Security Researcher Contracts in Wales

Security Researcher
UK > Wales

As of 4 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Researcher daily rate in Wales.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Researcher 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 1.05% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £625 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 268 350 603
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 89.29% 94.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 248 465
10th Percentile £160 £187 £176
25th Percentile £257 £356 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £470 £450
Median % change year-on-year -14.89% +4.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £488 £551 £550
90th Percentile £613 £645 £650
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 28 33
10th Percentile £16.00 £11.75 £13.25
25th Percentile £18.29 £13.06 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.01 £19.09 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year +10.09% +5.21% -8.89%
75th Percentile £41.25 £31.02 £19.98
90th Percentile £45.00 £86.54 £45.75
UK median hourly rate £28.88 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.89% -18.89% +91.49%

Security Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Researcher in Wales

Security Researcher
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 Researcher within the Wales region over the 6 months to 4 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
South Wales - 3 - -
Security Researcher
UK

Security Researcher Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Security Researcher 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 across the Wales region featuring Security Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) PhD
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
3 1 (33.33%) Rust
3 1 (33.33%) Cyberattack
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Psychology
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco
3 1 (33.33%) CCNA
3 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Firewall
3 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence

Security Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
General
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 1 (33.33%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Psychology
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco