Security Specialist Contracts in Bristol

Security Specialist
South West > Bristol

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Bristol is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 75 66
Rank change year-on-year +9 -9 -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 1 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.15% 0.11% 1.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.11% 2.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 15
10th Percentile - - £605
25th Percentile £325 - £659
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £850 £793
Median % change year-on-year -58.82% +7.26% -
75th Percentile £375 - £824
90th Percentile - - £835
South West median daily rate £350 £850 £771
% change year-on-year -58.82% +10.21% -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 631 885 1,042
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.12% 95.06% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 493 710
10th Percentile £247 £260 £320
25th Percentile £363 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £500 £514
Median % change year-on-year -10.60% -2.68% +2.75%
75th Percentile £575 £590 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £719
South West median daily rate £500 £508 £525
% change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% +1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 185 121
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £20.25
25th Percentile £18.44 £55.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £73.88 £80.00 £84.65
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +8.00% +15.74%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in Bristol

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 28 August 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 Bristol region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 (100.00%) Azure
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
2 Security Specialist jobs in the South West