Security Auditor Contract Job Trends

Security Auditor
UK

The median Security Auditor daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 585 524 604
Rank change year-on-year -61 +80 +144
Contract jobs requiring a Security Auditor 4 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.010% 0.010% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.010% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 2
10th Percentile £460 - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £700
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -14.29% +30.23%
75th Percentile £600 £678 -
90th Percentile £630 £725 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £600 £700
% change year-on-year -25.00% -14.29% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 36,458 28,796 41,269
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.54% 92.96% 93.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,924 17,765 27,180
10th Percentile £300 £288 £275
25th Percentile £406 £406 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £478 £489
% change year-on-year -0.52% -2.35% -2.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,214 834 2,292
10th Percentile £14.53 £15.92 £13.15
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.25 £16.45
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -2.23%
75th Percentile £62.44 £63.75 £60.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.60 £32.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year -7.87% -8.20% -

Security Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Auditor' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Security Auditor job vacancy trend in the UK

Security Auditor
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Auditor job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Auditor job vacancies in the UK

Security Auditor
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Auditor over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Security Auditor in the UK

Security Auditor
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Auditor job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Auditor job vacancies in the UK

Security Auditor
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Auditor within the UK over the 6 months to 12 February 2026. 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 -76 4 £525 -12.50% 3
Work from Home -7 3 £450 -25.00% 4
UK excluding London -59 2 £450 -25.00% 3
South West - 2 £450 - 2
London - 1 £600 - 1

Security Auditor Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, Security Auditor contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Security Auditor in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (50.00%) CISM
3 2 (50.00%) CISSP
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) Internal Audit
3 2 (50.00%) ISO 9001
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Firewall
4 1 (25.00%) GDPR
4 1 (25.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (25.00%) IT Audit
4 1 (25.00%) NCSC
4 1 (25.00%) Network Security
4 1 (25.00%) NIST
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared

Security Auditor Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 2 (50.00%) Automotive
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Military
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Penetration Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) Internal Audit
3 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (25.00%) IT Audit
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) Security Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISM
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (50.00%) ISO 9001
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
3 1 (25.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (25.00%) NCSC
3 1 (25.00%) NIST