Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
UK
The median Senior Cybersecurity Consultant daily rate in the UK is £492, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 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 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 550 | - | 656 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +208 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | - | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | - | 0.010% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | - | £634 |
| 25th Percentile | £446 | - | £675 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | - | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | - | £700 |
All DemandTrendContract 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 30,134 | 36,051 | 48,460 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.24% | 92.97% | 94.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,011 | 23,015 | 33,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -1.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,572 | 1,954 | 1,495 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.16 | £14.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £19.52 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | - | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.89 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £39.58 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +8.65% | +86.24% |
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Cybersecurity Consultant job vacancies in the UK.
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
Top 7 DemandTrendContract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Cybersecurity Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 23 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | - | 3 | £492 | - | 6 |
| North of England | - | 2 | £492 | - | |
| Work from Home | - | 2 | £446 | - | 6 |
| England | - | 2 | £492 | - | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £400 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £492 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £492 | - |
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, Senior Cybersecurity Consultant 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 Senior Cybersecurity Consultant in the job title.
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Senior Cybersecurity Consultant 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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