Application Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Application Security Specialist
UK > UK excluding London

As of 15 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Application Security Specialist daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 395 - 407
Rank change year-on-year - - +97
Contract jobs requiring an Application Security Specialist 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.006% - 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £705
25th Percentile - - £732
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £803
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.59%
75th Percentile - - £862
90th Percentile - - £882
UK median daily rate £500 - £803
% change year-on-year - - +7.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 15,618 15,385 19,532
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.75% 92.25% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,681 8,827 12,943
10th Percentile £207 £220 £213
25th Percentile £363 £375 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £676 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,532 1,057 1,264
10th Percentile £13.75 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.22 £20.00 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +85.26%
75th Percentile £53.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +58.28%

Application Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Application Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Application Security Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Application Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Application Security Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Application Security Specialist job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Application Security Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security Specialist within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -
Application Security Specialist
UK

Application Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, Application Security 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 UK excluding London region featuring Application Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Development
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling

Application Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 1 (100.00%) DevSecOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Development
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling