Cyber Essentials PLUS
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 73 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.13% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.76% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £653 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £702 | - | £350 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cheshire
Cyber Essentials PLUS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 132 | 81 | 82 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 17.05% | 13.87% | 15.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 65 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £339 | £297 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £497 | £455 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.35% | -4.32% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £575 | £565 |
| 90th Percentile | £658 | £673 | £612 |
| North West median daily rate | £492 | £450 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.33% | -7.22% | -0.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £74.35 | £29.65 | £16.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £81.25 | £29.88 | £17.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £82.50 | £51.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.76% | +187.81% | -41.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £83.75 | £73.81 | £30.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.25 | £80.68 | £38.56 |
| North West median hourly rate | £64.00 | £49.82 | £11.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.46% | +345.02% | -68.01% |
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
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 Cyber Essentials PLUS within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 22 July 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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| Knutsford | - | 1 | £653 | - | |
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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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