HMG Security Policy Framework Contract Job Trends in the North West

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring HMG Security Policy Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 128 -
Rank change year-on-year -33 - -
Contract jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.033% 0.099% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.24% 0.70% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £569 -
25th Percentile £738 £578 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 £613 -
Median % change year-on-year +26.53% - -
75th Percentile £813 £653 -
90th Percentile - £666 -
England median daily rate £550 £581 £563
% change year-on-year -5.28% +3.23% -10.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West

HMG Security Policy Framework falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 416 285 487
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 13.92% 14.17% 17.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 291 192 261
10th Percentile £325 £291 £297
25th Percentile £393 £366 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -7.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £583 £581 £581
90th Percentile £676 £685 £675
England median daily rate £510 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +1.95% -4.71% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 19 77
10th Percentile £17.59 £13.50 -
25th Percentile £40.00 £18.22 £10.95
Median hourly rate £52.78 £24.18 £13.73
Median % change year-on-year +118.26% +76.11% -67.69%
75th Percentile £62.50 £33.13 £26.66
90th Percentile £72.00 £72.68 £43.75
England median hourly rate £25.94 £32.66 £24.97
% change year-on-year -20.56% +30.78% -38.35%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

HMG Security Policy Framework job vacancy trend in the North West

HMG Security Policy Framework
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HMG Security Policy Framework

HMG Security Policy Framework
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 HMG Security Policy Framework within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 March 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
Lancashire -15 1 £775 +34.78% 1
HMG Security Policy Framework
England

HMG Security Policy Framework
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) RMADS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Forcepoint