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 6 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 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 403 | 394 | 396 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +2 | +123 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst | 121 | 207 | 353 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.48% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 154 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £379 | £361 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £463 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £529 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.71% | +5.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £663 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.31 | - | £63.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.65 | £11.25 | £65.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.93 | £12.50 | £70.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +443.40% | -82.21% | +6.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.83 | - | £75.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.54 | - | £76.58 |
| 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 | 27,127 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,721 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.10% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,053 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.14 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | +9 | 111 | £525 | +0.96% | 83 |
| London | +25 | 62 | £525 | +5.00% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 49 | £525 | - | 42 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 45 | £500 | - | 60 |
| South East | +30 | 26 | £525 | -0.94% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 9 | £525 | -6.67% | 1 |
| Midlands | +14 | 9 | £525 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -14 | 6 | £276 | -47.43% | 4 |
| South West | +24 | 5 | £475 | -36.67% | 4 |
| North of England | +2 | 5 | £513 | -2.38% | 7 |
| North West | +6 | 4 | £513 | -19.61% | 6 |
| East of England | +22 | 2 | £600 | +18.81% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 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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