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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 263 298 382
Rank change year-on-year +35 +84 +183
Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat 37 43 86
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.38% 0.29% 0.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.14% 0.99% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 28 57
10th Percentile £397 £494 £486
25th Percentile £479 £525 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £550 £623
Median % change year-on-year -7.95% -11.65% -14.14%
75th Percentile £628 £593 £696
90th Percentile £708 £681 £792
UK median daily rate £525 £582 £600
% change year-on-year -9.79% -3.00% -

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 3,253 4,331 7,901
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 33.29% 28.73% 31.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,217 2,961 5,556
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £431 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.85%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £684
90th Percentile £825 £800 £793
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 192 154
10th Percentile £18.47 £15.58 £19.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £25.50 £25.75
Median hourly rate £47.62 £51.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.62% -7.27% +23.60%
75th Percentile £64.52 £65.81 £70.00
90th Percentile £79.58 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £31.25 £22.49
% change year-on-year +4.00% +38.98% -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 9 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 (2.70%) Apache
1 1 (2.70%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 8 (21.62%) AWS
2 6 (16.22%) Azure
3 2 (5.41%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (5.41%) GCP
3 2 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.70%) Amazon EKS
4 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (32.43%) Firewall
2 8 (21.62%) Intrusion Detection
3 7 (18.92%) Network Security
3 7 (18.92%) VPN
4 4 (10.81%) HTTP
5 2 (5.41%) TCP/IP
6 1 (2.70%) DHCP
6 1 (2.70%) DNS
6 1 (2.70%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) Big Data
2 1 (2.70%) Flink
2 1 (2.70%) NoSQL
2 1 (2.70%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (8.11%) GitLab
2 1 (2.70%) Burp Suite
2 1 (2.70%) Metasploit
General
1 9 (24.32%) Finance
2 4 (10.81%) Social Skills
3 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.41%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.70%) Banking
4 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
4 1 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (29.73%) Architect
2 6 (16.22%) Security Architect
3 5 (13.51%) Security Manager
3 5 (13.51%) Solutions Architect
3 5 (13.51%) Technical Architect
3 5 (13.51%) Technical Solutions Architect
4 4 (10.81%) Analyst
4 4 (10.81%) Consultant
4 4 (10.81%) Security Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) ForgeRock Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Developer
6 2 (5.41%) IT Manager
6 2 (5.41%) IT Security Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Security Analyst
6 2 (5.41%) Security Specialist
6 2 (5.41%) SOC Analyst
7 1 (2.70%) Information Security Analyst
7 1 (2.70%) Python Developer
7 1 (2.70%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) .NET
1 1 (2.70%) Kafka
1 1 (2.70%) LDAP
1 1 (2.70%) OAuth
1 1 (2.70%) OAuth2
1 1 (2.70%) OpenID
1 1 (2.70%) SAML
1 1 (2.70%) Spring
1 1 (2.70%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.51%) Data Centre
1 5 (13.51%) Operational Technology
1 5 (13.51%) Private Cloud
1 5 (13.51%) Security Posture
2 4 (10.81%) PKI
2 4 (10.81%) SCADA
2 4 (10.81%) Security Operations Centre
3 3 (8.11%) Management Information System
4 2 (5.41%) Algorithms
4 2 (5.41%) Cyberattack
4 2 (5.41%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (5.41%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.70%) Cloud Native
5 1 (2.70%) CSOC
5 1 (2.70%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (2.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 1 (2.70%) Data Structures
5 1 (2.70%) MISP
5 1 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (16.22%) Windows
2 5 (13.51%) Linux
3 2 (5.41%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.70%) Kali Linux
4 1 (2.70%) Mac OS X
4 1 (2.70%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (45.95%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (35.14%) SIEM
3 11 (29.73%) Incident Response
3 11 (29.73%) Security Operations
4 9 (24.32%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 9 (24.32%) Threat Intelligence
4 9 (24.32%) Threat Modelling
5 7 (18.92%) Cloud Security
5 7 (18.92%) High Availability
6 6 (16.22%) Migration
6 6 (16.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 6 (16.22%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (13.51%) Cyber Intelligence
7 5 (13.51%) Microservices
8 4 (10.81%) Malware Analysis
8 4 (10.81%) Risk Assessment
8 4 (10.81%) SOAR
8 4 (10.81%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (10.81%) Vulnerability Management
8 4 (10.81%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 6 (16.22%) Python
2 4 (10.81%) Java
2 4 (10.81%) PowerShell
3 3 (8.11%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.70%) Bash
4 1 (2.70%) C#
Qualifications
1 6 (16.22%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.11%) CISSP
2 3 (8.11%) Degree
2 3 (8.11%) GCIH
2 3 (8.11%) GIAC
3 2 (5.41%) CISM
3 2 (5.41%) GCIA
3 2 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.70%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.70%) CEH
4 1 (2.70%) CISA
4 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.70%) CREST Certified
4 1 (2.70%) GSEC
4 1 (2.70%) ISEB
4 1 (2.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (2.70%) ISTQB
4 1 (2.70%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.70%) MCSE
4 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (21.62%) NIST
2 6 (16.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (8.11%) Accessibility
3 3 (8.11%) NIST 800
4 2 (5.41%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (2.70%) GDPR
5 1 (2.70%) GRC
5 1 (2.70%) NCSC
5 1 (2.70%) PCI DSS
5 1 (2.70%) QA
System Software
1 6 (16.22%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (13.51%) Hyper-V
2 5 (13.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (5.41%) Active Directory
4 1 (2.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (10.81%) Progress Chef
2 2 (5.41%) Kubernetes
3 1 (2.70%) Ansible
3 1 (2.70%) CSIRT
3 1 (2.70%) Prometheus
3 1 (2.70%) Puppet
3 1 (2.70%) QRadar
3 1 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft
1 6 (16.22%) Splunk
1 6 (16.22%) VMware
2 5 (13.51%) Fortinet
3 3 (8.11%) ForgeRock
4 2 (5.41%) Cloudera
4 2 (5.41%) CyberArk
4 2 (5.41%) Palo Alto
5 1 (2.70%) BeyondTrust
5 1 (2.70%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (2.70%) Dynatrace
5 1 (2.70%) Google
5 1 (2.70%) Intel
5 1 (2.70%) Siemens
5 1 (2.70%) Tenable