Principal Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Reading

Principal Security Engineer
Berkshire > Reading

As of 8 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Engineer daily rate in Reading.

 6 months to
8 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Berkshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £84.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £84.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 904 658 1,079
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 93.87% 93.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 596 386 648
10th Percentile £303 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £423 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £554 £508
Median % change year-on-year -5.28% +9.21% -7.73%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £608
90th Percentile £670 £675 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -3.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 96 1 40
10th Percentile £54.63 - £19.91
25th Percentile £80.75 - £48.94
Median hourly rate £84.00 £77.19 £59.22
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% +30.34% -12.27%
75th Percentile £94.83 - £67.50
90th Percentile £106.00 - £87.53
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £61.50 £58.00
% change year-on-year +34.97% +6.03% -10.32%

Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Principal Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Reading

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 8 March 2026, Principal 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 Reading region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SBOM
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Principal Security Engineer 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SBOM
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800
Principal Security Engineer jobs