Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Derby

Security Engineer
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Security Engineer daily rate in Derby is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £475 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 119 86 134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.41% 95.56% 92.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 39 86
10th Percentile £193 £195 £148
25th Percentile £373 £350 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £425 £314
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% +35.46% -30.28%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £500
90th Percentile £602 £576 £657
Derbyshire median daily rate £456 £425 £269
% change year-on-year +7.35% +57.99% -40.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 12 24
10th Percentile - - £16.25
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £17.34
Median hourly rate £19.64 £22.89 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -14.18% +29.15% +14.32%
75th Percentile £26.00 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile £51.25 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £19.64 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year -18.78% +36.46% +14.32%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Derby

Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

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

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 6 February 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 Derby region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft