Security Officer Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Security Officer
England > Midlands

The median Security Officer daily rate in the Midlands is £492, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 - 133
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs requiring a Security Officer 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.063% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
England median daily rate £583 £747 £480
% change year-on-year -21.97% +55.53% -45.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.78 - -
Median hourly rate £31.56 - -
75th Percentile £32.33 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £23.95 £22.66 £20.00
% change year-on-year +5.70% +13.30% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 4,313 2,256 2,480
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.95% 89.45% 92.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,442 1,474 1,660
10th Percentile £313 £220 £250
25th Percentile £408 £357 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £450 £497
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -9.37% +1.85%
75th Percentile £581 £550 £595
90th Percentile £675 £638 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 385 172 138
10th Percentile £13.48 £12.62 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.12 £14.72
Median hourly rate £24.53 £24.34 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% +18.73% -2.31%
75th Percentile £40.03 £31.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £51.91
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +5.88%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the Midlands

Security Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the Midlands

Security Officer
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 August 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
East Midlands - 2 - - 1
West Midlands - 1 £492 - 2
Security Officer
England

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 22 August 2026, Security Officer 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 Midlands region featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) GRC
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (33.33%) NCSC
3 1 (33.33%) NIST 800
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Local Government
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GRC
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NCSC
1 1 (33.33%) NIST 800