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 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 284 | 275 | 221 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -54 | +97 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 260 | 358 | 729 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.89% | 0.82% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.96% | 0.89% | 1.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 161 | 247 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £382 | £413 | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £450 | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | -2.13% | +6.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £654 | £684 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £767 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £547 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +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 1 May 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 1 May 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 1 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 | +7 | 234 | £525 | -8.30% | 600 |
| London | -14 | 120 | £550 | -6.38% | 221 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 108 | £500 | -9.09% | 460 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 103 | £525 | -12.50% | 254 |
| North of England | +40 | 39 | £525 | -6.67% | 90 |
| South East | +29 | 32 | £450 | - | 136 |
| North West | +27 | 23 | £525 | - | 55 |
| Midlands | +19 | 14 | £513 | -21.15% | 81 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 14 | £513 | -21.15% | 50 |
| South West | +30 | 13 | £488 | -18.75% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 8 | £481 | -22.63% | 24 |
| North East | - | 8 | £525 | - | 11 |
| East of England | +31 | 7 | £330 | -58.75% | 52 |
| Scotland | +8 | 6 | £550 | -4.35% | 37 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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