Threat Detection Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Threat Detection
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Threat Detection skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Threat Detection 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 0.46% - 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% - 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £435 - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 - £600
75th Percentile £455 - £625
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £445 £585 £550
% change year-on-year -23.93% +6.36% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

Threat Detection falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 181 91 190
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 83.03% 91.92% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 52 123
10th Percentile £200 £250 £150
25th Percentile £281 £358 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -1.64%
75th Percentile £563 £600 £525
90th Percentile £643 £685 £618
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.57% +1.60% -1.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 10 36
10th Percentile £15.62 £13.08 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.93 £14.98
Median hourly rate £20.18 £36.38 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.53% +86.56% -25.00%
75th Percentile £25.00 £46.30 £31.63
90th Percentile £27.50 £49.50 £60.00
South East median hourly rate £30.00 £42.50 £37.00
% change year-on-year -29.41% +14.86% -17.78%

Threat Detection
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Threat Detection relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Threat Detection job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Threat Detection
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Threat Detection within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
Oxford - 1 £445 - 1
Threat Detection
South East

Threat Detection
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Coordinator
1 1 (100.00%) Project Coordinator
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management