Firewall
Cheshire > Macclesfield
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Macclesfield requiring Firewall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Firewall over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 15 | - | 14 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
Contract jobs citing Firewall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield | 2.27% | - | 2.04% |
As % of the Communications & Networking category | 25.00% | - | 25.00% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | £363 | - | £675 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | £700 |
75th Percentile | £388 | - | £725 |
90th Percentile | - | - | - |
Cheshire median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £520 |
% change year-on-year | -1.96% | -1.83% | +3.90% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Macclesfield
Firewall falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Macclesfield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 4 | 2 | 4 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield | 9.09% | 3.77% | 8.16% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 3 |
10th Percentile | £397 | - | £551 |
25th Percentile | £448 | - | £553 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £601 | - | £560 |
75th Percentile | £754 | - | £645 |
90th Percentile | £784 | - | £693 |
Cheshire median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £550 |
% change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield
Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firewall in Macclesfield.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield 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: