Senior Security Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Senior Security Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 15 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
132 |
130 |
125 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
-5 |
+34 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Engineer |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London |
0.21% |
0.11% |
0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.23% |
0.11% |
0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£555 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£619 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£520 |
- |
£750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+3.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
- |
£781 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£785 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£520 |
- |
£750 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+3.45% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
2,221 |
1,743 |
1,967 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.15% |
93.66% |
94.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,496 |
1,148 |
1,305 |
| 10th Percentile |
£363 |
£331 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£456 |
£425 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
-4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£686 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£763 |
£775 |
£788 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£550 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
-1.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
27 |
23 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.60 |
£17.62 |
£15.87 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.18 |
£24.21 |
£20.88 |
| Median hourly rate |
£19.50 |
£28.50 |
£27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.58% |
+5.56% |
-28.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£32.05 |
£60.25 |
£89.06 |
| 90th Percentile |
£57.49 |
£84.11 |
£137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£22.83 |
£28.79 |
£27.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.69% |
+6.61% |
-22.86% |