Information Security Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Information Security (InfoSec)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Information Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - 33
Rank change year-on-year - - -5
Contract jobs citing Information Security 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 1.02% - 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.39% - 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £489
25th Percentile £450 - £499
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £535
Median % change year-on-year - - +52.86%
75th Percentile £550 - £557
90th Percentile - - £560
South West median daily rate £425 £688 £600
% change year-on-year -38.18% +14.51% +9.16%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72 85 192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 73.47% 90.43% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 50 103
10th Percentile £190 £306 £172
25th Percentile £323 £413 £224
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -7.14% +6.06%
75th Percentile £550 £559 £675
90th Percentile £675 £688 £825
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 53
10th Percentile - - £15.16
25th Percentile £15.25 £14.41 £19.12
Median hourly rate £20.00 £14.81 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +35.04% -73.78% +172.70%
75th Percentile £23.58 £15.62 £65.98
90th Percentile £25.15 £21.36 £69.62
South West median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -48.46% +8.33% -7.69%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Information Security job vacancy trend in Dorset

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

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

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

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Information Security.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Information Security

Information Security
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

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 Dorset region over the 6 months to 28 December 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
Bournemouth - 1 £500 - 2
Information Security
South West

Information Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Risk Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT
1 1 (100.00%) GRC