Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Brighton

Security Specialist
East Sussex > Brighton

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Brighton is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2025.

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

6 months to
9 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Brighton 2.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median daily rate £600 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title 38 55 77
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.44% 94.83% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 29 37
10th Percentile £319 £353 £395
25th Percentile £419 £380 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £400 £650
Median % change year-on-year +23.44% -38.46% +18.18%
75th Percentile £619 £538 £745
90th Percentile £768 £638 -
East Sussex median daily rate £450 £400 £550
% change year-on-year +12.50% -27.27% +7.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 6
10th Percentile £18.04 - £13.08
25th Percentile £20.61 - £13.15
Median hourly rate £26.29 - £18.56
75th Percentile £31.24 - £30.67
90th Percentile £32.12 - £43.00
East Sussex median hourly rate £15.50 £52.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year -70.48% +191.67% +44.23%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Brighton

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 9 October 2025, Security Specialist 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 Brighton region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft