Senior Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Kensington and Chelsea
Senior Security Engineer
Central London > Kensington and Chelsea
The median Senior Security Engineer daily rate in Kensington and Chelsea is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Senior Security Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Kensington and Chelsea | 5.26% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.56% | - | - |
| 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 | £500 | - | £763 |
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 adverts in Kensington and Chelsea matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Kensington and Chelsea matching a recognised job title | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.74% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | - | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £358 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +25.87% | +78.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £475 | £406 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | - | £429 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £34.48 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.01% | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.04 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -22.76% | -5.41% |
Senior Security Engineer 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 Senior Security Engineer jobs within the Kensington and Chelsea region over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | - | 1 | £525 | - | |
| Kensington | - | 1 | £525 | - | |
| Senior Security Engineer Central London |
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Senior Security Engineer Skill Set Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Senior Security Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Senior Security Engineer job ads across the Kensington and Chelsea region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cloud Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CrowdStrike | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Loss Prevention | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevSecOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DORA | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Fintech | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GDPR | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Response | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | MITRE ATT&CK | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PCI DSS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Monitoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Operations | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SIEM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SOC 2 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat Detection | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Security Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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