Senior Security Specialist Contracts

Senior Security Specialist
UK

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Security Specialist daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 502 574 699
Rank change year-on-year +72 +125 +156
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Specialist 18 8 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.061% 0.018% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.020% 0.034%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 6
10th Percentile - - £552
25th Percentile - - £552
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £533 £595
Median % change year-on-year - -10.47% -
75th Percentile - - £629
90th Percentile - £603 £671
UK excluding London median daily rate - £533 £591
% change year-on-year - -9.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £60.75 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00

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%

Senior Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Security Specialist in the UK

Senior Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Security Specialist.

Daily rate trend for Senior Security Specialist in the UK

Senior Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Security Specialist.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Security Specialist in the UK

Senior Security Specialist
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Security Specialist 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
UK excluding London +74 18 - - 221
England +66 17 - - 216
South East +56 17 - - 53
Work from Home +45 8 - - 80
Scotland - 1 - - 9

Senior Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Security Specialist 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 Security Specialist in the job title.

1 17 (94.44%) Security Cleared
2 16 (88.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (88.89%) CISM
3 13 (72.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 13 (72.22%) DV Cleared
4 9 (50.00%) Public Sector
5 8 (44.44%) Telecoms
5 8 (44.44%) Information Security
6 7 (38.89%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (38.89%) Threat Modelling
7 6 (33.33%) Decision-Making
7 6 (33.33%) Management Information System
7 6 (33.33%) Risk Management
7 6 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
7 6 (33.33%) Security Architecture
8 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
8 5 (27.78%) Information Assurance
9 4 (22.22%) Military
9 4 (22.22%) NCSC
10 2 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (11.11%) CISSP
11 1 (5.56%) Python
11 1 (5.56%) Information Security Management
11 1 (5.56%) Security Management
11 1 (5.56%) NonStop SQL
11 1 (5.56%) Retail Banking
11 1 (5.56%) GCIH
11 1 (5.56%) GCFA
11 1 (5.56%) Banking
11 1 (5.56%) CEH

Senior Security Specialist 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) AWS
1 1 (5.56%) Azure
1 1 (5.56%) Azure Sentinel
1 1 (5.56%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 8 (44.44%) Telecoms
3 4 (22.22%) Military
4 2 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Banking
5 1 (5.56%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.56%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 8 (44.44%) Information Security
3 7 (38.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (38.89%) Threat Modelling
4 6 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 6 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 6 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 6 (33.33%) Security Architecture
5 5 (27.78%) Information Assurance
6 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (5.56%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (5.56%) Event Correlation
6 1 (5.56%) Information Security Management
6 1 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (5.56%) Security Management
6 1 (5.56%) Security Operations
6 1 (5.56%) SIEM
6 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (5.56%) Use Case
6 1 (5.56%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.56%) PowerShell
1 1 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (94.44%) Security Cleared
2 16 (88.89%) CISM
3 13 (72.22%) DV Cleared
4 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
5 2 (11.11%) CISSP
6 1 (5.56%) CEH
6 1 (5.56%) GCFA
6 1 (5.56%) GCIH
6 1 (5.56%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (88.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (22.22%) NCSC
Vendors
1 1 (5.56%) CrowdStrike