Security Specialist Contracts in Oxford

Security Specialist
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Oxford is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxford 2.08% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £675 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 45 88 121
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 84.62% 93.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 61 89
10th Percentile £204 £180 £260
25th Percentile £362 £355 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £669 £525 £525
90th Percentile £700 £600 £614
Oxfordshire median daily rate £500 £375 £450
% change year-on-year +33.33% -16.67% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 15 6
10th Percentile £22.44 £12.18 -
25th Percentile £23.50 £13.00 -
Median hourly rate £45.00 £15.48 £18.08
Median % change year-on-year +190.70% -14.38% -9.60%
75th Percentile £46.30 £47.75 £24.02
90th Percentile £46.78 £65.00 £26.75
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £27.76 £19.50 £25.95
% change year-on-year +42.36% -24.86% +29.75%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in Oxford

Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in Oxford.

Daily rate trend for Security Specialist in Oxford

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Oxford region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC