Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Security Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Security Analyst daily rate in Sheffield is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 45 -
Rank change year-on-year -46 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.32% 0.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.36% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £296 - -
25th Percentile £347 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile £522 - -
90th Percentile £569 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £438 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 838 279 313
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 90.88% 90.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 570 186 190
10th Percentile £355 £231 £336
25th Percentile £412 £391 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.47% - -13.64%
75th Percentile £550 £580 £588
90th Percentile £669 £640 £653
South Yorkshire median daily rate £480 £475 £474
% change year-on-year +1.05% +0.32% -13.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 10
10th Percentile - - £10.90
25th Percentile - £18.10 £11.33
Median hourly rate - £18.35 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year - -16.58% +16.65%
75th Percentile - £18.50 £23.75
90th Percentile - £18.51 -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate - £18.35 £13.60
% change year-on-year - +34.99% -23.28%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in Sheffield over the 6 months to 12 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Analyst in Sheffield

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 12 April 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 Sheffield region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Apache Spark
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Big Data
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Science
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Databricks
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (33.33%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Big Data
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Offensive Security
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Statistical Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Databricks
1 1 (33.33%) Splunk