Cyber Threat Contract Job Trends in the South West

Cyber Threats
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 121 129
Rank change year-on-year +6 +8 +33
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 17 9 14
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.72% 0.43% 0.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.39% 1.65% 1.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 3 13
10th Percentile £635 £630 £425
25th Percentile £669 £647 £530
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 £676 £570
Median % change year-on-year +14.70% +18.54% -8.80%
75th Percentile £804 £725 £638
90th Percentile £808 £755 £798
England median daily rate £600 £625 £625
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £37.50 -
England median hourly rate £55.50 £47.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year +16.84% +6.74% -32.06%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 712 547 896
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 30.36% 26.30% 30.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 321 611
10th Percentile £225 £205 £250
25th Percentile £400 £423 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% - -
75th Percentile £650 £656 £650
90th Percentile £738 £725 £725
England median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.68% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 38 64
10th Percentile £12.50 £14.41 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.99 £25.94 £20.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.05% +3.97%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £83.40
90th Percentile £70.21 - -
England median hourly rate £29.00 £37.00 £43.79
% change year-on-year -21.62% -15.51% +25.12%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in the South West

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the South West over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Threat in the South West

Cyber Threat
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cyber Threat.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
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 Threat within the South West region over the 6 months to 23 December 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
Bristol - 6 £803 - 1
Wiltshire -14 4 £744 +10.08%
Dorset +9 3 - -
Devon +8 1 £675 - 5
Somerset - 1 £750 - 1
Cyber Threat
England

Cyber Threat
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.88%) AWS
2 1 (5.88%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) Firewall
2 1 (5.88%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 6 (35.29%) Back Office
2 2 (11.76%) Finance
2 2 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Automotive
3 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Architect
2 6 (35.29%) SOC Architect
3 4 (23.53%) Security Architect
4 3 (17.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Mobile Engineer
5 2 (11.76%) Head of Information
5 2 (11.76%) Head of Information Security
5 2 (11.76%) Head of Security
6 1 (5.88%) Auditor
6 1 (5.88%) Contracts Manager
6 1 (5.88%) Head of Information Services
6 1 (5.88%) Lead
6 1 (5.88%) Security Auditor
6 1 (5.88%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Mobile App
1 3 (17.65%) Onboarding
2 2 (11.76%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (11.76%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (11.76%) Security Posture
3 1 (5.88%) Driving Licence
3 1 (5.88%) Operational Technology
3 1 (5.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (17.65%) Android
1 3 (17.65%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) SIEM
2 6 (35.29%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (23.53%) Architectural Patterns
3 4 (23.53%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 4 (23.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 4 (23.53%) Threat Intelligence
4 3 (17.65%) Critical Thinking
4 3 (17.65%) Data Management
4 3 (17.65%) Information Security
4 3 (17.65%) Load Balancing
4 3 (17.65%) Mobile Device Management
4 3 (17.65%) Security Architecture
5 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (11.76%) Cyber Resilience
5 2 (11.76%) Information Assurance
5 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
5 2 (11.76%) Risk Management
5 2 (11.76%) Security Operations
5 2 (11.76%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (17.65%) Java
1 3 (17.65%) Perl
1 3 (17.65%) PowerShell
1 3 (17.65%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (52.94%) Security Cleared
2 8 (47.06%) SC Cleared
3 3 (17.65%) CISM
3 3 (17.65%) CISSP
4 2 (11.76%) CISA
5 1 (5.88%) Degree
5 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
5 1 (5.88%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (64.71%) NIST
2 9 (52.94%) NCSC
3 3 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (17.65%) JSP 440
4 2 (11.76%) COBIT
4 2 (11.76%) GDPR
5 1 (5.88%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft