Senior Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Senior Security Specialist
England > London

As of 20 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Security Specialist daily rate in London.

 6 months to
20 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 381 380 401
Rank change year-on-year -1 +21 +162
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Specialist 1 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.020% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.021% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £900
Median % change year-on-year - - +75.61%
England median daily rate - - £667
% change year-on-year - - +6.72%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,276 14,056 17,631
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.32% 93.53% 93.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,790 9,097 12,749
10th Percentile £345 £338 £330
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -2.22% -3.02%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £681
90th Percentile £760 £800 £788
England median daily rate £508 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -3.24% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 153 209
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.47 £17.65
25th Percentile £22.25 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £29.65 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.30% - -
75th Percentile £56.98 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.86% -22.22% +40.63%

Senior Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Senior Security Specialist job vacancy trend in London

Senior Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Security Specialist job vacancies in London

Senior Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Senior 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 London region featuring Senior Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment

Senior Security Specialist Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001