Cybersecurity Consultant Contract Job Trends in Gloucester

Cybersecurity Consultant
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in Gloucester is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester 0.88% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 102 98 82
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.47% 95.15% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 81 60
10th Percentile £227 £131 £272
25th Percentile £375 £357 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £475 £538
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -11.63% +2.38%
75th Percentile £650 £660 £647
90th Percentile £750 £734 £706
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £548 £550
% change year-on-year -13.32% -0.36% -1.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 4
10th Percentile - £21.04 -
25th Percentile - £21.89 £21.00
Median hourly rate £51.21 £23.30 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year +119.79% -3.92% +8.99%
75th Percentile £52.61 £24.71 £30.31
90th Percentile £60.69 £25.56 £33.13
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £42.19 £67.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -37.50% +38.55% -21.44%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, Cybersecurity 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 Gloucester region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST