Security Consultant Contract Job Trends in Wales

Security Consultant
UK > Wales

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Wales is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £600

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 444 343 407
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 91.71% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 271 227 312
10th Percentile £190 £156 £165
25th Percentile £290 £213 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -7.61%
75th Percentile £515 £550 £538
90th Percentile £613 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 31 26
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.75 £13.33
25th Percentile £14.63 £20.12 £21.27
Median hourly rate £20.25 £25.36 £29.83
Median % change year-on-year -20.15% -14.99% +86.45%
75th Percentile £23.88 £39.27 £55.25
90th Percentile £45.78 £45.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.54 £35.00
% change year-on-year -10.55% -4.17% -2.51%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Security Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Security Consultant job vacancy trend in Wales

Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Consultant job vacancies in Wales

Security Consultant
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Consultant within the Wales region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. 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
South Wales - 2 £525 - 1
Security Consultant
UK

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Security Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) B2B
1 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (50.00%) REST
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (50.00%) SPFx
1 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) REST
1 1 (50.00%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) B2B
1 1 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft