The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Preston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
71
51
89
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
91.03%
87.93%
100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
45
22
35
10th Percentile
£355
£216
£298
25th Percentile
£405
£466
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£600
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-20.77%
+37.03%
+36.72%
75th Percentile
£625
£649
£500
90th Percentile
£671
£953
£625
Lancashire median daily rate
£500
£513
£500
% change year-on-year
-2.44%
+2.41%
+0.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
22
46
10th Percentile
£23.68
-
£20.58
25th Percentile
£26.88
-
£26.64
Median hourly rate
£34.67
£16.06
£45.88
Median % change year-on-year
+115.88%
-65.00%
+58.43%
75th Percentile
£47.12
-
£50.25
90th Percentile
£58.08
£27.90
£74.31
Lancashire median hourly rate
£40.83
£27.75
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+47.12%
-39.91%
+59.46%
Cybersecurity Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Cybersecurity Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Preston.
Cybersecurity Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Preston over the 6 months to 18 August 2025.
Cybersecurity Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 18 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cybersecurity 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 Preston region with a requirement for Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:
