Principal Security Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Principal Security Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

As of 21 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Security Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Security Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.067% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £84.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £85.40 £73.31 -
% change year-on-year +16.49% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,733 1,380 2,416
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 92.49% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,779 862 1,382
10th Percentile £306 £263 £213
25th Percentile £412 £400 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £670 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £518 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 219 60 183
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £15.55
25th Percentile £23.73 £15.22 £19.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £38.53 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +55.74% -14.39% -3.64%
75th Percentile £85.36 £65.62 £62.25
90th Percentile £102.18 £77.47 £85.57
South East median hourly rate £52.43 £32.05 £47.50
% change year-on-year +63.57% -32.53% -2.46%

Principal Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Principal Security Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Principal Security Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
Berkshire - 2 - -
Principal Security Engineer
South East

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 21 May 2026, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Principal Security Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SBOM
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Principal Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Enablement
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SBOM
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 2 (100.00%) Virtual Team Management
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) NIST
1 2 (100.00%) NIST 800