Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Security Consultant
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Gloucestershire is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 30 52
Rank change year-on-year -13 +22 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 2 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 0.51% 0.41% 1.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.47% 1.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £456 - -
25th Percentile £466 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile £516 - -
90th Percentile £529 - -
South West median daily rate £578 £625 £625
% change year-on-year -7.52% - -1.96%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 365 215 432
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 88.48% 92.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 149 229
10th Percentile £227 £189 £363
25th Percentile £380 £300 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £613 £635 £638
90th Percentile £700 £740 £720
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 17 62
10th Percentile £13.90 £13.50 £15.75
25th Percentile £31.25 £31.50 £30.75
Median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -46.67% -13.46%
75th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £71.25
90th Percentile - £75.00 £73.63
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £32.00 £57.47
% change year-on-year +79.69% -44.32% -8.45%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

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

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

Security Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Cheltenham -12 1 £450 - 1
Gloucester - 1 £525 -
Security Consultant
South West

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

For the 6 months to 16 July 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) CCNA
2 1 (50.00%) CEH
2 1 (50.00%) CISA
2 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (50.00%) CISMP
2 1 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) CRISC
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) CEH
1 1 (50.00%) CISA
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) CISMP
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (50.00%) CRISC
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST