Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in West London

Security Specialist
London > West London

As of 25 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Security Specialist daily rate in West London.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West London 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
London median daily rate £505 £650 £563
% change year-on-year -22.31% +15.56% +11.11%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 454 242 275
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 88.64% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 276 151 201
10th Percentile £233 £213 £220
25th Percentile £375 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +22.35% -10.53% -15.56%
75th Percentile £688 £500 £588
90th Percentile £775 £550 £650
London median daily rate £550 £545 £550
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 21 20
10th Percentile £14.50 £20.24 £18.13
25th Percentile £22.60 £22.50 £20.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £28.64
Median % change year-on-year +59.05% -12.17% -60.23%
75th Percentile - £40.75 £61.25
90th Percentile £97.50 £47.50 £68.70
London median hourly rate £40.00 £28.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +40.35% -18.57% -3.50%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in West London

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in West London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in West London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Specialist job vacancies in West London

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 25 September 2026, Security Specialist 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 West London region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Protective Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared