Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chelsea

Security Engineer
Kensington and Chelsea > Chelsea

The median Security Engineer daily rate in Chelsea is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
10 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chelsea 8.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kensington and Chelsea median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chelsea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chelsea. 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 Chelsea with a recognized job title 11 3 4
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 2
10th Percentile £368 - £226
25th Percentile £469 - £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £306
Median % change year-on-year - - +53.13%
75th Percentile £553 - £355
90th Percentile £690 - £382
Kensington and Chelsea median daily rate £513 £450 £213
% change year-on-year +13.89% +111.76% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £23.40 £30.15 -
25th Percentile £24.00 £31.78 -
Median hourly rate £25.00 £34.48 £26.56
Median % change year-on-year -27.49% +29.82% -
75th Percentile £26.00 - -
90th Percentile £26.60 - -
Kensington and Chelsea median hourly rate £25.00 £31.78 £26.56
% change year-on-year -21.32% +19.63% -

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelsea

For the 6 months to 10 July 2026, Security Engineer 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 Chelsea region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelsea 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%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
Security Engineer jobs