Head of Information Security Contract Job Trends in Bristol
Head of Information Security
South West > Bristol
The median Head of Information Security daily rate in Bristol is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 88 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Head of Information Security jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol | 0.076% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.082% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £750 | £813 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Bristol matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Bristol matching a recognised job title | 1,222 | 736 | 744 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.30% | 92.58% | 95.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 605 | 368 | 413 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £213 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +5.26% | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £747 | £718 |
| South West median daily rate | £549 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.57% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 301 | 159 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.75 | £13.33 | £17.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.25 | £18.87 | £36.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £40.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.50% | -38.93% | +0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £70.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.87 | £74.44 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £32.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.92% | -50.00% | +14.22% |
Head of Information Security Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Head of Information Security job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Head of Information Security Skill Set Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Head of Information Security contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Head of Information Security job ads across the Bristol region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Agility | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Resilience | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Protection | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GDPR | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Response | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Information Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO 31000 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27005 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NIST 800 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | OWASP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PCI DSS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Architecture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Operations | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
Head of Information Security Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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