Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Security Specialist
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 42 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 1.20% 0.36% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.24% 0.38% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £170 -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate - £170 £575
% change year-on-year - -70.43% +9.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 241 266 592
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.02% 94.66% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 196 473
10th Percentile £230 £250 £275
25th Percentile £339 £374 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £428 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -10.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £640 £613 £699
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £430 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -4.44% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 8 9
10th Percentile £14.71 £17.52 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.81 £18.65 £13.16
Median hourly rate £23.81 £26.25 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -9.31% +93.44% +6.43%
75th Percentile £29.61 £36.19 £18.75
90th Percentile - £37.12 £21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £17.87 £19.35 £16.40
% change year-on-year -7.65% +17.99% +5.81%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 6 October 2025, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Modelling

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared