Cybersecurity Specialist Contracts in the North West

Cybersecurity Specialist
England > North West

The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in the North West is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 146 181
Rank change year-on-year +13 +35 -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.036% 0.066% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.070% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £465 -
25th Percentile £850 £488 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £525 £841
Median % change year-on-year +71.43% -37.58% -
75th Percentile £950 £563 -
90th Percentile - £585 -
England median daily rate £550 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 2,633 2,851 3,885
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.51% 94.72% 96.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,627 2,023 2,826
10th Percentile £268 £300 £219
25th Percentile £382 £406 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £579 £588 £575
90th Percentile £671 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 316 131 161
10th Percentile £11.77 £14.55 £12.02
25th Percentile £14.24 £17.71 £15.72
Median hourly rate £32.90 £28.70 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.62% +14.80% +38.45%
75th Percentile £48.00 £43.75 £52.56
90th Percentile £71.69 £57.50 £75.00
England median hourly rate £38.50 £44.53 £24.00
% change year-on-year -13.54% +85.54% +14.01%

Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity Specialist in the North West

Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Cybersecurity Specialist in the North West

Cybersecurity Specialist
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 Cybersecurity Specialist within the North West region over the 6 months to 11 June 2024. 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
Cheshire - 1 £900 -
Cybersecurity Specialist
England

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Cybersecurity Specialist 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 Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Zscaler
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Cybersecurity Specialist 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Zscaler