Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC)
North West > Cheshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CSOC in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CSOC over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 67 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CSOC | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.29% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.91% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | - | £750 | - |
All Generic Skills
Cheshire
CSOC falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 219 | 163 | 160 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 32.11% | 33.89% | 31.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 157 | 123 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £283 | £297 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £358 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £456 | £489 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.32% | -6.75% | +8.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £545 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £625 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £465 | £452 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.99% | -8.56% | -1.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.16 | £29.34 | £14.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.51 | £29.52 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £72.07 | £29.80 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +141.83% | -18.36% | +30.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £111.15 | £49.90 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61.96 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £53.89 | £29.27 | £25.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.10% | +15.92% | -9.76% |
CSOC
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CSOC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
CSOC
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSOC within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 23 May 2026. 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 |
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| Warrington | - | 2 | - | - | |
| CSOC North West |
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CSOC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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