Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in England

Security Consultant
UK > England

The median Security Consultant daily rate in England is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 367 359 343
Rank change year-on-year -8 -16 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 261 130 209
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.60% 0.52% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.56% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 98 149
10th Percentile £413 £400 £464
25th Percentile £494 £493 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £700
90th Percentile £770 £725 £803
UK median daily rate £563 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +2.27% -8.33% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 0
10th Percentile - £27.93 -
25th Percentile £61.13 £28.52 -
Median hourly rate £62.25 £31.49 -
Median % change year-on-year +97.68% - -
75th Percentile £63.38 £60.36 -
90th Percentile - £76.49 -
UK median hourly rate £62.25 £31.49 -
% change year-on-year +97.68% - -

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.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 40,088 23,260 34,683
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.37% 92.28% 92.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,631 15,261 22,669
10th Percentile £325 £293 £293
25th Percentile £418 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £635 £638
90th Percentile £734 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,855 1,061 2,606
10th Percentile £15.99 £13.85 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.93 £17.87 £16.67
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.18 £39.78
Median % change year-on-year +59.69% -29.15% -8.17%
75th Percentile £67.50 £57.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.61 £26.45 £37.50
% change year-on-year +64.86% -29.47% -12.79%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in England

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in England over the 6 months to 26 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Consultant in England

Security Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in England

Security Consultant
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 Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 26 June 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 -14 110 £538 +2.38% 29
North of England -24 50 £550 - 16
Midlands -40 36 £563 -10.00% 2
North West -15 33 £498 -9.41% 7
West Midlands -36 32 £563 -10.00% 1
South East -60 24 £563 +7.14% 13
South West -23 23 £600 -4.00% 6
Yorkshire -31 17 £550 +4.76% 4
East of England -27 6 £663 +20.45% 1
East Midlands -8 4 £500 +25.00% 1
Security Consultant
UK

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 June 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 England region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 114 (43.68%) Cybersecurity
2 79 (30.27%) Security Cleared
3 64 (24.52%) SC Cleared
4 58 (22.22%) NIST
5 55 (21.07%) Information Security
6 46 (17.62%) CISSP
6 46 (17.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 37 (14.18%) Risk Management
8 36 (13.79%) Azure
8 36 (13.79%) Microsoft
9 33 (12.64%) Vulnerability Management
10 32 (12.26%) CISM
10 32 (12.26%) Threat Modelling
11 31 (11.88%) Application Security
12 30 (11.49%) AWS
13 27 (10.34%) Cloud Security
14 26 (9.96%) GRC
15 25 (9.58%) Penetration Testing
15 25 (9.58%) Stakeholder Management
16 24 (9.20%) Cryptography
17 23 (8.81%) Agile
17 23 (8.81%) Security Operations
18 22 (8.43%) DevSecOps
19 21 (8.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 20 (7.66%) NCSC
20 20 (7.66%) PCI DSS
20 20 (7.66%) Roadmaps
20 20 (7.66%) Security Testing
21 19 (7.28%) Degree
21 19 (7.28%) DV Cleared

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.45%) Confluence
2 2 (0.77%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 9 (3.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.68%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 36 (13.79%) Azure
2 30 (11.49%) AWS
3 17 (6.51%) GCP
4 10 (3.83%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.68%) Entra ID
6 6 (2.30%) Microsoft Purview
7 3 (1.15%) Azure Sentinel
7 3 (1.15%) Serverless
8 2 (0.77%) Anthropic Claude
8 2 (0.77%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (0.77%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (0.77%) Copilot Studio
8 2 (0.77%) Google Kubernetes Engine
8 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Copilot
8 2 (0.77%) OCI
8 2 (0.77%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.77%) SaaS
8 2 (0.77%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.38%) Amazon Bedrock
9 1 (0.38%) Google Gemini
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.51%) Network Security
2 14 (5.36%) Firewall
3 6 (2.30%) WAN
4 5 (1.92%) HTTP
5 4 (1.53%) VPN
6 3 (1.15%) BGP
6 3 (1.15%) LAN
7 2 (0.77%) EIGRP
7 2 (0.77%) Ethernet VPN
7 2 (0.77%) IPsec
7 2 (0.77%) MPLS
7 2 (0.77%) NGFW
7 2 (0.77%) VXLAN
8 1 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.38%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.38%) DKIM
8 1 (0.38%) DMARC
8 1 (0.38%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.38%) VLAN
8 1 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.92%) SAP BW
2 1 (0.38%) Power BI
2 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 9 (3.45%) JIRA
2 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.38%) Git
2 1 (0.38%) SonarQube
General
1 53 (20.31%) Social Skills
2 28 (10.73%) Finance
3 16 (6.13%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (4.60%) Public Sector
5 6 (2.30%) Aviation
5 6 (2.30%) Banking
5 6 (2.30%) Financial Institution
5 6 (2.30%) Legal
6 4 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.15%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (0.77%) Law
8 2 (0.77%) Retail
9 1 (0.38%) Advertising
9 1 (0.38%) Electronics
9 1 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.38%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.38%) Police
9 1 (0.38%) Publishing
9 1 (0.38%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.45%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (2.30%) RESTful
3 3 (1.15%) SLSA
4 2 (0.77%) 802.1X
4 2 (0.77%) J2EE
4 2 (0.77%) JSP
5 1 (0.38%) LDAP
5 1 (0.38%) Model Context Protocol
5 1 (0.38%) OAuth
5 1 (0.38%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.38%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (8.81%) Security Posture
2 16 (6.13%) Operational Technology
3 11 (4.21%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.83%) Onboarding
5 7 (2.68%) Private Cloud
6 6 (2.30%) AI Agents
7 5 (1.92%) BYOD
7 5 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.53%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.53%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (1.15%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.15%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (1.15%) PKI
10 2 (0.77%) SCADA
11 1 (0.38%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.38%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (0.38%) Cyber Threat
11 1 (0.38%) Distributed Systems
11 1 (0.38%) Insider Threat
11 1 (0.38%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.75%) Windows
2 14 (5.36%) Linux
3 2 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.77%) zOS
4 1 (0.38%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (43.68%) Cybersecurity
2 55 (21.07%) Information Security
3 37 (14.18%) Risk Management
4 33 (12.64%) Vulnerability Management
5 32 (12.26%) Threat Modelling
6 31 (11.88%) Application Security
7 27 (10.34%) Cloud Security
8 25 (9.58%) Penetration Testing
8 25 (9.58%) Stakeholder Management
9 24 (9.20%) Cryptography
10 23 (8.81%) Agile
10 23 (8.81%) Security Operations
11 22 (8.43%) DevSecOps
12 21 (8.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 20 (7.66%) Roadmaps
13 20 (7.66%) Security Testing
14 19 (7.28%) Security Management
15 18 (6.90%) Security Architecture
16 16 (6.13%) Risk Assessment
17 15 (5.75%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.07%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (1.53%) Java
2 4 (1.53%) Python
3 2 (0.77%) Bash
3 2 (0.77%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.77%) RPG
Qualifications
1 79 (30.27%) Security Cleared
2 64 (24.52%) SC Cleared
3 46 (17.62%) CISSP
4 32 (12.26%) CISM
5 19 (7.28%) Degree
5 19 (7.28%) DV Cleared
6 14 (5.36%) CEH
6 14 (5.36%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (4.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 12 (4.60%) CCSP
9 10 (3.83%) OSCP
10 7 (2.68%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (1.53%) CCSK
11 4 (1.53%) CISA
11 4 (1.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 3 (1.15%) Azure Certification
12 3 (1.15%) CRISC
12 3 (1.15%) GIAC
13 2 (0.77%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (22.22%) NIST
2 46 (17.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (9.96%) GRC
4 20 (7.66%) NCSC
4 20 (7.66%) PCI DSS
5 13 (4.98%) GDPR
6 11 (4.21%) COBIT
7 8 (3.07%) QA
8 7 (2.68%) JSP 440
9 5 (1.92%) RMADS
9 5 (1.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.77%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.77%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 2 (0.77%) ITGC
11 1 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.38%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (1.92%) IAG
2 4 (1.53%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.77%) Docker
3 2 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.38%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.38%) ProxySG
4 1 (0.38%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.38%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (2.68%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.30%) Terraform
3 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.77%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.77%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.38%) Ansible
5 1 (0.38%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.38%) SCCM
Vendors
1 36 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.21%) SAP
3 8 (3.07%) Palo Alto
4 6 (2.30%) Splunk
5 5 (1.92%) Tenable
6 4 (1.53%) Google
7 3 (1.15%) Cisco
7 3 (1.15%) CyberArk
7 3 (1.15%) Databricks
7 3 (1.15%) Fortinet
7 3 (1.15%) Zscaler
8 2 (0.77%) CheckPoint
8 2 (0.77%) F5
8 2 (0.77%) Juniper
8 2 (0.77%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.77%) VMware
9 1 (0.38%) Barracuda Networks
9 1 (0.38%) Blue Coat
9 1 (0.38%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.38%) SolarWinds