IT Security Officer Contract Job Trends in Somerset

IT Security Officer
South West > Somerset

The median IT Security Officer daily rate in Somerset is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Security Officer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 0.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
South West median daily rate £350 £675 -
% change year-on-year -48.15% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 167 164 179
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.27% 87.70% 96.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 115 118
10th Percentile £194 £200 £158
25th Percentile £225 £256 £262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £588
90th Percentile £662 £674 £690
South West median daily rate £523 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.55% -1.90% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 28
10th Percentile £23.09 - £30.50
25th Percentile £34.33 £12.50 £45.75
Median hourly rate £60.00 £16.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +275.00% -69.17% +3.78%
75th Percentile £62.25 £47.50 £60.82
90th Percentile £67.70 £59.50 £65.00
South West median hourly rate £28.79 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -55.71% +15.06% -8.15%

IT Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

IT Security Officer job vacancy trend in Somerset

IT Security Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, IT Security Officer 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 Somerset region featuring IT Security Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

IT Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC