Security Consultant
UK
The median Security Consultant daily rate in the UK is £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 378 | 370 | 366 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -4 | +150 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant | 140 | 217 | 382 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.48% | 0.50% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.54% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 164 | 255 |
| 10th Percentile | £445 | £464 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £524 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | £618 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.45% | +9.29% | +0.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £698 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £809 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £620 | £606 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | +10.23% | -5.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £74.93 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £77.44 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £83.25 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £87.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £88.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £83.25 |
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 | 27,240 | 39,893 | 54,783 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.77% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,738 | 25,957 | 38,247 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -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 | 1,059 | 2,674 | 1,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.41 | £37.34 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.92% | -17.02% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant.
Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Consultant over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Security Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant.
Security Consultant
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 | +3 | 109 | £595 | -4.80% | 158 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 60 | £550 | -4.35% | 103 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 53 | £620 | +2.27% | 101 |
| London | -8 | 53 | £550 | -13.73% | 82 |
| South East | +10 | 17 | £600 | -4.00% | 39 |
| South West | +36 | 11 | £588 | -6.00% | 16 |
| North of England | +17 | 11 | £648 | +4.86% | 33 |
| Midlands | +20 | 9 | £650 | +26.21% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 7 | £650 | +26.21% | 5 |
| North West | +12 | 7 | £583 | -6.80% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 3 | £680 | +18.26% | 8 |
| Scotland | +5 | 3 | £675 | +18.42% | 9 |
| East of England | +24 | 2 | £550 | -8.33% | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £775 | - |
Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Security 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 Security Consultant in the job title.
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Security 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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