Operational Security Analyst Contracts in Reading

Operational Security Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Operational Security Analyst daily rate in Reading is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an Operational Security Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £423 - -

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 550 991 1,043
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 89.28% 94.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 353 556 692
10th Percentile £350 £333 £321
25th Percentile £450 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £585 £548
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +6.85% +9.50%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £638
90th Percentile £700 £716 £700
Berkshire median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 41 19
10th Percentile - £48.18 £41.70
25th Percentile £14.75 £57.50 £56.13
Median hourly rate £28.00 £69.38 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -59.64% +5.11% +153.85%
75th Percentile £58.44 £87.46 £74.40
90th Percentile £70.00 £100.00 £75.60
Berkshire median hourly rate £32.31 £61.65 £57.82
% change year-on-year -47.59% +6.63% +122.38%

Operational Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Operational Security Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Operational Security Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology

Operational Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation