Information Security Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Information Security skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 50 42
Rank change year-on-year +14 -8 +24
Contract jobs citing Information Security 17 7 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 3.74% 1.18% 4.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.08% 1.38% 5.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 18
10th Percentile - £565 -
25th Percentile £244 £569 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £362 £600 £388
Median % change year-on-year -39.67% +54.84% -31.11%
75th Percentile £632 £613 £825
90th Percentile £680 £620 £838
East of England median daily rate £249 £600 £500
% change year-on-year -58.50% +20.00% -18.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 10
10th Percentile £29.31 £13.55 -
25th Percentile £34.21 £14.37 £42.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £15.73 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year +186.08% -64.65% -
75th Percentile £75.00 - £46.75
90th Percentile £85.00 - £49.00
East of England median hourly rate £45.00 £15.73 £44.50
% change year-on-year +186.08% -64.65% -34.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Information Security 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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 417 508 679
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 91.85% 85.67% 88.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 200 156 374
10th Percentile £225 £240 £263
25th Percentile £411 £306 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £413 £548
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -24.66% +4.39%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £675
90th Percentile £689 £638 £759
East of England median daily rate £501 £442 £500
% change year-on-year +13.24% -11.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 166 151
10th Percentile £16.46 £15.30 £17.75
25th Percentile £22.63 £43.00 £43.63
Median hourly rate £45.00 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -23.08% +16.07%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £22.63 £42.50 £19.81
% change year-on-year -46.75% +114.54% -5.67%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Information Security

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 27 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Information Security

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Security in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 27 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 27 September 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
Stevenage - 10 £680 - 5
Watford - 5 £249 - 5
Information Security
East of England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.88%) 1Password
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (58.82%) DNS
1 10 (58.82%) FTP
1 10 (58.82%) HTTP
1 10 (58.82%) Network Security
1 10 (58.82%) SMTP
1 10 (58.82%) SSL
General
1 8 (47.06%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Aerospace
3 1 (5.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 11 (64.71%) Analyst
2 10 (58.82%) SOC Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Compliance Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Information Security Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Lead
3 2 (11.76%) Security Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Senior
3 2 (11.76%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) Compliance Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Information Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Information Security Compliance Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Risk Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) Security Compliance Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Security Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Security Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Senior Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (58.82%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (70.59%) Security Operations Centre
2 10 (58.82%) Cyberattack
3 8 (47.06%) Analytical Mindset
3 8 (47.06%) CSOC
3 8 (47.06%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (47.06%) Management Information System
4 3 (17.65%) Security Posture
5 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (88.24%) Security Operations
2 12 (70.59%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (70.59%) Incident Response
3 10 (58.82%) Network Packet Capture
3 10 (58.82%) SIEM
4 9 (52.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (52.94%) SOAR
5 8 (47.06%) Analytics
5 8 (47.06%) Artificial Intelligence
5 8 (47.06%) Behavioural Analytics
5 8 (47.06%) Information Management
5 8 (47.06%) Machine Learning
5 8 (47.06%) Root Cause Analysis
5 8 (47.06%) Runbook
5 8 (47.06%) Threat Detection
5 8 (47.06%) Threat Modelling
6 7 (41.18%) Vulnerability Management
7 4 (23.53%) Roadmaps
8 3 (17.65%) Information Security Governance
8 3 (17.65%) OWASP
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) PowerShell
1 8 (47.06%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) SC Cleared
1 6 (35.29%) Security Cleared
2 5 (29.41%) DV Cleared
3 4 (23.53%) CISM
3 4 (23.53%) CISSP
4 3 (17.65%) OSCP
5 1 (5.88%) CEH
5 1 (5.88%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (35.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (23.53%) GDPR
2 4 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (23.53%) NIST
2 4 (23.53%) PCI DSS
3 3 (17.65%) COBIT
3 3 (17.65%) GRC
4 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (5.88%) NCSC
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) CASB
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft
1 1 (5.88%) Netskope
1 1 (5.88%) Rapid7