Security Advisor Contract Job Trends in the South West

Security Adviser
England > South West

As of 19 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Adviser daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 125 148
Rank change year-on-year +5 +23 -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Advisor 13 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.56% 0.047% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.051% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £585 -
England median daily rate £850 £625 £574
% change year-on-year +36.00% +8.93% +4.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 2
10th Percentile - - £20.15
25th Percentile - - £31.24
Median hourly rate £33.50 - £51.09
75th Percentile - - £69.57
90th Percentile - - £79.82
England median hourly rate £33.50 £47.25 £51.09
% change year-on-year -29.09% -7.53% -

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 2,099 1,980 2,804
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.09% 93.75% 94.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,218 1,234 1,843
10th Percentile £230 £213 £250
25th Percentile £400 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -3.81% -
75th Percentile £644 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £714 £706
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 144 291
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.85 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.78 £51.13 £45.00
Median hourly rate £38.22 £65.00 £57.33
Median % change year-on-year -41.20% +13.38% -11.80%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.43 £74.83 £83.40
England median hourly rate £26.78 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -25.61% -20.00% +38.46%

Security Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Security Advisor job vacancy trend in the South West

Security Advisor
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Security Advisor
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Advisor job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Advisor job vacancies in the South West

Security Advisor
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 Security Advisor within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 December 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
Bristol - 13 - -
Security Advisor
England

Security Advisor Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Security Advisor 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 Security Advisor in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (76.92%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (76.92%) Computer Science
2 10 (76.92%) Computer Science Degree
2 10 (76.92%) Def Stans
2 10 (76.92%) Degree
2 10 (76.92%) Facilities Management
2 10 (76.92%) GRC
2 10 (76.92%) Information Security
2 10 (76.92%) Information Security Governance
2 10 (76.92%) Internal Audit
2 10 (76.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 10 (76.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (76.92%) Master's Degree
2 10 (76.92%) Risk Management
2 10 (76.92%) SC Cleared
3 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (23.08%) DV Cleared

Security Advisor 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 10 (76.92%) Organisational Skills
1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 10 (76.92%) Management Information System
1 10 (76.92%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Computer Science
1 10 (76.92%) Facilities Management
1 10 (76.92%) Information Security
1 10 (76.92%) Information Security Governance
1 10 (76.92%) Internal Audit
1 10 (76.92%) Risk Management
2 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (76.92%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (76.92%) Computer Science Degree
2 10 (76.92%) Degree
2 10 (76.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
2 10 (76.92%) Master's Degree
2 10 (76.92%) SC Cleared
3 3 (23.08%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (76.92%) Def Stans
1 10 (76.92%) GRC
1 10 (76.92%) ISO/IEC 27001