Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Denial-of-Service in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 326 | 452 | 556 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +104 | -103 |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 22 | 24 | 66 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.15% | 0.094% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.51% | 0.30% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 20 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £450 | £448 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £469 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £600 | £590 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.58% | +1.69% | -18.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £697 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £639 | £753 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +4.35% | -11.54% |
All Generic Skills
Work from Home
Distributed Denial-of-Service is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 4,322 | 8,030 | 13,983 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 28.52% | 31.44% | 31.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,947 | 5,647 | 9,980 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £363 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £451 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.85% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £684 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £792 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.18% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 193 | 154 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.44 | £19.00 | £12.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.50 | £25.75 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £55.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +23.60% | +29.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.03 | £70.00 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £85.00 | £66.15 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.14 | £22.49 | £27.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.04% | -17.49% | +3.52% |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Distributed Denial-of-Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Distributed Denial-of-Service.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
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: