Security Consultant Contracts in Watford

Security Consultant
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Security Consultant daily rate in Watford is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 May 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
24 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 18 -
Rank change year-on-year +14 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Consultant 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Watford 12.90% 1.06% -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.90% 1.12% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 £738 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £775 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.03% - -
75th Percentile £575 £813 -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £775 -
% change year-on-year -29.03% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £27.73 - -
25th Percentile £28.03 - -
Median hourly rate £29.51 - -
75th Percentile £31.99 - -
90th Percentile £32.88 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £29.51 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 31 89 118
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.68% 96.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 67 80
10th Percentile £312 £270 £179
25th Percentile £416 £306 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £538
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -25.58% +26.47%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £738
90th Percentile - £705 £950
Hertfordshire median daily rate £538 £429 £500
% change year-on-year +25.36% -14.25% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 10
10th Percentile £27.93 £13.12 £20.55
25th Percentile £28.52 £13.48 £21.00
Median hourly rate £31.49 £14.31 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +120.02% -34.94% -37.14%
75th Percentile £41.02 £14.81 £31.51
90th Percentile £45.55 £14.93 £35.80
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £62.25 £55.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +13.18% -12.00% +25.00%

Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Consultant in Watford

Security Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Watford

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Consultant in Watford.

Daily rate trend for Security Consultant in Watford

Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 24 May 2025, Security 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 across the Watford region featuring Security Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) CISM
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) COBIT
1 2 (50.00%) PCI DSS
1 2 (50.00%) OWASP
1 2 (50.00%) SAP GRC
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Security
1 2 (50.00%) OSCP
1 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (50.00%) GDPR
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
1 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
1 2 (50.00%) SAP
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP

Security Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) SAP GRC
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (50.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) OWASP
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Security
1 2 (50.00%) Security Operations
1 2 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISM
1 2 (50.00%) CISSP
1 2 (50.00%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) COBIT
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (50.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (50.00%) GDPR
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
1 2 (50.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP