Cybersecurity Consultant Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Cybersecurity Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in Manchester is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 - 95
Rank change year-on-year - - +14
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.23% - 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £575
25th Percentile £413 - £594
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £650
75th Percentile £438 - £719
90th Percentile - - £745
North West median daily rate £425 - £575
% change year-on-year - - +53.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,606 832 1,359
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 93.48% 95.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 959 587 946
10th Percentile £315 £286 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £495
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -6.57% -1.00%
75th Percentile £575 £558 £585
90th Percentile £650 £668 £694
North West median daily rate £474 £475 £493
% change year-on-year -0.21% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 45 83
10th Percentile £22.50 - £12.05
25th Percentile £37.50 £13.00 £13.31
Median hourly rate £57.50 £24.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +134.69% -9.26% -2.17%
75th Percentile £76.00 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £85.00 £78.25 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £28.99 £27.50
% change year-on-year +72.47% +5.42% -9.95%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in Manchester

Cybersecurity Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Manchester

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 19 May 2026, Cybersecurity Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (25.00%) CCSP
2 1 (25.00%) CEH
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) COBIT
2 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (25.00%) Cryptography
2 1 (25.00%) Microservices
2 1 (25.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (25.00%) OSCP
2 1 (25.00%) OWASP
2 1 (25.00%) PCI DSS
2 1 (25.00%) RESTful
2 1 (25.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Threat Modelling

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (25.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (25.00%) Cryptography
2 1 (25.00%) Microservices
2 1 (25.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 1 (25.00%) OWASP
2 1 (25.00%) Security Management
2 1 (25.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (25.00%) CCSP
1 1 (25.00%) CEH
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (25.00%) CISM
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
1 1 (25.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) COBIT
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
1 1 (25.00%) PCI DSS