# Security guards & key holding: what it costs and how to get quotes

Source: https://worklanded.com/find/security-guarding (read 2026-11-13)

Security guards & key holding typically costs £365 to £13,000 (low is a year of commercial key holding and alarm response at about GBP 1 a day; high is one month of a single 24/7 static guard post (730 hours) at about GBP 18 an hour. A typical enquiry (a few weeks of night cover for a site or void, or a standing weekly rota) sits between, about GBP 1,500 to 5,000), according to SafeSite Facilities, security guard services, read November 2026.

## What happens to an enquiry sent here

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Typical cost | £365 to £13,000 |
| What that price is for | Low is a year of commercial key holding and alarm response at about GBP 1 a day; high is one month of a single 24/7 static guard post (730 hours) at about GBP 18 an hour. A typical enquiry (a few weeks of night cover for a site or void, or a standing weekly rota) sits between, about GBP 1,500 to 5,000. |
| What you pay us | Nothing. Sending an enquiry is free and you agree prices with the firm. |
| Who gets your details | Up to three security guarding companies, chosen by Worklanded. They contact you directly. |
| You are told | Each firm's name, by email, as your details go to it, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them. |
| What firms pay us | £19 per enquiry in the UK, a fixed price published on our lead price index. Never a share of what you pay them. |
| What a firm sees before it pays | The job and the area, without your name or contact details. |
| Where it is offered | the UK |

Source: [SafeSite Facilities, security guard services](https://www.safesitefacilities.co.uk/products/security-guards-services), read November 2026.

## What a firm will ask you

- When do you need this? (As soon as possible / Within a month / In 1 to 3 months / Later than 3 months / Just getting prices for now)

## What happens after you send it

1. Your enquiry is checked for spam and its contact details are checked so a firm can reach you.
2. Worklanded chooses up to three security guarding companies that cover the area. A firm sees the job and the area before it decides to take it.
3. As your details go to each firm, we email you its name, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them.
4. The firms contact you directly. You agree the price and the work with them; Worklanded takes no part of that.

Send an enquiry: https://worklanded.com/find/security-guarding#get-quotes (free). An AI agent can send one with the submit_enquiry tool at https://worklanded.com/mcp; the person confirms it by email before it goes anywhere.