Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 286 | 286 | 219 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -67 | +100 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 257 | 357 | 729 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.88% | 0.82% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.95% | 0.88% | 1.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 158 | 245 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £413 | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £450 | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | -2.13% | +6.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £684 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £767 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £550 | £547 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.82% | +0.50% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £65.65 | - | £57.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.63 | £30.70 | £70.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £73.31 | £55.90 | £83.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.14% | -32.90% | +66.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.89 | £80.85 | £83.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.40 | £82.39 | £88.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £73.31 | £55.90 | £83.31 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.14% | -32.90% | +48.77% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Security Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Security Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | 232 | £525 | -8.30% | 482 |
| London | -13 | 120 | £550 | -7.37% | 183 |
| UK excluding London | +33 | 106 | £496 | -9.82% | 336 |
| Work from Home | +22 | 102 | £525 | -12.50% | 221 |
| North of England | +48 | 38 | £525 | -6.67% | 75 |
| South East | +25 | 31 | £450 | - | 82 |
| North West | +21 | 23 | £525 | - | 51 |
| Midlands | +21 | 14 | £513 | -21.15% | 62 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 14 | £513 | -21.15% | 43 |
| South West | +29 | 13 | £488 | -18.75% | 53 |
| North East | - | 8 | £525 | - | 7 |
| East of England | +34 | 7 | £330 | -58.75% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 7 | £413 | -33.68% | 17 |
| Scotland | +4 | 6 | £550 | -4.35% | 29 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Security Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer 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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