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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 518 | 627 | 753 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +109 | +126 | -119 |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 61 | 67 | 110 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.47% | 0.35% | 0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 52 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £416 | £260 | £384 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £600 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +6.67% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £631 | £665 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £649 | £741 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £570 | £600 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +6.67% | -2.17% |
| 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 | 12,902 | 19,052 | 29,287 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.33% | 33.27% | 33.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,318 | 13,115 | 20,490 |
| 10th Percentile | £267 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £680 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 897 | 626 | 721 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.17 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.50 | £22.26 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.54% | -17.57% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £62.25 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.76 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £22.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.36% | +4.76% | -10.83% |
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 20 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 20 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 | +103 | 53 | £525 | -12.50% | 12 |
| London | +115 | 29 | £513 | -10.87% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 25 | £570 | -5.00% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 24 | £500 | -16.67% | 8 |
| East of England | -3 | 11 | £650 | +8.33% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 6 | £558 | - | |
| North of England | +23 | 6 | £558 | -7.08% | 2 |
| Midlands | +16 | 6 | £540 | -6.09% | |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £540 | - | |
| West Midlands | +15 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £363 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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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