Information Security Contracts in the City of London

Information Security (InfoSec)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 67 79
Rank change year-on-year -31 +12 +34
Contract jobs citing Information Security 24 59 93
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 1.32% 2.77% 2.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 3.03% 2.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 45 69
10th Percentile £278 £411 £510
25th Percentile £381 £431 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £675
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -18.52% +15.38%
75th Percentile £580 £700 £775
90th Percentile £660 £875 £830
Central London median daily rate £500 £538 £681
% change year-on-year -6.98% -21.10% +16.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £22.00 £17.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% - -
Central London median hourly rate £22.00 £17.00 -
% change year-on-year +29.41% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,706 1,950 3,218
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 93.84% 91.42% 91.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,094 1,346 2,165
10th Percentile £350 £363 £350
25th Percentile £450 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
Central London median daily rate £551 £554 £600
% change year-on-year -0.45% -7.75% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 16 24
10th Percentile £17.08 £19.21 £14.25
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £16.33
Median hourly rate £31.00 £26.63 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.43% -23.93% -18.83%
75th Percentile £56.75 £40.46 £57.50
90th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £88.30
Central London median hourly rate £32.50 £27.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +20.37% -22.86% -18.13%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the City of London

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Information Security in the City of London

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the City of London over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in the City of London

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in the City of London

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 1 (4.17%) Confluence
1 1 (4.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (8.33%) MS Visio
3 1 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.83%) Azure
2 3 (12.50%) AWS
3 2 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (4.17%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (4.17%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (4.17%) Entra ID
4 1 (4.17%) GCP
4 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.50%) Network Security
2 2 (8.33%) Firewall
2 2 (8.33%) Wireless
3 1 (4.17%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) Power BI
1 1 (4.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 7 (29.17%) Social Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Banking
3 4 (16.67%) Legal
4 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Law
5 2 (8.33%) Corporate Banking
6 1 (4.17%) Billing
6 1 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (4.17%) Investment Banking
6 1 (4.17%) Marketing
6 1 (4.17%) Private Banking
6 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.17%) Retail
6 1 (4.17%) Retail Banking
6 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (16.67%) Analyst
2 3 (12.50%) Consultant
2 3 (12.50%) Lead
2 3 (12.50%) Project Manager
2 3 (12.50%) Security Consultant
3 2 (8.33%) Architect
3 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 2 (8.33%) Infrastructure Manager
3 2 (8.33%) IT Analyst
3 2 (8.33%) IT Support
3 2 (8.33%) IT Support Analyst
3 2 (8.33%) Penetration Tester
3 2 (8.33%) Security Engineer
3 2 (8.33%) Support Analyst
3 2 (8.33%) Tester
4 1 (4.17%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Performance Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) Risk Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.17%) GraphQL
1 1 (4.17%) Node.js
1 1 (4.17%) React
1 1 (4.17%) SailPoint
1 1 (4.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.83%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.33%) iPad
2 2 (8.33%) iPhone
2 2 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.17%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (4.17%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.17%) Hedge funds
3 1 (4.17%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.17%) Security Posture
3 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.17%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (16.67%) Windows
2 2 (8.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (20.83%) Incident Response
2 5 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 4 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 3 (12.50%) Cloud Security
4 3 (12.50%) Data Privacy
4 3 (12.50%) Project Management
4 3 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
4 3 (12.50%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (12.50%) Security Architecture
5 2 (8.33%) Change Control
5 2 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (8.33%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (8.33%) DevOps
5 2 (8.33%) Roadmaps
5 2 (8.33%) SIEM
5 2 (8.33%) Target Operating Model
5 2 (8.33%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (16.67%) Python
2 2 (8.33%) Bash
2 2 (8.33%) PowerShell
3 1 (4.17%) Bicep
3 1 (4.17%) Perl
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) CISSP
2 3 (12.50%) Degree
3 2 (8.33%) CISA
3 2 (8.33%) CISM
3 2 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (8.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (4.17%) AWS Certification
4 1 (4.17%) Azure Certification
4 1 (4.17%) CASP
4 1 (4.17%) CEH
4 1 (4.17%) GCIA
4 1 (4.17%) GCIH
4 1 (4.17%) GIAC
4 1 (4.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 1 (4.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (4.17%) OSCP
4 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
4 1 (4.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (20.83%) NIST
3 1 (4.17%) Accessibility
3 1 (4.17%) COBIT
3 1 (4.17%) COSO
3 1 (4.17%) GDPR
3 1 (4.17%) QA
3 1 (4.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (4.17%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (20.83%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (4.17%) Kubernetes
1 1 (4.17%) Puppet
1 1 (4.17%) QRadar
1 1 (4.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.33%) Apple
2 2 (8.33%) Splunk
3 1 (4.17%) CyberArk
3 1 (4.17%) Databricks
3 1 (4.17%) Exabeam
3 1 (4.17%) Google
3 1 (4.17%) LogRhythm
3 1 (4.17%) Okta
3 1 (4.17%) Ping Identity
3 1 (4.17%) Rapid7
3 1 (4.17%) Salesforce
3 1 (4.17%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.17%) Tenable