Security Operations Specialist Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

As of 7 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Operations Specialist daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Operations Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.053% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

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 1,702 1,981 2,481
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.82% 92.05% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,101 1,132 1,626
10th Percentile £258 £278 £213
25th Percentile £400 £406 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -
75th Percentile £588 £619 £615
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £509 £510
% change year-on-year -1.82% -0.15% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 81 105
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.50 £16.16
25th Percentile £16.00 £25.99 £24.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.52% +15.00% +186.94%
75th Percentile £45.79 £63.43 £67.25
90th Percentile £81.00 £97.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £51.24
% change year-on-year -63.84% +12.22% +45.52%

Security Operations Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Security Operations Specialist job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Security Operations Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Security Operations Specialist
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 Operations Specialist within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 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
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Security Operations Specialist
South East

Security Operations Specialist Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Security Operations Specialist 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 Operations Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM

Security Operations Specialist 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 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Remediation Plan
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST