Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Essex

Security Engineer
East of England > Essex

The median Security Engineer daily rate in Essex is £338, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 14 27
Rank change year-on-year -5 +13 -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.89% 5.00% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 5.06% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £275 -
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% - -
East of England median daily rate £500 £275 £850
% change year-on-year +81.82% -67.65% +30.77%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 100 79 167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.29% 98.75% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 40 97
10th Percentile £185 £180 £174
25th Percentile £250 £240 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £318 £400
Median % change year-on-year +17.92% -20.50% -6.87%
75th Percentile £500 £491 £500
90th Percentile £528 £600 £600
East of England median daily rate £475 £454 £475
% change year-on-year +4.63% -4.42% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 21
10th Percentile £12.75 - £12.13
25th Percentile £15.32 - £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.61 £30.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.29% +42.86% +8.92%
75th Percentile £70.38 - £35.65
90th Percentile £74.65 - £52.50
East of England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year -49.70% +26.42% +92.93%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Essex

Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Essex

Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Essex

Security Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Witham - 1 £338 -
Security Engineer
East of England

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Security Engineer 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 Essex region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory