Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Security Analyst daily rate in South Yorkshire is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 53 -
Rank change year-on-year -42 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.30% 0.28% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.31% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £296 - -
25th Percentile £347 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile £522 - -
90th Percentile £569 - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £500 - £750
% change year-on-year - - +42.86%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 908 323 386
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.44% 90.48% 91.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 607 217 236
10th Percentile £340 £213 £223
25th Percentile £408 £388 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £474
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% +0.32% -13.91%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £579
90th Percentile £669 £638 £644
Yorkshire median daily rate £480 £463 £463
% change year-on-year +3.78% - -11.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 18
10th Percentile - - £10.90
25th Percentile - £18.10 £12.63
Median hourly rate - £18.35 £13.60
Median % change year-on-year - +34.99% -23.28%
75th Percentile - £18.50 £23.31
90th Percentile - £18.51 £23.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £42.50 £21.24 £14.84
% change year-on-year +100.09% +43.17% -31.79%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 12 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Analyst in South Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 12 April 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
Sheffield -46 3 £438 - 6
Security Analyst
Yorkshire

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 12 April 2026, Security Analyst 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 Yorkshire region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Apache Spark
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Big Data
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Science
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Databricks
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Big Data
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Offensive Security
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Statistical Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Detection
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Databricks
1 1 (33.33%) Splunk