Information Specialist Contracts in the South East

Information Specialist
England > South East

The median Information Specialist daily rate in the South East is £170 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 197 213 257
Rank change year-on-year +16 +44 -56
Contract jobs requiring an Information Specialist 7 10 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.13% 0.17% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.18% 0.013%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 7 1
10th Percentile - £581 -
25th Percentile £165 £625 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 £700 £600
Median % change year-on-year -75.71% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £613 £513
% change year-on-year -18.37% +19.51% +46.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £74.00 -
England median hourly rate - £74.00 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 5,161 5,536 7,502
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 94.33% 95.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,107 3,852 5,076
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £390 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £614 £603 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £669
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 477 243 339
10th Percentile £12.78 £18.08 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £16.18
Median hourly rate £47.50 £48.08 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.21% +128.95% -13.40%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.30 £43.85
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £60.30
England median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -22.22% +100.00% +0.36%

Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Information Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Information Specialist in the South East

Information Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Information Specialist in the South East

Information Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Specialist in the South East over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Specialist in the South East

Information Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Information Specialist in the South East

Information Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Thames Valley +10 7 £170 -69.26% 1
Buckinghamshire - 7 £170 -
Information Specialist
England

Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Information 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 across the South East region featuring Information Specialist in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (71.43%) ISMS
3 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Register
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
3 4 (57.14%) Logistics
4 3 (42.86%) Migration
4 3 (42.86%) Wiki
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (42.86%) SharePoint
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
5 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
5 1 (14.29%) Security Management
5 1 (14.29%) Retail
5 1 (14.29%) Billing
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (14.29%) ITIL

Information Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Billing
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
2 3 (42.86%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (71.43%) ISMS
3 4 (57.14%) Logistics
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Register
4 3 (42.86%) Migration
5 1 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
5 1 (14.29%) ITIL
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (14.29%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft