Behavioural Analysis Contract Job Trends in the South East

Behavioural Analysis
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Behavioural Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 178 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Contract jobs citing Behavioural Analysis 7 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.19% 0.14% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £419 - -
25th Percentile £424 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £540 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% - -
75th Percentile £449 - -
90th Percentile £450 - -
England median daily rate £488 £540 £800
% change year-on-year -9.72% -32.50% +25.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
England median hourly rate - £57.50 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Behavioural Analysis 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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,241 3,593 4,907
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 88.58% 84.32% 89.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,036 2,182 3,259
10th Percentile £215 £261 £225
25th Percentile £393 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.31% -2.51% +2.44%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £624
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 182 254
10th Percentile £13.25 £16.25 £15.50
25th Percentile £16.17 £30.00 £22.87
Median hourly rate £20.71 £58.17 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -64.40% +10.80% +47.89%
75th Percentile £34.83 £70.00 £66.19
90th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £41.16 £44.50
% change year-on-year -38.89% -7.52% +27.14%

Behavioural Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Behavioural Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Behavioural Analysis job vacancy trend in the South East

Behavioural Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Behavioural Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Behavioural Analysis

Behavioural Analysis
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Behavioural Analysis within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +14 7 £440 -18.52% 2
Berkshire +9 7 £440 -18.52% 2
Behavioural Analysis
England

Behavioural Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Network Security
General
1 5 (71.43%) Legal
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Analyst
1 7 (100.00%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Cyber Threat
1 6 (85.71%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (71.43%) Management Information System
3 3 (42.86%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Linux
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 7 (100.00%) SIEM
1 7 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 6 (85.71%) Malware Analysis
2 6 (85.71%) Security Operations
3 5 (71.43%) Data Privacy
3 5 (71.43%) Risk Management
3 5 (71.43%) Task Automation
4 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (42.86%) DevOps
4 3 (42.86%) Technical Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Analytical Thinking
5 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
5 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
5 2 (28.57%) Digital Forensics
5 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) PowerShell
1 6 (85.71%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) CFCE
1 6 (85.71%) CISSP
1 6 (85.71%) GCFA
1 6 (85.71%) GCIA
1 6 (85.71%) GCIH
2 5 (71.43%) GIAC
3 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (85.71%) GDPR
1 6 (85.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (85.71%) NIST
2 5 (71.43%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 4 (57.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Splunk
2 6 (85.71%) CrowdStrike
2 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
3 5 (71.43%) ArcSight
3 5 (71.43%) LogRhythm