Senior Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Senior Security Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Security Engineer daily rate in Southampton is £333, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 21 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.62% 0.65% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.68% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £593 -
Median % change year-on-year -43.80% - -
Hampshire median daily rate £333 £593 -
% change year-on-year -43.80% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 136 148 180
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.47% 96.73% 95.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 98 132
10th Percentile £131 £200 £263
25th Percentile £375 £240 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £416 £525
Median % change year-on-year +20.12% -20.71% +2.94%
75th Percentile £569 £597 £614
90th Percentile £688 £653 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 17
10th Percentile £23.00 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £21.89 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +37.05% +25.09% +0.85%
75th Percentile £71.50 - £33.75
90th Percentile £74.60 - £39.25
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £65.85 £49.50
% change year-on-year -61.81% +33.03% +10.00%

Senior Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Senior Security Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

Senior Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Security Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Security Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

Senior Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Senior Security Engineer 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 Southampton region featuring Senior Security Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics

Senior Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics