Information Security Management Contracts in England

Information Security Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Information Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Security Management 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 458 484 594
Rank change year-on-year +26 +110 +50
Contract jobs citing Information Security Management 27 58 59
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.16% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.18% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 41 41
10th Percentile £344 £500 £438
25th Percentile £514 £563 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £625 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £688 £738 £673
90th Percentile £701 £1,000 £725
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Information Security Management 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 Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Management in England

Information Security Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Information Security Management in England

Information Security Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for Information Security Management in England

Information Security Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Security Management in England

Information Security Management
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 Security Management 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
London +16 10 £575 -20.69% 59
South East +35 8 £590 +15.12% 26
North of England +20 5 - - 14
North East - 5 - - 3
Midlands +22 2 £800 +39.13% 8
West Midlands +14 2 £800 +39.13% 5
Information Security Management
UK

Information Security Management
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 (7.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 6 (22.22%) Azure
2 4 (14.81%) AWS
3 3 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.81%) Firewall
2 3 (11.11%) DHCP
2 3 (11.11%) DNS
2 3 (11.11%) Network Security
2 3 (11.11%) TCP/IP
2 3 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (7.41%) WAN
4 1 (3.70%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (3.70%) VPN
General
1 5 (18.52%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (18.52%) Pharmaceutical
2 4 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (14.81%) Finance
3 3 (11.11%) Police
4 2 (7.41%) Social Skills
5 1 (3.70%) Aerospace
5 1 (3.70%) Fire and Rescue
5 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.70%) Legal
5 1 (3.70%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (37.04%) Security Engineer
2 8 (29.63%) Consultant
3 7 (25.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (25.93%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
4 6 (22.22%) Security Consultant
5 4 (14.81%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 3 (11.11%) Architect
6 3 (11.11%) IT Engineer
6 3 (11.11%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (11.11%) IT Security Engineer
6 3 (11.11%) Operations Engineer
6 3 (11.11%) Security Architect
7 2 (7.41%) Analyst
7 2 (7.41%) Applications Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) Information Assurance Consultant
7 2 (7.41%) Network Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) Network Security Engineer
7 2 (7.41%) Security Manager
7 2 (7.41%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 6 (22.22%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (18.52%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (7.41%) Data Centre
4 2 (7.41%) Operational Technology
4 2 (7.41%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (7.41%) Security Posture
5 1 (3.70%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (3.70%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (3.70%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.70%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (25.93%) Linux
2 4 (14.81%) Windows
3 2 (7.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (100.00%) Information Security
1 27 (100.00%) Security Management
2 14 (51.85%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (48.15%) ISMS
4 12 (44.44%) Risk Management
5 9 (33.33%) Data Protection
5 9 (33.33%) Security Operations
6 7 (25.93%) SIEM
7 6 (22.22%) ITIL
7 6 (22.22%) Security Architecture
8 5 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (18.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 5 (18.52%) Roadmaps
8 5 (18.52%) Vulnerability Management
8 5 (18.52%) Zero Trust
9 4 (14.81%) Analytics
9 4 (14.81%) Incident Response
9 4 (14.81%) Risk Assessment
10 3 (11.11%) Data Security
10 3 (11.11%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 6 (22.22%) CISSP
3 5 (18.52%) CISM
3 5 (18.52%) Degree
4 4 (14.81%) CISA
4 4 (14.81%) SC Cleared
5 3 (11.11%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (7.41%) CEH
6 2 (7.41%) DV Cleared
6 2 (7.41%) ISACA
7 1 (3.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (3.70%) CCSP
7 1 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (3.70%) CREST Certified
7 1 (3.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (3.70%) Master's Degree
7 1 (3.70%) SANS
7 1 (3.70%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (44.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (33.33%) NIST
3 5 (18.52%) GDPR
4 3 (11.11%) COBIT
5 2 (7.41%) NIST 800
6 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (3.70%) GRC
6 1 (3.70%) ISO 9001
6 1 (3.70%) NCSC
6 1 (3.70%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (18.52%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (7.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (18.52%) SCCM
2 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (11.11%) WSUS
3 2 (7.41%) CASB
3 2 (7.41%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 6 (22.22%) Cisco
3 5 (18.52%) Fortinet
3 5 (18.52%) HP
3 5 (18.52%) Veeam
3 5 (18.52%) VMware
4 3 (11.11%) Rapid7
4 3 (11.11%) Sophos