National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
North West > Manchester
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for NCSC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NCSC over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 96 | 92 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +26 | - |
| Contract jobs citing NCSC | 5 | 25 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.33% | 1.32% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.05% | 8.83% | 7.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | £613 | £583 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £650 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +4.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £669 | £641 |
| North West median daily rate | £575 | £650 | £619 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +5.05% | -8.33% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Manchester
NCSC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 244 | 283 | 301 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 15.92% | 14.92% | 11.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 152 | 189 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £319 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £374 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -2.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £588 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £650 | £688 |
| North West median daily rate | £513 | £475 | £464 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.89% | +2.43% | +3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.84 | £11.85 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.19 | £13.50 | £11.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.13 | £22.50 | £12.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.03% | +80.00% | +3.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.78 | £39.60 | £13.34 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.14 | £63.84 | £18.90 |
| North West median hourly rate | £12.84 | £37.50 | £18.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.76% | +105.48% | +17.74% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Manchester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: