Security Specialist Contracts in the South East

Security Specialist
England > South East

The median Security Specialist daily rate in the South East is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 151 203
Rank change year-on-year +24 +52 +44
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 25 47 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.83% 0.85% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 0.92% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 23 9
10th Percentile £488 £165 £552
25th Percentile £513 £425 £553
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £450 £650
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -30.77% +60.99%
75th Percentile £635 £500 £700
90th Percentile £662 £533 -
England median daily rate £600 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +13.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £60.75 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
England median hourly rate £61.50 - £68.27
% change year-on-year - - +15.71%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 2,767 5,133 5,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 92.49% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,823 3,082 3,806
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.28%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 482 241
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £17.72
25th Percentile £20.48 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.78 £36.02 £44.77
% change year-on-year -14.55% -19.53% +98.96%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in the South East over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +26 20 £653 +30.50% 10
Berkshire +22 19 £630 +18.20% 4
Hampshire +24 2 £525 - 5
Surrey +14 1 £450 +12.50% 3
Oxfordshire - 1 £675 - 3
Security Specialist
England

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Security Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 20 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 17 (68.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (68.00%) CISM
3 16 (64.00%) DV Cleared
4 14 (56.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 12 (48.00%) Information Security
6 10 (40.00%) Risk Management
7 9 (36.00%) Public Sector
8 8 (32.00%) Telecoms
8 8 (32.00%) Management Information System
9 7 (28.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (28.00%) Security Architecture
9 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
9 7 (28.00%) Threat Modelling
10 6 (24.00%) Decision-Making
10 6 (24.00%) Information Assurance
10 6 (24.00%) Risk Assessment
11 5 (20.00%) NCSC
12 4 (16.00%) Military
13 3 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
13 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
13 3 (12.00%) Security Posture
14 2 (8.00%) Cyber Security Posture
14 2 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (8.00%) Incident Response
14 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
14 2 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
14 2 (8.00%) Vulnerability Management
14 2 (8.00%) Records Management
14 2 (8.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (4.00%) AWS
1 1 (4.00%) Azure
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (36.00%) Public Sector
2 8 (32.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (16.00%) Military
4 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
5 2 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (8.00%) Legal
6 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (32.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (12.00%) Security Posture
3 2 (8.00%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (4.00%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (4.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (56.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 12 (48.00%) Information Security
3 10 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 7 (28.00%) Security Architecture
4 7 (28.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (28.00%) Threat Modelling
5 6 (24.00%) Decision-Making
5 6 (24.00%) Information Assurance
5 6 (24.00%) Risk Assessment
6 3 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (8.00%) Data Management
7 2 (8.00%) Incident Response
7 2 (8.00%) Information Security Management
7 2 (8.00%) Logistics
7 2 (8.00%) Penetration Testing
7 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (8.00%) Records Management
7 2 (8.00%) Security Management
7 2 (8.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (8.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 20 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 17 (68.00%) CISM
3 16 (64.00%) DV Cleared
4 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (8.00%) CISSP
5 2 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (8.00%) Degree
6 1 (4.00%) CCNA
6 1 (4.00%) CEH
6 1 (4.00%) CISA
6 1 (4.00%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (4.00%) Master's Degree
6 1 (4.00%) MCSE
6 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (4.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (68.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (20.00%) NCSC
3 2 (8.00%) JSP 440
4 1 (4.00%) GDPR
4 1 (4.00%) HIPAA
4 1 (4.00%) NIST
4 1 (4.00%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Splunk