Cyber Assurance Contract Job Trends in the South West

Cyber Assurance
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Cyber Assurance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Cyber Assurance 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.12% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £480 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 - -
75th Percentile £540 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £575 £850 £575
% change year-on-year -32.35% +47.83% -6.12%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Cyber Assurance 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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,656 1,531 2,626
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 78.70% 90.81% 82.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,442 949 1,680
10th Percentile £325 £220 £225
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £607 £620 £625
90th Percentile £713 £688 £700
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 458 160 343
10th Percentile £16.44 £18.20 £13.88
25th Percentile £25.30 £18.87 £29.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £57.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £46.80 £28.75 £36.50
% change year-on-year +62.78% -21.23% -0.11%

Cyber Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Assurance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Cyber Assurance job vacancy trend in the South West

Cyber Assurance
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cyber Assurance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cyber Assurance

Cyber Assurance
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Assurance within the South West region over the 6 months to 21 May 2026. 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
Bristol - 4 £510 - 5
Cyber Assurance
England

Cyber Assurance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Project Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Project Portfolio Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (50.00%) Dependency Management
1 2 (50.00%) Proactive Management
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality