Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in England

Security Consultant
UK > England

The median Security Consultant daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 365 366 334
Rank change year-on-year +1 -32 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 281 150 202
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.60% 0.54% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.59% 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 109 129
10th Percentile £413 £436 £425
25th Percentile £469 £492 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £610 £675 £675
90th Percentile £656 £755 £763
UK median daily rate £556 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +1.09% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 3 1
10th Percentile - £27.93 -
25th Percentile £61.13 £28.52 -
Median hourly rate £76.50 £31.49 £74.75
Median % change year-on-year +142.93% -57.87% +6.79%
75th Percentile £78.78 £60.36 -
90th Percentile £104.00 £76.49 -
UK median hourly rate £76.50 £31.49 £74.75
% change year-on-year +142.93% -57.87% +6.79%

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 42,924 25,502 30,456
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 91.27% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,454 16,440 18,762
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.67%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £734 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,577 1,399 1,408
10th Percentile £14.82 £13.75 £14.85
25th Percentile £20.69 £17.46 £21.34
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £53.75 £67.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.03 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% -2.27%

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 September 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Consultant in England over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Security Consultant 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 September 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 -29 117 £565 +6.35% 131
North of England -30 56 £550 +8.16% 36
South East -64 37 £550 +10.00% 50
North West -21 35 £525 - 21
South West -26 35 £556 -17.63% 42
Midlands -25 27 £500 -21.57% 9
West Midlands -28 23 £500 -23.08% 6
Yorkshire -23 20 £563 +16.34% 9
East Midlands -12 4 £500 +25.00% 3
East of England -38 2 - - 11
Security Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 September 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.

1 135 (48.04%) Cybersecurity
2 88 (31.32%) Security Cleared
3 77 (27.40%) SC Cleared
4 57 (20.28%) NIST
5 51 (18.15%) Vulnerability Management
6 50 (17.79%) Stakeholder Management
7 46 (16.37%) Azure
8 44 (15.66%) Microsoft
9 42 (14.95%) GRC
10 38 (13.52%) Information Security
11 35 (12.46%) Application Security
11 35 (12.46%) AWS
11 35 (12.46%) Risk Management
12 34 (12.10%) CISSP
12 34 (12.10%) Cloud Security
12 34 (12.10%) Incident Management
12 34 (12.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 29 (10.32%) Cryptography
13 29 (10.32%) Network Security
14 27 (9.61%) Security Management
14 27 (9.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 27 (9.61%) Threat Modelling
15 26 (9.25%) Roadmaps
16 25 (8.90%) CISM
16 25 (8.90%) NCSC
17 23 (8.19%) Firewall
18 22 (7.83%) Microsoft Exchange
18 22 (7.83%) SAP
19 21 (7.47%) DevSecOps
19 21 (7.47%) SAP Security

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 22 (7.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.85%) Confluence
3 2 (0.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 19 (6.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (3.91%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.36%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 46 (16.37%) Azure
2 35 (12.46%) AWS
3 19 (6.76%) GCP
4 11 (3.91%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.56%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.85%) Microsoft Purview
7 7 (2.49%) SuccessFactors
8 6 (2.14%) OCI
9 3 (1.07%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.71%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (0.71%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (0.71%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (0.71%) Copilot Studio
10 2 (0.71%) GitHub
10 2 (0.71%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.71%) SaaS
10 2 (0.71%) Serverless
11 1 (0.36%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 29 (10.32%) Network Security
2 23 (8.19%) Firewall
3 10 (3.56%) WAN
4 7 (2.49%) BGP
4 7 (2.49%) VPN
5 6 (2.14%) IPsec
6 5 (1.78%) LAN
6 5 (1.78%) MPLS
6 5 (1.78%) X.509
7 4 (1.42%) DNS
7 4 (1.42%) Ethernet VPN
8 3 (1.07%) NGFW
8 3 (1.07%) SD-WAN
8 3 (1.07%) VLAN
9 2 (0.71%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.71%) EIGRP
9 2 (0.71%) HTTPS
9 2 (0.71%) OSPF
9 2 (0.71%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.71%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.34%) SAP BW
2 2 (0.71%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (2.49%) JIRA
2 3 (1.07%) Git
3 2 (0.71%) GitLab
3 2 (0.71%) MSI
4 1 (0.36%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.36%) Snyk
4 1 (0.36%) SonarQube
General
1 58 (20.64%) Social Skills
2 29 (10.32%) Finance
3 17 (6.05%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (5.34%) Public Sector
5 12 (4.27%) Banking
6 10 (3.56%) Financial Institution
7 8 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (2.49%) Legal
9 6 (2.14%) Aviation
9 6 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.78%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.42%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.71%) German Language
12 2 (0.71%) Retail
13 1 (0.36%) Advertising
13 1 (0.36%) Electronics
13 1 (0.36%) Law
13 1 (0.36%) Military
13 1 (0.36%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.36%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.91%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (2.14%) Terraform
3 5 (1.78%) OAuth
3 5 (1.78%) SAML
3 5 (1.78%) SLSA
4 4 (1.42%) REST
4 4 (1.42%) RESTful
5 3 (1.07%) JSON
6 2 (0.71%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.36%) Itk
7 1 (0.36%) Model Context Protocol
7 1 (0.36%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.96%) Operational Technology
2 19 (6.76%) Onboarding
3 14 (4.98%) Security Posture
4 7 (2.49%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.49%) Management Information System
5 5 (1.78%) AI Agents
6 4 (1.42%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.42%) CMDB
6 4 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.42%) Private Cloud
6 4 (1.42%) Security Operations Centre
7 3 (1.07%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.71%) SCADA
9 1 (0.36%) IoT
9 1 (0.36%) Life Science
9 1 (0.36%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.36%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.76%) Windows
2 14 (4.98%) Linux
3 3 (1.07%) Unix
4 2 (0.71%) Android
4 2 (0.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.71%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (48.04%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (18.15%) Vulnerability Management
3 50 (17.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 38 (13.52%) Information Security
5 35 (12.46%) Application Security
5 35 (12.46%) Risk Management
6 34 (12.10%) Cloud Security
6 34 (12.10%) Incident Management
7 29 (10.32%) Cryptography
8 27 (9.61%) Security Management
8 27 (9.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 27 (9.61%) Threat Modelling
9 26 (9.25%) Roadmaps
10 21 (7.47%) DevSecOps
10 21 (7.47%) SAP Security
11 20 (7.12%) Penetration Testing
11 20 (7.12%) Problem-Solving
11 20 (7.12%) Security Architecture
12 19 (6.76%) CI/CD
12 19 (6.76%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.20%) Kusto Query Language
2 7 (2.49%) Python
3 6 (2.14%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.71%) Bash
4 2 (0.71%) Java
5 1 (0.36%) CodeQL
Qualifications
1 88 (31.32%) Security Cleared
2 77 (27.40%) SC Cleared
3 34 (12.10%) CISSP
4 25 (8.90%) CISM
5 16 (5.69%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (5.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 11 (3.91%) CCSP
8 10 (3.56%) Degree
9 9 (3.20%) CompTIA Security+
10 8 (2.85%) DV Cleared
11 7 (2.49%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (2.49%) CEH
11 7 (2.49%) CRISC
11 7 (2.49%) OSCP
12 6 (2.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 6 (2.14%) Network+ Certification
13 5 (1.78%) CCSK
13 5 (1.78%) ISACA
14 4 (1.42%) CISA
14 4 (1.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (20.28%) NIST
2 42 (14.95%) GRC
3 34 (12.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (8.90%) NCSC
5 14 (4.98%) PCI DSS
6 11 (3.91%) GDPR
7 7 (2.49%) QA
8 5 (1.78%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.78%) NIST 800
8 5 (1.78%) SLA
9 4 (1.42%) COBIT
9 4 (1.42%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.71%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.71%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.71%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.36%) EU AI Act
11 1 (0.36%) ISA99
11 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 7 (2.49%) IAG
2 4 (1.42%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.07%) Docker
4 2 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.36%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.36%) ProxySG
5 1 (0.36%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.36%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.85%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.78%) SCCM
3 4 (1.42%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.07%) Ansible
5 2 (0.71%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.71%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 44 (15.66%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.83%) SAP
3 11 (3.91%) CyberArk
4 10 (3.56%) Cisco
5 9 (3.20%) Palo Alto
6 8 (2.85%) Zscaler
7 6 (2.14%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.78%) ServiceNow
9 4 (1.42%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.42%) Splunk
10 3 (1.07%) CheckPoint
10 3 (1.07%) F5
10 3 (1.07%) Google
10 3 (1.07%) Okta
10 3 (1.07%) Tanium
11 2 (0.71%) Blue Coat
11 2 (0.71%) Juniper
11 2 (0.71%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.71%) Tenable
11 2 (0.71%) VMware