Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Denial-of-Service in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 641 | 675 | 664 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | -11 | +237 |
| Permanent jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 12 | 24 | 57 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.020% | 0.045% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.058% | 0.12% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 7 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,500 | £48,276 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | £53,125 | £51,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £135,000 | £65,000 | £60,603 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +107.69% | +7.26% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75,000 | £77,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.98% | -2.27% |
All Generic Skills
UK
Distributed Denial-of-Service falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 20,555 | 19,907 | 20,386 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 34.26% | 37.20% | 36.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,326 | 9,320 | 14,805 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,850 | £33,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £83,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Distributed Denial-of-Service relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Distributed Denial-of-Service.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +54 | 12 | £135,000 | +107.69% | 41 |
| London | +52 | 12 | £135,000 | +107.69% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +75 | 10 | £135,000 | - | 1 |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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