Information Assurance Contract Job Trends in Northumberland

Information Assurance
North East > Northumberland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northumberland requiring Information Assurance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Information Assurance 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northumberland 7.14% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median daily rate - - £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38.03 - -
Median hourly rate £41.06 - -
75th Percentile £44.09 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £41.06 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northumberland

Information Assurance 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 Northumberland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14 8 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland 100.00% 80.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 2
10th Percentile £178 - £489
25th Percentile £434 - £547
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 - £673
Median % change year-on-year - - +206.13%
75th Percentile £722 - £829
90th Percentile £938 - £905
North East median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.00 £11.60 -
Median hourly rate £25.00 £15.26 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +63.88% -66.97% -
75th Percentile £44.09 £28.55 -
90th Percentile £45.91 £45.97 -
North East median hourly rate £43.96 £18.09 £29.77
% change year-on-year +143.07% -39.25% +14.50%

Information Assurance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Information Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Security Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Information Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared