Hybrid/Remote Security Auditor Contract Job Trends

Security Auditor
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Auditor daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
12 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 319 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Security Auditor 3 2 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.028% 0.019% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.020% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £600 -
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - -
UK median daily rate £525 £600 £700
% change year-on-year -12.50% -14.29% +30.23%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 10,062 10,051 15,467
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.30% 93.38% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,468 6,454 10,407
10th Percentile £331 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £628
90th Percentile £725 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 391 174 501
10th Percentile £15.74 £19.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £22.82 £25.31 £20.77
Median hourly rate £52.50 £40.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% -15.79% -17.39%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £66.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -2.23%

Security Auditor
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Security Auditor job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Security Auditor
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Security Auditor Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, Security Auditor 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 Security Auditor in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) CISM
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 9001
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
3 1 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (33.33%) NCSC
3 1 (33.33%) NIST
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared

Security Auditor 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 2 (66.67%) Automotive
2 1 (33.33%) Military
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISM
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 9001
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
3 1 (33.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (33.33%) NCSC
3 1 (33.33%) NIST
Security Auditor jobs