Security Specialist Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Security Specialist
South East > West Sussex

The median Security Specialist daily rate in West Sussex is £570, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.51% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 - -
South East median daily rate £675 £491 £667
% change year-on-year +37.40% -26.35% +16.15%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title 163 129 284
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.74% 92.14% 97.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 96 218
10th Percentile £200 £188 £200
25th Percentile £219 £313 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -
75th Percentile £540 £528 £569
90th Percentile £685 £638 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £503 £500
% change year-on-year -0.50% +0.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 4
10th Percentile £12.63 - £15.29
25th Percentile £15.50 £27.00 £19.84
Median hourly rate £16.00 £28.00 £35.38
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% -20.85% +83.77%
75th Percentile £20.69 £29.00 £53.52
90th Percentile £22.76 - £63.45
South East median hourly rate £24.00 £59.25 £51.66
% change year-on-year -59.49% +14.68% +106.64%

Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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 Sussex.

Security Specialist job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

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

Security Specialist
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Horsham - 1 £570 -
Security Specialist
South East

Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, 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 Sussex region featuring Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST

Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST