The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Salford 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 28 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 Salford.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
24
16
34
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Salford
96.00%
76.19%
97.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
5
26
10th Percentile
£390
£368
£251
25th Percentile
£400
£425
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£450
£588
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
-23.40%
+6.82%
75th Percentile
£788
£488
£688
90th Percentile
£825
£555
£738
Manchester median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
2
0
10th Percentile
£15.58
£29.14
-
25th Percentile
-
£34.83
-
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£46.51
-
Median % change year-on-year
-62.80%
-
-
75th Percentile
-
£59.24
-
90th Percentile
-
£65.54
-
Manchester median hourly rate
£22.63
£34.00
£19.50
% change year-on-year
-33.44%
+74.36%
+11.43%
Cybersecurity Job Vacancy Trend in Salford
Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Salford.
Cybersecurity Daily Rate Trend in Salford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Salford
For the 6 months to 28 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 Salford region with a requirement for Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Salford 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:
