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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 65 80
Rank change year-on-year -34 +15 +36
Contract jobs citing Information Security 29 72 104
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 1.46% 2.96% 2.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.57% 3.27% 3.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 58 74
10th Percentile £330 £340 £415
25th Percentile £453 £481 £543
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £613 £655
Median % change year-on-year -12.24% -6.49% +19.09%
75th Percentile £653 £709 £786
90th Percentile £695 £875 £834
London median daily rate £525 £600 £646
% change year-on-year -12.50% -7.12% +12.35%
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 1,844 2,202 3,443
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 93.13% 90.62% 91.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,190 1,567 2,335
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £454 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £564 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -8.33% +5.26%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £725
90th Percentile £773 £800 £823
London median daily rate £550 £550 £590
% change year-on-year - -6.78% +2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 23 28
10th Percentile £22.00 £20.22 £15.18
25th Percentile £22.75 £22.75 £18.03
Median hourly rate £29.07 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.53% -20.54% -13.58%
75th Percentile £43.97 £30.41 £55.00
90th Percentile £50.75 £41.47 £88.30
London median hourly rate £34.00 £28.00 £39.00
% change year-on-year +21.43% -28.21% +5.41%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -36 23 £513 -18.00% 24
West End of London -3 1 - - 2
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 (6.90%) Confluence
2 1 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (6.90%) MS Visio
4 1 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.45%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 6 (20.69%) Azure
2 3 (10.34%) AWS
3 2 (6.90%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (3.45%) GCP
4 1 (3.45%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Firewall
1 2 (6.90%) Network Security
1 2 (6.90%) Wireless
2 1 (3.45%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) JIRA
General
1 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
2 7 (24.14%) Finance
3 4 (13.79%) Law
4 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (10.34%) Banking
5 2 (6.90%) Legal
6 1 (3.45%) Billing
6 1 (3.45%) Corporate Banking
6 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.45%) International Banking
6 1 (3.45%) Local Government
6 1 (3.45%) Marketing
6 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (24.14%) Security Manager
2 5 (17.24%) Analyst
2 5 (17.24%) Information Security Manager
3 4 (13.79%) IT Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) Architect
4 3 (10.34%) Information Manager
4 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Manager
4 3 (10.34%) IT Manager
4 3 (10.34%) IT Security Manager
4 3 (10.34%) Lead
5 2 (6.90%) Head of IT
5 2 (6.90%) Infrastructure Programme Manager
5 2 (6.90%) IT Programme Manager
5 2 (6.90%) IT Support Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Penetration Tester
5 2 (6.90%) Programme Manager
5 2 (6.90%) Project Manager
5 2 (6.90%) Security Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Support Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.90%) Node.js
1 2 (6.90%) Web Services
2 1 (3.45%) .NET
2 1 (3.45%) ASP.NET
2 1 (3.45%) ASP.NET Core
2 1 (3.45%) CSS
2 1 (3.45%) GraphQL
2 1 (3.45%) HTML
2 1 (3.45%) React
2 1 (3.45%) REST
2 1 (3.45%) SailPoint
2 1 (3.45%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Management Information System
2 3 (10.34%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.90%) iPad
3 2 (6.90%) iPhone
4 1 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.45%) Hedge funds
4 1 (3.45%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.45%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Windows
2 2 (6.90%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (24.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (20.69%) Risk Management
3 5 (17.24%) Data Protection
4 4 (13.79%) Incident Response
4 4 (13.79%) Vulnerability Management
5 3 (10.34%) Business Continuity
5 3 (10.34%) Data Governance
5 3 (10.34%) Data Management
5 3 (10.34%) Disaster Recovery
5 3 (10.34%) Programme Management
5 3 (10.34%) Roadmaps
5 3 (10.34%) Service Management
5 3 (10.34%) Waterfall
6 2 (6.90%) Configuration Management
6 2 (6.90%) Data Modelling
6 2 (6.90%) Data Security
6 2 (6.90%) Information Security Management
6 2 (6.90%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.34%) Python
2 2 (6.90%) Bash
3 1 (3.45%) Bicep
3 1 (3.45%) C#
3 1 (3.45%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) CISSP
2 4 (13.79%) CISM
3 3 (10.34%) Degree
4 2 (6.90%) CISA
4 2 (6.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (6.90%) GIAC
4 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
4 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (3.45%) AWS Certification
5 1 (3.45%) Azure Certification
5 1 (3.45%) CASP
5 1 (3.45%) CCSP
5 1 (3.45%) CEH
5 1 (3.45%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (3.45%) CRISC
5 1 (3.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (3.45%) OSCP
5 1 (3.45%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (24.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (13.79%) NIST
3 2 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (3.45%) COBIT
4 1 (3.45%) GDPR
4 1 (3.45%) NIST 800
4 1 (3.45%) QA
4 1 (3.45%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (13.79%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.45%) Puppet
1 1 (3.45%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (34.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.90%) Apple
3 1 (3.45%) CyberArk
3 1 (3.45%) Databricks
3 1 (3.45%) Google
3 1 (3.45%) LogRhythm
3 1 (3.45%) Okta
3 1 (3.45%) Ping Identity
3 1 (3.45%) Rapid7
3 1 (3.45%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.45%) Splunk
3 1 (3.45%) Tenable