Cybersecurity Specialist
UK
The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 561 | 649 | 825 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +88 | +176 | -167 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist | 15 | 35 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.061% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.065% | 0.029% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 23 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £446 | £463 | £194 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £513 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £591 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +19.32% | -20.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £655 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £814 | £808 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £591 | £461 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +28.02% | +191.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45.57 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £59.73 | £31.41 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £64.15 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.82% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £71.88 | £69.83 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72.98 | £70.58 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £64.15 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.82% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +45 | 10 | £525 | -11.11% | 7 |
| England | +93 | 7 | £528 | -12.08% | 11 |
| Scotland | +35 | 6 | £488 | -11.36% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +120 | 4 | £528 | -4.09% | 2 |
| London | +95 | 3 | £525 | -16.83% | 3 |
| South West | +3 | 2 | £530 | -33.44% | |
| North of England | +25 | 1 | £550 | +4.76% | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 4 |
| North East | - | 1 | £550 | - |
Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Cybersecurity Specialist 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 featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: