Cyber Resilience Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Cyber Resilience
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Cyber Resilience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 340 343 386
Rank change year-on-year +3 +43 +95
Contract jobs citing Cyber Resilience 38 28 46
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.24% 0.16% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.19% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 18 28
10th Percentile £319 £451 £439
25th Percentile £412 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £538 £573
Median % change year-on-year -0.28% -6.11% +4.09%
75th Percentile £750 £700 £700
90th Percentile £819 £783 £753
UK median daily rate £588 £625 £613
% change year-on-year -5.92% +2.04% +6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £63.53
25th Percentile - - £69.24
Median hourly rate £32.77 - £82.50
75th Percentile - - £88.13
90th Percentile - - £89.25
UK median hourly rate £32.77 - £82.50
% change year-on-year - - +23.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Cyber Resilience 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,994 14,624 18,950
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 89.18% 83.41% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,400 8,272 12,490
10th Percentile £225 £240 £260
25th Percentile £367 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £669 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,529 1,089 1,294
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.84 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.00 £18.19 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.32 £43.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.10% +1.18% +73.47%
75th Percentile £40.46 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £66.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -39.40% -2.35% +45.65%

Cyber Resilience
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Resilience relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Cyber Resilience job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Cyber Resilience
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Cyber Resilience.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Cyber Resilience

Cyber Resilience
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Resilience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cyber Resilience in the UK excluding London

Cyber Resilience
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Cyber Resilience.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Cyber Resilience

Cyber Resilience
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Resilience within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 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
South East - 15 £562 - 18
North of England -24 9 £600 +19.90% 20
Scotland -13 7 £400 -42.86% 2
Yorkshire -17 6 £600 +20.00% 10
West Midlands -5 4 £350 -33.33% 5
Midlands -12 4 £350 -33.33% 9
North West -14 3 £480 -4.00% 7
South West +14 2 £813 +8.33% 4
Wales - 1 £750 - 6
Cyber Resilience
UK

Cyber Resilience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (15.79%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.26%) AutoCAD
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (5.26%) MicroStation
2 2 (5.26%) Navisworks
2 2 (5.26%) Revit
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.16%) Azure
1 5 (13.16%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (10.53%) Entra ID
3 3 (7.89%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (5.26%) Google Workspace
4 2 (5.26%) Power Platform
4 2 (5.26%) Viva Engage
5 1 (2.63%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.63%) IaaS
5 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (2.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.53%) SD-WAN
2 2 (5.26%) Firewall
2 2 (5.26%) IPsec
2 2 (5.26%) Network Security
3 1 (2.63%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (2.63%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Power BI
General
1 23 (60.53%) Social Skills
2 11 (28.95%) Finance
3 4 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.89%) Banking
4 3 (7.89%) Corporate Banking
4 3 (7.89%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (5.26%) Legal
5 2 (5.26%) Publishing
6 1 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Financial Institution
6 1 (2.63%) Games
6 1 (2.63%) Local Government
6 1 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (18.42%) Consultant
2 5 (13.16%) Architect
2 5 (13.16%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 5 (13.16%) Security Architect
3 4 (10.53%) Cybersecurity Architect
3 4 (10.53%) Head of Security
3 4 (10.53%) Security Manager
4 3 (7.89%) Analyst
4 3 (7.89%) Change Analyst
4 3 (7.89%) Coordinator
4 3 (7.89%) Programme Director
4 3 (7.89%) Project Manager
4 3 (7.89%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
4 3 (7.89%) Security Consultant
4 3 (7.89%) Security Project Manager
5 2 (5.26%) Artificial Intelligence Consultant
5 2 (5.26%) Forensic Consultant
5 2 (5.26%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 2 (5.26%) Head of Information
5 2 (5.26%) Principal Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.26%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Operational Technology
2 6 (15.79%) Security Posture
3 5 (13.16%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (10.53%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (7.89%) Management Information System
5 3 (7.89%) SCADA
6 2 (5.26%) IoT
7 1 (2.63%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (2.63%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.16%) Windows
2 2 (5.26%) Linux
2 2 (5.26%) Mac OS
2 2 (5.26%) Unix
3 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (65.79%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (26.32%) Incident Response
2 10 (26.32%) Risk Management
2 10 (26.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (21.05%) Change Management
3 8 (21.05%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 8 (21.05%) Security Operations
3 8 (21.05%) Threat Intelligence
4 7 (18.42%) Cloud Security
5 6 (15.79%) Agile
5 6 (15.79%) Business Continuity
5 6 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (15.79%) Disaster Recovery
5 6 (15.79%) Information Security
5 6 (15.79%) Project Management
5 6 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (15.79%) Vulnerability Management
5 6 (15.79%) Zero Trust
6 5 (13.16%) Risk Assessment
7 4 (10.53%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 8 (21.05%) CISSP
2 7 (18.42%) Security Cleared
3 6 (15.79%) CISM
4 4 (10.53%) SC Cleared
5 3 (7.89%) Degree
5 3 (7.89%) GCIH
6 2 (5.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (5.26%) CCSP
6 2 (5.26%) CISA
6 2 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (5.26%) GCFA
6 2 (5.26%) GCFE
6 2 (5.26%) GCIA
6 2 (5.26%) GREM
6 2 (5.26%) HNC
6 2 (5.26%) HND
7 1 (2.63%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (2.63%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (2.63%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (26.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (23.68%) NIST
3 6 (15.79%) GDPR
4 3 (7.89%) Accessibility
4 3 (7.89%) QA
5 2 (5.26%) COBIT
5 2 (5.26%) GRC
6 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (2.63%) ISO 22301
6 1 (2.63%) NCSC
6 1 (2.63%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (10.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) EnCase
1 2 (5.26%) FTK
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.63%) QRadar
Vendors
1 13 (34.21%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.89%) CrowdStrike
3 2 (5.26%) Autodesk
3 2 (5.26%) Darktrace
3 2 (5.26%) Poppulo
4 1 (2.63%) Citrix
4 1 (2.63%) Splunk
4 1 (2.63%) VMware