Live market evidence
Security Engineer Contract Job Market
Current Security Engineer contract demand, compensation evidence, engagement mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated October 29, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
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2,948
New · 24h
133
New · 7d
650
Sources represented
8
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 150 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $55/hr
- Median
- $68/hr
- 75th percentile
- $83/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract2,748
- 1099355
- C2c11
Top sources
- LinkedIn2,268
- Dice482
- FreelancerMap143
- Indeed25
- Upwork15
- Himalayas8
Relevant specialties
- Artificial Intelligence130
- Cloud113
- Agentic Ai5
- Machine Learning5
- Generative Ai1
- Large Language Models1
Seniority
- Senior1,298
- Staff97
- Lead82
- Mid68
- Principal63
- Junior19
Remote mix
- Unknown2,433
- Onsite Or Hybrid347
- Remote168
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration178
- Ongoing Contract38
- Freelance Ad Hoc11
- Fixed Project10
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineering / Onsite / Carrollton, TX
W2 Contract · Carrollton, Texas, USA
Network Security Engineer
W2 Contract · Chicago, IL
Security Engineer, Network, Leo Security
W2 Contract · Herndon, VA
Principal Cyber Security Engineer (Remote - NC, AZ, TX)
W2 Contract · Raleigh, NC
Embedded Systems Security Engineer 3
W2 Contract · Baltimore, MD
Platform Security Engineer
W2 Contract · McLean, VA
Security Engineer
W2 Contract · Lehi, UT
Senior Security Engineer, ATG Security
W2 Contract · Culver City, CA
Systems Security Engineer
W2 Contract · Lexington Park, MD
Cybersecurity Engineer
W2 Contract · Herndon, VA
Senior Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
W2 Contract · Shreveport, LA
Sr. Product Security Engineer - Embedded IoT
W2 Contract · Fridley, MN
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Methodology
Current live, classified Security Engineer opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.