Cybersecurity Consultant Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Cybersecurity Consultant
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £763, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £756 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £763 - -
75th Percentile £769 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £550 £575 £625
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% -8.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 573 273 530
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 96.47% 94.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 192 378
10th Percentile £273 £210 £263
25th Percentile £400 £382 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.45% +0.05% +5.26%
75th Percentile £593 £590 £600
90th Percentile £640 £650 £660
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.05% +0.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 13 49
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.24 £15.31
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.50 £17.64
Median hourly rate £19.34 £24.00 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year -19.42% +3.38% +40.70%
75th Percentile £32.81 £57.50 £28.75
90th Percentile £39.63 £67.50 £48.75
South East median hourly rate £37.00 £45.00 £40.85
% change year-on-year -17.78% +10.16% -9.22%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Cybersecurity Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Cybersecurity Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 7 March 2026. 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
Milton Keynes - 1 £763 - 1
Cybersecurity Consultant
South East

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 7 March 2026, Cybersecurity Consultant 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001