Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in Kent

Security Analyst
South East > Kent

The median Security Analyst daily rate in Kent is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 16 24
Rank change year-on-year -7 +8 +23
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 1 9 9
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.80% 4.62% 4.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 5.00% 4.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 9
10th Percentile - £553 £522
25th Percentile £525 £583 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £608 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% +15.71% -16.00%
75th Percentile £575 £623 -
90th Percentile - - £535
South East median daily rate £520 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +25.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 119 180 214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.20% 92.31% 97.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 63 171
10th Percentile £153 £145 £163
25th Percentile £256 £194 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £465 £365
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% +27.40% -15.61%
75th Percentile £538 £583 £538
90th Percentile £625 £625 £613
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £508
% change year-on-year -1.48% - +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 36 13
10th Percentile - £12.88 £16.90
25th Percentile £13.75 £33.65 £20.25
Median hourly rate £14.00 £68.67 £54.37
Median % change year-on-year -79.61% +26.30% +46.43%
75th Percentile £20.40 £75.16 £61.25
90th Percentile - £82.43 £79.15
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £51.66
% change year-on-year -57.00% +13.22% +109.96%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Kent

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Kent

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 3 October 2025, Security Analyst 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 Kent region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft