Cybersecurity Specialist
UK
The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in the UK is £528 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 573 | 681 | 834 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +108 | +153 | -160 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist | 14 | 34 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.032% | 0.056% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.035% | 0.059% | 0.030% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 21 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £479 | £450 | £199 |
| 25th Percentile | £509 | £513 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £591 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.69% | +9.88% | -14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £713 | £789 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £583 | £461 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.92% | +26.32% | +191.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45.57 | £39.69 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £59.73 | £52.10 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £64.15 | £65.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | +9.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £71.88 | £70.14 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72.98 | £70.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £64.15 | £65.79 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 40,554 | 57,501 | 85,863 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.56% | 95.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,500 | 40,089 | 60,302 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,611 | 1,615 | 2,125 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.25 | £15.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £45.00 | £22.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +96.68% | -0.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.65 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.27 | £42.26 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.17% | +116.72% | +2.63% |
Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Top 10 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 18 April 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 |
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| England | +109 | 8 | £530 | -11.67% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 8 | £525 | -9.92% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +132 | 4 | £528 | -8.26% | 5 |
| London | +104 | 4 | £713 | +12.87% | 10 |
| Scotland | +35 | 4 | £481 | -12.50% | 1 |
| South West | +14 | 2 | £530 | -42.70% | 1 |
| Midlands | +37 | 1 | £500 | -16.67% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 1 | £500 | -16.67% | 3 |
| North of England | +34 | 1 | £550 | +4.76% | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £550 | - |
Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 April 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 featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: