Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 264 | 218 | 314 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | +96 | -13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 376 | 678 | 761 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.87% | 1.21% | 0.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.94% | 1.28% | 0.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 269 | 473 | 515 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £413 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £486 | £464 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £684 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.20% | +6.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 18 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £67.00 | £27.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.70 | £83.31 | £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 | £88.38 | £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
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | -38 | 331 | £550 | -6.38% | 291 |
| London | +4 | 182 | £588 | -5.62% | 115 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 142 | £525 | - | 191 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 131 | £600 | +4.35% | 149 |
| South East | +8 | 59 | £450 | -14.29% | 53 |
| South West | -5 | 26 | £600 | +14.29% | 21 |
| North of England | -41 | 21 | £525 | +2.79% | 43 |
| Midlands | -5 | 17 | £650 | +18.18% | 37 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 14 | £650 | +1.96% | 16 |
| North West | -38 | 14 | £525 | +8.02% | 26 |
| Scotland | +31 | 12 | £575 | +4.55% | 11 |
| East of England | +6 | 8 | £300 | -36.84% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 6 | £624 | +8.43% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 3 | £685 | +32.11% | 21 |
| Wales | +11 | 2 | £531 | -7.61% | 4 |
| North East | +10 | 1 | £475 | -43.89% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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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