The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
32
4
42
Rank change year-on-year
-28
+38
-21
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Cybersecurity
2
41
8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
Cybersecurity 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 Portsmouth.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
147
192
251
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
74.24%
90.57%
90.29%
Number of daily rates quoted
91
83
146
10th Percentile
£363
£400
£273
25th Percentile
£454
£447
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£575
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.52%
+15.00%
+2.04%
75th Percentile
£556
£688
£588
90th Percentile
£660
£850
£673
Hampshire median daily rate
£538
£580
£525
% change year-on-year
-7.33%
+10.48%
+0.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted
29
81
27
10th Percentile
£25.15
£51.06
£19.55
25th Percentile
£32.94
£53.40
£37.72
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£57.35
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
-12.82%
+4.27%
-
75th Percentile
£55.00
£70.00
£61.48
90th Percentile
£59.00
£76.86
£69.25
Hampshire median hourly rate
£33.89
£57.35
£52.50
% change year-on-year
-40.92%
+9.24%
+18.67%
Cybersecurity Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Cybersecurity Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cybersecurity 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 Portsmouth region with a requirement for Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
