Head of Security Contract Job Trends in Reading

Head of Security
Berkshire > Reading

The median Head of Security daily rate in Reading is £900, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
18 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 85 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Security 3 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.41% 0.59% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.66% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £850 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 - -
75th Percentile £949 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £900 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £121.77 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £121.77 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 683 913 950
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 89.51% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 533 634
10th Percentile £336 £319 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £523
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +10.05% -0.48%
75th Percentile £614 £650 £615
90th Percentile £653 £699 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 4 15
10th Percentile £14.75 £46.63 £59.21
25th Percentile £29.47 £52.81 £60.93
Median hourly rate £80.50 £60.33 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +33.44% -4.68% +15.07%
75th Percentile £95.00 £67.26 £65.63
90th Percentile £99.75 £71.82 £67.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £47.48 £59.00 £61.45
% change year-on-year -19.53% -3.98% +96.63%

Head of Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Head of Security job vacancy trend in Reading

Head of Security
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Security job vacancies in Reading

Head of Security Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Head of Security 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 Reading region featuring Head of Security in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security Governance
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) CISA
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Head of Security Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Application Security
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Security Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) CISA
2 1 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
Head of Security jobs