Cybersecurity Contracts in the North West

Cybersecurity
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 60 41
Rank change year-on-year -1 -19 +50
Contract jobs citing Cybersecurity 63 78 149
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 3.22% 2.91% 4.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.57% 3.38% 5.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 60 96
10th Percentile £419 £384 £403
25th Percentile £513 £505 £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £573 £570 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.44% +3.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £675 £691 £646
90th Percentile £726 £750 £775
England median daily rate £550 £578 £605
% change year-on-year -4.80% -4.50% +5.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - - £20.00
25th Percentile £41.50 £33.48 £22.50
Median hourly rate £43.00 £35.95 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.61% +43.80% -
75th Percentile £44.50 £38.43 £32.50
90th Percentile - - £57.36
England median hourly rate £63.91 £83.77 £66.50
% change year-on-year -23.71% +25.96% +42.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,766 2,307 2,809
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 90.24% 86.08% 90.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,146 1,467 1,986
10th Percentile £300 £307 £313
25th Percentile £391 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £593 £588
90th Percentile £661 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 250 136
10th Percentile £16.04 £10.95 £16.85
25th Percentile £22.92 £13.50 £23.15
Median hourly rate £32.50 £23.80 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +36.55% -33.89% +71.43%
75th Percentile £60.75 £46.11 £49.52
90th Percentile £84.73 £62.50 £66.00
England median hourly rate £29.04 £36.50 £37.30
% change year-on-year -20.44% -2.14% +52.24%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the North West

Cybersecurity
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity in the North West

Cybersecurity
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North West over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Cybersecurity in the North West

Cybersecurity
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Cybersecurity in the North West

Cybersecurity
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 Cybersecurity within the North West region over the 6 months to 10 May 2025. 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
Manchester +2 31 £570 +3.55% 133
Cheshire -8 15 £573 +0.44% 44
Lancashire +7 10 £575 -22.82% 73
Merseyside +6 5 £158 - 10
Cumbria -1 2 - - 10
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.59%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.59%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 17 (26.98%) Azure
2 11 (17.46%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (15.87%) Entra ID
4 9 (14.29%) IaaS
5 7 (11.11%) GCP
6 6 (9.52%) AWS
7 3 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (4.76%) SaaS
8 2 (3.17%) Power Platform
9 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 14 (22.22%) Firewall
2 13 (20.63%) Intrusion Detection
3 12 (19.05%) Network Security
4 4 (6.35%) DHCP
4 4 (6.35%) DNS
4 4 (6.35%) Ethernet
4 4 (6.35%) TCP/IP
4 4 (6.35%) VPN
5 3 (4.76%) LAN
5 3 (4.76%) Unified Communications
6 1 (1.59%) tcpdump
6 1 (1.59%) VoIP
6 1 (1.59%) Wireless
6 1 (1.59%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.17%) Power BI
2 2 (3.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.17%) GitLab
1 2 (3.17%) Jenkins
General
1 22 (34.92%) Social Skills
2 19 (30.16%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (20.63%) Finance
4 10 (15.87%) Telecoms
5 8 (12.70%) Legal
6 6 (9.52%) Public Sector
7 5 (7.94%) Automotive
8 4 (6.35%) French Language
8 4 (6.35%) Manufacturing
9 3 (4.76%) Banking
9 3 (4.76%) Billing
10 2 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.59%) Financial Institution
11 1 (1.59%) Military
11 1 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 12 (19.05%) Architect
2 9 (14.29%) Analyst
2 9 (14.29%) Security Architect
3 6 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 6 (9.52%) IT Engineer
3 6 (9.52%) Security Engineer
3 6 (9.52%) Support Engineer
4 5 (7.94%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 4 (6.35%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 4 (6.35%) IT Support
5 4 (6.35%) IT Support Engineer
5 4 (6.35%) Lead
5 4 (6.35%) Project Engineer
6 3 (4.76%) Consultant
6 3 (4.76%) Coordinator
6 3 (4.76%) DevSecOps Architect
6 3 (4.76%) Security Consultant
6 3 (4.76%) Security Solutions Architect
6 3 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.59%) RESTful
1 1 (1.59%) SailPoint
1 1 (1.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 5 (7.94%) Onboarding
3 4 (6.35%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (6.35%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (6.35%) Operational Technology
4 3 (4.76%) Algorithms
4 3 (4.76%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (4.76%) Private Cloud
4 3 (4.76%) Security Posture
5 2 (3.17%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.59%) CMDB
6 1 (1.59%) IoT
6 1 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.59%) MISP
6 1 (1.59%) NHS
6 1 (1.59%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.59%) SCADA
6 1 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 18 (28.57%) Windows
2 9 (14.29%) Windows Server
3 2 (3.17%) Linux
3 2 (3.17%) Windows XP
4 1 (1.59%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (53.97%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (19.05%) Disaster Recovery
2 12 (19.05%) Information Security
3 11 (17.46%) Data Protection
4 10 (15.87%) Risk Assessment
5 9 (14.29%) Business Continuity
5 9 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 9 (14.29%) Vulnerability Scanning
6 8 (12.70%) Analytics
6 8 (12.70%) BCP
6 8 (12.70%) Business Continuity Planning
6 8 (12.70%) Change Management
6 8 (12.70%) Data Management
6 8 (12.70%) Enterprise Architecture
6 8 (12.70%) Line Management
6 8 (12.70%) Project Management
6 8 (12.70%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 7 (11.11%) DevOps
7 7 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
7 7 (11.11%) Web Operations
Programming Languages
1 12 (19.05%) PowerShell
2 6 (9.52%) Python
3 3 (4.76%) Bash
4 2 (3.17%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (3.17%) SQL
5 1 (1.59%) MATLAB
5 1 (1.59%) R
Qualifications
1 14 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (14.29%) Azure Certification
3 6 (9.52%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (7.94%) Degree
4 5 (7.94%) Security Cleared
5 4 (6.35%) A+ Certification
5 4 (6.35%) CCNA
6 3 (4.76%) CISM
6 3 (4.76%) CISSP
6 3 (4.76%) SC Cleared
7 2 (3.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (3.17%) APMG
7 2 (3.17%) CCNP
7 2 (3.17%) CCSP
7 2 (3.17%) CEH
7 2 (3.17%) OSCP
8 1 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (1.59%) CREST Certified
8 1 (1.59%) DBS Check
8 1 (1.59%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (14.29%) GDPR
2 5 (7.94%) NIST
3 4 (6.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 4 (6.35%) PCI DSS
4 3 (4.76%) AUTOSAR
5 2 (3.17%) COBIT
5 2 (3.17%) Data Quality
5 2 (3.17%) GRC
5 2 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (1.59%) HIPAA
6 1 (1.59%) NCSC
6 1 (1.59%) QA
System Software
1 9 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 9 (14.29%) vSphere
2 7 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.59%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 9 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.76%) Ansible
3 2 (3.17%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.59%) Functional Safety
4 1 (1.59%) Nessus
4 1 (1.59%) OpenVAS
4 1 (1.59%) PaperCut
4 1 (1.59%) QRadar
Vendors
1 24 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 9 (14.29%) VMware
3 4 (6.35%) Google
4 3 (4.76%) Fortinet
4 3 (4.76%) Infoblox
4 3 (4.76%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.76%) Splunk
4 3 (4.76%) Thycotic
5 2 (3.17%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (1.59%) Adobe
6 1 (1.59%) Apple
6 1 (1.59%) ArcSight
6 1 (1.59%) Carbon Black
6 1 (1.59%) CyberArk
6 1 (1.59%) IBM
6 1 (1.59%) Imperva
6 1 (1.59%) LogRhythm
6 1 (1.59%) Ping Identity
6 1 (1.59%) Qualys
6 1 (1.59%) Rapid7