Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in Preston

Security Analyst
Lancashire > Preston

The median Security Analyst daily rate in Preston is £483, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 16 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 7.66% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.74% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 11 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 - -
75th Percentile £532 - -
90th Percentile £564 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £484 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 183 64 45
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.56% 91.43% 97.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 44 25
10th Percentile £378 £265 £200
25th Percentile £472 £405 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £572 £483 £525
Median % change year-on-year +18.26% -7.95% +23.53%
75th Percentile £638 £644 £598
90th Percentile £665 £680 £627
Lancashire median daily rate £575 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +15.00% +5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 11 7
10th Percentile £26.33 £38.03 £20.39
25th Percentile £26.90 £41.94 £24.48
Median hourly rate £65.75 £47.12 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.54% +27.35% -19.88%
75th Percentile £74.50 £72.97 £59.69
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.79 £67.77
Lancashire median hourly rate £31.50 £47.12 £40.33
% change year-on-year -33.15% +16.85% -12.68%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Preston

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

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

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

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 14 October 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 Preston region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Incident Management
2 14 (87.50%) SC Cleared
2 14 (87.50%) Security Cleared
3 13 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (81.25%) Service Management
4 12 (75.00%) ITIL
4 12 (75.00%) SIAM
5 10 (62.50%) Incident Response
5 10 (62.50%) Major Incident Management
5 10 (62.50%) Performance Metrics
5 10 (62.50%) SLA
6 9 (56.25%) Validation
7 8 (50.00%) Security Operations
8 5 (31.25%) DBS Check
9 3 (18.75%) ITSM
10 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
11 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
11 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 1 (6.25%) Supplier Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

General
1 10 (62.50%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Incident Management
2 13 (81.25%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (81.25%) Service Management
3 12 (75.00%) ITIL
3 12 (75.00%) SIAM
4 10 (62.50%) Incident Response
4 10 (62.50%) Major Incident Management
4 10 (62.50%) Performance Metrics
5 9 (56.25%) Validation
6 8 (50.00%) Security Operations
7 3 (18.75%) ITSM
8 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 1 (6.25%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 14 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 14 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 5 (31.25%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (62.50%) SLA
2 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
Security Analyst jobs