Security Officer Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Security Officer
England > East of England

The median Security Officer daily rate in the East of England is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 84 -
Rank change year-on-year -10 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Officer 7 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.45% 0.16% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.18% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - -
England median daily rate £500 £600 £1,025
% change year-on-year -16.67% -41.46% +57.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £17.44 - -
25th Percentile £18.33 - -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £20.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.90% - -
75th Percentile £20.45 - -
90th Percentile £23.37 - -
England median hourly rate £18.82 £20.00 -
% change year-on-year -5.90% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 1,365 1,142 1,639
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.24% 89.71% 90.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 593 490 955
10th Percentile £185 £220 £200
25th Percentile £335 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £480
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -6.25% -1.54%
75th Percentile £580 £575 £593
90th Percentile £679 £651 £700
England median daily rate £505 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -3.81% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 364 197 294
10th Percentile £13.59 £15.65 £13.91
25th Percentile £16.50 £21.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £31.85 £47.50 £40.28
Median % change year-on-year -32.95% +17.94% +94.10%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.50 £83.05
England median hourly rate £25.32 £39.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -35.08% -13.33% +38.46%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the East of England

Security Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the East of England

Security Officer
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 29 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -11 6 £150 - 3
Bedfordshire - 1 - - 1
Security Officer
England

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Security Officer 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 East of England region featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (42.86%) Analytical Thinking
4 3 (42.86%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
4 3 (42.86%) DV Cleared
4 3 (42.86%) Information Security
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Proactive Monitoring
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
5 1 (14.29%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 1 (14.29%) Threat Management
5 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Insider Threat
2 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Thinking
2 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
2 3 (42.86%) Information Security
2 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Response
3 1 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Proactive Monitoring
3 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
3 1 (14.29%) Security Operations
3 1 (14.29%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
3 1 (14.29%) Threat Management
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (14.29%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) CTC Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) DV Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft