Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Security Specialist
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Leeds is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £460 - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile £540 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 - £425
% change year-on-year - - -19.05%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 706 504 827
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.19% 93.85% 94.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 313 559
10th Percentile £313 £276 £281
25th Percentile £404 £400 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £573 £567 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £690
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 21 8
10th Percentile £14.18 £17.08 £11.11
25th Percentile - £19.50 £11.97
Median hourly rate £14.25 £24.18 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -41.07% +92.98% -77.72%
75th Percentile £19.22 £38.75 £14.89
90th Percentile £33.88 £96.64 £33.98
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £20.18 £24.18 £17.35
% change year-on-year -16.54% +39.39% -26.96%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Leeds

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Leeds

Security Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Leeds

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

For the 6 months to 23 January 2026, 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 Leeds region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Instructional Design
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) NIST
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Learning Management System
1 1 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Instructional Design
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (50.00%) NIST