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 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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
173
328
331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
29.62%
27.29%
29.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
115
187
230
10th Percentile
£300
£213
£350
25th Percentile
£401
£425
£452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£510
£575
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-11.30%
+4.55%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£609
£650
90th Percentile
£613
£680
£721
Berkshire median daily rate
£500
£525
£524
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
+0.29%
+4.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
8
9
10th Percentile
£24.80
£19.81
£54.21
25th Percentile
£31.44
£47.38
£63.14
Median hourly rate
£45.00
£59.05
£67.75
Median % change year-on-year
-23.79%
-12.84%
+160.58%
75th Percentile
£51.25
£63.22
£74.00
90th Percentile
£53.50
£74.10
£79.19
Berkshire median hourly rate
£61.50
£41.25
£64.68
% change year-on-year
+49.08%
-36.22%
+5.16%
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 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, 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:
