Security Adviser
UK
The median Security Adviser daily rate in the UK is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 August 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 16 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 538 | 550 | 649 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +99 | +192 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Advisor | 13 | 19 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.039% | 0.049% | 0.021% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.053% | 0.022% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | £538 | £512 |
| 25th Percentile | £301 | £560 | £532 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £575 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.43% | +2.22% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £600 | £622 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £635 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £625 | £575 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +2.22% | +2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £85.93 | - | £26.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £86.19 | - | £36.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £88.25 | - | £53.68 |
| 75th Percentile | £91.19 | - | £70.51 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.98 | - | £80.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £88.25 | - | £53.68 |
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 | 30,252 | 36,027 | 49,108 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.30% | 92.91% | 94.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,090 | 23,211 | 33,915 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -1.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,545 | 2,018 | 1,468 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.23 | £14.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £20.12 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +2.38% | +63.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.86 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £37.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +21.62% | +72.98% |
Security Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Advisor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Advisor
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Advisor.
Security Advisor
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Advisor over the 6 months to 16 August 2025.
Security Advisor
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Advisor.
Security Advisor
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Advisor within the UK over the 6 months to 16 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +15 | 12 | £400 | -34.69% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 9 | £625 | +8.70% | 8 |
| South East | +28 | 7 | £750 | +206.12% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 3 | £214 | -62.83% | 3 |
| London | +13 | 2 | £400 | -36.00% | 1 |
| Scotland | -22 | 1 | £625 | +8.70% | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £525 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £525 | - |
Security Advisor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 August 2025, Security Advisor 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 Security Advisor in the job title.
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Security Advisor 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: