Security Officer
UK
The median Security Officer daily rate in the UK is £659, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 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 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 514 | 568 | 649 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +81 | +168 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Officer | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.053% | 0.055% | 0.072% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.058% | 0.059% | 0.076% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £274 | £203 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £527 | £331 | £581 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £659 | £508 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.86% | -36.56% | +45.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £956 | £575 | £981 |
| 90th Percentile | £975 | £595 | £1,100 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £643 | £516 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.75% | -8.36% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.95 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.66 | £11.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +97.04% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.32 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.32 | £11.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +120.17% | - | - |
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 | 27,810 | 40,484 | 52,424 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.17% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,834 | 26,012 | 36,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,203 | 2,914 | 1,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.39 | £16.38 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.13 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.67% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.
Security Officer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 25 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.
Security Officer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 25 June 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 | +65 | 13 | £675 | +31.71% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 11 | £643 | +24.75% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +50 | 6 | £451 | +3.74% | 33 |
| South East | +49 | 6 | £643 | +7.18% | 10 |
| East of England | +26 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| London | +38 | 2 | £950 | +76.74% | 13 |
| Scotland | +3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Security Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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Security Officer 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: