Lead Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Lead Security Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Lead Security Consultant daily rate in the UK excluding London is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 432 346 396
Rank change year-on-year -86 +50 +36
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Security Consultant 3 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.012% 0.008% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.008% 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 £613 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £588 £638 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £575 £625 £650
% change year-on-year -8.00% -3.85% -7.14%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 22,922 11,927 19,202
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.83% 91.72% 92.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,199 7,600 11,609
10th Percentile £300 £213 £213
25th Percentile £403 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £594
90th Percentile £680 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £513 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,644 861 2,406
10th Percentile £14.66 £13.75 £12.50
25th Percentile £20.00 £16.95 £15.75
Median hourly rate £43.69 £25.32 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +72.55% -36.70% -6.98%
75th Percentile £67.25 £60.63 £62.50
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -25.33% -16.67%

Lead Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Lead Security Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Lead Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Security Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Security Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Lead Security Consultant
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 Lead Security Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 June 2026. 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
Yorkshire - 3 £575 - 2
North of England - 3 £575 - 2
Lead Security Consultant
UK