Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Security Specialist
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Oxfordshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 26 -
Rank change year-on-year -11 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 17 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 4.26% 1.37% -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.09% 1.48% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 £663 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £675 -
Median % change year-on-year -37.04% - -
75th Percentile £438 £688 -
90th Percentile £439 - -
South East median daily rate £425 £675 £450
% change year-on-year -37.04% +50.00% -24.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £61.50 -
% change year-on-year -14.63% - -

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 334 135 216
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.71% 92.47% 86.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 77 136
10th Percentile £225 £178 £145
25th Percentile £320 £250 £241
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £563 £550 £500
90th Percentile £650 £669 £600
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 12 31
10th Percentile £13.69 £21.28 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.25 £25.15 £14.47
Median hourly rate £31.29 £27.13 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.32% +39.13% -24.93%
75th Percentile £50.94 £46.30 £25.25
90th Percentile £60.00 £74.38 £65.00
South East median hourly rate £52.43 £27.88 £54.88
% change year-on-year +88.04% -49.19% +9.75%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Abingdon - 12 £425 -
Security Specialist
South East

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

For the 6 months to 15 July 2026, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (82.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (82.35%) Remediation Plan
3 13 (76.47%) NIST
3 13 (76.47%) SIEM
4 12 (70.59%) Security Cleared
5 11 (64.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (64.71%) Risk Register
5 11 (64.71%) SC Cleared
5 11 (64.71%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (58.82%) Azure
6 10 (58.82%) Entra ID
6 10 (58.82%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (58.82%) RBAC
6 10 (58.82%) Security Architecture
7 9 (52.94%) ISO 31000
7 9 (52.94%) OWASP
8 8 (47.06%) Architectural Patterns
9 7 (41.18%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 7 (41.18%) Linux
9 7 (41.18%) Risk Assessment
9 7 (41.18%) Threat Intelligence
9 7 (41.18%) Unix
9 7 (41.18%) Windows
10 6 (35.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (35.29%) CESG Certified Professional
10 6 (35.29%) Change Control
10 6 (35.29%) CI/CD
10 6 (35.29%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (35.29%) CISM

Security Specialist 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (58.82%) Azure
1 10 (58.82%) Entra ID
1 10 (58.82%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (35.29%) IaaS
2 6 (35.29%) PaaS
3 2 (11.76%) SaaS
General
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (5.88%) Military
3 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 13 (76.47%) Operational Technology
2 6 (35.29%) Cyber Defence
3 5 (29.41%) SCADA
4 3 (17.65%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
5 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
5 1 (5.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (41.18%) Linux
1 7 (41.18%) Unix
1 7 (41.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (82.35%) Remediation Plan
3 13 (76.47%) SIEM
4 11 (64.71%) Risk Register
4 11 (64.71%) Vulnerability Management
5 10 (58.82%) RBAC
5 10 (58.82%) Security Architecture
6 9 (52.94%) OWASP
7 8 (47.06%) Architectural Patterns
8 7 (41.18%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 7 (41.18%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (41.18%) Threat Intelligence
9 6 (35.29%) Change Control
9 6 (35.29%) CI/CD
9 6 (35.29%) Incident Management
9 6 (35.29%) ITSM
9 6 (35.29%) Risk Management
9 6 (35.29%) SABSA
10 5 (29.41%) Internal Audit
10 5 (29.41%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 12 (70.59%) Security Cleared
2 11 (64.71%) SC Cleared
3 6 (35.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 6 (35.29%) CESG Certified Professional
3 6 (35.29%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (35.29%) CISM
3 6 (35.29%) CISSP
3 6 (35.29%) CRISC
3 6 (35.29%) GIAC
4 5 (29.41%) Degree
4 5 (29.41%) SANS
5 4 (23.53%) GSEC
5 4 (23.53%) SSCP
6 1 (5.88%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (82.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (76.47%) NIST
3 11 (64.71%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (52.94%) ISO 31000
5 2 (11.76%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (29.41%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft