Security Analyst Contracts in the North West

Security Analyst
England > North West

The median Security Analyst daily rate in the North West is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 120 103
Rank change year-on-year -6 -17 +73
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 9 4 44
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.41% 0.16% 1.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.17% 1.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 21
10th Percentile £265 - £350
25th Percentile £344 - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £513 - £580
90th Percentile £535 - £600
England median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% +3.81%

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 2,034 2,319 2,659
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.12% 95.16% 93.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,305 1,377 1,828
10th Percentile £268 £275 £288
25th Percentile £363 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £493 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.72% -1.40% +2.62%
75th Percentile £563 £585 £588
90th Percentile £659 £675 £670
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 199 158
10th Percentile £13.00 £11.07 £15.93
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.58 £17.94
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.90 £30.65
Median % change year-on-year -23.54% +7.33% +34.71%
75th Percentile £50.19 £53.25 £46.18
90th Percentile £72.50 £70.90 £65.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £44.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -42.84% +0.32% +68.69%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the North West

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Analyst in the North West

Security Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Security Analyst
DemandTrendContract 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 Security Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cumbria - 5 £400 -
Manchester 0 3 £525 - 2
Merseyside +2 1 £225 -55.00% 1
Security Analyst
England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Security Analyst 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 Security Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (88.89%) Information Security
3 7 (77.78%) NIST
3 7 (77.78%) Incident Response
4 6 (66.67%) Onboarding
5 5 (55.56%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (55.56%) Remediation Plan
5 5 (55.56%) Risk Management
5 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
5 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
5 5 (55.56%) Change Control
5 5 (55.56%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
7 3 (33.33%) Azure
7 3 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
8 2 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (22.22%) Incident Management
8 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
8 2 (22.22%) SIEM
8 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
9 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (11.11%) Windows
9 1 (11.11%) Python
9 1 (11.11%) GCIA
9 1 (11.11%) GCIH
9 1 (11.11%) Banking

Security Analyst 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (11.11%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (11.11%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (11.11%) SaaS
General
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Banking
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Onboarding
2 3 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (11.11%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Security Operations
2 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (88.89%) Information Security
3 7 (77.78%) Incident Response
4 5 (55.56%) Change Control
4 5 (55.56%) Collaborative Working
4 5 (55.56%) Remediation Plan
4 5 (55.56%) Risk Assessment
4 5 (55.56%) Risk Management
5 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Incident Management
5 2 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (22.22%) SIEM
5 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
6 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
6 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (11.11%) Data Integration
6 1 (11.11%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
1 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) GCIA
2 1 (11.11%) GCIH
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (77.78%) NIST
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Darktrace
2 1 (11.11%) Varonis