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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 509 | 611 | 729 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +102 | +118 | -74 |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 66 | 71 | 109 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.51% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 55 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £260 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £590 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.02% | +2.61% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £631 | £682 |
| 90th Percentile | £709 | £638 | £744 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | -4.17% |
| 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 | 12,955 | 18,685 | 29,032 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.09% | 33.33% | 33.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,317 | 12,877 | 20,364 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.18% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £678 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £770 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +11.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 922 | 612 | 691 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £10.63 | £17.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.13 | £26.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.19% | -17.99% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £60.00 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.25 | £74.93 | £65.76 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.61 | £22.00 | £21.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.30% | +3.53% | -7.61% |
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 1 June 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 13 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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +75 | 56 | £538 | -10.42% | 9 |
| London | +106 | 31 | £525 | -12.50% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +113 | 26 | £500 | -2.44% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 26 | £600 | - | 12 |
| East of England | -7 | 11 | £650 | +8.33% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 6 | £558 | - | |
| Midlands | +22 | 6 | £540 | -1.82% | 1 |
| North of England | +17 | 6 | £558 | +6.19% | |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £540 | - | |
| West Midlands | +9 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | £600 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £363 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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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