Security Analytics Contract Job Trends in London

Security Analytics
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Security Analytics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 433 371 -
Rank change year-on-year -62 - -
Contract jobs citing Security Analytics 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.020% 0.007% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.022% 0.008% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £531 - -
25th Percentile £559 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.52% - -
75th Percentile £659 £588 -
90th Percentile £684 - -
England median daily rate £530 £575 £548
% change year-on-year -7.83% +4.93% +50.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Security Analytics 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,865 12,538 14,582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.00% 92.17% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,797 8,407 10,335
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -0.94% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 295 245 209
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.94 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £30.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.33% -11.76% -18.07%
75th Percentile £56.63 £49.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.38
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.40% -2.35%

Security Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Security Analytics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Security Analytics job vacancy trend in London

Security Analytics
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Analytics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Security Analytics

Security Analytics
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analytics in London over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Analytics in London

Security Analytics
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analytics within the London region over the 6 months to 31 July 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
Central London - 1 £525 -
Security Analytics
England

Security Analytics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) GCP
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Senior
2 2 (50.00%) Analyst
2 2 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
2 2 (50.00%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Architect
3 1 (25.00%) Security Architect
3 1 (25.00%) Security Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 2 (50.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (75.00%) Security Monitoring
2 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (75.00%) Threat Detection
2 3 (75.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Content Development
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Forensics
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) SIEM
3 2 (50.00%) Use Case
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 2 (50.00%) CCSP
1 2 (50.00%) CEH
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
1 2 (50.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 2 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) GCIH
1 2 (50.00%) OSCP
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Palo Alto
2 1 (25.00%) Google