Senior Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Senior Security Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Senior Security Engineer daily rate in Oxfordshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 0.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £379 £609 -
% change year-on-year -37.74% - -

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 142 124 189
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.75% 90.51% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 76 140
10th Percentile £171 £175 £170
25th Percentile £222 £372 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £588
90th Percentile £600 £644 £651
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £501
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.30% +0.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 8 12
10th Percentile £18.87 £16.97 £25.03
25th Percentile £20.02 £19.25 £25.78
Median hourly rate £25.15 £20.50 £32.31
Median % change year-on-year +22.68% -36.55% +90.06%
75th Percentile £28.00 £26.37 £50.00
90th Percentile £88.30 £39.50 -
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.52 £50.00
% change year-on-year -63.86% +15.04% +42.86%

Senior Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Senior Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Senior Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Security Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Senior Security Engineer
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 Senior Security Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 November 2025. 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
Kidlington - 1 £425 - 1
Senior Security Engineer
South East

Senior Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Senior Security 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 Senior Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds

Senior Security 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) SolarWinds