Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Security Specialist
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Security Specialist daily rate in Sheffield is £713, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.32% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £706 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £713 - -
75th Percentile £719 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £713 - -

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 839 253 316
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.31% 89.08% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 574 178 191
10th Percentile £351 £227 £360
25th Percentile £412 £388 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -2.56% -11.36%
75th Percentile £549 £573 £588
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +1.47% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +55.34% -8.14% -11.88%
75th Percentile - £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +55.34% +22.37% -29.85%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) SailPoint
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement

Security Specialist 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow