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W2 - 10+ Application Security Engineer - (Bay Area/NYC/REMOTE)
Posted Today by Prohires
Position DetailsRole: Senior Application Security EngineerLocation: Our staffing locations, in order of preference, are:...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote or Hybrid in New York, New York
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Senior Network Engineer (Squid Proxy & Palo Alto Security)
Posted 1 day ago by CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CB...
Network Architect - Squid Proxy & Palo AltoKent/Hybrid - 2 days per week onsiteUp to 780 per day inside ir35Active S...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Sevenoaks, Kent
Security Operations Engineer (Contract) - Inside IR35/ On-site (Hybrid) - Glasgo...
Posted 1 day ago by Gigged.AI
About the projectOur Security Operations team needs an experienced SecOps engineer to add capacity and cover holiday lea...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Security Engineer Contract Rates in Manchester: Day Rate Quartiles and Demand
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Median Daily Rate
£500/day
+11.1%
Interquartile Range
£375/day – £576/day
Middle 50% market distribution
Contract Engagement Split
10% Outside IR35
17% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Statement-of-work commissioning throughout Manchester increasingly relies on flexible Security Engineer specialists to de-risk complex technical transformations. Reflecting project criticality across the territory, compensation across verified Security Engineer vacancies records a median of £500/day, representing a +11.1% variance relative to national UK baselines. Quartiles run from £375/day to £576/day on 82 roles to November 2026. 10% of active roles are structured outside IR35 legislation. Hiring for Security Engineer contractors in Manchester registers as moderate in the benchmark dataset, a steady market rather than a stretched one.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £500/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £375/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £576/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Moderate | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 10% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 17% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 73% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | Cybersecurity (79%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 82 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | major-city rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
A Security Engineer contract based in Manchester is still assessed on facts, not postcode. Status paperwork should reflect Manchester attendance, hybrid days, and substitution. Inside IR35 Security Engineer pay in Manchester is usually umbrella or PAYE, while an outside SDS lets the Manchester contractor invoice through a limited company. Advertised Manchester rates follow major-city rate parity, so city uplifts do not imply an outside finding. Travel between home and a Manchester office is rarely a substitute right. Check Manchester on-site expectations for this Security Engineer before you treat the SDS as settled.
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