The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northampton requiring Cyber Essentials skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
40
32
-
Rank change year-on-year
-8
-
-
Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northampton
Cyber Essentials 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 Northampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
58
32
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton
24.58%
14.95%
10.53%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
25
9
10th Percentile
£350
£363
£220
25th Percentile
£363
£388
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£550
£280
Median % change year-on-year
-27.27%
+96.43%
-37.78%
75th Percentile
£440
£613
£500
90th Percentile
£475
£622
£540
Northamptonshire median daily rate
£400
£538
£450
% change year-on-year
-25.58%
+19.44%
+20.00%
Cyber Essentials Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northampton.
Cyber Essentials Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Northampton.
Cyber Essentials Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Essentials also mentioned 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 Northampton region with a requirement for Cyber Essentials.
Cyber Essentials Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton 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:
