Security Analyst
UK
The median Security Analyst daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 403 | 377 | 394 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +17 | +132 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 118 | 208 | 348 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.48% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.51% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 79 | 155 | 239 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £380 | £361 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £463 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £656 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +0.96% | +6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.31 | - | £43.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.65 | £11.25 | £51.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.93 | £12.50 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +443.40% | -80.92% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.83 | - | £72.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.54 | - | £75.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £81.35 | £12.50 | £70.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +550.80% | -82.21% | +6.76% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst.
Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Security Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst.
Security Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Security Analyst
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | -7 | 106 | £525 | +0.96% | 135 |
| London | +22 | 59 | £525 | +5.00% | 62 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 49 | £525 | - | 96 |
| Work from Home | +26 | 44 | £500 | -0.99% | 73 |
| South East | +38 | 25 | £525 | - | 30 |
| Midlands | +16 | 9 | £525 | - | 10 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 9 | £525 | -6.67% | 7 |
| Scotland | -6 | 8 | £287 | -45.33% | 15 |
| North of England | +4 | 5 | £513 | -2.38% | 19 |
| South West | +34 | 4 | £550 | -26.67% | 7 |
| North West | +12 | 4 | £513 | -19.61% | 10 |
| East of England | +25 | 2 | £600 | +18.81% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Security Analyst 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 Analyst in the job title.
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Security Analyst 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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