Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Security Engineer
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Security Engineer daily rate in Oxford is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026.

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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 2.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.60% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £250 £275 -
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

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 77 48 83
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.51% 92.31% 83.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 18 55
10th Percentile £320 £201 £174
25th Percentile £400 £356 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £538 £569 £525
90th Percentile £638 £688 £600
Oxfordshire median daily rate £480 £400 £388
% change year-on-year +20.00% +3.23% -13.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 16
10th Percentile - £22.57 £12.18
25th Percentile £19.34 £25.15 £13.00
Median hourly rate £26.42 £46.30 £15.74
Median % change year-on-year -42.94% +194.16% -12.94%
75th Percentile £37.31 - £39.13
90th Percentile £44.18 - £65.00
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £19.34 £27.76 £19.50
% change year-on-year -30.33% +42.36% -25.00%

Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxford

Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

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

Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, Security 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 Oxford region featuring Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Zero Trust

Security Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security Posture
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) SIEM
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Detection
1 2 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft