Cybersecurity Specialist Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Cybersecurity Specialist
South West > Bristol

The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in Bristol is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - 70
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist 2 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.23% - 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile - - £485
25th Percentile £325 - £530
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £625
75th Percentile £375 - £673
90th Percentile - - £677
South West median daily rate £350 - £625

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 805 613 909
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 96.38% 95.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 406 332 550
10th Percentile £244 £190 £256
25th Percentile £400 £334 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £523
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -13.88% +4.50%
75th Percentile £600 £593 £638
90th Percentile £748 £701 £700
South West median daily rate £519 £500 £526
% change year-on-year +3.85% -4.99% +0.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 71 128
10th Percentile £17.69 £35.00 £38.50
25th Percentile £33.50 £58.63 £58.75
Median hourly rate £63.14 £65.00 £66.75
Median % change year-on-year -2.87% -2.62% +2.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £75.00 £90.00
South West median hourly rate £44.00 £65.00 £59.59
% change year-on-year -32.31% +9.08% -8.32%

Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancy trend in Bristol

Cybersecurity Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancies in Bristol

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Cybersecurity 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 Bristol region featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (50.00%) CMMI
2 1 (50.00%) CRISC
2 1 (50.00%) Design Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) CMMI
2 1 (50.00%) Design Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Remediation Plan
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CISA
1 1 (50.00%) CISM
1 1 (50.00%) CRISC
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC