IT Security Officer Contract Job Trends in the South West

IT Security Officer
England > South West

The median IT Security Officer daily rate in the South West is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 127 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Security Officer 1 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.047% 0.25% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.27% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £675 -
Median % change year-on-year -48.15% - -
England median daily rate £425 £675 £600
% change year-on-year -37.04% +12.50% -5.88%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,897 2,215 2,964
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.06% 92.21% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,081 1,343 1,970
10th Percentile £222 £229 £275
25th Percentile £375 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.55% -1.90% -
75th Percentile £638 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £705 £710
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 186 311
10th Percentile £14.41 £12.79 £17.70
25th Percentile £18.22 £31.97 £40.93
Median hourly rate £28.79 £65.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -55.71% +15.06% -8.15%
75th Percentile £63.75 £71.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £73.75 £82.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.63% -12.11% +52.93%

IT Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

IT Security Officer job vacancy trend in the South West

IT Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Security Officer job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Security Officer job vacancies in the South West

IT Security Officer
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 IT Security Officer within the South West region over the 6 months to 5 November 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
Somerset - 1 £350 -
IT Security Officer
England

IT Security Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, IT Security Officer 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 IT Security Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

IT Security Officer 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%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC