SANS Institute
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for SANS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 153 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SANS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | - | - | 0.033% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| England median daily rate | £700 | £675 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | -0.88% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West
SANS falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North West.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 703 | 794 | 939 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 35.94% | 29.88% | 30.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 408 | 452 | 624 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £300 | £332 |
| 25th Percentile | £389 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £496 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.17% | +2.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £651 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £667 | £725 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 41 | 127 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.44 | £10.95 | £20.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | £11.77 | £25.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £16.06 | £40.54 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +102.37% | -60.38% | -1.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £38.43 | £51.48 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £70.83 | £67.30 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -23.81% | +30.42% |
SANS
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing SANS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
SANS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SANS in the North West.