Cyber Defence Analyst Contracts in the West Midlands

Cyber Defence Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Cyber Defence Analyst daily rate in the West Midlands is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 103 123 -
Rank change year-on-year +20 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cyber Defence Analyst 8 6 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.39% 0.27% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.29% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 0
10th Percentile £525 £569 -
25th Percentile £534 £625 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.23% - -
75th Percentile £578 £694 -
90th Percentile £650 £700 -
England median daily rate £800 £650 £638
% change year-on-year +23.08% +1.96% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,870 2,090 3,437
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.58% 94.44% 96.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,255 1,426 2,483
10th Percentile £250 £260 £230
25th Percentile £363 £388 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 63 67
10th Percentile £12.02 £12.50 £12.60
25th Percentile £14.75 £14.75 £14.75
Median hourly rate £19.59 £20.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £39.69 £28.38 £20.00
90th Percentile £55.63 £56.75 £24.05
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

Cyber Defence Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured Cyber Defence Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Defence Analyst in the West Midlands

Cyber Defence Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence Analyst in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Cyber Defence Analyst in the West Midlands

Cyber Defence Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Herefordshire -9 7 £538 -17.23%
Worcestershire - 1 - -
Cyber Defence Analyst
England

Cyber Defence Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Cyber Defence Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Cyber Defence Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) SIEM
1 8 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
2 7 (87.50%) NIST
2 7 (87.50%) Threat Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 7 (87.50%) NIST 800
2 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (87.50%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (87.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Information Security
2 7 (87.50%) Management Information System
2 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
3 6 (75.00%) CRM
3 6 (75.00%) SOAR
3 6 (75.00%) Incident Response
3 6 (75.00%) Incident Management
3 6 (75.00%) Use Case
3 6 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (75.00%) Case Management
3 6 (75.00%) Protective Monitoring
3 6 (75.00%) Mentoring
4 5 (62.50%) DV Cleared
5 4 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 3 (37.50%) Telecoms
7 1 (12.50%) Military
7 1 (12.50%) Red Hat
7 1 (12.50%) Wireless
7 1 (12.50%) Risk Management

Cyber Defence Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Wireless
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Telecoms
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Military
3 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
2 7 (87.50%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 7 (87.50%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (87.50%) Management Information System
3 1 (12.50%) Distributed Applications
3 1 (12.50%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) SIEM
2 7 (87.50%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 7 (87.50%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (87.50%) Information Security
2 7 (87.50%) Threat Intelligence
3 6 (75.00%) Case Management
3 6 (75.00%) CRM
3 6 (75.00%) Incident Management
3 6 (75.00%) Incident Response
3 6 (75.00%) Mentoring
3 6 (75.00%) Protective Monitoring
3 6 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 6 (75.00%) SOAR
3 6 (75.00%) Use Case
4 4 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
5 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (12.50%) Analytics
5 1 (12.50%) Cyber Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) OSINT
5 1 (12.50%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (62.50%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (87.50%) NIST
1 7 (87.50%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Red Hat