Information Security Officer Contracts in England

Information Security Officer
UK > England

The median Information Security Officer daily rate in England is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 519 627 753
Rank change year-on-year +108 +126 -137
Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Officer 23 18 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.063% 0.037% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.068% 0.039% 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 17 19
10th Percentile £260 £538 £435
25th Percentile £506 £613 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £725 £575
Median % change year-on-year -24.14% +26.09% +27.78%
75th Percentile £900 £875 £649
90th Percentile £1,000 £888 £900
UK median daily rate £550 £725 £575
% change year-on-year -24.14% +26.09% +27.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £25.68
UK median hourly rate - - £25.68

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 33,916 46,484 67,372
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.64% 95.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,507 32,994 47,972
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £645 £663 £639
90th Percentile £750 £758 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,425 1,382 1,859
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.37
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +100.00% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.45 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £62.80
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Officer in England

Information Security Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Information Security Officer in England

Information Security Officer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security Officer in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security Officer in England

Information Security Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Security Officer in England

Information Security Officer
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 Officer within the England region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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 +90 15 £775 -3.13% 4
South East +25 6 £567 -5.58% 1
Information Security Officer
UK

Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Information Security Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Information Security Officer in the job title.

1 21 (91.30%) Information Security
2 19 (82.61%) Cybersecurity
3 11 (47.83%) Security Cleared
3 11 (47.83%) CISSP
4 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
5 9 (39.13%) CISM
6 8 (34.78%) Risk Management
6 8 (34.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (30.43%) DV Cleared
7 7 (30.43%) Information Security Management
7 7 (30.43%) Security Management
7 7 (30.43%) Management Information System
7 7 (30.43%) Public Sector
8 6 (26.09%) Cloud Security
8 6 (26.09%) NIST
9 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
9 5 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (17.39%) AWS
10 4 (17.39%) CCSP
10 4 (17.39%) CCNP
10 4 (17.39%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (17.39%) Cisco
10 4 (17.39%) Telecoms
10 4 (17.39%) Information Management
10 4 (17.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (17.39%) Security Operations
10 4 (17.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (17.39%) CCSK
11 3 (13.04%) GRC
11 3 (13.04%) Ethical Hacking

Information Security Officer Skill Set
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 (8.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) AWS
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.70%) DNS
1 2 (8.70%) SNMP
2 1 (4.35%) Broadband
2 1 (4.35%) Internet
2 1 (4.35%) TCP/IP
General
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Public Sector
3 4 (17.39%) Telecoms
4 2 (8.70%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Finance
5 1 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Legal
5 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.70%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (8.70%) Operational Technology
2 2 (8.70%) Security Posture
2 2 (8.70%) Virtual Team
3 1 (4.35%) BBC
3 1 (4.35%) Cloud Security Posture
3 1 (4.35%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (91.30%) Information Security
2 19 (82.61%) Cybersecurity
3 8 (34.78%) Risk Management
4 7 (30.43%) Information Security Management
4 7 (30.43%) Security Management
5 6 (26.09%) Cloud Security
6 5 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (17.39%) Information Management
7 4 (17.39%) Security Operations
8 3 (13.04%) Data Analysis
8 3 (13.04%) Ethical Hacking
8 3 (13.04%) Incident Management
8 3 (13.04%) Information Security Governance
8 3 (13.04%) SABSA
8 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (13.04%) TOGAF
9 2 (8.70%) SIEM
9 2 (8.70%) Strategic Planning
9 2 (8.70%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 2 (8.70%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) CISSP
1 11 (47.83%) Security Cleared
2 9 (39.13%) CISM
3 7 (30.43%) DV Cleared
4 4 (17.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (17.39%) CCNP
4 4 (17.39%) CCSK
4 4 (17.39%) CCSP
4 4 (17.39%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (13.04%) CEH
6 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (8.70%) CISA
6 2 (8.70%) Degree
6 2 (8.70%) GIAC
7 1 (4.35%) CCA
7 1 (4.35%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (34.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (26.09%) NIST
3 4 (17.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 3 (13.04%) GRC
5 2 (8.70%) QA
6 1 (4.35%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (4.35%) GDPR
6 1 (4.35%) PCI DSS
6 1 (4.35%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 4 (17.39%) Cisco