Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer daily rate in the UK is £555, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 255 | 220 | 297 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +77 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 401 | 673 | 778 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.92% | 1.21% | 0.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.99% | 1.28% | 0.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 292 | 470 | 525 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £368 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £486 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £555 | £565 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.77% | +2.73% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £537 | £532 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.94% | +4.32% | +2.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 19 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £66.36 | £27.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.70 | £76.66 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.40 | £83.40 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.97% | +85.33% | -21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.63 | - | £63.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | - | £80.57 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £48.40 | £83.40 | £73.76 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.97% | +13.07% | +31.19% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Security Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Security Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 June 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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| England | -26 | 352 | £550 | -4.35% | 331 |
| London | +5 | 189 | £600 | -3.61% | 109 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 158 | £537 | +0.94% | 245 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 144 | £600 | +6.01% | 155 |
| South East | +12 | 60 | £450 | -14.29% | 57 |
| South West | -5 | 33 | £600 | +3.45% | 25 |
| North of England | -41 | 27 | £538 | +6.01% | 56 |
| North West | -34 | 21 | £530 | +9.05% | 33 |
| Midlands | -11 | 16 | £650 | +18.18% | 57 |
| Scotland | +49 | 15 | £575 | +8.18% | 15 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 13 | £650 | +1.96% | 22 |
| East of England | +7 | 8 | £300 | -36.84% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 5 | £625 | +8.70% | 21 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 3 | £685 | +32.11% | 35 |
| Wales | +15 | 2 | £531 | -7.61% | 6 |
| North East | +8 | 1 | £475 | -44.78% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Security Engineer 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 Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer 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:
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