Head of Information Security Contracts in Central London

Head of Information Security
London > Central London

The median Head of Information Security daily rate in Central London is £1,000, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 August 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
20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Head of Information Security 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.049% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.053% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £1,000 - -
London median daily rate £800 £650 -
% change year-on-year +23.08% - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 1,893 2,173 3,302
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 94.73% 94.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,258 1,460 2,290
10th Percentile £325 £363 £325
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +2.68%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
London median daily rate £543 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.36% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 20 13
10th Percentile £19.05 £19.60 £14.67
25th Percentile £23.75 £22.84 £21.25
Median hourly rate £28.50 £27.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -22.86% -15.66%
75th Percentile £36.00 £65.63 £52.50
90th Percentile £63.75 £137.50 £80.75
London median hourly rate £29.07 £33.50 £37.42
% change year-on-year -13.22% -10.48% +8.24%

Head of Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Head of Information Security in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Information Security in Central London

Head of Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Information Security job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Information Security job vacancies in Central London

Head of Information Security
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Information Security within the Central London region over the 6 months to 20 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 1 £1,000 - 1
Head of Information Security
London

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, Head of Information Security 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 Central London region featuring Head of Information Security in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SSCP
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) GSEC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) ISACA
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) SANS
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture

Head of Information Security Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) GIAC
1 1 (100.00%) GSEC
1 1 (100.00%) ISACA
1 1 (100.00%) SANS
1 1 (100.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001