Chief Security Officer
UK
The median Chief Security Officer daily rate in the UK is £950, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 July 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 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 551 | 580 | 657 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +77 | +212 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Chief Security Officer | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | 0.002% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | 0.003% | 0.034% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £865 | - | £836 |
| 25th Percentile | £888 | £900 | £863 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £950 | £1,100 | £1,025 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +7.32% | +26.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £975 | £1,300 | £1,094 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £1,113 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £900 | £1,100 | £1,050 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +4.76% | +29.23% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 30,093 | 39,135 | 52,513 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.67% | 93.03% | 94.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,141 | 25,287 | 36,368 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £290 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,425 | 2,548 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.25 | £14.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.72 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -6.98% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.33 | £39.58 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.63% | +1.90% | +88.45% |
Chief Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Chief Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Chief Security Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Chief Security Officer.
Chief Security Officer
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 July 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 |
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| England | +44 | 5 | £950 | -13.64% | 5 |
| London | - | 3 | £950 | - | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 2 | £900 | -18.18% | 4 |
| South East | +25 | 1 | £900 | -18.18% | 2 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Chief Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Chief Security Officer 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 featuring Chief Security Officer in the job title.
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Chief Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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