Senior Security Specialist Contracts in the Thames Valley

Senior Security Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Security Specialist daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 138 146
Rank change year-on-year +53 +8 -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Specialist 17 7 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.13% 0.26% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.21% 0.28% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £533 £553
Median % change year-on-year - -3.62% -
South East median daily rate - £533 £591
% change year-on-year - -9.76% -
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

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%

Senior Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Senior Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Daily rate trend for Senior Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Senior Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Hourly rate trend for Senior Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Senior 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 Senior 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 +41 17 - - 7
Senior Security Specialist
South East

Senior Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

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

1 17 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 16 (94.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (94.12%) CISM
3 13 (76.47%) DV Cleared
3 13 (76.47%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 9 (52.94%) Public Sector
5 8 (47.06%) Information Security
5 8 (47.06%) Telecoms
6 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (41.18%) Threat Modelling
7 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
7 6 (35.29%) Security Architecture
7 6 (35.29%) Risk Assessment
7 6 (35.29%) Management Information System
7 6 (35.29%) Risk Management
8 5 (29.41%) SC Cleared
8 5 (29.41%) Information Assurance
9 4 (23.53%) NCSC
9 4 (23.53%) Military
10 2 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
11 1 (5.88%) CISSP
11 1 (5.88%) Information Security Management
11 1 (5.88%) Security Management
11 1 (5.88%) NonStop SQL

Senior 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (52.94%) Public Sector
2 8 (47.06%) Telecoms
3 4 (23.53%) Military
4 2 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (76.47%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 8 (47.06%) Information Security
3 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (41.18%) Threat Modelling
4 6 (35.29%) Decision-Making
4 6 (35.29%) Risk Assessment
4 6 (35.29%) Risk Management
4 6 (35.29%) Security Architecture
5 5 (29.41%) Information Assurance
6 1 (5.88%) Information Security Management
6 1 (5.88%) Security Management
6 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 16 (94.12%) CISM
3 13 (76.47%) DV Cleared
4 5 (29.41%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.88%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (94.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (23.53%) NCSC