Security Operations Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire
Security Operations (SecOps) East Midlands> Leicestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring Security Operations skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Security Operations falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leicestershire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
108
92
155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire
76.06%
85.98%
85.64%
Number of daily rates quoted
72
68
117
10th Percentile
£132
£188
£130
25th Percentile
£250
£280
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£419
£425
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-1.47%
-5.56%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£519
£500
£575
90th Percentile
£625
£659
£699
East Midlands median daily rate
£415
£445
£490
% change year-on-year
-6.74%
-9.18%
+3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
1
9
10th Percentile
£16.64
-
£12.80
25th Percentile
£19.38
£23.50
£13.00
Median hourly rate
£21.30
£24.00
£21.00
Median % change year-on-year
-11.25%
+14.29%
+13.51%
75th Percentile
£28.38
£24.50
£23.75
90th Percentile
£30.25
-
£57.80
East Midlands median hourly rate
£18.87
£23.25
£22.50
% change year-on-year
-18.84%
+3.33%
+28.57%
Security Operations Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Operations relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Security Operations Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Operations also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Security Operations.
Security Operations 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:
