 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.67% |
- |
- |
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 Milton Keynes.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
99 |
92 |
162 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes |
24.26% |
43.60% |
31.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
77 |
69 |
121 |
| 10th Percentile |
£183 |
£325 |
£213 |
| 25th Percentile |
£402 |
£463 |
£401 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£515 |
£560 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.04% |
+12.00% |
-3.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£598 |
£630 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£639 |
£675 |
£914 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£560 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.71% |
+12.00% |
-0.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£18.11 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£22.61 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£24.00 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£24.43 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30.00 |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate |
£16.71 |
£53.75 |
£24.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-68.92% |
+123.96% |
+41.18% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:
