The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool requiring knowledge or experience of Sophos products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sophos over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sophos PLC.
|
|
6 months to
14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
34 |
27 |
24 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-7 |
-3 |
+11 |
| Contract jobs citing Sophos |
1 |
5 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Liverpool |
0.51% |
2.65% |
2.61% |
| As % of the Vendors category |
0.93% |
5.43% |
5.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£120 |
£500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-76.00% |
- |
- |
| Merseyside median daily rate |
£120 |
£500 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-76.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£16.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£18.00 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£19.31 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£19.43 |
| Merseyside median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£18.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+2.86% |
Sophos falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Liverpool.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services |
108 |
92 |
72 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool |
54.82% |
48.68% |
47.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
48 |
51 |
26 |
| 10th Percentile |
£134 |
£145 |
£179 |
| 25th Percentile |
£150 |
£163 |
£228 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£225 |
£425 |
£285 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-47.06% |
+49.12% |
-40.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£500 |
£513 |
£480 |
| 90th Percentile |
£634 |
£638 |
£600 |
| Merseyside median daily rate |
£214 |
£425 |
£300 |
| % change year-on-year |
-49.65% |
+41.67% |
-36.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£16.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£51.02 |
£36.00 |
£18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+41.72% |
+100.00% |
+2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£19.44 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£20.50 |
| Merseyside median hourly rate |
£41.86 |
£36.00 |
£18.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.26% |
+100.00% |
+2.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sophos relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
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Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing Sophos.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Liverpool citing Sophos.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
