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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 540 | 625 | 750 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +125 | -97 |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Denial-of-Service | 62 | 70 | 106 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.48% | 0.38% | 0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 54 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £260 | £430 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £631 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | £646 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £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 | 12,984 | 18,455 | 29,163 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.97% | 33.21% | 33.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,299 | 12,703 | 20,498 |
| 10th Percentile | £274 | £310 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £444 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £678 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +11.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 928 | 608 | 691 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.24 | £10.63 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.58 | £22.26 | £26.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.85% | -17.51% | +7.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £59.06 | £50.39 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.44 | £75.00 | £65.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.00 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.09% | +2.33% | -4.44% |
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 9 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 9 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 | +82 | 52 | £531 | -9.96% | 11 |
| London | +93 | 28 | £513 | -14.58% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 24 | £500 | - | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 24 | £600 | +4.35% | 13 |
| East of England | -10 | 10 | £650 | +8.33% | 2 |
| North of England | +19 | 6 | £558 | +6.19% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 6 | £558 | - | |
| Midlands | +20 | 5 | £540 | -1.82% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £540 | - | |
| West Midlands | +7 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | £600 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £363 | - | 1 |
| 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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