Cybersecurity Engineer Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Cybersecurity Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

As of 11 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Cybersecurity Engineer daily rate in Oxfordshire.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 0.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate £600 £525 £615
% change year-on-year +14.29% -14.63% +36.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 149 81 183
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.71% 90.00% 89.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 44 125
10th Percentile £190 £250 £133
25th Percentile £263 £406 £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -10.50% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £550 £638 £525
90th Percentile £625 £661 £588
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 4 21
10th Percentile £17.45 - £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.50 £15.48
Median hourly rate £20.18 £35.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.34% +79.49% -25.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £52.50 £19.75
90th Percentile £27.50 £61.50 £26.00
South East median hourly rate £27.50 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -35.29% -5.56% -

Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Cybersecurity 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Cybersecurity Engineer 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
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
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle