Information Security Contracts with Work from Home Options

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 88 133
Rank change year-on-year -17 +45 +2
Contract jobs citing Information Security 297 642 900
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.97% 2.56% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.24% 2.85% 2.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 218 506 661
10th Percentile £400 £413 £406
25th Percentile £500 £518 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £623 £563
Median % change year-on-year -7.63% +10.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £675 £725 £650
90th Percentile £750 £820 £763
UK median daily rate £582 £610 £575
% change year-on-year -4.59% +6.09% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 6
10th Percentile - £43.48 £26.25
25th Percentile £12.75 £48.70 £29.69
Median hourly rate £18.75 £57.40 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.33% +27.54% +100.00%
75th Percentile £19.75 £66.09 £59.94
90th Percentile - £71.31 £81.63
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £75.00 £63.50
% change year-on-year -74.00% +18.11% +149.02%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,268 22,513 39,948
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.01% 89.73% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,896 15,904 28,997
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 519 530
10th Percentile £15.03 £18.63 £13.73
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.06
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.63
90th Percentile £75.20 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

Information Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Information Security trend for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Information Security.

Information Security daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Information Security over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Information Security daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Information Security.

Information Security hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 15 (5.05%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.36%) IIS
3 5 (1.68%) Apache
3 5 (1.68%) nginx
4 4 (1.35%) Apache Solr
4 4 (1.35%) WebSphere
5 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.01%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.34%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.34%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.34%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.34%) Tomcat
Applications
1 17 (5.72%) Microsoft Excel
1 17 (5.72%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.36%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.01%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 45 (15.15%) Azure
2 27 (9.09%) AWS
3 18 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (5.39%) SaaS
5 12 (4.04%) GCP
5 12 (4.04%) IaaS
6 11 (3.70%) Power Platform
7 9 (3.03%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.68%) GitHub
9 4 (1.35%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.01%) PaaS
11 2 (0.67%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.67%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.67%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.67%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.67%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.34%) Serverless
12 1 (0.34%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 42 (14.14%) Network Security
2 23 (7.74%) Firewall
3 17 (5.72%) DNS
4 14 (4.71%) VPN
5 12 (4.04%) TCP/IP
6 7 (2.36%) DHCP
6 7 (2.36%) HTTPS
7 6 (2.02%) SCCP
8 5 (1.68%) WAN
9 4 (1.35%) IPsec
9 4 (1.35%) LAN
9 4 (1.35%) VLAN
10 3 (1.01%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.67%) SAN
12 1 (0.34%) Broadband
12 1 (0.34%) HTTP
12 1 (0.34%) Kerberos
12 1 (0.34%) SMTP
12 1 (0.34%) SSL
12 1 (0.34%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.36%) Oracle Database
2 6 (2.02%) Power BI
3 5 (1.68%) MySQL
4 4 (1.35%) Couchbase
4 4 (1.35%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.01%) DB2
6 2 (0.67%) Metadata
6 2 (0.67%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.34%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.34%) Big Data
7 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.70%) Jenkins
2 10 (3.37%) JIRA
3 7 (2.36%) GitLab
3 7 (2.36%) Maven
4 2 (0.67%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.34%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.34%) Git
5 1 (0.34%) RStudio
General
1 88 (29.63%) Social Skills
2 80 (26.94%) Finance
3 50 (16.84%) Public Sector
4 49 (16.50%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (6.73%) Banking
5 20 (6.73%) Police
6 18 (6.06%) Legal
7 10 (3.37%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.03%) Marketing
9 8 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.36%) Law
10 7 (2.36%) Manufacturing
11 6 (2.02%) Retail
12 4 (1.35%) Electronics
12 4 (1.35%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.01%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 52 (17.51%) Architect
2 49 (16.50%) Consultant
3 48 (16.16%) Analyst
4 42 (14.14%) Security Architect
5 29 (9.76%) Security Consultant
6 27 (9.09%) Security Analyst
7 22 (7.41%) Senior
8 21 (7.07%) Security Manager
9 16 (5.39%) Lead
10 15 (5.05%) Information Security Consultant
11 13 (4.38%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 13 (4.38%) Information Manager
11 13 (4.38%) Information Security Manager
12 11 (3.70%) Project Manager
12 11 (3.70%) Security Specialist
13 10 (3.37%) Data Consultant
13 10 (3.37%) Data Protection Consultant
13 10 (3.37%) Information Analyst
13 10 (3.37%) Information Security Analyst
13 10 (3.37%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.36%) Hibernate
1 7 (2.36%) JPA
2 6 (2.02%) RabbitMQ
3 4 (1.35%) .NET
3 4 (1.35%) JSON
3 4 (1.35%) LDAP
3 4 (1.35%) LEMP Stack
3 4 (1.35%) Web Services
3 4 (1.35%) YAML
4 3 (1.01%) EJB
4 3 (1.01%) J2EE
4 3 (1.01%) JSP
4 3 (1.01%) PyTorch
4 3 (1.01%) scikit-learn
4 3 (1.01%) Servlets
4 3 (1.01%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.01%) XML
5 2 (0.67%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.34%) OAuth
6 1 (0.34%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 70 (23.57%) Management Information System
2 15 (5.05%) Security Posture
3 10 (3.37%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.36%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (2.36%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.02%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.68%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (1.68%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.35%) CMDB
8 4 (1.35%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.35%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.35%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.35%) PKI
8 4 (1.35%) PMI
9 3 (1.01%) Algorithms
9 3 (1.01%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.01%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.01%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 30 (10.10%) Windows
2 12 (4.04%) Linux
3 9 (3.03%) Windows 7
4 8 (2.69%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.35%) CentOS
5 4 (1.35%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.67%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (40.74%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (20.20%) Risk Management
3 43 (14.48%) Security Management
4 41 (13.80%) Information Security Management
4 41 (13.80%) Problem-Solving
5 39 (13.13%) Data Protection
5 39 (13.13%) Vulnerability Management
6 34 (11.45%) Security Architecture
7 33 (11.11%) Penetration Testing
8 32 (10.77%) Risk Assessment
9 31 (10.44%) ISMS
10 28 (9.43%) Agile
10 28 (9.43%) Project Management
11 26 (8.75%) Security Operations
12 25 (8.42%) DevOps
12 25 (8.42%) Incident Response
13 24 (8.08%) Continuous Improvement
13 24 (8.08%) SDLC
13 24 (8.08%) SIEM
13 24 (8.08%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.38%) SQL
2 12 (4.04%) Java
3 8 (2.69%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.35%) PHP
5 3 (1.01%) Python
6 1 (0.34%) Go
6 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.34%) R
Qualifications
1 86 (28.96%) CISSP
2 69 (23.23%) Security Cleared
3 63 (21.21%) CISM
4 48 (16.16%) SC Cleared
5 33 (11.11%) Degree
6 21 (7.07%) CISA
7 16 (5.39%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (5.05%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (4.71%) DV Cleared
10 12 (4.04%) CRISC
11 10 (3.37%) CREST Certified
11 10 (3.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (3.37%) TOGAF Certification
12 8 (2.69%) CCNA
12 8 (2.69%) CEH
12 8 (2.69%) Master's Degree
13 7 (2.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 6 (2.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 5 (1.68%) APMP
15 5 (1.68%) CSSLP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (28.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (21.21%) NIST
3 31 (10.44%) GDPR
4 26 (8.75%) NCSC
5 15 (5.05%) GRC
6 12 (4.04%) PCI DSS
7 11 (3.70%) SLA
8 10 (3.37%) COBIT
8 10 (3.37%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 10 (3.37%) NIST 800
8 10 (3.37%) QA
9 8 (2.69%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (2.02%) Government Security Classifications
11 5 (1.68%) HIPAA
11 5 (1.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 4 (1.35%) PMO
12 4 (1.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (1.01%) Disclosure Scotland
14 2 (0.67%) ISAE 3402
14 2 (0.67%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 23 (7.74%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.02%) Docker
3 4 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.67%) XenApp
5 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (5.39%) Terraform
2 12 (4.04%) Ansible
3 11 (3.70%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.02%) SCCM
5 5 (1.68%) Nessus
6 2 (0.67%) CASB
6 2 (0.67%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 2 (0.67%) Kibana
6 2 (0.67%) logstash
6 2 (0.67%) Network Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.67%) Packer
6 2 (0.67%) Puppet
6 2 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.34%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.34%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.34%) QRadar
7 1 (0.34%) Salt
Vendors
1 62 (20.88%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.39%) Oracle
3 12 (4.04%) Qualys
4 8 (2.69%) Cisco
4 8 (2.69%) Google
5 6 (2.02%) SAP
5 6 (2.02%) VMware
6 5 (1.68%) Computacenter
7 4 (1.35%) CyberArk
7 4 (1.35%) Okta
8 3 (1.01%) CA
8 3 (1.01%) CheckPoint
8 3 (1.01%) Citrix
8 3 (1.01%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.01%) Sparx
8 3 (1.01%) Splunk
8 3 (1.01%) Workday
9 2 (0.67%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.67%) IBM
9 2 (0.67%) Rapid7