Cybersecurity Specialist
UK > England
The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in England is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 477 | 539 | 596 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | +57 | +168 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.060% | 0.032% | 0.074% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.065% | 0.035% | 0.079% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £620 | £507 | £513 |
| 25th Percentile | £638 | £510 | £522 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £538 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.93% | -10.42% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £709 | £725 | £703 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £898 | £814 |
| UK median daily rate | £650 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -12.50% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £42.74 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £59.73 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £64.15 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £68.56 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £71.21 |
| UK median hourly rate | - | - | £64.15 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.82% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title | 23,106 | 34,702 | 44,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.22% | 92.89% | 94.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,171 | 22,647 | 31,568 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £291 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,050 | 2,652 | 1,333 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.99 | £12.86 | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.11 | £16.58 | £19.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £39.55 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.31% | -9.35% | +78.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.66 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.44 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -12.79% | +72.00% |
Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist in England.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist in England.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 24 June 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 |
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| London | +53 | 6 | £650 | +24.40% | 12 |
| Midlands | +11 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| South East | - | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| North of England | +25 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| North West | +7 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £625 | - | 3 |
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Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Cybersecurity Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: