Security Hardening Contract Job Trends in Knutsford

Security Hardening
Cheshire > Knutsford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Knutsford requiring Security Hardening skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Security Hardening 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Knutsford 0.32% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £416 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £416 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Knutsford

Security Hardening falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Knutsford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 302 115 123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Knutsford 96.18% 96.64% 93.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 103 104
10th Percentile £331 £317 £366
25th Percentile £380 £356 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £381 £500
Median % change year-on-year +18.11% -23.80% -9.09%
75th Percentile £580 £499 £582
90th Percentile £653 £600 £624
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £80.00 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £32.95 £21.84
% change year-on-year -30.65% +50.87% -4.13%

Security Hardening
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Knutsford 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:

System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop