Information Security Management Contract Job Trends in England

Information Security Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Information Security Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 502 467 469
Rank change year-on-year -35 +2 +160
Contract jobs citing Information Security Management 39 33 76
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.12% 0.12% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.13% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 19 61
10th Percentile £313 £380 £453
25th Percentile £344 £500 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £648 £640 £650
90th Percentile £700 £785 £813
UK median daily rate £570 £563 £550
% change year-on-year +1.33% +2.27% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £81.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £81.00 - -

All Process & 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 28,039 25,113 31,995
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.57% 88.74% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,871 15,476 21,696
10th Percentile £304 £313 £306
25th Percentile £408 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £644 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,770 825 1,406
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.38
25th Percentile £17.91 £20.30 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%
75th Percentile £56.99 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £44.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -26.14% +25.71%

Information Security Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Information Security Management job vacancy trend in England

Information Security Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Information Security Management

Information Security Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security Management in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security Management in England

Information Security Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Information Security Management

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 31 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
London 0 21 £606 +5.43% 8
South East -18 10 £625 +34.41% 8
Midlands -32 5 £350 -30.00% 3
East Midlands - 5 £350 - 1
North of England -49 2 £500 -13.04% 7
North West - 2 £500 - 4
South West -3 1 £350 -53.33% 3
Information Security Management
UK

Information Security Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (7.69%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (15.38%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 9 (23.08%) Azure
2 6 (15.38%) OCI
3 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (2.56%) AWS
4 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (23.08%) Firewall
2 6 (15.38%) WAN
2 6 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (7.69%) HTTP
3 3 (7.69%) Network Security
4 2 (5.13%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (5.13%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) DB2
1 1 (2.56%) MongoDB
1 1 (2.56%) Power BI
General
1 13 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (17.95%) Public Sector
3 6 (15.38%) Spanish Language
4 5 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (10.26%) Legal
6 2 (5.13%) Finance
6 2 (5.13%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Manufacturing
6 2 (5.13%) Police
6 2 (5.13%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.56%) Back Office
7 1 (2.56%) Digital Health
7 1 (2.56%) Italian Language
7 1 (2.56%) Law
7 1 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 10 (25.64%) Analyst
2 9 (23.08%) Security Analyst
3 8 (20.51%) Security Engineer
4 6 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 6 (15.38%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
5 5 (12.82%) Information Analyst
5 5 (12.82%) Information Security Analyst
6 4 (10.26%) Consultant
6 4 (10.26%) Lead
6 4 (10.26%) Network Engineer
6 4 (10.26%) Network Security Engineer
6 4 (10.26%) Security Assurance Manager
6 4 (10.26%) Security Manager
7 3 (7.69%) Applications Engineer
7 3 (7.69%) Functional Consultant
7 3 (7.69%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (7.69%) Oracle Consultant
7 3 (7.69%) Oracle Functional Consultant
7 3 (7.69%) Senior
8 2 (5.13%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (15.38%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 22 (56.41%) Management Information System
2 7 (17.95%) Data Centre
3 5 (12.82%) Security Posture
4 4 (10.26%) Operational Technology
5 3 (7.69%) BYOD
5 3 (7.69%) SCADA
6 2 (5.13%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (5.13%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (5.13%) Insider Threat
6 2 (5.13%) Life Science
6 2 (5.13%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (2.56%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (17.95%) Linux
1 7 (17.95%) Windows
2 6 (15.38%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (100.00%) Information Security
2 38 (97.44%) Security Management
3 23 (58.97%) ISMS
4 21 (53.85%) Cybersecurity
5 10 (25.64%) Incident Management
5 10 (25.64%) Security Operations
6 9 (23.08%) Risk Management
7 8 (20.51%) Cloud Security
7 8 (20.51%) Data Protection
7 8 (20.51%) Information Governance
7 8 (20.51%) Migration
7 8 (20.51%) Validation
8 7 (17.95%) Incident Response
8 7 (17.95%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (15.38%) Architectural Design
9 6 (15.38%) Data Migration
9 6 (15.38%) Data Validation
9 6 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 6 (15.38%) Security Monitoring
10 5 (12.82%) Data Flow Diagram
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) Python
1 2 (5.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (25.64%) CISM
1 10 (25.64%) CISSP
2 8 (20.51%) Degree
3 7 (17.95%) Security Cleared
4 4 (10.26%) SC Cleared
5 3 (7.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 2 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (5.13%) CCNA
6 2 (5.13%) CCNP
6 2 (5.13%) CESG Certified Professional
6 2 (5.13%) CISA
6 2 (5.13%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (5.13%) CISMP
6 2 (5.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 2 (5.13%) SSCP
7 1 (2.56%) CEH
7 1 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (2.56%) GIAC
7 1 (2.56%) GSEC
7 1 (2.56%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (33.33%) NIST
3 10 (25.64%) GDPR
4 7 (17.95%) COBIT
5 4 (10.26%) GRC
6 3 (7.69%) PCI DSS
6 3 (7.69%) QA
6 3 (7.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (5.13%) NCSC
8 1 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (2.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (2.56%) ISO 9001
8 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (2.56%) NIST 800
System Software
1 8 (20.51%) Virtual Machines
2 6 (15.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (15.38%) CASB
1 6 (15.38%) SCCM
1 6 (15.38%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 12 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 7 (17.95%) Oracle
3 2 (5.13%) Rockwell
4 1 (2.56%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (2.56%) Google
4 1 (2.56%) Remedy
4 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow