Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chester

Security Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Security Engineer daily rate in Chester is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026.

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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 4.14% - 1.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.72% - 2.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £524 - -
25th Percentile £541 - £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £513
Median % change year-on-year - - +51.85%
75th Percentile - - £531
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £563 £561 £550
% change year-on-year +0.22% +2.05% -2.65%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 127 67 50
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.59% 93.06% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 22 28
10th Percentile £407 £325 £199
25th Percentile £434 £405 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £506
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +18.52% +19.12%
75th Percentile £619 £734 £678
90th Percentile £759 £805 £738
Cheshire median daily rate £455 £447 £475
% change year-on-year +1.79% -5.89% -3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 9
10th Percentile £24.55 £21.46 £40.00
25th Percentile £29.39 £39.83 £41.25
Median hourly rate £33.61 £50.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.78% +17.65% +38.19%
75th Percentile £37.30 £86.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £46.75 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £42.25 £24.25
% change year-on-year -23.73% +74.23% -17.12%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Chester

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 17 May 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 Chester region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) AWS
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 6 (100.00%) Migration
1 6 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 6 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (83.33%) Analytics
2 5 (83.33%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (83.33%) CrowdStrike
2 5 (83.33%) Data Analytics
2 5 (83.33%) Power BI
2 5 (83.33%) Power Platform
2 5 (83.33%) Splunk
2 5 (83.33%) Windows
3 4 (66.67%) Information Security
3 4 (66.67%) ITSM
3 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (66.67%) Remedy
3 4 (66.67%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 4 (66.67%) ServiceNow
3 4 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
3 4 (66.67%) Workflow
3 4 (66.67%) Workflow Management
4 3 (50.00%) Apple iOS
4 3 (50.00%) AWS Certification
4 3 (50.00%) CISSP
4 3 (50.00%) Mac OS
4 3 (50.00%) Security Operations

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) AWS
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
2 5 (83.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (83.33%) Power BI
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Apple iOS
2 3 (50.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Migration
2 5 (83.33%) Analytics
2 5 (83.33%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (83.33%) Data Analytics
3 4 (66.67%) Information Security
3 4 (66.67%) ITSM
3 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 4 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
3 4 (66.67%) Workflow
3 4 (66.67%) Workflow Management
4 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
5 1 (16.67%) Change Control
5 1 (16.67%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 6 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (50.00%) CISSP
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
2 5 (83.33%) CrowdStrike
2 5 (83.33%) Splunk
3 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (66.67%) Remedy
3 4 (66.67%) ServiceNow
4 1 (16.67%) CyberArk