Security Specialist Contracts in the Thames Valley

Security Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Specialist daily rate in the Thames Valley is £653, 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 82 109 144
Rank change year-on-year +27 +35 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 20 36 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.32% 1.34% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 1.44% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 12 1
10th Percentile £620 - -
25th Percentile £627 £165 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £653 £500 £553
Median % change year-on-year +30.50% -9.58% -16.53%
75th Percentile £677 £533 -
90th Percentile £683 - -
South East median daily rate £600 £450 £650
% change year-on-year +33.33% -30.77% +60.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £60.75 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
South East median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
% change year-on-year - - +34.55%

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 Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Daily rate trend for Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Hourly rate trend for Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Security 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 Specialist 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 +21 19 £630 +18.20% 8
Oxfordshire - 1 £675 - 5
Security Specialist
South East

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 18 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 17 (85.00%) CISM
3 16 (80.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (70.00%) DV Cleared
4 14 (70.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 10 (50.00%) Information Security
6 9 (45.00%) Public Sector
7 8 (40.00%) Management Information System
7 8 (40.00%) Telecoms
8 7 (35.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (35.00%) Risk Management
8 7 (35.00%) Security Architecture
8 7 (35.00%) Threat Modelling
9 6 (30.00%) Decision-Making
9 6 (30.00%) Information Assurance
9 6 (30.00%) Risk Assessment
10 5 (25.00%) SC Cleared
10 5 (25.00%) NCSC
11 4 (20.00%) Military
12 2 (10.00%) Information Security Management
12 2 (10.00%) Security Management
12 2 (10.00%) CISSP
12 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 2 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management
12 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
12 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (5.00%) Incident Response
13 1 (5.00%) Security Posture
13 1 (5.00%) Operational Technology
13 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Purview

Security Specialist 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 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (45.00%) Public Sector
2 8 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (20.00%) Military
4 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (5.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (70.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 10 (50.00%) Information Security
3 7 (35.00%) Risk Management
3 7 (35.00%) Security Architecture
3 7 (35.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (35.00%) Threat Modelling
4 6 (30.00%) Decision-Making
4 6 (30.00%) Information Assurance
4 6 (30.00%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (10.00%) Information Security Management
5 2 (10.00%) Security Management
5 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management
6 1 (5.00%) Analytical Thinking
6 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (5.00%) Cyber Assurance
6 1 (5.00%) Data Loss Prevention
6 1 (5.00%) Network Monitoring
6 1 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (5.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 18 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 17 (85.00%) CISM
3 14 (70.00%) DV Cleared
4 5 (25.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (10.00%) CISSP
6 1 (5.00%) CEH
6 1 (5.00%) CISA
6 1 (5.00%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (5.00%) Degree
6 1 (5.00%) Master's Degree
6 1 (5.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (80.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (25.00%) NCSC
3 1 (5.00%) GDPR
3 1 (5.00%) HIPAA
3 1 (5.00%) NIST
3 1 (5.00%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft