Information Security Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Information Security (InfoSec)
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring Information Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs citing Information Security 6 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 4.72% - 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.17% - 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £485 - -
25th Percentile £538 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £550 - £700
% change year-on-year - - +7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 116 56 163
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham 91.34% 87.50% 87.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 40 87
10th Percentile £380 £524 £390
25th Percentile £455 £547 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £625 £656 £681
90th Percentile £700 £739 £745
Gloucestershire median daily rate £500 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -8.26% -0.91% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 8
10th Percentile - - £53.65
25th Percentile £12.43 £55.00 £70.38
Median hourly rate £12.56 £60.00 £71.00
Median % change year-on-year -79.07% -15.49% -12.35%
75th Percentile £24.74 £65.00 £72.06
90th Percentile £52.75 - £74.13
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £32.50 £67.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -51.85% +68.75% -44.06%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Information Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Information Security job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Information Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Information Security

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheltenham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 4 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Cheltenham

Information Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) Confluence
1 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Author
1 2 (33.33%) Lead
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Author
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Leader
2 1 (16.67%) Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Information Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Information Security Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Security Assurance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Security Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) CSOC
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (33.33%) Cyber Security Posture
1 2 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
1 2 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (50.00%) Information Assurance
2 3 (50.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (33.33%) Document Management
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 1 (16.67%) Information Security Management
4 1 (16.67%) ITSM
4 1 (16.67%) Security Management
4 1 (16.67%) Security Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Def Stans
Systems Management
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Incident Response Team