Cyber Threat Contract Job Trends in Merseyside
Cyber Threats
North West > Merseyside
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in contract job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 38 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Threat | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside | 1.27% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.30% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £536 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £553 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £743 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £575 | £515 | £695 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.61% | -25.87% | +17.90% |
All Generic Skills
Merseyside
Cyber Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Merseyside.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 93 | 61 | 48 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside | 29.62% | 30.05% | 20.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 28 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £283 | £152 |
| 25th Percentile | £393 | £413 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £498 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.53% | +99.00% | -50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £555 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £719 | £520 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -8.07% | -2.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.23 | £17.50 | £18.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.00 | £17.80 | £18.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £18.67 | £19.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +135.46% | -2.39% | -35.16% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £19.92 | £19.67 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £20.44 | £19.98 |
| North West median hourly rate | £43.96 | £33.18 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.49% | +2.09% | -20.73% |
Cyber Threat Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Threat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
Cyber Threat Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Cyber Threat.
Cyber Threat Daily Rate Histogram in Merseyside
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in Merseyside over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Cyber Threat Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | - | 4 | £600 | - | 2 |
| Cyber Threat North West |
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Cyber Threat Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operational Technology | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | CMDB | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Management Information System | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | MISP | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | SCADA | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | STIX | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | TAXII | 25.0% | 1 |