Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Kensington and Chelsea

Security Consultant
Central London > Kensington and Chelsea

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Kensington and Chelsea is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kensington and Chelsea 8.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.09% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £613 £555 £638
% change year-on-year +10.36% -12.94% +22.01%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Kensington and Chelsea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kensington and Chelsea. 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 Kensington and Chelsea with a recognized job title 11 5 7
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 3
10th Percentile £368 - £185
25th Percentile £469 £425 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £450 £213
Median % change year-on-year +13.89% +111.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £553 £475 £309
90th Percentile £690 - £364
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 3
10th Percentile £23.40 - £23.71
25th Percentile £24.00 £29.07 £24.78
Median hourly rate £25.00 £31.78 £26.56
Median % change year-on-year -21.32% +19.63% -
75th Percentile £26.00 £34.48 £29.78
90th Percentile £26.60 - £31.71
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £30.04 £27.00
% change year-on-year -22.89% +11.24% -22.86%

Security Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Kensington and Chelsea

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 Kensington and Chelsea region over the 6 months to 10 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
Chelsea - 1 £525 -
Kensington - 1 £525 -
Security Consultant
Central London

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea

For the 6 months to 10 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 Kensington and Chelsea region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea 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%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan