Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in England
Security Analyst
UK > England
The median Security Analyst daily rate in England is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 414 | 343 | 384 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +41 | -83 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 243 | 173 | 152 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.52% | 0.61% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.67% | 0.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 107 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £340 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £563 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £689 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.63 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £45.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £72.05 | £54.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.19% | +9.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85.40 | £63.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £72.05 | £54.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.19% | +9.00% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 43,038 | 25,712 | 29,854 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.93% | 91.15% | 93.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,329 | 16,534 | 18,240 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £278 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £512 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.54% | -2.48% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,814 | 1,462 | 1,240 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.45 | £13.84 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.48 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.85 | £51.61 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.24% | -38.77% | -8.72% |
Security Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Security Analyst Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in England.
Security Analyst Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Security Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in England.
Security Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 2026. 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 | -59 | 104 | £525 | +5.00% | 82 |
| South East | -16 | 71 | £550 | +7.84% | 27 |
| North of England | -44 | 38 | £460 | -3.16% | 62 |
| North West | -20 | 37 | £460 | +71.64% | 46 |
| South West | -37 | 12 | £645 | +40.45% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -41 | 7 | £600 | +10.09% | 11 |
| Midlands | -65 | 7 | £600 | +50.00% | 19 |
| East of England | -26 | 3 | £400 | -27.27% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
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Security Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Security Analyst 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 England region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 76.1% | 185 |
| 2 | Security Operations | 39.9% | 97 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 32.5% | 79 |
| 3 | SIEM | 32.5% | 79 |
| 5 | Incident Response | 23.9% | 58 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management | 23.9% | 58 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 22.6% | 55 |
| 8 | NIST | 21.4% | 52 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 21.0% | 51 |
| 10 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 20.2% | 49 |
| 11 | Incident Management | 18.9% | 46 |
| 12 | Continuous Improvement | 18.5% | 45 |
| 13 | Information Security | 17.3% | 42 |
| 14 | Security Monitoring | 15.2% | 37 |
| 15 | Azure | 14.4% | 35 |
| 16 | DV Cleared | 13.2% | 32 |
| 17 | Risk Management | 11.9% | 29 |
| 18 | Stakeholder Engagement | 11.5% | 28 |
| 18 | Threat Detection | 11.5% | 28 |
| 20 | AWS | 11.1% | 27 |
| 20 | GRC | 11.1% | 27 |
| 20 | ITIL | 11.1% | 27 |
| 20 | Stakeholder Management | 11.1% | 27 |
| 24 | Cloud Security | 10.7% | 26 |
| 24 | Problem-Solving | 10.7% | 26 |
| 26 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 9.5% | 23 |
| 26 | Threat Intelligence | 9.5% | 23 |
| 28 | CISSP | 9.1% | 22 |
| 29 | Data Protection | 8.6% | 21 |
| 29 | Vulnerability Remediation | 8.6% | 21 |
Security Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity Analyst | 49.4% | 120 |
| 2 | Business Analyst | 14.0% | 34 |
| 3 | SOC Analyst | 11.5% | 28 |
| 4 | Security Operations Analyst | 11.1% | 27 |
| 5 | Security Incident Analyst | 7.4% | 18 |
| 6 | Security Engineer | 4.9% | 12 |
| 7 | Security Compliance Analyst | 4.5% | 11 |
| 8 | Senior Security Analyst | 4.1% | 10 |
| 9 | Security Risk Analyst | 3.7% | 9 |
| 10 | Information Security Analyst | 3.3% | 8 |
| 11 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 2.9% | 7 |
| 11 | Data Analyst | 2.9% | 7 |
| 11 | Technical Security Analyst | 2.9% | 7 |
| 14 | IT Security Analyst | 2.5% | 6 |
| 14 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 2.5% | 6 |
| 14 | Vulnerability Analyst | 2.5% | 6 |
| 17 | Cybersecurity Architect | 2.1% | 5 |
| 17 | Principal Security Analyst | 2.1% | 5 |
| 17 | Product Analyst | 2.1% | 5 |
| 17 | Telecoms Analyst | 2.1% | 5 |