Hybrid/Remote Computer Emergency Response Teams Contract Job Trends

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Computer Emergency Response Teams skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 315 - 389
Rank change year-on-year - - +181
Contract jobs citing Computer Emergency Response Teams 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.029% - 0.011%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.18% - 0.080%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £468 - -
25th Percentile £495 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 - -
75th Percentile £633 - -
90th Percentile £669 - -
UK median daily rate £450 - £574
% change year-on-year - - -2.34%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

Computer Emergency Response Teams falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,677 1,682 2,487
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 16.47% 13.86% 13.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,107 1,097 1,846
10th Percentile £358 £362 £360
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £679 £749 £729
UK median daily rate £512 £525 £543
% change year-on-year -2.57% -3.31% -5.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 47
10th Percentile £29.40 £13.49 £20.45
25th Percentile £33.00 £26.00 £37.44
Median hourly rate £54.50 £32.38 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.34% -48.61% +14.55%
75th Percentile £67.00 £60.63 £77.84
90th Percentile £103.40 £64.75 £83.50
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £27.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +25.93% -41.53% +44.31%

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Emergency Response Teams and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Computer Emergency Response Teams job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Computer Emergency Response Teams.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Computer Emergency Response Teams

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Computer Emergency Response Teams over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Computer Emergency Response Teams daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Computer Emergency Response Teams
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Security Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Security Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Technology Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Technology Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
1 1 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
1 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) SIEM
2 2 (66.67%) SOAR
3 1 (33.33%) Advanced Persistent Threat
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Forensic Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Inventory Management
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Task Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
1 2 (66.67%) GIAC
2 1 (33.33%) CFCE
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) GCFA
2 1 (33.33%) GCIA
2 1 (33.33%) GCIH
2 1 (33.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) HIPAA
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) ArcSight
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) CrowdStrike
1 1 (33.33%) LogRhythm
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Splunk