Information Assurance Contracts in England

Information Assurance
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Information Assurance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Assurance over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 448 428 442
Rank change year-on-year -20 +14 +164
Contract jobs citing Information Assurance 37 114 216
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.15% 0.31% 0.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.35% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 73 128
10th Percentile £313 £441 £450
25th Percentile £503 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% -0.33%
75th Percentile £688 £670 £700
90th Percentile £703 £738 £747
UK median daily rate £650 £575 £603
% change year-on-year +13.04% -4.56% +0.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 25
10th Percentile £46.96 £52.78 £62.75
25th Percentile £51.25 £52.90 £72.50
Median hourly rate £61.50 £62.47 £76.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.56% -18.34% +71.91%
75th Percentile £78.36 £67.47 £83.40
90th Percentile £88.50 £81.02 -
UK median hourly rate £61.50 £62.47 £76.00
% change year-on-year -1.56% -17.81% +70.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Information Assurance 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Information Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Assurance in England.

Daily rate trend for Information Assurance in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Assurance in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Assurance in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Assurance in England.

Hourly rate trend for Information Assurance in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Assurance in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Assurance in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
South East +45 16 £663 +7.72% 13
North of England +18 5 £325 -38.10% 9
South West -5 5 £650 +18.18% 15
London +13 4 £605 +0.83% 39
Midlands +23 3 - - 8
North West +19 3 £488 - 5
East Midlands - 3 - -
East of England +30 2 £500 -13.04% 7
Yorkshire +7 2 £325 -38.10% 2
Information Assurance
UK

Information Assurance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (5.41%) TPMS
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.41%) AWS
1 2 (5.41%) Azure
2 1 (2.70%) Azure Sentinel
2 1 (2.70%) Entra ID
2 1 (2.70%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 5 (13.51%) Firewall
2 3 (8.11%) Network Security
3 1 (2.70%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) GIS
General
1 9 (24.32%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.62%) Public Sector
3 7 (18.92%) Military
4 5 (13.51%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (10.81%) Manufacturing
6 3 (8.11%) Legal
6 3 (8.11%) Telecoms
7 2 (5.41%) Aerospace
7 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (5.41%) Police
8 1 (2.70%) Local Government
8 1 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (29.73%) Senior
2 7 (18.92%) Information Manager
2 7 (18.92%) Information Specialist
3 6 (16.22%) Information Assurance Manager
3 6 (16.22%) Security Specialist
3 6 (16.22%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 5 (13.51%) Architect
4 5 (13.51%) Information Security Specialist
4 5 (13.51%) Lead
4 5 (13.51%) Senior Security Specialist
5 4 (10.81%) Consultant
5 4 (10.81%) Security Architect
5 4 (10.81%) Security Manager
5 4 (10.81%) Senior Information Security Specialist
6 3 (8.11%) Information Security Manager
6 3 (8.11%) Security Advisor
7 2 (5.41%) Information Assurance Consultant
7 2 (5.41%) Information Assurance Leader
7 2 (5.41%) Information Assurance Specialist
7 2 (5.41%) Security Assurance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 19 (51.35%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.11%) Industry 4.0
3 2 (5.41%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (5.41%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.70%) CESG
4 1 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.70%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.70%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.11%) Linux
1 3 (8.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (54.05%) Risk Management
2 16 (43.24%) Information Security
3 15 (40.54%) Cybersecurity
4 14 (37.84%) Security Architecture
5 12 (32.43%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 11 (29.73%) Risk Assessment
7 10 (27.03%) Decision-Making
8 6 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (13.51%) Security Management
10 3 (8.11%) Agile
10 3 (8.11%) Budget Management
10 3 (8.11%) Change Management
10 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Working
10 3 (8.11%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (8.11%) Cryptography
10 3 (8.11%) Data Analysis
10 3 (8.11%) Information Security Management
10 3 (8.11%) Penetration Testing
10 3 (8.11%) Security Testing
11 2 (5.41%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 22 (59.46%) Security Cleared
2 13 (35.14%) CISM
2 13 (35.14%) DV Cleared
3 10 (27.03%) CISSP
3 10 (27.03%) SC Cleared
4 6 (16.22%) Degree
5 4 (10.81%) CEH
5 4 (10.81%) CISA
5 4 (10.81%) GIAC
6 2 (5.41%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.70%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (2.70%) CISMP
7 1 (2.70%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (2.70%) GPEN
7 1 (2.70%) GXPN
7 1 (2.70%) ISACA
7 1 (2.70%) OSCP
7 1 (2.70%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (32.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (29.73%) NCSC
3 10 (27.03%) NIST
4 5 (13.51%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (13.51%) NIST 800
5 2 (5.41%) GDPR
5 2 (5.41%) PMO
6 1 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (2.70%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (2.70%) HIPAA
6 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (2.70%) JSP 440
6 1 (2.70%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.70%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (2.70%) Darktrace
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle
1 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow