Security Specialist Contracts in Berkshire

Security Specialist
South East > Berkshire

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Berkshire is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

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

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 95 108
Rank change year-on-year +21 +13 +24
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 19 29 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.62% 1.46% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.75% 1.55% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £615 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £533 £553
Median % change year-on-year +18.20% -3.62% -16.53%
75th Percentile £645 - -
90th Percentile - £603 -
South East median daily rate £600 £450 £650
% change year-on-year +33.33% -30.77% +60.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £60.75 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
South East median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
% change year-on-year - - +34.55%

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 1,085 1,866 1,720
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.05% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 992 1,104
10th Percentile £311 £213 £325
25th Percentile £413 £381 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
75th Percentile £625 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 116 56
10th Percentile £27.46 £18.75 £17.61
25th Percentile £50.06 £41.44 £22.66
Median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%
75th Percentile £76.77 £70.42 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.19 £86.32 £79.72
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in Berkshire

Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Security Specialist in Berkshire

Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Specialist in Berkshire

Security Specialist
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 Specialist 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 10 - - 5
Wokingham -13 1 - -
Slough - 1 £630 - 3
Security Specialist
South East

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security 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 Berkshire region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 17 (89.47%) CISM
1 17 (89.47%) Security Cleared
2 16 (84.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (68.42%) DV Cleared
3 13 (68.42%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 9 (47.37%) Information Security
4 9 (47.37%) Public Sector
5 8 (42.11%) Telecoms
6 7 (36.84%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (36.84%) Management Information System
6 7 (36.84%) Threat Modelling
7 6 (31.58%) Decision-Making
7 6 (31.58%) Risk Management
7 6 (31.58%) Security Architecture
7 6 (31.58%) Risk Assessment
8 5 (26.32%) SC Cleared
8 5 (26.32%) Information Assurance
9 4 (21.05%) Military
9 4 (21.05%) NCSC
10 2 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (10.53%) Information Security Management
10 2 (10.53%) Security Management
10 2 (10.53%) CISSP
10 2 (10.53%) Vulnerability Management
11 1 (5.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 1 (5.26%) HIPAA
11 1 (5.26%) Computer Science
11 1 (5.26%) Data Protection
11 1 (5.26%) Degree
11 1 (5.26%) NonStop SQL

Security Specialist Skill Set
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 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.26%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (47.37%) Public Sector
2 8 (42.11%) Telecoms
3 4 (21.05%) Military
4 2 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (36.84%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.26%) Operational Technology
2 1 (5.26%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (68.42%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 9 (47.37%) Information Security
3 7 (36.84%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (36.84%) Threat Modelling
4 6 (31.58%) Decision-Making
4 6 (31.58%) Risk Assessment
4 6 (31.58%) Risk Management
4 6 (31.58%) Security Architecture
5 5 (26.32%) Information Assurance
6 2 (10.53%) Information Security Management
6 2 (10.53%) Security Management
6 2 (10.53%) Vulnerability Management
7 1 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (5.26%) Cyber Assurance
7 1 (5.26%) Data Loss Prevention
7 1 (5.26%) Data Security
7 1 (5.26%) Incident Response
7 1 (5.26%) Network Monitoring
7 1 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (5.26%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 17 (89.47%) CISM
1 17 (89.47%) Security Cleared
2 13 (68.42%) DV Cleared
3 5 (26.32%) SC Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) CISSP
5 1 (5.26%) CEH
5 1 (5.26%) CISA
5 1 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (5.26%) Degree
5 1 (5.26%) Master's Degree
5 1 (5.26%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (84.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (21.05%) NCSC
3 1 (5.26%) GDPR
3 1 (5.26%) HIPAA
3 1 (5.26%) NIST
3 1 (5.26%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft