Information Security (InfoSec)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Security 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 | 29 | 24 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +27 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing Information Security | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 3.14% | 1.43% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.70% | 1.69% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £534 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.71% | -12.50% | -11.11% |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £534 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.71% | -12.50% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £23.00 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | - | £23.00 | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne
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 Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 189 | 177 | 308 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 84.75% | 84.29% | 94.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 138 | 89 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £335 | £352 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £400 | £490 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £500 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.25% | -11.50% | +13.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £629 | £650 | £740 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £460 | £500 | £565 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.00% | -11.50% | +13.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.05 | £18.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30.50 | £20.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £47.50 | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50.38 | £50.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £51.35 | £68.75 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | £16.50 | £17.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -5.71% | - | - |
Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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: