Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Security Analyst
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Security Analyst daily rate in Hertfordshire is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 49 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.24% 0.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.26% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
East of England median daily rate £400 - £535
% change year-on-year - - +98.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £80.00 £81.35 -
Median % change year-on-year -1.66% - -
East of England median hourly rate £80.00 £81.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -1.66% +62.70% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 759 386 588
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.68% 84.28% 90.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 170 229
10th Percentile £200 £225 £237
25th Percentile £406 £413 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.24% +16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £575
90th Percentile £750 £700 £625
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 122 204
10th Percentile £15.38 £20.00 £15.59
25th Percentile £33.50 £33.75 £43.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £51.25 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.07% +2.50% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £70.00
East of England median hourly rate £47.50 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +52.61%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Security Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Security Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Stevenage -2 1 - -
Watford - 1 £400 - 2
Security Analyst
East of England

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 29 August 2026, Security Analyst 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Science
1 1 (50.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) IIBA
1 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (50.00%) Intelligent Automation
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Management
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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%) Military
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Science
1 1 (50.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security
1 1 (50.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Security Management
1 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) IIBA
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001