Cybersecurity Engineer Contract Job Trends in Loughborough

Cybersecurity Engineer
Leicestershire > Loughborough

The median Cybersecurity Engineer daily rate in Loughborough 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 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Loughborough 12.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £475 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Loughborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Loughborough. 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 Loughborough with a recognized job title 8 2 6
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 5
10th Percentile £304 £213 £253
25th Percentile £360 £263 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £353 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -21.67% +14.65%
75th Percentile £438 £448 £475
90th Percentile £508 £502 -
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £375 £388
% change year-on-year +13.33% -3.23% -3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £14.00
Leicestershire median hourly rate £23.71 £26.25 £18.25
% change year-on-year -9.69% +43.84% +14.06%

Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Loughborough

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Loughborough.

Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancy trend in Loughborough

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Loughborough

For the 6 months to 17 January 2026, Cybersecurity 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 Loughborough region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CSSLP
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Loughborough 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%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CSSLP
Cybersecurity Engineer jobs