NCSC Contract Job Trends in West London
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
London > West London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West London requiring NCSC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NCSC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West London | 0.21% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.84% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £595 | £650 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.46% | +23.81% | -27.59% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West London
NCSC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in West London.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 119 | 44 | 37 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London | 24.64% | 15.83% | 14.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 34 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £216 | £176 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £243 | £359 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £370 | £406 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.54% | -8.92% | -26.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £484 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £578 | £588 |
| London median daily rate | £538 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.38% | -4.55% | -3.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.74 | £31.94 | £18.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.69 | £32.62 | £19.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £34.00 | £23.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +42.86% | -42.01% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £38.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £44.10 | £25.24 |
| London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £34.00 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.12% | +2.81% | +7.98% |
NCSC Job Vacancy Trend in West London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NCSC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West London.
NCSC Daily Rate Trend in West London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing NCSC.
NCSC Contract Job Locations in West London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the West London region over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillingdon | - | 1 | £650 | - | 1 |
| NCSC London |
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NCSC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27005 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 1 |