Cybersecurity Consultant
UK
The median Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in the UK is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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 23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 507 | 502 | 581 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +79 | +218 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Consultant | 32 | 78 | 110 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.18% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 48 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £396 | £450 | £458 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £525 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £688 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £781 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £625 | £608 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +2.80% | +5.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £90.00 |
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 | 27,656 | 40,547 | 52,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,731 | 25,981 | 36,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | -1.45% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,204 | 2,979 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 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 | +26 | 22 | £650 | +4.00% | 389 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 16 | £500 | -20.00% | 307 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 9 | £475 | -24.00% | 214 |
| London | +33 | 7 | £588 | -9.62% | 113 |
| South East | +28 | 6 | £544 | -13.00% | 70 |
| Midlands | +11 | 5 | £575 | - | 43 |
| Scotland | +1 | 4 | £450 | -14.29% | 23 |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £575 | - | 20 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 1 | - | - | 23 |
| North of England | +9 | 1 | £775 | +34.78% | 78 |
| North East | - | 1 | £775 | - | 3 |
Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Cybersecurity Consultant 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 Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Consultant 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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