Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
South East > Berkshire
The median Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) daily rate in Berkshire is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | 111 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +4 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Chief Information Security Officer | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 0.083% | 0.056% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.090% | 0.061% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £825 | £900 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £850 | £1,100 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +57.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £1,300 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £875 | £1,100 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.45% | +57.14% | -50.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,115 | 1,648 | 1,759 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.22% | 92.07% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 693 | 877 | 1,114 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.73% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £688 | £706 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 96 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.75 | £18.63 | £17.11 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.48 | £48.35 | £24.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.00 | £61.60 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.08% | +8.29% | +152.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £79.44 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.43 | £90.00 | £75.67 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +134.74% |
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Chief Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Chief Information Security Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer in Berkshire.
Chief Information Security Officer
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Information Security Officer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 30 July 2025. 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 |
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| Reading | - | 1 | £850 | - | |
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Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 30 July 2025, Chief Information Security Officer 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 Berkshire region featuring Chief Information Security Officer in the job title.
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Chief Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:
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