Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Security Consultant
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Consultant daily rate in the Thames Valley is £491, 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 106 114 114
Rank change year-on-year +8 0 +57
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 15 14 28
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.82% 0.66% 1.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 0.72% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 4 12
10th Percentile £412 £501 £311
25th Percentile £450 £541 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £491 £606 £325
Median % change year-on-year -18.97% +86.54% -50.00%
75th Percentile £578 £661 £491
90th Percentile £613 £669 £538
South East median daily rate £498 £575 £573
% change year-on-year -13.48% +0.44% -8.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85.75 - -
Median hourly rate £86.50 - -
75th Percentile £87.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £86.50 - £50.00

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 1,671 1,957 2,483
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 91.96% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,080 1,117 1,634
10th Percentile £255 £278 £213
25th Percentile £400 £403 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £613 £614
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £501
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.30% +0.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 81 106
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.50 £16.13
25th Percentile £16.08 £25.99 £21.94
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.26% +15.00% +187.03%
75th Percentile £49.86 £63.43 £67.05
90th Percentile £81.80 £97.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.52 £50.00
% change year-on-year -63.86% +15.04% +42.86%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Security Consultant in the Thames Valley

Security Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Security Consultant
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 Consultant within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 +8 12 £482 -20.47% 8
Buckinghamshire - 2 £588 -
Oxfordshire - 1 £488 - 2
Security Consultant
South East

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Security Consultant 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 Security Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (46.67%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 4 (26.67%) DV Cleared
3 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (26.67%) Project Delivery
4 3 (20.00%) AWS
4 3 (20.00%) Broadcom
4 3 (20.00%) Cisco
4 3 (20.00%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (20.00%) CyberArk
4 3 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Information Assurance
4 3 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (20.00%) Network Security
4 3 (20.00%) NIST
4 3 (20.00%) Risk Register
4 3 (20.00%) Splunk
4 3 (20.00%) Symantec
5 2 (13.33%) Business Transformation
5 2 (13.33%) Cloud Security
5 2 (13.33%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (13.33%) Digital Strategy
5 2 (13.33%) IaaS
5 2 (13.33%) Impact Analysis
5 2 (13.33%) NIST 800
5 2 (13.33%) OCI
5 2 (13.33%) Oracle
5 2 (13.33%) PaaS
5 2 (13.33%) Presales

Security Consultant 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) AWS
2 2 (13.33%) IaaS
2 2 (13.33%) OCI
2 2 (13.33%) PaaS
2 2 (13.33%) SaaS
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) Network Security
2 1 (6.67%) Firewall
2 1 (6.67%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) Security Posture
2 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.67%) Operational Technology
2 1 (6.67%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 4 (26.67%) Project Delivery
4 3 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Information Assurance
4 3 (20.00%) Risk Register
5 2 (13.33%) Business Transformation
5 2 (13.33%) Cloud Security
5 2 (13.33%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (13.33%) Digital Strategy
5 2 (13.33%) Impact Analysis
5 2 (13.33%) Presales
5 2 (13.33%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (13.33%) Roadmaps
5 2 (13.33%) Scrum
5 2 (13.33%) Security Architecture
5 2 (13.33%) SIEM
5 2 (13.33%) Vulnerability Management
6 1 (6.67%) Business Impact Analysis
6 1 (6.67%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
1 1 (6.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 4 (26.67%) DV Cleared
3 1 (6.67%) CEH
3 1 (6.67%) CISM
3 1 (6.67%) CISSP
3 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (20.00%) NIST
2 2 (13.33%) NIST 800
2 2 (13.33%) RMADS
3 1 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (6.67%) NCSC
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (20.00%) Broadcom
2 3 (20.00%) Cisco
2 3 (20.00%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (20.00%) CyberArk
2 3 (20.00%) Splunk
2 3 (20.00%) Symantec
3 2 (13.33%) Oracle
4 1 (6.67%) Computacenter
4 1 (6.67%) Proofpoint