Application Security Specialist
England > North West
The median Application Security Specialist daily rate in the North West is £518, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 148 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Application Security Specialist | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 0.072% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.078% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £375 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
North West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title | 2,572 | 1,905 | 2,585 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.96% | 92.34% | 93.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,601 | 1,175 | 1,734 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £250 | £268 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.21% | -5.00% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £568 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £656 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 237 | 100 | 248 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.26 | £15.85 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.63 | £21.03 | £15.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £31.51 | £26.39 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.81% | +19.40% | -12.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.50 | £50.25 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £80.87 | £65.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.00 | £36.00 | £34.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +4.30% | -13.71% |
Application Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Application Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Application Security Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security Specialist within the North West region over the 6 months to 27 February 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 |
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| Manchester | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Cheshire | - | 1 | £518 | - | 3 |
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Application Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, Application Security Specialist 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 North West region featuring Application Security Specialist in the job title.
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Application Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:
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