Cyber Threat Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Cyber Threats
South East > Surrey

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in contract job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 49 57
Rank change year-on-year -13 +8 +21
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 5 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.78% 0.29% 0.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.56% 1.23% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile £372 - -
25th Percentile £373 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -46.67%
75th Percentile £413 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £575 £511 £745
% change year-on-year +12.47% -31.38% +38.60%

All Generic Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 195 81 167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 30.42% 23.55% 30.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 58 117
10th Percentile £268 £204 £215
25th Percentile £413 £204 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £413 £488
Median % change year-on-year +15.15% -15.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £575
90th Percentile £645 £611 £683
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 7 14
10th Percentile £16.33 £28.00 £11.71
25th Percentile £21.69 £30.39 £12.10
Median hourly rate £62.49 £52.50 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.02% -2.78% +4.86%
75th Percentile £69.94 £61.96 £75.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.16 £78.50
South East median hourly rate £38.49 £33.05 £57.35
% change year-on-year +16.44% -42.37% +5.48%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in Surrey

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

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

Cyber Threat
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Leatherhead - 2 £413 -
Cyber Threat
South East

Cyber Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Intranet
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) IT Security Analyst
1 5 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (60.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 5 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 5 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 2 (40.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 2 (40.00%) Incident Response
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft