Information Security Contracts in the North West

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 103 71
Rank change year-on-year +25 -32 +21
Contract jobs citing Information Security 59 60 126
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 2.18% 1.89% 3.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 2.09% 3.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 42 93
10th Percentile £313 £407 £400
25th Percentile £463 £450 £523
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £588
Median % change year-on-year - -6.38% +17.50%
75th Percentile £665 £587 £675
90th Percentile £670 £649 £763
England median daily rate £588 £618 £575
% change year-on-year -4.86% +7.39% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 0
10th Percentile - £38.57 -
25th Percentile £17.72 £67.39 -
Median hourly rate £26.84 £83.40 -
Median % change year-on-year -67.82% - -
75th Percentile £38.43 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £19.50 £75.75 £67.50
% change year-on-year -74.26% +12.22% +164.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,334 2,876 3,562
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 86.19% 90.70% 88.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,486 2,042 2,607
10th Percentile £306 £313 £250
25th Percentile £405 £413 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £593 £588 £575
90th Percentile £690 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 246 142 160
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.85 £10.63
25th Percentile £13.36 £23.15 £14.19
Median hourly rate £22.31 £36.65 £20.07
Median % change year-on-year -39.14% +82.66% +9.41%
75th Percentile £45.66 £49.52 £42.82
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.98 £58.75
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.15 £24.35
% change year-on-year -1.75% +52.57% +3.62%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the North West over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Security in the North West over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the North West region over the 6 months to 6 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
Manchester +14 27 £525 -4.55% 30
Cumbria -15 13 £669 +40.84% 3
Cheshire -1 9 £610 +7.86% 6
Lancashire - 5 £325 - 3
Merseyside +12 4 £600 +43.28% 6
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (11.86%) IaaS
2 6 (10.17%) Azure
2 6 (10.17%) SaaS
3 5 (8.47%) AWS
3 5 (8.47%) PaaS
4 4 (6.78%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (5.08%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (3.39%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (3.39%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.69%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 13 (22.03%) Network Security
2 3 (5.08%) Intranet
3 2 (3.39%) Firewall
3 2 (3.39%) Software-Defined Networking
3 2 (3.39%) Wireless
4 1 (1.69%) DHCP
4 1 (1.69%) DMZ
4 1 (1.69%) DNS
4 1 (1.69%) SAN
4 1 (1.69%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.69%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.39%) Amazon Redshift
1 2 (3.39%) Big Data
1 2 (3.39%) Hadoop
1 2 (3.39%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 3 (5.08%) JIRA
2 1 (1.69%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (27.12%) Public Sector
2 11 (18.64%) Social Skills
3 8 (13.56%) Finance
4 4 (6.78%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (6.78%) Police
5 2 (3.39%) Banking
5 2 (3.39%) Legal
6 1 (1.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 14 (23.73%) Architect
2 13 (22.03%) Consultant
2 13 (22.03%) Security Architect
3 8 (13.56%) Security Consultant
4 6 (10.17%) Analyst
4 6 (10.17%) Lead
5 4 (6.78%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 4 (6.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (6.78%) Project Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 3 (5.08%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 3 (5.08%) Data Consultant
6 3 (5.08%) Data Protection Consultant
6 3 (5.08%) Security Analyst
6 3 (5.08%) Senior
7 2 (3.39%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 2 (3.39%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
7 2 (3.39%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 2 (3.39%) Agile Delivery Lead
7 2 (3.39%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) .NET
1 1 (1.69%) .NET Framework
1 1 (1.69%) ASP.NET
1 1 (1.69%) JSON
1 1 (1.69%) REST
1 1 (1.69%) Swagger
1 1 (1.69%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (32.20%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.08%) Security Posture
2 3 (5.08%) Virtual Team
3 2 (3.39%) CMDB
3 2 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.69%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.69%) Cyberattack
4 1 (1.69%) iPhone
4 1 (1.69%) NHS
4 1 (1.69%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.69%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.17%) Windows
2 3 (5.08%) Apple iOS
2 3 (5.08%) Windows 10
3 2 (3.39%) Android
3 2 (3.39%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (42.37%) Risk Management
2 22 (37.29%) Cybersecurity
3 15 (25.42%) IT Strategy
3 15 (25.42%) Technology Strategy
4 13 (22.03%) Business Strategy
4 13 (22.03%) Service Delivery
5 11 (18.64%) Penetration Testing
5 11 (18.64%) Security Architecture
6 10 (16.95%) Cryptography
6 10 (16.95%) Project Delivery
7 9 (15.25%) Agile
7 9 (15.25%) Data Protection
7 9 (15.25%) Project Management
8 8 (13.56%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (11.86%) Business Continuity
9 7 (11.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (11.86%) Customer Service
9 7 (11.86%) Roadmaps
10 6 (10.17%) Disaster Recovery
10 6 (10.17%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.39%) Python
2 1 (1.69%) Bash
2 1 (1.69%) C#
2 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 21 (35.59%) Security Cleared
2 17 (28.81%) SC Cleared
3 9 (15.25%) Degree
4 5 (8.47%) CISSP
5 4 (6.78%) CISM
6 2 (3.39%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (3.39%) DV Cleared
6 2 (3.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 2 (3.39%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.69%) Azure Certification
7 1 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (1.69%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (49.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (37.29%) NIST
3 9 (15.25%) PCI DSS
4 5 (8.47%) GRC
5 4 (6.78%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (6.78%) GDPR
5 4 (6.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 3 (5.08%) IASME
6 3 (5.08%) NCSC
7 2 (3.39%) Accessibility
7 2 (3.39%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (3.39%) SLA
8 1 (1.69%) HIPAA
System Software
1 4 (6.78%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (3.39%) SCCM
1 2 (3.39%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 13 (22.03%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.08%) Rapid7
3 2 (3.39%) Apple
3 2 (3.39%) Darktrace
3 2 (3.39%) Databricks
3 2 (3.39%) ServiceNow
3 2 (3.39%) Teradata
4 1 (1.69%) Cisco
4 1 (1.69%) Citrix
4 1 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.69%) SolarWinds
4 1 (1.69%) Sophos
4 1 (1.69%) VMware