Computer Emergency Response Teams Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Computer Emergency Response Teams skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 114 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.33% - -
As % of the Systems Management category 2.07% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £387 - -
25th Percentile £389 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 - -
75th Percentile £399 - -
90th Percentile £400 - -
South East median daily rate £395 - -

All Systems Management Skills
Thames Valley

Computer Emergency Response Teams falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 290 289 326
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.11% 13.44% 12.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 213 249
10th Percentile £250 £309 £205
25th Percentile £363 £390 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £461 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.88% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £538 £608 £650
90th Percentile £611 £671 £700
South East median daily rate £484 £500 £538
% change year-on-year -3.25% -6.98% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 11
10th Percentile £18.44 £19.20 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £30.00 £24.00
Median hourly rate £20.00 £34.00 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -41.18% -29.75% -12.00%
75th Percentile £55.00 £36.75 £49.07
90th Percentile £84.33 £37.50 £68.63
South East median hourly rate £22.50 £35.08 £49.73
% change year-on-year -35.87% -29.45% +10.51%

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Emergency Response Teams relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Computer Emergency Response Teams job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Computer Emergency Response Teams.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Computer Emergency Response Teams

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 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
Berkshire - 6 £395 - 1
Computer Emergency Response Teams
South East

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (16.67%) Firewall
1 1 (16.67%) Network Security
General
1 5 (83.33%) Legal
2 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Analyst
2 5 (83.33%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Security Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Management Information System
1 5 (83.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 4 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Linux
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 6 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 6 (100.00%) SIEM
2 5 (83.33%) Behavioural Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 5 (83.33%) Data Privacy
2 5 (83.33%) Forensic Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Malware Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Risk Management
2 5 (83.33%) Task Automation
2 5 (83.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (16.67%) Advanced Persistent Threat
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) DevOps
4 1 (16.67%) Digital Forensics
4 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (16.67%) SOAR
4 1 (16.67%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) PowerShell
1 5 (83.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) CFCE
1 5 (83.33%) CISSP
1 5 (83.33%) GCFA
1 5 (83.33%) GCIA
1 5 (83.33%) GCIH
1 5 (83.33%) GIAC
2 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) GDPR
1 5 (83.33%) HIPAA
1 5 (83.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (83.33%) NIST
2 1 (16.67%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) ArcSight
1 5 (83.33%) LogRhythm
1 5 (83.33%) Splunk
2 4 (66.67%) CrowdStrike
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft