Information Assurance Specialist Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Information Assurance Specialist
Central London > City of London

The median Information Assurance Specialist daily rate in the City of London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
5 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 - 149
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Assurance Specialist 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.12% - 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.072%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - £638
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £676
75th Percentile £538 - £713
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £525 - £676

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

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

Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,626 1,984 2,766
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.10% 93.72% 94.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,098 1,231 1,920
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £595
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -3.36% +3.48%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +1.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 17 12
10th Percentile £16.96 £17.90 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.09 £23.13 £20.19
Median hourly rate £27.50 £38.50 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +4.05% -2.63%
75th Percentile £39.88 £112.00 £48.19
90th Percentile £64.11 £137.50 £67.13
Central London median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -21.43% -2.78% -5.26%

Information Assurance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Information Assurance Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Information Assurance Specialist job vacancy trend in the City of London

Information Assurance Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Information Assurance Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Information Assurance Specialist job vacancies in the City of London

Information Assurance Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, Information Assurance Specialist contract job roles required 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 job ads across the City of London region featuring Information Assurance Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response

Information Assurance Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared