Security Officer
UK
The median Security Officer daily rate in the UK is £529 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 558 | 644 | 803 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +159 | -109 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Officer | 27 | 45 | 52 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.063% | 0.080% | 0.059% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.068% | 0.085% | 0.062% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 38 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £206 | £210 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £525 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £529 | £650 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.62% | +18.18% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £750 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £888 | £778 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £517 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.62% | -12.50% | +37.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.40 | - | £26.61 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | - | £28.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | - | £30.34 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £32.67 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £34.07 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | - | - |
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 | 39,738 | 53,234 | 84,137 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,861 | 37,175 | 59,182 |
| 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% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,776 | 1,475 | 2,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £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 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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Officer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Officer.
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Top 12 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 28 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 | +94 | 26 | £533 | -18.00% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 13 | £517 | -1.62% | 42 |
| London | +79 | 11 | £550 | -24.14% | 8 |
| South East | +19 | 5 | £567 | -5.58% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 3 | £431 | -50.00% | 13 |
| South West | - | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| North of England | +26 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +17 | 1 | £500 | -23.08% | 4 |
| East of England | +4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 4 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £363 | - |
Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, 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: