Cybersecurity Consultant Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Cybersecurity Consultant
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in Cambridge is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.47% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £713 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 - -
75th Percentile £738 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £725 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 181 112 197
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.98% 87.50% 92.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 79 113
10th Percentile £265 £343 £227
25th Percentile £403 £425 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £420
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +22.02% -9.19%
75th Percentile £548 £606 £538
90th Percentile £675 £700 £638
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 6 29
10th Percentile £14.64 £16.40 £21.10
25th Percentile £16.50 £28.35 £25.00
Median hourly rate £23.83 £60.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.29% +14.29% +156.10%
75th Percentile £34.62 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £72.00
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £17.39 £15.44 £17.03
% change year-on-year +12.60% -9.31% +17.41%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Cybersecurity Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

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

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 8 June 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 Cambridge region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling