Security Analyst Contracts in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Analyst daily rate in the Thames Valley is £555, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 125 129
Rank change year-on-year +37 +4 +24
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 14 20 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.93% 0.74% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 0.80% 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 18 16
10th Percentile £523 £355 £325
25th Percentile £530 £506 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £528 £494
Median % change year-on-year +5.21% +6.84% +3.95%
75th Percentile £597 £825 £550
90th Percentile £713 £911 £606
South East median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,405 2,505 2,767
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 93.26% 94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 864 1,430 1,916
10th Percentile £300 £206 £313
25th Percentile £409 £370 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 189 76
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.78 £17.31
25th Percentile £16.94 £19.25 £20.75
Median hourly rate £45.65 £45.00 £46.70
Median % change year-on-year +1.44% -3.64% +166.86%
75th Percentile £65.62 £62.50 £66.21
90th Percentile £77.47 £84.57 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Security Analyst in the Thames Valley

Security Analyst
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 Security Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Berkshire +40 12 £560 +0.09% 11
Buckinghamshire +1 2 £555 +8.61% 5
Security Analyst
South East

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security Analyst 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 Thames Valley region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (92.86%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (42.86%) Operational Technology
3 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
3 5 (35.71%) Security Operations
3 5 (35.71%) SC Cleared
3 5 (35.71%) Security Cleared
4 4 (28.57%) SIEM
4 4 (28.57%) Security Operations Centre
4 4 (28.57%) Remediation Plan
4 4 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (21.43%) Incident Response
5 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (21.43%) Incident Management
6 2 (14.29%) Identity Management
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
6 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (14.29%) SaaS
6 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
6 2 (14.29%) Privileged Access Management
6 2 (14.29%) CyberArk
6 2 (14.29%) Onboarding
6 2 (14.29%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (7.14%) Roadmaps
7 1 (7.14%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 1 (7.14%) Journey Map
7 1 (7.14%) CSOC
7 1 (7.14%) Protective Monitoring

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) SaaS
2 1 (7.14%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Tableau
General
1 6 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
5 1 (7.14%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) Operational Technology
2 4 (28.57%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (14.29%) Onboarding
4 1 (7.14%) CSOC
4 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (7.14%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (92.86%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (35.71%) Security Operations
3 4 (28.57%) Remediation Plan
3 4 (28.57%) SIEM
4 3 (21.43%) Incident Management
4 3 (21.43%) Incident Response
4 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Identity Management
5 2 (14.29%) Privileged Access Management
6 1 (7.14%) Acceptance Criteria
6 1 (7.14%) Customer Journey Map
6 1 (7.14%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 1 (7.14%) Dashboard Development
6 1 (7.14%) Data-Flow Analysis
6 1 (7.14%) Decision-Making
6 1 (7.14%) Mentoring
6 1 (7.14%) Project Delivery
6 1 (7.14%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (7.14%) Threat Intelligence
6 1 (7.14%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) SC Cleared
1 5 (35.71%) Security Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (7.14%) CREST Certified
3 1 (7.14%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (7.14%) ISO 9001
2 1 (7.14%) NCSC
2 1 (7.14%) NIST
2 1 (7.14%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) CyberArk
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Google