Cybersecurity Specialist
UK
The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 564 | 647 | 819 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | +172 | -110 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist | 15 | 37 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.066% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.037% | 0.069% | 0.026% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 24 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £446 | £469 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £513 | £258 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £595 | £487 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.81% | +22.26% | -22.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £653 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £814 | £846 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £591 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +35.72% | +174.98% |
| 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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 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% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £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 2 June 2024.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Top 11 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 2 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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| UK excluding London | +38 | 10 | £525 | -11.11% | 7 |
| England | +74 | 7 | £538 | -10.42% | 9 |
| Scotland | +41 | 6 | £488 | -11.36% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 3 | £525 | -4.55% | 1 |
| London | +91 | 3 | £525 | -14.29% | 1 |
| North of England | +29 | 2 | £725 | +38.10% | 3 |
| North West | +15 | 1 | £900 | +71.43% | 2 |
| South West | +1 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £550 | - |
Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 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: