Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Security Analyst
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Security Analyst daily rate in Oxfordshire is £370, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 June 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 11 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 2.97% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.61% - 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 - -
South East median daily rate £550 £525 £526
% change year-on-year +4.76% -0.10% +0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46.25 - -
Median hourly rate £47.50 - -
75th Percentile £49.38 - -
90th Percentile £49.75 - -
South East median hourly rate £47.50 - -

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 305 122 215
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.43% 93.13% 86.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 72 137
10th Percentile £225 £176 £143
25th Percentile £320 £250 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £388 £438
Median % change year-on-year +23.87% -11.43% -2.78%
75th Percentile £575 £533 £500
90th Percentile £650 £654 £571
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £508
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.57% +1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 11 31
10th Percentile £13.45 £20.85 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.25 £25.15 £14.47
Median hourly rate £29.07 £26.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.70% +35.90% -30.75%
75th Percentile £49.69 £46.30 £25.25
90th Percentile £60.00 - £65.00
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £31.00 £49.50
% change year-on-year +61.29% -37.37% -1.00%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Security Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Security Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 28 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxford - 4 - -
Abingdon - 3 - -
Security Analyst
South East

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 28 June 2026, Security Analyst 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 Security Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (100.00%) NIST
2 9 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (81.82%) Security Cleared
2 9 (81.82%) SIEM
3 7 (63.64%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (63.64%) GAP Analysis
3 7 (63.64%) Remediation Plan
3 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
4 6 (54.55%) ITSM
4 6 (54.55%) Service Delivery
5 5 (45.45%) Project Delivery
6 4 (36.36%) Regulatory Compliance
7 3 (27.27%) Incident Response
7 3 (27.27%) Network Segmentation
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Assurance
8 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (18.18%) Government Security Classifications
8 2 (18.18%) GRC
8 2 (18.18%) Information Security
8 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
8 2 (18.18%) Security Testing
8 2 (18.18%) Threat Detection
8 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
8 2 (18.18%) Workshop Facilitation
9 1 (9.09%) Firewall
9 1 (9.09%) Inventory Management
9 1 (9.09%) Modbus
9 1 (9.09%) Roadmaps
9 1 (9.09%) Validation

Security Analyst 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Firewall
1 1 (9.09%) Modbus
General
1 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Military
3 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
4 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 9 (81.82%) Operational Technology
2 2 (18.18%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
1 9 (81.82%) SIEM
2 7 (63.64%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (63.64%) GAP Analysis
2 7 (63.64%) Remediation Plan
3 6 (54.55%) ITSM
3 6 (54.55%) Service Delivery
4 5 (45.45%) Project Delivery
5 4 (36.36%) Regulatory Compliance
6 3 (27.27%) Incident Response
6 3 (27.27%) Network Segmentation
7 2 (18.18%) Cyber Assurance
7 2 (18.18%) Information Security
7 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
7 2 (18.18%) Security Testing
7 2 (18.18%) Threat Detection
7 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (18.18%) Workshop Facilitation
8 1 (9.09%) Roadmaps
8 1 (9.09%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) Security Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (18.18%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (18.18%) Government Security Classifications
2 2 (18.18%) GRC