Hybrid/Remote Operational Security Analyst Contract Job Trends

Operational Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Operational Security Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £449, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 323 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Operational Security Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.020% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £428 - -
25th Percentile £436 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 - -
75th Percentile £462 - -
90th Percentile £470 - -
UK median daily rate £449 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,511 10,779 15,942
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 93.12% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,187 6,809 10,941
10th Percentile £330 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 337 194 352
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.65 £17.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.50 £27.44
Median hourly rate £45.46 £36.85 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year +23.38% -30.81% -3.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.38
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.79% -26.67% +50.00%

Operational Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Operational Security Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Operational Security Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Operational Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Operational Security Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Operational Security Analyst job vacancies

Operational Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Operational 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Operational Security Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Benchmarking
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Operational Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Benchmarking
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB