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 5 July 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 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 246 | 241 | 208 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -33 | +91 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 335 | 418 | 697 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.05% | 0.96% | 1.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.14% | 1.04% | 1.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 210 | 313 | 490 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £413 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +1.77% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £748 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £560 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +1.82% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £62.75 | £37.06 | £66.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £78.13 | £46.60 | £76.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £84.75 | £65.00 | £83.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.38% | -22.06% | +108.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.50 | £73.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £84.75 | £65.00 | £83.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.38% | -22.06% | +2.67% |
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 | 29,261 | 40,308 | 53,403 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 92.99% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,659 | 25,937 | 37,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,318 | 2,814 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £63.31 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +96.47% |
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 5 July 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 5 July 2025.
Security Engineer
Top 16 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 5 July 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 | +13 | 302 | £525 | -6.25% | 1,278 |
| London | +9 | 155 | £550 | -6.38% | 688 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 142 | £500 | -10.71% | 659 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 126 | £500 | -15.61% | 432 |
| North of England | +23 | 50 | £500 | -9.09% | 175 |
| North West | +17 | 36 | £500 | -7.45% | 104 |
| South East | +4 | 30 | £450 | - | 187 |
| East of England | +43 | 25 | £475 | +58.33% | 81 |
| South West | +20 | 16 | £488 | -18.75% | 74 |
| Midlands | +5 | 16 | £500 | -23.08% | 80 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 15 | £544 | -16.35% | 46 |
| North East | +4 | 7 | £450 | -7.69% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 7 | £525 | -15.59% | 58 |
| Scotland | -5 | 6 | £550 | -4.35% | 38 |
| Wales | +5 | 2 | £500 | -15.61% | 20 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 1 | £415 | -39.42% | 34 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 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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