Intrusion Detection
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Intrusion Detection skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Intrusion Detection over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 471 | 496 | 479 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | -17 | +268 |
| Contract jobs citing Intrusion Detection | 80 | 99 | 204 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.23% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 2.04% | 1.82% | 2.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 39 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £448 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £515 | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £738 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £850 | £741 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £600 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £44.19 | - | £72.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.38 | £81.88 | £72.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.25 | £87.46 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.12% | +16.61% | +10.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.41 | £87.53 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £77.58 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £87.46 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.83% | +16.61% | +10.29% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
Intrusion Detection falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 3,916 | 5,433 | 7,188 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.39% | 12.51% | 12.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,363 | 3,200 | 4,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £213 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -0.50% | +0.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £493 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.57% | +3.68% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 188 | 427 | 421 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.54 | £13.86 | £9.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.81 | £17.69 | £10.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £45.00 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +100.00% | -22.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.41 | £63.75 | £63.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.50 | £73.45 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.32 | £47.50 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.17% | +90.00% | +11.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Intrusion Detection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Intrusion Detection.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Intrusion Detection over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Intrusion Detection.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Intrusion Detection over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
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Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Intrusion Detection within the UK over the 6 months to 4 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +33 | 64 | £500 | -18.37% | 176 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 49 | £510 | -15.00% | 85 |
| Work from Home | +46 | 35 | £500 | -5.66% | 74 |
| London | +35 | 16 | £500 | -9.09% | 103 |
| South East | +20 | 16 | £450 | - | 20 |
| North of England | +22 | 15 | £510 | -29.66% | 25 |
| North West | +19 | 15 | £510 | -29.66% | 13 |
| Midlands | -10 | 13 | £625 | -3.85% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 9 | £625 | -3.85% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | +22 | 3 | £400 | -30.43% | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £500 | - | 6 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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