The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cyber Essentials 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 Liverpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
17
20
25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool
12.50%
11.30%
10.04%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
7
16
10th Percentile
-
-
£211
25th Percentile
£143
-
£347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£150
£115
£438
Median % change year-on-year
+30.43%
-73.71%
+2.94%
75th Percentile
£400
£450
£569
90th Percentile
£475
£530
£650
Merseyside median daily rate
£215
£162
£400
% change year-on-year
+33.13%
-59.63%
-5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
11
0
Median hourly rate
-
£14.50
-
Merseyside median hourly rate
-
£14.50
-
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
Cyber Essentials Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Liverpool.
Cyber Essentials Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Liverpool region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
