Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Security Consultant
Wales > South Wales

The median Security Consultant daily rate in South Wales is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 351 285 333
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 91.05% 92.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 184 258
10th Percentile £203 £164 £160
25th Percentile £290 £213 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year - -2.94% -7.61%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £550
90th Percentile £638 £650 £638
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -2.94% - -7.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 26 25
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.66 £13.74
25th Percentile £15.83 £20.40 £21.34
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.36 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.16% -21.97% +97.63%
75th Percentile £30.00 £41.25 £55.25
90th Percentile £50.00 £45.00 £87.08
Wales median hourly rate £20.25 £25.36 £29.83
% change year-on-year -20.15% -14.99% +86.45%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in South Wales

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in South Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in South Wales

Security Consultant
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. 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
Cardiff - 2 £525 - 1
Security Consultant
Wales

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Security Consultant 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 South Wales region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) B2B
1 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (50.00%) REST
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (50.00%) SPFx
1 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) REST
1 1 (50.00%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) B2B
1 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft