Principal Security Engineer
South East > Surrey
The median Principal Security Engineer daily rate in Surrey is £632, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 55 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +13 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Surrey | 1.46% | 0.24% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.58% | 0.25% | 0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £632 | - | £600 |
| South East median daily rate | £632 | - | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £75.41 | - | £72.43 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £68.26 | £78.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £85.40 | £73.31 | £82.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.49% | -11.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £78.36 | £83.41 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £85.40 | £73.31 | £82.79 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.49% | -11.45% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title | 379 | 397 | 621 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.21% | 93.63% | 95.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 237 | 261 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £184 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £262 | £292 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | -2.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £596 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £638 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | - | +2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 46 | 17 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.20 | £17.30 | £25.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £21.25 | £47.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £24.18 | £61.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +127.46% | -60.77% | +36.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.88 | £29.25 | £76.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.09 | £69.56 | £78.10 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.69 | £53.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.09% | -19.45% | +50.53% |
Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Principal Security Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Principal Security Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Security Engineer job vacancies in Surrey.
Principal Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Principal Security Engineer job vacancies in Surrey.
Principal Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Surrey
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Principal Security Engineer in Surrey over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.
Principal Security Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Security Engineer within the Surrey 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 |
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| Camberley | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Principal Security Engineer South East |
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Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Principal 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 Surrey region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:
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