Computer Security Contract Job Trends in the South West

Computer Security (COMPUSEC)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Computer Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 141
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs citing Computer Security 0 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in the South West - - 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - £612
25th Percentile - - £648
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £670
75th Percentile - - £674
90th Percentile - - £675
England median daily rate £201 £450 £654
% change year-on-year -55.34% -31.14% +38.31%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Computer Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,718 1,595 2,696
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 79.38% 90.83% 82.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,454 965 1,693
10th Percentile £325 £217 £238
25th Percentile £413 £375 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £606 £623 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £700
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 481 170 366
10th Percentile £16.62 £18.13 £13.85
25th Percentile £29.25 £18.87 £28.44
Median hourly rate £57.50 £32.75 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +75.57% -40.45% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £72.54 £70.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £28.55 £37.50
% change year-on-year +66.37% -23.87% +4.17%

Computer Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Computer Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Computer Security job vacancy trend in the South West

Computer Security
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Computer Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Computer Security

Computer Security
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Computer Security.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Computer Security