Security Specialist Contracts in the South East

Security Specialist
England > South East

The median Security Specialist daily rate in the South East is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 166 203 241
Rank change year-on-year +37 +38 -26
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 30 15 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.54% 0.26% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.27% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 9 13
10th Percentile £165 £552 -
25th Percentile £425 £553 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £650 £320
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +103.13% -3.90%
75th Percentile £500 £700 £535
90th Percentile £533 - £670
England median daily rate £500 £591 £530
% change year-on-year -15.34% +11.44% +2.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - £71.76 -
25th Percentile - £72.60 £52.50
Median hourly rate - £74.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +34.55% -
75th Percentile - £74.40 £57.50
90th Percentile - £74.63 -
England median hourly rate - £68.27 £59.00
% change year-on-year - +15.71% -1.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 East with a recognized job title 5,099 5,469 7,462
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.32% 94.67% 95.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,080 3,816 5,062
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £396 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £491
Median % change year-on-year - +1.83% +9.11%
75th Percentile £616 £610 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £673
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 480 242 332
10th Percentile £12.78 £16.86 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.32 £21.72 £15.91
Median hourly rate £47.50 £47.79 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +138.95% -20.00%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.91 £43.95
90th Percentile £77.04 £75.00 £60.00
England median hourly rate £36.50 £44.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -17.05% +95.56% +2.27%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Specialist in the South East over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Specialist in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Security Specialist in the South East

Security Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley +26 17 £500 -9.58% 1
Berkshire -2 10 £533 -3.62% 1
West Sussex +13 8 £450 -28.00%
Buckinghamshire - 7 £170 -
Surrey - 2 £400 - 2
Sussex - 2 £450 -
Hampshire +1 1 - -
Security Specialist
England

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Security Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 20 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 17 (56.67%) Security Operations
3 12 (40.00%) Management Information System
4 10 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 10 (33.33%) Incident Response
5 8 (26.67%) Data Loss Prevention
5 8 (26.67%) Varonis
5 8 (26.67%) LogRhythm
5 8 (26.67%) Qualys
5 8 (26.67%) SIEM
5 8 (26.67%) Data Security
5 8 (26.67%) Forcepoint
6 7 (23.33%) Broadband
6 7 (23.33%) Incident Management
6 7 (23.33%) Information Security
6 7 (23.33%) Splunk
7 6 (20.00%) Windows
7 6 (20.00%) Linux
8 5 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (16.67%) SaaS
8 5 (16.67%) PaaS
8 5 (16.67%) ISMS
9 4 (13.33%) PCI DSS
9 4 (13.33%) Security Cleared
9 4 (13.33%) OWASP
9 4 (13.33%) Security Testing
9 4 (13.33%) Risk Analysis
9 4 (13.33%) Network Security
9 4 (13.33%) GPEN
9 4 (13.33%) OSCP

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (10.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.67%) PaaS
1 5 (16.67%) SaaS
2 4 (13.33%) IaaS
3 2 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (3.33%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (23.33%) Broadband
2 4 (13.33%) 5G
2 4 (13.33%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) Relational Database
1 1 (3.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (3.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 4 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (13.33%) Law
1 4 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (13.33%) Telecoms
2 1 (3.33%) Billing
2 1 (3.33%) Finance
2 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (3.33%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.33%) Web Services
2 1 (3.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 12 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (13.33%) Mobile App
3 3 (10.00%) Wiki
4 1 (3.33%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.00%) Linux
1 6 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (56.67%) Security Operations
2 10 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 10 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
3 8 (26.67%) Data Loss Prevention
3 8 (26.67%) Data Security
3 8 (26.67%) SIEM
4 7 (23.33%) Incident Management
4 7 (23.33%) Information Security
5 5 (16.67%) ISMS
6 4 (13.33%) Application Security
6 4 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (13.33%) Logistics
6 4 (13.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 4 (13.33%) OWASP
6 4 (13.33%) Penetration Testing
6 4 (13.33%) Risk Analysis
6 4 (13.33%) Risk Register
6 4 (13.33%) Security Testing
6 4 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (10.00%) Migration
Qualifications
1 4 (13.33%) CREST Certified
1 4 (13.33%) GIAC
1 4 (13.33%) GPEN
1 4 (13.33%) OSCP
1 4 (13.33%) SANS
1 4 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.33%) Degree
2 1 (3.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (13.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (13.33%) GDPR
2 4 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 4 (13.33%) NCSC
2 4 (13.33%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 20 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 8 (26.67%) Forcepoint
2 8 (26.67%) LogRhythm
2 8 (26.67%) Qualys
2 8 (26.67%) Varonis
3 7 (23.33%) Splunk
4 4 (13.33%) Virgin Media