The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies advertised in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Cyber Defence is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
315
326
406
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
26.43%
31.32%
29.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
190
223
257
10th Percentile
£205
£347
£264
25th Percentile
£213
£453
£407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£550
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+7.32%
+7.89%
75th Percentile
£608
£654
£625
90th Percentile
£650
£721
£675
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£510
£500
% change year-on-year
-1.96%
+2.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
9
1
10th Percentile
£42.31
£45.70
-
25th Percentile
£52.90
£63.14
£25.50
Median hourly rate
£60.89
£70.00
£26.00
Median % change year-on-year
-13.01%
+169.23%
-40.23%
75th Percentile
£63.29
£79.19
£26.50
90th Percentile
£69.62
-
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£42.50
£64.68
£22.49
% change year-on-year
-34.29%
+187.64%
-27.47%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Cyber Defence Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Reading.
Cyber Defence Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Defence 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 Reading region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
