Head of Security Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Head of Security
South East > Berkshire

The median Head of Security daily rate in Berkshire is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 97 -
Rank change year-on-year -13 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security 3 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.20% 0.39% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.44% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £850 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 - -
75th Percentile £949 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £900 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £121.77 - -
South East median hourly rate £121.77 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,341 1,371 1,634
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.16% 90.26% 94.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 906 779 997
10th Percentile £306 £294 £213
25th Percentile £413 £408 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 33 72
10th Percentile £14.75 £20.70 £24.26
25th Percentile £18.94 £42.50 £48.40
Median hourly rate £47.48 £59.00 £61.45
Median % change year-on-year -19.53% -3.98% +96.63%
75th Percentile £84.00 £63.43 £67.75
90th Percentile £96.00 £65.62 £76.06
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £53.00
% change year-on-year -41.09% -19.45% +50.53%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of Security' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Head of Security job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Head of Security
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Berkshire

Head of Security
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Security within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 2025. 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
Reading +10 3 £900 - 1
Head of Security
South East

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Head of Security contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security Governance
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) CISA
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) CISA
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST