Security Analyst Contracts in England

Security Analyst
UK > England

The median Security Analyst daily rate in England is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 371 357 496
Rank change year-on-year -14 +139 -43
Contract jobs requiring a Security Analyst 162 307 295
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.45% 0.63% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.67% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 221 197
10th Percentile £355 £350 £363
25th Percentile £463 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £588
90th Percentile £750 £700 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.33% +9.75% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile - £63.73 £62.67
25th Percentile - £65.19 £63.30
Median hourly rate £11.25 £70.25 £65.80
Median % change year-on-year -83.99% +6.76% +21.65%
75th Percentile - £75.19 £79.04
90th Percentile - £76.58 £80.35
UK median hourly rate £12.50 £70.25 £65.80
% change year-on-year -82.21% +6.76% +21.65%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 33,765 45,858 67,296
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.60% 95.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,417 32,568 47,999
10th Percentile £282 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £543 £525
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,442 1,343 1,842
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.27 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.72
Median hourly rate £36.92 £45.00 £23.03
Median % change year-on-year -17.97% +95.42% +5.92%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £64.98
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -18.89% +87.50% +6.67%

Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Security Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Analyst in England over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for Security Analyst in England

Security Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
London +22 69 £500 -12.85% 27
South East +20 33 £542 +8.40% 20
North of England -15 20 £525 +2.44% 22
South West +11 16 £750 +29.03% 6
Midlands +10 14 £525 -8.70% 8
West Midlands +11 10 £563 - 7
North West -14 9 £638 +50.00% 8
Yorkshire -2 8 £650 +23.81% 14
East of England +14 6 £535 +48.61% 1
East Midlands +18 4 £400 -33.33% 1
North East - 3 £300 -
Security Analyst
UK

Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Security Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Security Analyst in the job title.

1 103 (63.58%) Cybersecurity
2 42 (25.93%) Security Cleared
2 42 (25.93%) Microsoft
3 37 (22.84%) Information Security
4 35 (21.60%) SIEM
5 33 (20.37%) CISSP
6 32 (19.75%) Security Operations
7 30 (18.52%) Azure
8 28 (17.28%) Social Skills
9 27 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
10 25 (15.43%) Incident Response
11 24 (14.81%) Risk Management
12 23 (14.20%) CISM
12 23 (14.20%) SC Cleared
12 23 (14.20%) Analytical Skills
12 23 (14.20%) NIST
13 22 (13.58%) Active Directory
14 21 (12.96%) Firewall
14 21 (12.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
15 20 (12.35%) Banking
15 20 (12.35%) Finance
16 19 (11.73%) Identity Access Management
17 18 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
17 18 (11.11%) SharePoint
18 17 (10.49%) Microsoft Excel
18 17 (10.49%) Vulnerability Management
18 17 (10.49%) Entra ID
18 17 (10.49%) Network Security
18 17 (10.49%) DV Cleared
19 15 (9.26%) Threat Intelligence

Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (11.11%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.85%) Confluence
3 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.62%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 17 (10.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (2.47%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.62%) OmniGraffle
3 1 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.62%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 30 (18.52%) Azure
2 18 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (10.49%) Entra ID
4 7 (4.32%) Power Platform
5 5 (3.09%) Azure Sentinel
6 4 (2.47%) AWS
6 4 (2.47%) Mimecast
7 2 (1.23%) IaaS
7 2 (1.23%) SaaS
8 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.62%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.62%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (12.96%) Firewall
2 17 (10.49%) Network Security
3 7 (4.32%) Cisco ASA
3 7 (4.32%) Cisco ISE
4 6 (3.70%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.85%) Intranet
5 3 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (1.85%) SAN
6 2 (1.23%) DMZ
7 1 (0.62%) DNS
7 1 (0.62%) HTTP
7 1 (0.62%) SMTP
7 1 (0.62%) VPN
7 1 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.62%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.32%) Power BI
2 1 (0.62%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (2.47%) JIRA
General
1 28 (17.28%) Social Skills
2 23 (14.20%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (12.35%) Banking
3 20 (12.35%) Finance
4 8 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
4 8 (4.94%) Public Sector
5 6 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (2.47%) Retail Banking
7 3 (1.85%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.23%) Advertising
8 2 (1.23%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.23%) Law
8 2 (1.23%) Legal
8 2 (1.23%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.23%) Marketing
9 1 (0.62%) Electronics
9 1 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.62%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.62%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.41%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.64%) Cyber Threat
2 13 (8.02%) Security Operations Centre
2 13 (8.02%) Security Posture
3 11 (6.79%) Management Information System
4 10 (6.17%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 7 (4.32%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (3.70%) Operational Technology
6 6 (3.70%) Product Ownership
7 5 (3.09%) CSOC
7 5 (3.09%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (2.47%) Cloud Native
8 4 (2.47%) Cyberattack
8 4 (2.47%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.85%) SCADA
10 2 (1.23%) CCTV
11 1 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.62%) Contactless
11 1 (0.62%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 1 (0.62%) Private Cloud
11 1 (0.62%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.02%) Linux
1 13 (8.02%) Windows
2 5 (3.09%) Debian
2 5 (3.09%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (63.58%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (22.84%) Information Security
3 35 (21.60%) SIEM
4 32 (19.75%) Security Operations
5 27 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (15.43%) Incident Response
7 24 (14.81%) Risk Management
8 19 (11.73%) Identity Access Management
9 17 (10.49%) Vulnerability Management
10 15 (9.26%) Threat Intelligence
11 14 (8.64%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 14 (8.64%) MITRE ATT&CK
11 14 (8.64%) Vulnerability Assessment
12 13 (8.02%) Data Protection
13 12 (7.41%) Cloud Security
13 12 (7.41%) Remediation Plan
14 11 (6.79%) Decision-Making
14 11 (6.79%) Threat Modelling
14 11 (6.79%) Time Management
15 10 (6.17%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.94%) Python
2 4 (2.47%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.62%) SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (25.93%) Security Cleared
2 33 (20.37%) CISSP
3 23 (14.20%) CISM
3 23 (14.20%) SC Cleared
4 17 (10.49%) DV Cleared
5 12 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (6.79%) Degree
7 9 (5.56%) OSCP
8 7 (4.32%) CCNP
9 6 (3.70%) GREM
9 6 (3.70%) GSEC
10 5 (3.09%) CISA
10 5 (3.09%) CRISC
11 4 (2.47%) CEH
12 3 (1.85%) CCNA
12 3 (1.85%) ISSAP
12 3 (1.85%) Master's Degree
13 2 (1.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (1.23%) GIAC
13 2 (1.23%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (14.20%) NIST
2 21 (12.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (8.02%) QA
4 6 (3.70%) GDPR
5 5 (3.09%) COBIT
5 5 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (3.09%) GRC
6 4 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (2.47%) NCSC
7 3 (1.85%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (1.85%) IASME
7 3 (1.85%) ISO 31000
7 3 (1.85%) ISO 9001
7 3 (1.85%) NIST 800
7 3 (1.85%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.23%) ISO 22301
8 2 (1.23%) RMADS
9 1 (0.62%) GLBA
9 1 (0.62%) ISAE 3402
9 1 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (13.58%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.62%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (4.32%) Nessus
2 2 (1.23%) CASB
3 1 (0.62%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.62%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.62%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (0.62%) Nmap
3 1 (0.62%) QRadar
Vendors
1 42 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.41%) CyberArk
3 9 (5.56%) Cisco
4 7 (4.32%) Juniper
4 7 (4.32%) Palo Alto
4 7 (4.32%) ScienceLogic
5 6 (3.70%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (3.09%) Red Hat
6 5 (3.09%) Splunk
7 4 (2.47%) Darktrace
8 3 (1.85%) Netskope
8 3 (1.85%) Qualys
8 3 (1.85%) VMware
9 2 (1.23%) Cybereason
9 2 (1.23%) McAfee
9 2 (1.23%) SAP
9 2 (1.23%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.62%) Lotus
10 1 (0.62%) Sophos
10 1 (0.62%) Symantec