Cybersecurity Consultant Contract Job Trends in the South West

Cybersecurity Consultant
England > South West

The median Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in the South West is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 - 149
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.034% - 0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% - 0.033%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £528 £700 £625
% change year-on-year -24.64% +12.00% -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £87.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 - £87.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,644 1,632 3,024
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 93.15% 93.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,422 1,064 1,923
10th Percentile £258 £211 £223
25th Percentile £400 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £718
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 466 114 394
10th Percentile £17.87 £25.08 £14.25
25th Percentile £26.25 £53.31 £27.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -25.05%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.56 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £74.83 £77.50
England median hourly rate £35.71 £36.00 £32.90
% change year-on-year -0.81% +9.44% -20.73%

Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancy trend in the South West

Cybersecurity Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in the South West

Cybersecurity Consultant
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant within the South West region over the 6 months to 7 March 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
Gloucestershire - 1 £525 - 3
Cybersecurity Consultant
England

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 7 March 2026, Cybersecurity 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 West region featuring Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISMP
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST