Cyber Threat Contract Job Trends in Reading

Cyber Threats
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 87 90
Rank change year-on-year +33 +3 +2
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 11 7 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 1.89% 0.63% 0.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.45% 2.17% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 2
10th Percentile £455 £508 -
25th Percentile £463 £520 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.04% +2.86% +40.00%
75th Percentile £500 - £538
90th Percentile £560 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £488 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -9.72% +2.86% +40.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
Berkshire median hourly rate - £57.50 -

All Generic Skills
Reading

Cyber Threat 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 202 323 331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 34.77% 28.94% 29.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 159 231
10th Percentile £350 £337 £213
25th Percentile £445 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £580 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.59% +5.45% +7.32%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £664 £702 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £541 £520
% change year-on-year -7.62% +4.09% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 6
10th Percentile £31.44 £42.05 £40.13
25th Percentile £45.63 £56.25 £62.27
Median hourly rate £56.50 £60.60 £66.44
Median % change year-on-year -6.77% -8.79% -
75th Percentile £58.00 £65.37 £72.44
90th Percentile - £71.76 £76.60
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.00 £52.37 £64.31
% change year-on-year +10.75% -18.57% -24.34%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Threat in Reading

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Cyber Threat.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in Reading over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Threat in Reading

Cyber Threat
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Firewall
1 2 (18.18%) VPN
2 1 (9.09%) Internet
2 1 (9.09%) Network Security
General
1 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Legal
2 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Analyst
1 5 (45.45%) SOC Analyst
2 3 (27.27%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Development Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Information Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) Management Information System
1 5 (45.45%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (18.18%) Insider Threat
3 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 1 (9.09%) Security Posture
3 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Linux
1 4 (36.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Incident Response
2 8 (72.73%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 8 (72.73%) Security Operations
2 8 (72.73%) Threat Intelligence
3 7 (63.64%) SIEM
4 5 (45.45%) Behavioural Analysis
4 5 (45.45%) Forensic Analysis
5 4 (36.36%) Data Privacy
5 4 (36.36%) Malware Analysis
5 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
5 4 (36.36%) Task Automation
6 3 (27.27%) Actionable Insight
6 3 (27.27%) Cyber Intelligence
6 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (27.27%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 3 (27.27%) OSINT
7 2 (18.18%) Analytical Thinking
7 2 (18.18%) Content Development
7 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (18.18%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) PowerShell
1 4 (36.36%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) CFCE
1 4 (36.36%) CISSP
1 4 (36.36%) GCFA
1 4 (36.36%) GCIA
1 4 (36.36%) GCIH
1 4 (36.36%) GIAC
2 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (36.36%) GDPR
2 4 (36.36%) HIPAA
2 4 (36.36%) NIST
3 1 (9.09%) ISO 19650
Systems Management
1 4 (36.36%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Splunk
2 5 (45.45%) CrowdStrike
2 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
3 4 (36.36%) ArcSight
3 4 (36.36%) LogRhythm
4 1 (9.09%) Intel
4 1 (9.09%) Virgin Media