{ "name": "securityguardcost.co.uk UK Security Guard Price Index", "title": "UK Security Guard Price Index", "url": "https://securityguardcost.co.uk/datasets/uk-security-guard-price-index/", "csv": "https://securityguardcost.co.uk/datasets/uk-security-guard-price-index.csv", "markdown": "https://securityguardcost.co.uk/datasets/uk-security-guard-price-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-10-28", "license": "https://securityguardcost.co.uk/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the UK Security Guard Price Index is 17.50 GBP across 2 sources' own pages (range 14.99 to 20 GBP; 3 sources publish a figure, some priced per guard per hour), read 28 October 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the UK Security Guard Price Index is 17.50 GBP across 2 sources' own pages (range 14.99 to 20 GBP; 3 sources publish a figure, some priced per guard per hour), read 28 October 2026.", "3 of the 27 named sources read in full publish a figure; 24 publish none, read 28 October 2026.", "UK Security Guard Price Index, service static-guarding: median 17.50 GBP across 2 sources, read 28 October 2026.", "UK Security Guard Price Index, service event-guard-council-hall-hire: median 19.75 GBP per guard per hour across 1 source, read 28 October 2026." ], "citation": "\"securityguardcost.co.uk UK Security Guard Price Index\", updated 2026-10-28, https://securityguardcost.co.uk/datasets/uk-security-guard-price-index/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 2, "median": 17.495, "min": 14.99, "max": 20, "p25": null, "p75": null, "mean": 17.495, "units": { "GBP": 2, "GBP per guard per hour": 1 }, "published_sources": 3, "named_sources": 30, "read_sources": 27, "not_published": 24, "published_share": 0.111 }, "by_axis": { "service": { "static-guarding": { "GBP": { "n": 2, "median": 17.495, "min": 14.99, "max": 20, "p25": null, "p75": null, "mean": 17.495 } }, "event-guard-council-hall-hire": { "GBP per guard per hour": { "n": 1, "median": 19.75, "min": 19.75, "max": 19.75, "p25": 19.75, "p75": 19.75, "mean": 19.75 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "SafeSite Facilities security guards", "url": "https://www.safesitefacilities.co.uk/products/security-guards-services", "figure": "£20 ", "value": 20, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "service": "static-guarding" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "Standard static guarding: from £20 per hour", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "1fda6a9f0a919e5c9e984191530a3fb74583bc0bf5a984bb22581200c7a57aae" }, { "source": "Plus Security (Manchester)", "url": "https://www.plussecurity.co.uk/", "figure": "£14.99 ", "value": 14.99, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "service": "static-guarding" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "Rates from only £14.99 p/h", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "1e73be2368fe293a572c45b665e12b2ed6bba5c395b9ea6a5ba92a53fc52a901" }, { "source": "Dartford: Temple Hill community centre hire", "url": "https://www.dartford.gov.uk/community-centres/temple-hill-community-centre", "figure": "£19.75 ", "value": 19.75, "unit": "GBP per guard per hour", "vat": null, "axis": { "service": "event-guard-council-hall-hire" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "quote": "£19.75 per hour per guard", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "3822c1094ded8be040ed9d400fcfa85c2f7f838e588f922e1b91eca710c36e04" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Venture Security key holding and alarm response", "url": "https://venturesec.co.uk/key-holding-and-alarm-response", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Venture Security corporate key holding", "url": "https://www.venturesec.co.uk/services/corporate/key-holding-and-alarm-response/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Venture Security construction site security", "url": "https://venturesec.co.uk/latest-news/construction-site-security", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Westminster Security door supervisors", "url": "https://www.westminstersecurity.co.uk/services/door-supervisors", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Westminster Security wedding security", "url": "https://www.westminstersecurity.co.uk/event-security/weddings/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "The Keyholding Company: response for businesses", "url": "https://www.keyholding.com/for-businesses/response-for-businesses/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Clearway keyholding", "url": "https://www.clearway.co.uk/technology/cctv-monitoring/keyholding/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "HF Group key holding and alarm response", "url": "https://hf-group.co.uk/key-holding-alarm-response/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "VPS manned security guards", "url": "https://vpsgroup.com/solutions/manned-security-guards", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Corps Security manned guarding Manchester", "url": "https://www.corpssecurity.co.uk/security-services/manned-guarding-manchester/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ProFM Group security services Manchester", "url": "https://www.profmgroup.com/security-services/north-west/manchester/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "ProFM Group security Leeds", "url": "https://www.profmgroup.com/security-services/locations/yorkshire/leeds/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "ProFM Group security Bristol", "url": "https://www.profmgroup.com/security-services/south-west/bristol/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "The Keyholding Company: mobile patrols", "url": "https://www.keyholding.com/for-businesses/mobile-patrols/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Mitie security services", "url": "https://www.mitie.com/services/security/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Securitas UK", "url": "https://www.securitas.uk.com/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Corps Security services", "url": "https://www.corpssecurity.co.uk/security-services/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "TGF Security (Birmingham)", "url": "https://www.tgfsecurity.co.uk/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Churchill security services", "url": "https://www.churchillservices.com/security", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Bracknell Forest Forestcare commercial keyholder response", "url": "https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/forestcare/commercial-keyholder-response", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Whito: security guard cost guide", "url": "https://whito.co.uk/?p=22058", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Localpage Q&A: Birmingham 24/7 manned guarding", "url": "https://localpage.uk/question/security-guard/how-much-does-a-birmingham-based-security-firm-charge-for-247-manned-guarding-services", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Bark: security guards in Manchester", "url": "https://www.bark.com/en/gb/security-guards/greater-manchester/manchester/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "020 London: manned guards", "url": "https://www.020.co.uk/m/manned-guards/london.shtml", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.safesitefacilities.co.uk/products/security-guards-services", "label": "SafeSite Facilities security guards", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://venturesec.co.uk/key-holding-and-alarm-response", "label": "Venture Security key holding and alarm response", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.venturesec.co.uk/services/corporate/key-holding-and-alarm-response/", "label": "Venture Security corporate key holding", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://venturesec.co.uk/latest-news/construction-site-security", "label": "Venture Security construction site security", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.westminstersecurity.co.uk/services/door-supervisors", "label": "Westminster Security door supervisors", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.westminstersecurity.co.uk/event-security/weddings/", "label": "Westminster Security wedding security", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.keyholding.com/for-businesses/response-for-businesses/", "label": "The Keyholding Company: response for businesses", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.clearway.co.uk/technology/cctv-monitoring/keyholding/", "label": "Clearway keyholding", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://hf-group.co.uk/key-holding-alarm-response/", "label": "HF Group key holding and alarm response", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://vpsgroup.com/solutions/manned-security-guards", "label": "VPS manned security guards", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.corpssecurity.co.uk/security-services/manned-guarding-manchester/", "label": "Corps Security manned guarding Manchester", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.profmgroup.com/security-services/north-west/manchester/", "label": "ProFM Group security services Manchester", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.profmgroup.com/security-services/locations/yorkshire/leeds/", "label": "ProFM Group security Leeds", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.profmgroup.com/security-services/south-west/bristol/", "label": "ProFM Group security Bristol", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.plussecurity.co.uk/", "label": "Plus Security (Manchester)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.keyholding.com/for-businesses/mobile-patrols/", "label": "The Keyholding Company: mobile patrols", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mitie.com/services/security/", "label": "Mitie security services", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.securitas.uk.com/", "label": "Securitas UK", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.corpssecurity.co.uk/security-services/", "label": "Corps Security services", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.tgfsecurity.co.uk/", "label": "TGF Security (Birmingham)", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.churchillservices.com/security", "label": "Churchill security services", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://glasgow.gov.uk/article/23767/Security-Services", "label": "Glasgow City Council security services price list", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/forestcare/commercial-keyholder-response", "label": "Bracknell Forest Forestcare commercial keyholder response", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.dartford.gov.uk/community-centres/temple-hill-community-centre", "label": "Dartford: Temple Hill community centre hire", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/9577/Community-Safety-and-Regulatory-Services", "label": "Glasgow City Council book of charges", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://whito.co.uk/?p=22058", "label": "Whito: security guard cost guide", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://localpage.uk/question/security-guard/how-much-does-a-birmingham-based-security-firm-charge-for-247-manned-guarding-services", "label": "Localpage Q&A: Birmingham 24/7 manned guarding", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.bark.com/en/gb/security-guards/greater-manchester/manchester/", "label": "Bark: security guards in Manchester", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.020.co.uk/m/manned-guards/london.shtml", "label": "020 London: manned guards", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/choosing-an-sia-approved-contractor", "label": "gov.uk", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 27 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 24 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 3 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 40 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the published charge rates per service (static guard per hour, door supervisor per hour, event steward per hour, mobile patrol per visit, key holding per year) across every firm that publishes one, the median and range per region, the share of firms that publish versus quote, and the margin of each published rate over the statutory cost floor", "embed": "

17.50 GBP

median published figure, UK Security Guard Price Index, across 2 sources, read 28 October 2026

Source: securityguardcost.co.uk UK Security Guard Price Index
" }