Security Officer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Security Officer
England > West Midlands

The median Security Officer daily rate in the West Midlands is £492, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 162 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Officer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.058% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 - -
England median daily rate £583 £643 £483
% change year-on-year -9.42% +33.28% -45.63%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,162 1,581 1,755
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.47% 89.42% 93.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,864 1,016 1,155
10th Percentile £330 £238 £250
25th Percentile £413 £379 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £487 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.56% -2.55% -
75th Percentile £588 £582 £621
90th Percentile £675 £649 £716
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 234 109 65
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.62 £12.65
25th Percentile £19.34 £14.00 £14.91
Median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +19.28% +28.38% -6.65%
75th Percentile £53.75 £40.02 £33.54
90th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £49.50
England median hourly rate £44.03 £25.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year +75.07% -47.05% +8.20%

Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Security Officer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Security Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Security Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Officer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Security Officer
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Officer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 September 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
Warwickshire - 1 £492 -
Security Officer
England

Security Officer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 8 September 2026, Security Officer 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 Midlands region featuring Security Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) GRC
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) NIST 800
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Security Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Assurance
2 1 (50.00%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Management
2 1 (50.00%) Security Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GRC
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST 800