Hybrid/Remote Senior Security Analyst Contract Job Trends
Senior Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior Security Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 380 | 312 | 317 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | +5 | +87 |
| Contract Senior Security Analyst jobs | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.044% | 0.030% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.032% | 0.027% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £379 | £426 | £535 |
| 25th Percentile | £392 | £430 | £539 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £437 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -22.74% | +2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £443 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £447 | £600 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -9.57% | +15.00% |
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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,711 | 9,420 | 11,216 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.80% | 93.78% | 93.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,992 | 6,165 | 7,056 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -1.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 768 | 321 | 194 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.24 | £14.84 | £19.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £20.50 | £25.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £41.50 | £42.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.53% | -1.27% | -15.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.46 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £73.38 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £37.39 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -32.74% | -16.91% |
Senior Security Analyst Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Security Analyst job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Senior Security Analyst Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior Security Analyst job vacancies.
Senior Security Analyst Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for Senior Security Analyst jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.
Senior Security Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, Senior Security Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Senior Security Analyst jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2 | NIST | 83.3% | 5 |
| 3 | Security Monitoring | 66.7% | 4 |
| 3 | Security Operations | 66.7% | 4 |
| 5 | CrowdStrike | 50.0% | 3 |
| 5 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 50.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Threat Detection | 50.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management | 50.0% | 3 |
| 9 | Cloud Security | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | DORA | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Entra ID | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | 33.3% | 2 | |
| 9 | Google Workspace | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Microsoft | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Network Security | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Operational Resilience | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Penetration Testing | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Engagement | 33.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Vulnerability Remediation | 33.3% | 2 |
| 21 | AI | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | Analytical Thinking | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | Application Security | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | CISSP | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | CompTIA CySA+ | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | CompTIA Security+ | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | Critical Thinking | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | Cyber Essentials | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | Cyber Resilience | 16.7% | 1 |
| 21 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 16.7% | 1 |
Senior Security Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Cybersecurity Analyst | 50.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Product Analyst | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Security Risk Analyst | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Senior Risk Analyst | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Vulnerability Analyst | 16.7% | 1 |