Security Operations Specialist Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Specialist
East of England > Hertfordshire

As of 4 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Specialist daily rate in Hertfordshire.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Operations Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £85.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £85.00 - -

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 862 382 547
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.60% 81.28% 93.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 303 179 210
10th Percentile £200 £244 £250
25th Percentile £403 £439 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £531 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% +11.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £658 £613 £575
90th Percentile £775 £700 £626
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 115 168
10th Percentile £22.68 £17.80 £15.38
25th Percentile £40.00 £30.06 £40.85
Median hourly rate £64.00 £48.29 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.53% -3.42% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £74.50 £70.00
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £31.20 £43.90
% change year-on-year +60.26% -28.93% +33.03%

Security Operations Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Security Operations Specialist job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Security Operations Specialist
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 Operations Specialist within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 4 October 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 - 1 - -
Security Operations Specialist
East of England

Security Operations Specialist Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 4 October 2026, Security Operations Specialist 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 Operations Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) FTP
1 1 (100.00%) HTTP
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Network Packet Capture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SMTP
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection

Security Operations Specialist 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) FTP
1 1 (100.00%) HTTP
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SMTP
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) YARA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Network Packet Capture
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared