Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Security Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

The median Security Specialist daily rate in the Thames Valley is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 124 123
Rank change year-on-year +19 -1 +51
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 9 7 15
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.53% 0.32% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.35% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 4
10th Percentile - £206 £542
25th Percentile £663 £268 £549
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £385 £588
Median % change year-on-year +75.32% -34.47% +2.17%
75th Percentile £688 £513 £619
90th Percentile - £580 £630
South East median daily rate £675 £475 £667
% change year-on-year +42.11% -28.79% +16.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £60.75 £71.20
Median hourly rate - £61.50 £73.20
Median % change year-on-year - -15.99% -
75th Percentile - £62.24 £74.20
90th Percentile - - £74.55
South East median hourly rate - £61.50 £73.20
% change year-on-year - -15.99% -

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 1,543 1,994 2,548
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 91.38% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 974 1,116 1,725
10th Percentile £250 £272 £235
25th Percentile £383 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £503 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% +0.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £608 £620
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 96 89
10th Percentile £14.73 £17.41 £15.80
25th Percentile £15.13 £26.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.43 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.96% +16.87% +166.67%
75th Percentile £54.00 £68.05 £66.00
90th Percentile £87.50 £91.88 £74.83
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £51.90
% change year-on-year -57.00% +12.70% +110.93%

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
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Security Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies 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 October 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 +13 6 £675 +12.50%
Oxfordshire - 2 £675 - 1
Buckinghamshire +5 1 - - 2
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 October 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 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
2 6 (66.67%) Information Security
2 6 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
3 4 (44.44%) Threat Modelling
3 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
4 3 (33.33%) NCSC
4 3 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
4 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (33.33%) DV Cleared
4 3 (33.33%) Security Testing
4 3 (33.33%) Information Assurance
4 3 (33.33%) Security Architecture
4 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
4 3 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 3 (33.33%) CISM
5 1 (11.11%) QNX
5 1 (11.11%) Firewall
5 1 (11.11%) Data Security
5 1 (11.11%) Security Management
5 1 (11.11%) Linux
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
5 1 (11.11%) Automotive
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
5 1 (11.11%) Data Loss Prevention
5 1 (11.11%) GDPR

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 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Firewall
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Android
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Information Security
1 6 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 4 (44.44%) Threat Modelling
3 3 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 3 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 3 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 3 (33.33%) Security Architecture
3 3 (33.33%) Security Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Business Case
4 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (11.11%) Data Loss Prevention
4 1 (11.11%) Data Security
4 1 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (11.11%) Security Management
4 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
2 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
3 3 (33.33%) CISM
3 3 (33.33%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (33.33%) NCSC
2 1 (11.11%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (11.11%) GDPR
2 1 (11.11%) HIPAA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) QNX