Hybrid/Remote Senior Security Consultant Contract Job Trends

Senior Security Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Senior Security Consultant daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 303 323 371
Rank change year-on-year +20 +48 +186
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Security Consultant 5 2 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.049% 0.017% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% 0.018% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile £463 £428 -
25th Percentile £482 £469 £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £750
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -26.67% +17.65%
75th Percentile £659 £644 £775
90th Percentile £699 £693 -
UK median daily rate £662 £688 £825
% change year-on-year -3.71% -16.67% +26.92%

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 9,476 10,969 16,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 93.14% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,182 6,942 11,190
10th Percentile £326 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 202 362
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.19
25th Percentile £20.62 £23.50 £26.24
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.42% -28.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.38
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%

Senior Security Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Senior Security Consultant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Senior Security Consultant
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Senior Security Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Senior Security Consultant over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Senior Security Consultant daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Senior Security Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior Security Consultant job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior Security Consultant job vacancies

Senior Security Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Senior Security Consultant 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 Senior Security Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Cloud Security
1 3 (60.00%) Information Security
1 3 (60.00%) NIST
1 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Application Security
2 2 (40.00%) CISSP
2 2 (40.00%) Cryptography
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) AWS
3 1 (20.00%) AWS Certification
3 1 (20.00%) Azure
3 1 (20.00%) CASB
3 1 (20.00%) CISA
3 1 (20.00%) CISM
3 1 (20.00%) COBIT
3 1 (20.00%) COSO
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (20.00%) Data Development
3 1 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (20.00%) Data Security
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) DevSecOps
3 1 (20.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (20.00%) GRC
3 1 (20.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (20.00%) ISMS
3 1 (20.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Senior Security Consultant 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
General
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Police
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Cloud Security
1 3 (60.00%) Information Security
1 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Application Security
2 2 (40.00%) Cryptography
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (20.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 1 (20.00%) Data Security
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (20.00%) ISMS
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Key Management
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) SDLC
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) CISSP
2 1 (20.00%) AWS Certification
2 1 (20.00%) CISA
2 1 (20.00%) CISM
2 1 (20.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) NIST
2 2 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (20.00%) COBIT
3 1 (20.00%) COSO
3 1 (20.00%) GRC
3 1 (20.00%) JSP 440
3 1 (20.00%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) CASB