Information Specialist Contracts in the North West

Information Specialist
England > North West

As of 18 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Information Specialist daily rate in the North West.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 - 152
Rank change year-on-year - - +38
Contract jobs requiring an Information Specialist 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.047% - 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.050% - 0.069%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.49%
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £675 £520 £600
% change year-on-year +29.81% -13.33% +14.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,983 2,501 2,895
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 94.20% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,294 1,555 2,016
10th Percentile £251 £259 £291
25th Percentile £367 £381 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £553 £575 £588
90th Percentile £663 £669 £675
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 150 280 151
10th Percentile £13.00 £11.71 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £28.75 £29.50 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.54% +11.32% +6.00%
75th Percentile £56.44 £48.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £75.08 £70.90 £55.85
England median hourly rate £27.59 £40.33 £43.00
% change year-on-year -31.59% -6.22% +70.01%

Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Information Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Information Specialist in the North West

Information Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Information Specialist in the North West

Information 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 Information Specialist within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 July 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
Cheshire - 1 - -
Information Specialist
England

Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Information Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region featuring Information Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK

Information Specialist Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared