Vulnerability Consultant Contract Job Trends in the North West

Vulnerability Consultant
England > North West

The median Vulnerability Consultant daily rate in the North West is £581, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Vulnerability Consultant 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.10% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £536 - -
25th Percentile £565 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 - -
75th Percentile £582 - -
90th Percentile £584 - -
England median daily rate £581 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +16.20% -6.98% -10.42%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 3,502 2,036 2,284
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 92.00% 94.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,995 1,312 1,366
10th Percentile £284 £258 £276
25th Percentile £400 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £493
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
75th Percentile £600 £563 £588
90th Percentile £680 £663 £675
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 402 158 199
10th Percentile £17.03 £13.00 £11.07
25th Percentile £25.38 £17.30 £16.58
Median hourly rate £45.56 £26.08 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.71% -25.50% +16.67%
75th Percentile £71.91 £50.56 £55.25
90th Percentile £82.93 £72.72 £71.88
England median hourly rate £42.50 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +63.46% -42.22% +6.95%

Vulnerability Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Vulnerability Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Vulnerability Consultant job vacancy trend in the North West

Vulnerability Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Vulnerability Consultant job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Vulnerability Consultant job vacancies in the North West

Vulnerability Consultant
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 Vulnerability Consultant within the North West region over the 6 months to 20 August 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 - 4 £581 - 2
Vulnerability Consultant
England

Vulnerability Consultant Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 20 August 2026, Vulnerability Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region featuring Vulnerability Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) SIAM
1 4 (100.00%) SLA
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Dashboard Development
2 3 (75.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Performance Metrics
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 2 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
4 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 1 (25.00%) ISMS
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL
4 1 (25.00%) NCSC
4 1 (25.00%) NIST

Vulnerability Consultant Skill Set
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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) SIAM
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 4 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Dashboard Development
2 3 (75.00%) Information Security
2 3 (75.00%) Performance Metrics
2 3 (75.00%) Security Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 2 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 1 (25.00%) Incident Response
4 1 (25.00%) ISMS
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) SLA
2 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (25.00%) NCSC
2 1 (25.00%) NIST