Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Security Consultant
South West > Dorset

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Dorset is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 0.37% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
South West median daily rate £556 £675 £650
% change year-on-year -17.63% +3.85% -

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 250 98 117
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.94% 95.15% 94.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 54 74
10th Percentile £325 £171 £274
25th Percentile £400 £203 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £675 £540 £630
90th Percentile £788 £554 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £503 £513
% change year-on-year +4.48% -1.95% -4.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 17 6
10th Percentile £17.85 £14.95 £14.41
25th Percentile £27.50 £15.25 £14.71
Median hourly rate £55.31 £15.50 £15.62
Median % change year-on-year +256.84% -0.77% -72.35%
75th Percentile £72.54 £15.75 £22.79
90th Percentile £74.68 £18.91 £43.84
South West median hourly rate £62.00 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +146.52% -62.74% +12.50%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Dorset

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Dorset

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 27 September 2026, Security Consultant 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 Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Security Consultant 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001