Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Security Consultant
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Oxford is £440, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 1.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.96% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £435 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 - -
75th Percentile £445 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £415 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 51 31 85
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 96.88% 93.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 19 63
10th Percentile £215 £241 £154
25th Percentile £353 £419 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £538 £619 £525
90th Percentile £636 £700 £645
Oxfordshire median daily rate £425 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -15.00% +17.65% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 7
10th Percentile £21.08 - -
25th Percentile £23.70 £23.50 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £25.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.60% +92.31% -48.00%
75th Percentile £26.05 £37.00 £20.74
90th Percentile £27.67 £43.30 £41.60
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £21.09 £27.76 £19.50
% change year-on-year -24.03% +42.36% -25.00%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Oxford

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Oxford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Oxford

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 21 February 2026, Security Consultant 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 Oxford region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST