Security Analyst Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Security Analyst daily rate in West Yorkshire is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 67 68
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 +49
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 6 1 14
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.66% 0.14% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 0.15% 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £500 £475 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -
75th Percentile £530 £525 -
90th Percentile £536 - £530
Yorkshire median daily rate £520 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 855 669 1,140
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.37% 94.23% 96.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 576 414 727
10th Percentile £290 £263 £281
25th Percentile £400 £375 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £573 £556 £600
90th Percentile £650 £655 £700
Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.47% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 33 12
10th Percentile £14.25 £16.02 £15.48
25th Percentile £20.18 £19.50 £17.14
Median hourly rate £26.00 £24.18 £19.85
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% +21.80% -7.66%
75th Percentile £81.25 £38.75 £23.17
90th Percentile - £53.50 £29.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £23.34 £21.31
% change year-on-year +17.82% +9.53% +0.88%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Security Analyst job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Security Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Security Analyst
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Analyst within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 15 December 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
Leeds -9 5 £520 +4.00% 2
Bradford - 1 - -
Security Analyst
Yorkshire

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Security Analyst 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 Yorkshire region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Incident Response
2 5 (83.33%) Rapid7
2 5 (83.33%) SIEM
2 5 (83.33%) Vulnerability Management
3 4 (66.67%) Cloud Security
3 4 (66.67%) NIST
3 4 (66.67%) Security Operations
4 3 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 3 (50.00%) AWS
4 3 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
4 3 (50.00%) Firewall
4 3 (50.00%) GCIA
4 3 (50.00%) GCIH
4 3 (50.00%) GCP
4 3 (50.00%) GIAC
4 3 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 3 (50.00%) NIST 800
4 3 (50.00%) OCI
4 3 (50.00%) PCI DSS
4 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
4 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (50.00%) SOAR
4 3 (50.00%) SSCP
4 3 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 2 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (33.33%) Inventory Management

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) AWS
1 3 (50.00%) GCP
1 3 (50.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Firewall
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (83.33%) Incident Response
1 5 (83.33%) SIEM
1 5 (83.33%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 4 (66.67%) Security Operations
3 3 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 3 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 3 (50.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 3 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 3 (50.00%) SOAR
3 3 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 2 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (33.33%) Inventory Management
4 2 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
4 2 (33.33%) Remediation Plan
4 2 (33.33%) Threat Detection
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 3 (50.00%) GCIA
1 3 (50.00%) GCIH
1 3 (50.00%) GIAC
1 3 (50.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (66.67%) NIST
3 3 (50.00%) NIST 800
3 3 (50.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Rapid7