Cyber Defence
Berkshire > Reading
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Defence | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.57% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.69% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 237 | 354 | 319 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 33.76% | 32.72% | 30.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 169 | 211 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £312 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £409 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £571 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.98% | +16.43% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | £702 | £688 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £530 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 6 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.15 | £35.75 | £60.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £58.00 | £45.94 | £61.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | £57.50 | £63.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.13% | -9.15% | +15.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £95.00 | £66.95 | £65.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £102.20 | £72.28 | £66.83 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £58.00 | £45.06 | £61.65 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.71% | -26.90% | +39.31% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Cyber Defence.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Defence in Reading over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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: