Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Security Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Security Engineer daily rate in Leicestershire is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 1.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £450 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 148 80 155
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 96.39% 95.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 53 114
10th Percentile £131 £205 £166
25th Percentile £360 £275 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £375 £388
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -3.23% -3.13%
75th Percentile £544 £550 £538
90th Percentile £633 £715 £629
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £420 £450
% change year-on-year +1.19% -6.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 6
10th Percentile £18.50 £22.13 £12.58
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.44 £13.37
Median hourly rate £23.71 £26.25 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +43.84% +14.06%
75th Percentile £30.25 £28.44 £47.94
90th Percentile £31.07 £29.38 £60.50
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.44 £22.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year -18.07% +26.98% +5.37%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Security Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 17 January 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
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 1 - - 2
Loughborough - 1 £475 -
Security Engineer
East Midlands

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 17 January 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 Leicestershire region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CSSLP
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation

Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (50.00%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) CSSLP
2 1 (50.00%) Degree