Cybersecurity Consultant Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Cybersecurity Consultant
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in Oxfordshire is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
13 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 0.57% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £444 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £531 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £550 £606 £625
% change year-on-year -9.28% -3.00% +2.04%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 154 128 194
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.51% 90.78% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 76 143
10th Percentile £182 £196 £170
25th Percentile £263 £375 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £550 £553 £581
90th Percentile £604 £650 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £506
% change year-on-year -1.96% +0.79% +1.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 9 13
10th Percentile £18.87 £17.73 £25.05
25th Percentile £19.54 £19.25 £25.95
Median hourly rate £25.15 £20.50 £32.32
Median % change year-on-year +22.68% -36.57% +90.12%
75th Percentile £26.73 £27.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £86.32 £51.50 -
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £51.66
% change year-on-year -63.84% +11.30% +38.44%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Cybersecurity 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
15 Cybersecurity Consultant jobs in the South East