Cyber Threat Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Cyber Threats
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 263 306 401
Rank change year-on-year +43 +95 +182
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 41 39 76
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.41% 0.25% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.25% 0.88% 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 24 50
10th Percentile £444 £470 £500
25th Percentile £479 £525 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £550 £623
Median % change year-on-year -5.68% -11.65% -14.14%
75th Percentile £636 £593 £737
90th Percentile £702 £668 £793
UK median daily rate £525 £583 £623
% change year-on-year -9.95% -6.35% +3.75%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,272 4,408 8,138
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 33.03% 28.73% 31.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,222 2,974 5,725
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £431 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% - +2.33%
75th Percentile £680 £675 £688
90th Percentile £825 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 199 151
10th Percentile £18.75 £15.48 £19.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £25.50 £31.38
Median hourly rate £41.75 £51.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.14% -11.30% +29.21%
75th Percentile £64.57 £65.02 £70.00
90th Percentile £78.13 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Cyber Threat
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Cyber Threat as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Cyber Threat trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cyber Threat.

Cyber Threat daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Cyber Threat over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Cyber Threat daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Cyber Threat.

Cyber Threat hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Cyber Threat
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.44%) Apache
1 1 (2.44%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.51%) AWS
1 8 (19.51%) Azure
2 4 (9.76%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (4.88%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (4.88%) GCP
3 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.44%) Amazon EKS
4 1 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (2.44%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (2.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (31.71%) Firewall
2 9 (21.95%) Network Security
3 8 (19.51%) Intrusion Detection
4 7 (17.07%) VPN
5 4 (9.76%) HTTP
6 2 (4.88%) TCP/IP
7 1 (2.44%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (2.44%) DHCP
7 1 (2.44%) DNS
7 1 (2.44%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) Big Data
2 1 (2.44%) Flink
2 1 (2.44%) NoSQL
2 1 (2.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) GitLab
2 1 (2.44%) Burp Suite
2 1 (2.44%) Metasploit
General
1 9 (21.95%) Finance
2 5 (12.20%) Social Skills
3 3 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.32%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.88%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.44%) Banking
5 1 (2.44%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (26.83%) Architect
2 6 (14.63%) Security Architect
3 5 (12.20%) Analyst
3 5 (12.20%) Security Manager
3 5 (12.20%) Solutions Architect
3 5 (12.20%) Technical Architect
3 5 (12.20%) Technical Solutions Architect
4 4 (9.76%) Consultant
4 4 (9.76%) Security Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) ForgeRock Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Security Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) Security Specialist
6 2 (4.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Developer
6 2 (4.88%) IT Manager
6 2 (4.88%) IT Security Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Lead
6 2 (4.88%) Project Manager
6 2 (4.88%) SOC Analyst
7 1 (2.44%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) .NET
1 1 (2.44%) Kafka
1 1 (2.44%) LDAP
1 1 (2.44%) OAuth
1 1 (2.44%) OAuth2
1 1 (2.44%) OpenID
1 1 (2.44%) SAML
1 1 (2.44%) Spring
1 1 (2.44%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 7 (17.07%) Security Posture
2 5 (12.20%) Data Centre
2 5 (12.20%) Operational Technology
2 5 (12.20%) Private Cloud
3 4 (9.76%) Management Information System
3 4 (9.76%) PKI
3 4 (9.76%) SCADA
3 4 (9.76%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (7.32%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (4.88%) Algorithms
5 2 (4.88%) Cyberattack
5 2 (4.88%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (2.44%) Client/Server
6 1 (2.44%) Cloud Native
6 1 (2.44%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (2.44%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (2.44%) Data Structures
6 1 (2.44%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (2.44%) Renewable Energy
6 1 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.63%) Windows
2 5 (12.20%) Linux
3 2 (4.88%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.44%) Kali Linux
4 1 (2.44%) Mac OS X
4 1 (2.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (51.22%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (34.15%) SIEM
3 12 (29.27%) Security Operations
4 11 (26.83%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 11 (26.83%) Incident Response
4 11 (26.83%) Threat Intelligence
5 10 (24.39%) Threat Modelling
6 8 (19.51%) Cloud Security
7 7 (17.07%) High Availability
7 7 (17.07%) Penetration Testing
8 6 (14.63%) Agile
8 6 (14.63%) Cyber Intelligence
8 6 (14.63%) Migration
8 6 (14.63%) MITRE ATT&CK
9 5 (12.20%) Microservices
9 5 (12.20%) Risk Assessment
9 5 (12.20%) Vulnerability Management
10 4 (9.76%) Malware Analysis
10 4 (9.76%) Risk Management
10 4 (9.76%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.63%) Python
2 5 (12.20%) PowerShell
3 4 (9.76%) Java
4 3 (7.32%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.44%) Bash
5 1 (2.44%) C#
Qualifications
1 6 (14.63%) Security Cleared
2 4 (9.76%) CISSP
2 4 (9.76%) Degree
3 3 (7.32%) CISM
3 3 (7.32%) GCIH
3 3 (7.32%) GIAC
4 2 (4.88%) GCIA
4 2 (4.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.44%) CEH
5 1 (2.44%) CISA
5 1 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.44%) CREST Certified
5 1 (2.44%) GSEC
5 1 (2.44%) ISEB
5 1 (2.44%) ISTQB
5 1 (2.44%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.44%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (19.51%) NIST
2 3 (7.32%) Accessibility
2 3 (7.32%) NIST 800
3 2 (4.88%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (4.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (2.44%) GDPR
4 1 (2.44%) GRC
4 1 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (2.44%) NCSC
4 1 (2.44%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.44%) QA
System Software
1 6 (14.63%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (12.20%) Hyper-V
2 5 (12.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (4.88%) Active Directory
4 1 (2.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (9.76%) Progress Chef
2 2 (4.88%) Ansible
2 2 (4.88%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.44%) CASB
3 1 (2.44%) CSIRT
3 1 (2.44%) Prometheus
3 1 (2.44%) Puppet
3 1 (2.44%) QRadar
3 1 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (2.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.63%) Splunk
2 6 (14.63%) VMware
3 5 (12.20%) Fortinet
4 3 (7.32%) ForgeRock
5 2 (4.88%) Cloudera
5 2 (4.88%) CyberArk
5 2 (4.88%) Palo Alto
6 1 (2.44%) BeyondTrust
6 1 (2.44%) Cisco
6 1 (2.44%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (2.44%) Dynatrace
6 1 (2.44%) Forcepoint
6 1 (2.44%) Google
6 1 (2.44%) Intel
6 1 (2.44%) Siemens
6 1 (2.44%) Tenable