Security Researcher Contracts in South Wales

Security Researcher
Wales > South Wales

As of 16 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Researcher daily rate in South Wales.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Researcher 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales 1.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Wales median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 228 276 473
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 89.03% 95.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 166 199 361
10th Percentile £164 £160 £190
25th Percentile £263 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £480 £551 £586
90th Percentile £625 £638 £650
Wales median daily rate £400 £450 £475
% change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 19 26
10th Percentile £15.24 £11.61 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.26 £14.78 £16.98
Median hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year - +24.04% -6.16%
75th Percentile £43.13 £69.38 £19.98
90th Percentile £46.75 £87.80 £49.38
Wales median hourly rate £21.76 £19.00 £18.14
% change year-on-year +14.50% +4.74% -6.16%

Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Researcher in South Wales

Security Researcher
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 Researcher within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 16 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
Newport - 3 - -
Security Researcher
Wales

Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Security Researcher 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 Wales region featuring Security Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) PhD
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
3 1 (33.33%) Rust
3 1 (33.33%) Cyberattack
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Psychology
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco
3 1 (33.33%) CCNA
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Firewall
3 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence

Security Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
General
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 1 (33.33%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Psychology
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco