Security Analyst Contracts in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst daily rate in England is £520 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 379 395 519
Rank change year-on-year +16 +124 -92
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 172 294 271
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.46% 0.58% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.61% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 208 183
10th Percentile £356 £350 £353
25th Percentile £446 £447 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £659 £650 £588
90th Percentile £750 £700 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 5
10th Percentile - £43.95 £62.67
25th Percentile - £51.00 £63.30
Median hourly rate £11.25 £65.50 £65.80
Median % change year-on-year -82.82% -0.46% +31.60%
75th Percentile - £72.88 £79.04
90th Percentile - £75.65 £80.35
UK median hourly rate £12.50 £65.50 £65.80
% change year-on-year -80.92% -0.46% +31.60%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 34,517 47,965 67,732
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.58% 95.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,960 34,010 48,090
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £411 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,411 1,443 1,914
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.67 £48.49
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.45 £62.15
UK median hourly rate £35.68 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.71% +95.65% +1.41%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
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 Security Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
London +44 76 £500 -11.70% 26
South East +11 33 £525 +5.00% 10
North of England -6 19 £538 +2.38% 19
South West +19 16 £750 +33.33% 6
Midlands +15 14 £525 -8.70% 10
West Midlands +15 9 £525 -8.70% 6
North West -4 9 £638 +50.00% 11
East of England +15 8 £505 +40.28% 3
Yorkshire +5 7 £750 +42.86% 8
East Midlands +20 5 £400 -38.46% 4
North East - 3 £300 -
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Security Analyst 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 Security Analyst in the job title.

1 107 (62.21%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (26.74%) Microsoft
3 44 (25.58%) Information Security
4 37 (21.51%) Security Cleared
5 35 (20.35%) Azure
6 34 (19.77%) CISSP
7 33 (19.19%) SIEM
8 32 (18.60%) Security Operations
9 31 (18.02%) Social Skills
10 28 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
11 27 (15.70%) NIST
12 26 (15.12%) Incident Response
12 26 (15.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 26 (15.12%) CISM
12 26 (15.12%) Risk Management
13 24 (13.95%) Firewall
14 23 (13.37%) Active Directory
14 23 (13.37%) Finance
14 23 (13.37%) Analytical Skills
15 21 (12.21%) Microsoft 365
16 20 (11.63%) Banking
17 19 (11.05%) SharePoint
17 19 (11.05%) Network Security
17 19 (11.05%) SC Cleared
18 18 (10.47%) Vulnerability Management
18 18 (10.47%) Entra ID
18 18 (10.47%) Identity Access Management
18 18 (10.47%) Microsoft Excel
19 16 (9.30%) DV Cleared
19 16 (9.30%) MITRE ATT&CK

Security Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (11.05%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.74%) Confluence
3 2 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.58%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 18 (10.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (2.33%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.58%) OmniGraffle
3 1 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.58%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 35 (20.35%) Azure
2 21 (12.21%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (10.47%) Entra ID
4 8 (4.65%) Azure Sentinel
5 7 (4.07%) Power Platform
6 4 (2.33%) AWS
6 4 (2.33%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.16%) IaaS
7 2 (1.16%) SaaS
8 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.58%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.58%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (13.95%) Firewall
2 19 (11.05%) Network Security
3 7 (4.07%) Cisco ASA
3 7 (4.07%) Cisco ISE
4 6 (3.49%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.74%) Intranet
5 3 (1.74%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.74%) SAN
6 2 (1.16%) DMZ
7 1 (0.58%) DNS
7 1 (0.58%) HTTP
7 1 (0.58%) SMTP
7 1 (0.58%) VPN
7 1 (0.58%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.07%) Power BI
2 1 (0.58%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 31 (18.02%) Social Skills
2 23 (13.37%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (13.37%) Finance
3 20 (11.63%) Banking
4 8 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
4 8 (4.65%) Public Sector
5 6 (3.49%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (2.33%) Retail Banking
7 3 (1.74%) Advertising
7 3 (1.74%) Legal
7 3 (1.74%) Local Government
8 2 (1.16%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.16%) Law
8 2 (1.16%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.16%) Marketing
8 2 (1.16%) Retail
8 2 (1.16%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.58%) Electronics
9 1 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.98%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.72%) Cyber Threat
2 13 (7.56%) Security Posture
3 12 (6.98%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 12 (6.98%) Security Operations Centre
4 9 (5.23%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.49%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (3.49%) Product Ownership
6 5 (2.91%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.91%) CSOC
6 5 (2.91%) Cyber Defence
7 4 (2.33%) Cyberattack
7 4 (2.33%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.74%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.16%) CCTV
10 1 (0.58%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.58%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 1 (0.58%) FMCG
10 1 (0.58%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.58%) SCADA
10 1 (0.58%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.98%) Linux
1 12 (6.98%) Windows
2 5 (2.91%) Debian
2 5 (2.91%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (62.21%) Cybersecurity
2 44 (25.58%) Information Security
3 33 (19.19%) SIEM
4 32 (18.60%) Security Operations
5 28 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (15.12%) Incident Response
6 26 (15.12%) Risk Management
7 18 (10.47%) Identity Access Management
7 18 (10.47%) Vulnerability Management
8 16 (9.30%) MITRE ATT&CK
8 16 (9.30%) Threat Intelligence
9 15 (8.72%) Cloud Security
9 15 (8.72%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 12 (6.98%) Data Protection
10 12 (6.98%) Remediation Plan
10 12 (6.98%) Vulnerability Assessment
11 11 (6.40%) Agile
11 11 (6.40%) Stakeholder Management
11 11 (6.40%) Threat Modelling
11 11 (6.40%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.65%) Python
2 4 (2.33%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.58%) SQL
3 1 (0.58%) VBA
Qualifications
1 37 (21.51%) Security Cleared
2 34 (19.77%) CISSP
3 26 (15.12%) CISM
4 19 (11.05%) SC Cleared
5 16 (9.30%) DV Cleared
6 13 (7.56%) Degree
7 11 (6.40%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (4.07%) CCNP
8 7 (4.07%) CISA
8 7 (4.07%) OSCP
9 6 (3.49%) CRISC
9 6 (3.49%) GREM
9 6 (3.49%) GSEC
10 4 (2.33%) CEH
11 3 (1.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.74%) ISSAP
11 3 (1.74%) Master's Degree
12 2 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (1.16%) GIAC
12 2 (1.16%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (15.70%) NIST
2 26 (15.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (7.56%) QA
4 7 (4.07%) GRC
5 6 (3.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (3.49%) GDPR
5 6 (3.49%) NCSC
5 6 (3.49%) PCI DSS
6 5 (2.91%) COBIT
6 5 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (2.33%) IASME
7 4 (2.33%) ISO 9001
8 3 (1.74%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 3 (1.74%) ISO 31000
8 3 (1.74%) NIST 800
9 2 (1.16%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.58%) GLBA
10 1 (0.58%) ISAE 3402
10 1 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (13.37%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (4.07%) Nessus
2 3 (1.74%) CSIRT
3 2 (1.16%) CASB
4 1 (0.58%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.58%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.58%) Nmap
4 1 (0.58%) QRadar
Vendors
1 46 (26.74%) Microsoft
2 12 (6.98%) CyberArk
3 9 (5.23%) Cisco
4 7 (4.07%) Juniper
4 7 (4.07%) Palo Alto
4 7 (4.07%) ScienceLogic
5 6 (3.49%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (2.91%) Darktrace
6 5 (2.91%) Red Hat
6 5 (2.91%) Splunk
7 3 (1.74%) Netskope
7 3 (1.74%) Qualys
7 3 (1.74%) VMware
8 2 (1.16%) Checkmarx
8 2 (1.16%) Cybereason
8 2 (1.16%) Intel
8 2 (1.16%) McAfee
8 2 (1.16%) Zscaler
9 1 (0.58%) Lotus
9 1 (0.58%) Sophos