Cloud Security Leader
UK
The median Cloud Security Leader daily rate in the UK is £460, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 11 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
668 |
564 |
561 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-104 |
-3 |
+75 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cloud Security Lead |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK |
0.002% |
0.003% |
0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.002% |
0.003% |
0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£590 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£525 |
£598 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£460 |
£550 |
£630 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.36% |
-12.70% |
-4.91% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£575 |
£681 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate |
- |
- |
- |
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 |
50,390 |
30,066 |
35,884 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.29% |
91.06% |
93.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
29,936 |
18,964 |
22,304 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£281 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£400 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£500 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
-0.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£621 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
£725 |
£750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate |
£500 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-5.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
3,743 |
1,564 |
1,744 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.56 |
£13.69 |
£14.73 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.07 |
£17.06 |
£20.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£42.00 |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+67.00% |
-41.51% |
+1.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67.60 |
£52.50 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79.00 |
£70.16 |
£75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate |
£42.50 |
£25.15 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+68.99% |
-44.11% |
+12.50% |