Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Security Consultant
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 10 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Consultant daily rate in Cardiff.

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 28 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.46% 1.75% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 1.89% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £700 -
South Wales median daily rate - £700 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 207 212 222
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.39% 92.98% 95.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 151 170
10th Percentile £213 £130 £186
25th Percentile £300 £200 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 £470 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.69% +10.59% -10.53%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £550
90th Percentile £649 £628 £638
South Wales median daily rate £388 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -8.82% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 12 8
10th Percentile £12.91 - £16.00
25th Percentile - £15.48 £16.75
Median hourly rate £13.08 £22.80 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -42.62% +7.27% +11.84%
75th Percentile £17.30 £25.60 £26.13
90th Percentile £22.04 £26.41 £31.30
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £24.96
% change year-on-year -19.92% +2.57% +38.65%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

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

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, Security 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 Cardiff region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) GCP

Security Consultant 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 1 (100.00%) GCP
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google