Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Denial-of-Service in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 512 | 636 | 747 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +124 | +111 | -120 |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 61 | 64 | 110 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.47% | 0.34% | 0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 50 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £260 | £384 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £631 | £661 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £650 | £740 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £570 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
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 requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 12,885 | 18,988 | 28,967 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.28% | 33.25% | 33.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,301 | 13,052 | 20,257 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.91% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £674 | £676 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +9.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 890 | 627 | 724 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.14 | £10.63 | £17.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.25 | £22.49 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.98% | -18.24% | +4.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £63.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.50 | £22.00 | £21.04 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.55% | +4.56% | -12.33% |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Distributed Denial-of-Service as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service.
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +86 | 52 | £525 | -12.50% | 9 |
| London | +115 | 28 | £500 | -13.04% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +30 | 25 | £570 | -5.00% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +126 | 24 | £500 | -16.67% | 4 |
| East of England | 0 | 11 | £650 | +8.33% | |
| Midlands | +30 | 6 | £540 | -6.09% | |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 6 | £558 | - | |
| North of England | +14 | 6 | £558 | -7.08% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £540 | - | |
| West Midlands | +13 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £363 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Distributed Denial-of-Service
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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