Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Horsham

Security Specialist
West Sussex > Horsham

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Horsham is £570, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Horsham 25.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 25.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 - -
West Sussex median daily rate £570 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Horsham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Horsham. 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 Horsham with a recognized job title 4 16 31
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.12% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 12 28
10th Percentile £593 £200 £543
25th Percentile £628 £335 £598
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £685 £445 £650
Median % change year-on-year +54.11% -31.62% +8.33%
75th Percentile £743 £569 £693
90th Percentile £777 £625 £760
West Sussex median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% -

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Horsham

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Horsham

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, Security 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 Horsham region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST