Cyber Threat Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Cyber Threats
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 118 137
Rank change year-on-year +19 +19 +42
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 20 8 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 1.15% 0.37% 0.075%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.33% 1.22% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 4 2
10th Percentile £450 £512 £404
25th Percentile £469 £530 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £540 £506
Median % change year-on-year -3.24% +6.67% +35.00%
75th Percentile £570 £564 £577
90th Percentile £600 £608 £613
South East median daily rate £523 £675 £625
% change year-on-year -22.62% +8.04% +61.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
South East median hourly rate - £57.50 -

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 601 658 815
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 34.66% 30.42% 30.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 371 373 553
10th Percentile £273 £264 £210
25th Percentile £400 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £675 £710
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 23 32
10th Percentile - £18.55 £21.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £23.37 £24.26
Median hourly rate £26.50 £47.25 £60.63
Median % change year-on-year -43.91% -22.07% +206.96%
75th Percentile £58.00 £60.28 £68.81
90th Percentile £85.80 £62.24 £74.23
South East median hourly rate £25.08 £55.00 £53.50
% change year-on-year -54.41% +2.80% +102.27%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Cyber Threat.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Threat in the Thames Valley

Cyber Threat
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Cyber Threat.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
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 Cyber Threat within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 19 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 +25 15 £470 -12.96% 19
Buckinghamshire - 4 £543 - 1
Oxfordshire - 1 £875 - 1
Cyber Threat
South East

Cyber Threat
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 3 (15.00%) Firewall
1 3 (15.00%) Network Security
2 2 (10.00%) VPN
3 1 (5.00%) Internet
General
1 9 (45.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (25.00%) Legal
4 3 (15.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (45.00%) Analyst
1 9 (45.00%) SOC Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
2 3 (15.00%) Lead
2 3 (15.00%) Security Specialist
2 3 (15.00%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 1 (5.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 1 (5.00%) Cyber Threat Specialist
3 1 (5.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Developer
3 1 (5.00%) Development Specialist
3 1 (5.00%) Information Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Information Security Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Security Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Security Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Senior
3 1 (5.00%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (55.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 5 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 4 (20.00%) CSOC
4 2 (10.00%) Insider Threat
4 2 (10.00%) Security Posture
5 1 (5.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (5.00%) Onboarding
5 1 (5.00%) SCADA
5 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (25.00%) Linux
1 5 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (80.00%) Incident Response
2 14 (70.00%) Security Operations
2 14 (70.00%) SIEM
3 11 (55.00%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (45.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 9 (45.00%) Threat Intelligence
5 6 (30.00%) Behavioural Analysis
5 6 (30.00%) Forensic Analysis
5 6 (30.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 5 (25.00%) Data Privacy
6 5 (25.00%) Malware Analysis
7 4 (20.00%) Risk Management
7 4 (20.00%) Task Automation
8 3 (15.00%) Actionable Insight
8 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (15.00%) Cyber Intelligence
8 3 (15.00%) OSINT
8 3 (15.00%) Protective Monitoring
8 3 (15.00%) Threat Modelling
9 2 (10.00%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (25.00%) PowerShell
1 5 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (45.00%) CISSP
2 8 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (30.00%) GCFA
3 6 (30.00%) GCIH
3 6 (30.00%) GIAC
4 5 (25.00%) CFCE
4 5 (25.00%) GCIA
4 5 (25.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (15.00%) CISM
5 3 (15.00%) Degree
6 2 (10.00%) CEH
6 2 (10.00%) CREST Certified
6 2 (10.00%) DV Cleared
6 2 (10.00%) SANS
7 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (40.00%) NIST
2 6 (30.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (25.00%) GDPR
4 4 (20.00%) HIPAA
5 3 (15.00%) SLA
6 1 (5.00%) GRC
6 1 (5.00%) ISO 19650
Systems Management
1 4 (20.00%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (5.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 9 (45.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (45.00%) Splunk
2 7 (35.00%) CrowdStrike
3 4 (20.00%) ArcSight
3 4 (20.00%) LogRhythm
4 1 (5.00%) Intel
4 1 (5.00%) Tenable
4 1 (5.00%) Virgin Media