The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Nottingham requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
19
-
28
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+12
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Cyber Essentials
2
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Nottingham
Cyber Essentials 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 Nottingham.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
16
24
33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham
12.21%
20.17%
15.64%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
12
17
10th Percentile
£311
£268
£289
25th Percentile
£405
£317
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£420
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
+19.05%
-6.67%
75th Percentile
£479
£529
£550
90th Percentile
£500
£804
£621
Nottinghamshire median daily rate
£463
£488
£420
% change year-on-year
-5.13%
+16.07%
-1.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
5
5
10th Percentile
-
-
£10.76
25th Percentile
-
£12.75
£10.77
Median hourly rate
£15.12
£13.50
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
+12.00%
-32.50%
-15.79%
75th Percentile
£17.98
£14.25
£70.00
90th Percentile
£19.69
-
-
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate
£15.12
£13.50
£20.00
% change year-on-year
+12.00%
-32.50%
-15.79%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.
Cyber Essentials Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials 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 Nottingham region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham 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:
