Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Security Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Security Analyst daily rate in Cardiff is £240, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.61% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £240 - -
South Wales median daily rate £240 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 294 182 210
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.63% 96.81% 93.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 131 161
10th Percentile £300 £213 £130
25th Percentile £370 £300 £177
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £393 £438
Median % change year-on-year +19.11% -10.29% -2.78%
75th Percentile £581 £488 £550
90th Percentile £713 £663 £614
South Wales median daily rate £468 £388 £400
% change year-on-year +20.65% -3.13% -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 10 14
10th Percentile £12.21 £12.21 £11.90
25th Percentile £12.59 - £15.48
Median hourly rate £19.50 £13.08 £18.57
Median % change year-on-year +49.08% -29.56% -17.47%
75th Percentile £21.00 £18.13 £25.60
90th Percentile £21.21 £24.20 -
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £16.00 £25.60
% change year-on-year +32.81% -37.50% +13.78%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 17 August 2026, Security Analyst 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 Cardiff region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Nessus
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft