Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer daily rate in the UK is £560 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 275 | 227 | 318 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | +91 | -24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 365 | 701 | 741 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.86% | 1.22% | 0.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.92% | 1.28% | 0.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 248 | 474 | 491 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £422 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £471 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.61% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £684 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £754 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 18 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60.00 | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.70 | £73.33 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.90 | £83.36 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.94% | +66.71% | -5.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.85 | £83.40 | £58.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.39 | £88.38 | £79.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.90 | £83.31 | £63.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.90% | +31.20% | +10.43% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,586 | 54,569 | 84,106 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.66% | 95.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,744 | 38,105 | 59,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,669 | 1,523 | 2,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.02 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 14 May 2024.
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 14 May 2024.
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 14 May 2024. 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 | -40 | 317 | £550 | -8.33% | 288 |
| London | -16 | 181 | £594 | -4.62% | 112 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 136 | £600 | - | 124 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 129 | £550 | +4.76% | 195 |
| South East | +14 | 54 | £450 | -18.18% | 53 |
| South West | +7 | 28 | £600 | +14.29% | 30 |
| Midlands | -6 | 17 | £650 | +18.18% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 15 | £650 | +18.18% | 22 |
| North of England | -44 | 15 | £550 | +5.87% | 35 |
| Scotland | +36 | 12 | £575 | +6.98% | 9 |
| North West | -30 | 10 | £538 | +10.60% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 5 | £622 | +8.17% | 4 |
| East of England | +11 | 5 | £600 | +26.32% | 29 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 2 | £550 | +6.08% | 12 |
| Wales | +8 | 1 | £450 | -16.28% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, 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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