QRadar Contract Job Trends in the North of England

IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England citing QRadar skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 197 -
Rank change year-on-year -64 - -
Contract jobs citing QRadar 4 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.053% 0.13% -
As % of the Systems Management category 0.38% 0.81% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 0
10th Percentile £409 £355 -
25th Percentile £440 £404 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £445 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.85% - -
75th Percentile £592 £461 -
90th Percentile £623 £537 -
England median daily rate £500 £563 £500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -23.08%

All Systems Management Skills
North of England

QRadar falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing systems management skills in the North of England.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing systems management skills 1,053 737 445
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 13.86% 16.55% 11.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 720 493 255
10th Percentile £312 £227 £246
25th Percentile £404 £358 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £458 £465
Median % change year-on-year +7.10% -1.61% -6.06%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £564
90th Percentile £650 £628 £638
England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 24 13
10th Percentile £39.36 £15.50 £21.67
25th Percentile £62.19 £16.91 £24.18
Median hourly rate £70.00 £34.65 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +102.02% -24.97% -
75th Percentile £73.31 £69.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £77.00 £81.43 £75.64
England median hourly rate £63.31 £34.00 £36.83
% change year-on-year +86.20% -7.69% -24.37%

QRadar Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

QRadar job vacancy trend in the North of England

QRadar Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

QRadar Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QRadar in the North of England over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for QRadar in the North of England

QRadar 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 QRadar within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -44 2 £555 +24.61% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £575 - 2
QRadar
England

QRadar Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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.

Systems Management

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Ansible25.0%1