Information Security Contracts in Central London

Information Security (InfoSec)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 68 83
Rank change year-on-year -25 +15 +23
Contract jobs citing Information Security 31 70 101
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 1.55% 2.87% 2.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.67% 3.17% 2.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 57 71
10th Percentile £344 £376 £463
25th Percentile £434 £481 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £625 £663
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% -5.66% +20.45%
75th Percentile £658 £713 £795
90th Percentile £757 £875 £838
London median daily rate £538 £600 £630
% change year-on-year -10.42% -4.76% +9.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £24.60 - -
25th Percentile £28.50 £16.00 -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £17.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +105.88% - -
75th Percentile - £18.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £24.66 £24.59 £55.00
% change year-on-year +0.28% -55.29% +100.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Information Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,856 2,211 3,521
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 92.89% 90.58% 91.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,198 1,574 2,386
10th Percentile £361 £350 £325
25th Percentile £456 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +5.26%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
London median daily rate £550 £550 £590
% change year-on-year - -6.78% +2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 24 28
10th Percentile £22.00 £20.01 £15.43
25th Percentile £22.75 £22.38 £18.50
Median hourly rate £29.07 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.53% -20.54% -14.63%
75th Percentile £43.97 £29.11 £58.75
90th Percentile £50.75 £41.29 £88.30
London median hourly rate £32.00 £28.50 £39.00
% change year-on-year +12.28% -26.92% +8.33%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Central London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Security in Central London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Security in Central London

Information Security
Contract 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 Information Security within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
City of London -32 26 £513 -18.81% 28
Information Security
London

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.45%) Confluence
1 2 (6.45%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (6.45%) MS Visio
4 1 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.23%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 7 (22.58%) Azure
2 4 (12.90%) AWS
3 3 (9.68%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (6.45%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (6.45%) Mimecast
5 1 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.23%) Entra ID
5 1 (3.23%) GCP
5 1 (3.23%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.45%) Firewall
1 2 (6.45%) Network Security
1 2 (6.45%) Wireless
2 1 (3.23%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.23%) NoSQL
1 1 (3.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (9.68%) JIRA
General
1 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
2 8 (25.81%) Finance
3 5 (16.13%) Banking
4 4 (12.90%) Law
5 3 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.45%) Legal
6 2 (6.45%) Local Government
6 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.23%) Billing
7 1 (3.23%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.23%) International Banking
7 1 (3.23%) Marketing
7 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (22.58%) Analyst
1 7 (22.58%) Security Manager
2 5 (16.13%) Information Security Manager
2 5 (16.13%) IT Analyst
3 3 (9.68%) Information Manager
3 3 (9.68%) IT Manager
3 3 (9.68%) IT Security Manager
3 3 (9.68%) Lead
4 2 (6.45%) Architect
4 2 (6.45%) Consultant
4 2 (6.45%) Head of IT
4 2 (6.45%) Information Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Information Security Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) IT Support Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Programme Manager
4 2 (6.45%) Project Manager
4 2 (6.45%) Risk Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Security Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Support Analyst
4 2 (6.45%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.45%) Node.js
1 2 (6.45%) Web Services
2 1 (3.23%) .NET
2 1 (3.23%) ASP.NET
2 1 (3.23%) ASP.NET Core
2 1 (3.23%) CSS
2 1 (3.23%) GraphQL
2 1 (3.23%) HTML
2 1 (3.23%) React
2 1 (3.23%) REST
2 1 (3.23%) SailPoint
2 1 (3.23%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 6 (19.35%) Management Information System
2 3 (9.68%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.45%) iPad
3 2 (6.45%) iPhone
4 1 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.23%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.23%) Hedge funds
4 1 (3.23%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.23%) Security Posture
4 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (16.13%) Windows
2 2 (6.45%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (22.58%) Risk Management
1 7 (22.58%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (19.35%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (16.13%) Data Protection
4 4 (12.90%) Incident Response
5 3 (9.68%) Agile
5 3 (9.68%) Business Continuity
5 3 (9.68%) Data Governance
5 3 (9.68%) Data Management
5 3 (9.68%) Information Security Management
5 3 (9.68%) Programme Management
5 3 (9.68%) Security Management
5 3 (9.68%) Security Operations
5 3 (9.68%) Service Management
5 3 (9.68%) Vulnerability Management
6 2 (6.45%) Configuration Management
6 2 (6.45%) CRM
6 2 (6.45%) Data Modelling
6 2 (6.45%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 3 (9.68%) Python
2 2 (6.45%) Bash
2 2 (6.45%) PowerShell
3 1 (3.23%) Bicep
3 1 (3.23%) C#
3 1 (3.23%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) CISSP
2 3 (9.68%) CISM
2 3 (9.68%) Degree
2 3 (9.68%) SC Cleared
2 3 (9.68%) Security Cleared
3 2 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.23%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (3.23%) AWS Certification
4 1 (3.23%) Azure Certification
4 1 (3.23%) CASP
4 1 (3.23%) CCSP
4 1 (3.23%) CISA
4 1 (3.23%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.23%) CRISC
4 1 (3.23%) GCIA
4 1 (3.23%) GCIH
4 1 (3.23%) GIAC
4 1 (3.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (3.23%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (25.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (12.90%) NIST
3 2 (6.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (3.23%) COBIT
4 1 (3.23%) GDPR
4 1 (3.23%) NIST 800
4 1 (3.23%) QA
4 1 (3.23%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (12.90%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.23%) Puppet
1 1 (3.23%) RSA Archer
1 1 (3.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.45%) Apple
2 2 (6.45%) Okta
3 1 (3.23%) CyberArk
3 1 (3.23%) Databricks
3 1 (3.23%) Google
3 1 (3.23%) LogRhythm
3 1 (3.23%) Ping Identity
3 1 (3.23%) Rapid7
3 1 (3.23%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.23%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.23%) Splunk
3 1 (3.23%) Tenable