Cybersecurity Contracts in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 24 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 44 50
Rank change year-on-year +10 +6 +16
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 78 114 109
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.34% 4.35% 3.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.75% 5.00% 4.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 61 66
10th Percentile £425 £272 £397
25th Percentile £500 £490 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £527 £570 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +3.64% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £673 £675 £681
South East median daily rate £533 £590 £581
% change year-on-year -9.75% +1.51% +5.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 19 1
10th Percentile £83.26 £81.86 -
25th Percentile £84.40 £81.88 £27.00
Median hourly rate £87.58 £87.46 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.14% +201.59% -
75th Percentile £90.69 £87.50 £31.00
90th Percentile £91.77 £87.53 -
South East median hourly rate £79.16 £87.46 £36.38
% change year-on-year -9.50% +140.44% +65.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Cybersecurity 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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,357 2,281 2,583
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.88% 86.96% 91.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 840 1,263 1,774
10th Percentile £300 £213 £315
25th Percentile £402 £373 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.63%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £609
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £505
% change year-on-year -0.20% -0.79% +1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 168 65
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £14.28 £19.25 £25.95
Median hourly rate £25.23 £45.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.94% -14.29% +208.82%
75th Percentile £62.24 £62.55 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.68 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £27.05 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -43.06% -5.00% +132.56%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 May 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 +8 63 £530 -8.31% 402
Oxfordshire +4 8 £450 -26.83% 133
Buckinghamshire +5 7 £528 +5.50% 173
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.28%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Maximo
1 1 (1.28%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 13 (16.67%) Azure
2 8 (10.26%) AWS
3 3 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (3.85%) GCP
3 3 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (3.85%) SaaS
4 1 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.28%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (1.28%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (1.28%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.28%) GitHub
4 1 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (1.28%) OpenShift
4 1 (1.28%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 15 (19.23%) Firewall
2 11 (14.10%) Intrusion Detection
3 6 (7.69%) Network Security
4 4 (5.13%) VPN
5 3 (3.85%) SD-WAN
5 3 (3.85%) WAN
5 3 (3.85%) Wireless
6 2 (2.56%) DNS
6 2 (2.56%) LAN
6 2 (2.56%) MPLS
6 2 (2.56%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (2.56%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.28%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (1.28%) Modbus
7 1 (1.28%) NAS
7 1 (1.28%) NetScaler
7 1 (1.28%) OSPF
7 1 (1.28%) Skype
7 1 (1.28%) Unified Communications
7 1 (1.28%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.69%) Data Lake
2 2 (2.56%) Big Data
3 1 (1.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.28%) JIRA
1 1 (1.28%) Metasploit
General
1 23 (29.49%) Analytical Skills
2 19 (24.36%) Social Skills
3 6 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 5 (6.41%) Automotive
5 4 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (5.13%) Telecoms
6 2 (2.56%) Local Government
6 2 (2.56%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.56%) Military
6 2 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.28%) Finance
7 1 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.28%) Law
7 1 (1.28%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (25.64%) Analyst
2 13 (16.67%) Security Analyst
3 12 (15.38%) Senior
4 10 (12.82%) Lead
5 9 (11.54%) Architect
6 7 (8.97%) SOC Analyst
7 6 (7.69%) Security Engineer
7 6 (7.69%) SIEM Engineer
8 5 (6.41%) Consultant
8 5 (6.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 5 (6.41%) Security Architect
9 4 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 4 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 4 (5.13%) IT Support
9 4 (5.13%) Security Advisor
10 3 (3.85%) Applications Support
10 3 (3.85%) Head of Security
10 3 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
10 3 (3.85%) Senior Security Analyst
11 2 (2.56%) Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.69%) Elastic Stack
1 6 (7.69%) JSON
1 6 (7.69%) REST
2 5 (6.41%) JBoss Seam
3 1 (1.28%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 13 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 12 (15.38%) Management Information System
3 11 (14.10%) Operational Technology
4 10 (12.82%) Security Operations Centre
5 9 (11.54%) Security Posture
6 8 (10.26%) CSOC
6 8 (10.26%) Onboarding
7 5 (6.41%) SCADA
8 3 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (3.85%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (2.56%) PKI
10 1 (1.28%) CESG
10 1 (1.28%) Cloud Native
10 1 (1.28%) CMDB
10 1 (1.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (1.28%) Cyberattack
10 1 (1.28%) Data Centre
10 1 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (1.28%) PMI
10 1 (1.28%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.41%) Windows
2 4 (5.13%) Linux
3 3 (3.85%) Mac OS
4 2 (2.56%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.28%) Android
5 1 (1.28%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (39.74%) SIEM
2 24 (30.77%) Incident Response
3 23 (29.49%) Security Operations
4 20 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (17.95%) Risk Management
5 14 (17.95%) Vulnerability Management
6 12 (15.38%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 12 (15.38%) Security Architecture
6 12 (15.38%) Threat Intelligence
7 10 (12.82%) Decision-Making
8 9 (11.54%) Information Security
8 9 (11.54%) ITIL
8 9 (11.54%) Risk Assessment
8 9 (11.54%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 8 (10.26%) Security Monitoring
9 8 (10.26%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (8.97%) Agile
10 7 (8.97%) DevOps
10 7 (8.97%) Roadmaps
10 7 (8.97%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.69%) Python
2 5 (6.41%) PowerShell
3 4 (5.13%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.28%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (28.21%) Security Cleared
2 15 (19.23%) DV Cleared
3 14 (17.95%) CISSP
4 8 (10.26%) Degree
4 8 (10.26%) SC Cleared
5 7 (8.97%) CEH
5 7 (8.97%) GIAC
6 5 (6.41%) CISM
7 3 (3.85%) CISA
7 3 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (3.85%) GCIH
7 3 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (2.56%) GCFA
9 1 (1.28%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.28%) CCNA
9 1 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (1.28%) GCIA
9 1 (1.28%) PMI Certification
9 1 (1.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (17.95%) NIST
2 11 (14.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (11.54%) GDPR
4 7 (8.97%) NCSC
5 6 (7.69%) Data Quality
6 4 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (3.85%) COBIT
7 3 (3.85%) SLA
8 2 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (2.56%) ISO 9001
8 2 (2.56%) PCI DSS
9 1 (1.28%) AUTOSAR
9 1 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (1.28%) GRC
9 1 (1.28%) JSP 440
System Software
1 3 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.28%) Docker
3 1 (1.28%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.28%) VMware NSX
3 1 (1.28%) vSphere
3 1 (1.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (3.85%) CSIRT
1 3 (3.85%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.56%) CASB
2 2 (2.56%) QRadar
2 2 (2.56%) SCCM
3 1 (1.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (1.28%) FortiGate
3 1 (1.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 14 (17.95%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.97%) Splunk
3 6 (7.69%) Darktrace
4 5 (6.41%) SAP
5 4 (5.13%) ServiceNow
6 3 (3.85%) Atlassian
6 3 (3.85%) Cisco
6 3 (3.85%) CyberArk
6 3 (3.85%) Salesforce
7 2 (2.56%) Palo Alto
7 2 (2.56%) VMware
8 1 (1.28%) ArcSight
8 1 (1.28%) Aruba
8 1 (1.28%) F5
8 1 (1.28%) Forcepoint
8 1 (1.28%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.28%) Google
8 1 (1.28%) Proofpoint
8 1 (1.28%) QNX
8 1 (1.28%) Remedy