Security Administrator Contract Job Trends in Reading

Security Administrator
Berkshire > Reading

The median Security Administrator daily rate in Reading is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Administrator 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £140 - -

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 784 714 1,059
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 91.19% 93.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 552 402 657
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £413 £409 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -2.38%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £615
90th Percentile £670 £663 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 2 36
10th Percentile £24.25 £63.14 £27.58
25th Percentile £66.25 £65.48 £52.49
Median hourly rate £90.00 £70.17 £60.87
Median % change year-on-year +28.26% +15.28% -6.35%
75th Percentile £97.50 £74.07 £65.81
90th Percentile £107.00 £75.94 £86.59
Berkshire median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -9.86%

Security Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Security Administrator job vacancy trend in Reading

Security Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Administrator job vacancies in Reading

Security Administrator Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Security Administrator 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 Security Administrator in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365

Security Administrator 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft