Information Security Specialist Contracts in England

Information Security Specialist
UK > England

The median Information Security Specialist daily rate in England is £615, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 465 531 626
Rank change year-on-year +66 +95 +143
Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist 20 11 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.082% 0.030% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.089% 0.032% 0.057%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 9 17
10th Percentile - - £542
25th Percentile £575 £165 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £475 £700
Median % change year-on-year +29.47% -32.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £656 £500 £775
90th Percentile £675 £550 £814
UK median daily rate £600 £475 £650
% change year-on-year +26.32% -26.92% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £60.75 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
UK median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 22,549 34,488 47,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 92.73% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,007 22,894 33,903
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £643 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 900 2,432 1,409
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £76.60
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Specialist in England

Information Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Information Security Specialist in England

Information Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Security Specialist in England

Information Security Specialist
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 Specialist 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 +59 20 £615 +261.76% 23
Information Security Specialist
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Information Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.

1 17 (85.00%) Security Cleared
2 16 (80.00%) CISM
3 15 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (65.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 13 (65.00%) DV Cleared
5 11 (55.00%) Information Security
6 9 (45.00%) Public Sector
7 8 (40.00%) Risk Management
7 8 (40.00%) Telecoms
8 7 (35.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (35.00%) Management Information System
8 7 (35.00%) Threat Modelling
9 6 (30.00%) Security Architecture
10 5 (25.00%) Decision-Making
10 5 (25.00%) NCSC
10 5 (25.00%) SC Cleared
10 5 (25.00%) Information Assurance
10 5 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
11 4 (20.00%) Military
12 3 (15.00%) Security Posture
13 2 (10.00%) Cyber Security Posture
13 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 2 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management
13 2 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
13 2 (10.00%) Legal
13 2 (10.00%) CISSP
14 1 (5.00%) SSCP
14 1 (5.00%) CISA
14 1 (5.00%) Information Security Management
14 1 (5.00%) Security Management

Information Security Specialist 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (45.00%) Public Sector
2 8 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (20.00%) Military
4 2 (10.00%) Legal
5 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (35.00%) Management Information System
2 3 (15.00%) Security Posture
3 2 (10.00%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (5.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (65.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 11 (55.00%) Information Security
3 8 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 7 (35.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (35.00%) Threat Modelling
5 6 (30.00%) Security Architecture
6 5 (25.00%) Decision-Making
6 5 (25.00%) Information Assurance
6 5 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
7 2 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management
8 1 (5.00%) Computer Science
8 1 (5.00%) Data Protection
8 1 (5.00%) Ethical Hacking
8 1 (5.00%) Information Security Management
8 1 (5.00%) Network Monitoring
8 1 (5.00%) Penetration Testing
8 1 (5.00%) Security Management
8 1 (5.00%) Security Testing
Qualifications
1 17 (85.00%) Security Cleared
2 16 (80.00%) CISM
3 13 (65.00%) DV Cleared
4 5 (25.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (10.00%) CISSP
6 1 (5.00%) CEH
6 1 (5.00%) CISA
6 1 (5.00%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (5.00%) Degree
6 1 (5.00%) Master's Degree
6 1 (5.00%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (25.00%) NCSC
3 1 (5.00%) NIST
3 1 (5.00%) NIST 800