Insider Threat Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Insider Threats
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Insider Threat in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Insider Threat over the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 166 176
Rank change year-on-year -71 +10 +16
Contract jobs citing Insider Threat 3 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.045% 0.030% 0.084%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.14% 0.095% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile £428 - £391
25th Percentile £436 £575 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £600 £450
Median % change year-on-year -23.29% +33.26% -14.24%
75th Percentile £474 £625 £553
90th Percentile £475 - £604
England median daily rate £563 £600 £450
% change year-on-year -6.17% +33.33% -18.18%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Insider 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,180 1,048 1,254
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 32.53% 31.23% 26.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,345 680 748
10th Percentile £316 £225 £263
25th Percentile £400 £367 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £475 £494
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% -3.80% -2.47%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £638 £675
England median daily rate £525 £527 £550
% change year-on-year -0.38% -4.18% -3.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 135 45 152
10th Percentile £16.07 £20.38 £12.15
25th Percentile £25.27 £26.25 £13.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £31.76 £15.14
Median % change year-on-year +73.17% +109.81% -10.16%
75th Percentile £70.75 £60.00 £34.21
90th Percentile £86.50 £78.25 £48.49
England median hourly rate £44.23 £34.13 £36.50
% change year-on-year +29.61% -6.51% +62.33%

Insider Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Insider Threat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Insider Threat job vacancy trend in the North of England

Insider Threat
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Insider Threat.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Insider Threat

Insider Threat
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insider Threat within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
North West -39 3 £460 -23.29%
Insider Threat
England

Insider Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) GCP
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Military
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Management Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Transformation Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) CCTV
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (33.33%) CSOC
2 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Architectural Patterns
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) SABSA
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Threat Detection
1 2 (66.67%) Threat Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) TOGAF Certification
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) NCSC