Security Operations Contracts in Berkshire

Security Operations (SecOps)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring Security Operations skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Operations over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 111 102
Rank change year-on-year +46 -9 +15
Contract jobs citing Security Operations 28 13 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 2.39% 0.66% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.55% 0.74% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 8 6
10th Percentile £428 £514 £413
25th Percentile £450 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £533 £481
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +10.75% -25.96%
75th Percentile £544 £603 £542
90th Percentile £597 £755 £550
South East median daily rate £525 £517 £619
% change year-on-year +1.65% -16.56% +20.78%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Security Operations 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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,096 1,764 1,640
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 93.44% 88.91% 90.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 641 918 1,053
10th Percentile £313 £213 £341
25th Percentile £413 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% -2.71% +5.00%
75th Percentile £615 £608 £626
90th Percentile £675 £675 £711
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 101 48
10th Percentile £22.29 £20.17 £19.20
25th Percentile £32.05 £41.50 £25.72
Median hourly rate £61.50 £61.60 £57.82
Median % change year-on-year -0.17% +6.54% +174.67%
75th Percentile £76.77 £71.75 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.19 £87.46 £79.51
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Security Operations
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Security Operations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Operations in Berkshire

Security Operations
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Security Operations in Berkshire

Security Operations
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Operations in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Operations in Berkshire

Security Operations
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Operations in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Security Operations in Berkshire

Security Operations
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 Security Operations within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +30 12 £500 -6.19% 19
Wokingham - 7 £527 -
Maidenhead - 2 £525 - 1
Bracknell - 1 £450 -
Slough - 1 £550 - 9
Windsor - 1 £500 - 2
Security Operations
South East

Security Operations
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 6 (21.43%) Azure
2 2 (7.14%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (3.57%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.57%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (25.00%) Network Security
2 5 (17.86%) Firewall
3 4 (14.29%) BGP
3 4 (14.29%) OSPF
3 4 (14.29%) TCP/IP
3 4 (14.29%) VLAN
3 4 (14.29%) VPN
4 3 (10.71%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (3.57%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (21.43%) Data Lake
General
1 9 (32.14%) Social Skills
2 8 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 2 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Finance
5 1 (3.57%) Legal
5 1 (3.57%) Local Government
5 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (21.43%) SIEM Engineer
2 4 (14.29%) Analyst
3 3 (10.71%) Head of Architecture
3 3 (10.71%) Head of Security
3 3 (10.71%) Security Analyst
3 3 (10.71%) Security Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) Consultant
4 2 (7.14%) Head of Strategy
4 2 (7.14%) Incident Analyst
4 2 (7.14%) Incident Responder
4 2 (7.14%) Lead
4 2 (7.14%) Operations Analyst
4 2 (7.14%) Security Incident Analyst
4 2 (7.14%) Security Operations Analyst
4 2 (7.14%) SOC Consultant
5 1 (3.57%) Architect
5 1 (3.57%) Implementation Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Implementation Project Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Project Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (21.43%) JSON
1 6 (21.43%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (32.14%) Security Operations Centre
2 8 (28.57%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (25.00%) Onboarding
4 6 (21.43%) CSOC
5 3 (10.71%) Security Posture
6 2 (7.14%) Data Centre
7 1 (3.57%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
7 1 (3.57%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (78.57%) SIEM
2 17 (60.71%) Cybersecurity
3 14 (50.00%) Incident Response
4 12 (42.86%) Vulnerability Management
5 8 (28.57%) Incident Management
5 8 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (28.57%) Security Monitoring
6 7 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
7 6 (21.43%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 6 (21.43%) Process Improvement
8 5 (17.86%) Threat Detection
9 4 (14.29%) Information Security
9 4 (14.29%) Proactive Monitoring
9 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
9 4 (14.29%) Security Architecture
10 3 (10.71%) Cloud Security
10 3 (10.71%) ITIL
10 3 (10.71%) Mentoring
10 3 (10.71%) OWASP
10 3 (10.71%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 6 (21.43%) Python
2 3 (10.71%) Kusto Query Language
3 2 (7.14%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (25.00%) GIAC
2 6 (21.43%) Security Cleared
3 5 (17.86%) SC Cleared
4 4 (14.29%) CCNP
4 4 (14.29%) CCSA
4 4 (14.29%) CCSE
4 4 (14.29%) Check Point Certification
4 4 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (10.71%) CISSP
6 2 (7.14%) CISM
6 2 (7.14%) DV Cleared
6 2 (7.14%) GCIH
6 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (3.57%) CEH
7 1 (3.57%) CISA
7 1 (3.57%) CISMP
7 1 (3.57%) Degree
7 1 (3.57%) GCFA
7 1 (3.57%) GCIA
7 1 (3.57%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (21.43%) Data Quality
1 6 (21.43%) NIST
2 5 (17.86%) GDPR
3 3 (10.71%) COBIT
3 3 (10.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (3.57%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (3.57%) NIST 800
4 1 (3.57%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 4 (14.29%) Ansible
2 1 (3.57%) QRadar
Vendors
1 8 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 5 (17.86%) Cisco
3 4 (14.29%) CheckPoint
3 4 (14.29%) Palo Alto
4 3 (10.71%) Rapid7
4 3 (10.71%) Splunk
5 1 (3.57%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (3.57%) Kenna
5 1 (3.57%) Proofpoint