Cybersecurity Engineer Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Cybersecurity Engineer
South West > Dorset

As of 31 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Cybersecurity Engineer daily rate in Dorset.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 0.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate £600 £500 £675
% change year-on-year +20.00% -25.93% +1.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £81.90 - -
South West median hourly rate £81.90 - £65.00
% change year-on-year - - -35.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 188 87 175
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 96.67% 98.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 61 107
10th Percentile £362 £185 £175
25th Percentile £409 £306 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £438
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +5.71% -7.89%
75th Percentile £678 £550 £630
90th Percentile £688 £588 £730
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 11 41
10th Percentile £22.10 £14.50 £11.87
25th Percentile £28.50 £15.20 £13.69
Median hourly rate £63.14 £15.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +307.32% -13.89% -67.32%
75th Percentile £73.61 £46.25 £56.49
90th Percentile £74.68 £67.50 £62.50
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £57.37 £55.00
% change year-on-year +0.22% +4.31% -14.82%

Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancy trend in Dorset

Cybersecurity Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancies in Dorset

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 31 May 2026, Cybersecurity 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 Dorset region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) RMADS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) RMADS