Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Security Engineer
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Security Engineer daily rate in Ipswich is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 March 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 3.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.64% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median daily rate £675 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 55 44 57
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 86.27% 98.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 23 31
10th Percentile £413 £172 £200
25th Percentile £490 £179 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £438 £475
Median % change year-on-year +54.29% -7.89% -20.83%
75th Percentile £705 £519 £525
90th Percentile £750 £676 £600
Suffolk median daily rate £475 £375 £475
% change year-on-year +26.67% -21.05% -17.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 4
10th Percentile £18.24 - £11.93
25th Percentile £19.00 - £12.94
Median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +351.61% -4.62%
75th Percentile £23.00 - £23.31
90th Percentile - - £34.68
Suffolk median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £14.00
% change year-on-year -70.00% +400.00% -17.65%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Ipswich.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Engineer job vacancies in Ipswich

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 1 March 2026, Security Engineer 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 Ipswich region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) EMC

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco
1 2 (100.00%) EMC