Information Security Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Information Security (InfoSec)
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Nottingham requiring Information Security skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 18 22
Rank change year-on-year -3 +4 +10
Contract jobs citing Information Security 3 6 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Nottingham 2.13% 4.35% 2.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.70% 5.26% 2.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £350 £518 £476
25th Percentile £378 £544 £497
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £625 £538
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +16.28% +19.44%
75th Percentile £474 £744 £572
90th Percentile £475 £793 £589
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £450 £625 £475
% change year-on-year -28.00% +31.58% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - - £10.75
25th Percentile - £12.75 £10.76
Median hourly rate - £13.50 £10.76
Median % change year-on-year - +25.46% -
75th Percentile - £14.25 £10.77
90th Percentile - - £10.77
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate - £13.50 £10.76
% change year-on-year - +25.46% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 111 114 160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham 78.72% 82.61% 85.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 57 130
10th Percentile £192 £316 £304
25th Percentile £384 £438 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £464 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £694
90th Percentile £689 £605 £745
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £468 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -6.50% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 8 9
10th Percentile £15.33 £12.42 £10.77
25th Percentile £16.17 £12.74 £13.16
Median hourly rate £17.87 £13.53 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.08% -50.80% +182.34%
75th Percentile - £15.03 £70.00
90th Percentile - £15.15 £88.75
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £17.87 £14.17 £70.00
% change year-on-year +26.11% -79.76% +618.69%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Nottingham

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

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

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

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Nottingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Nottingham over the 6 months to 28 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Nottingham

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham

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

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

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham 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 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
1 1 (33.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Information Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Lead
1 1 (33.33%) Security Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Security
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Data-Driven Testing
1 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
1 2 (66.67%) IT Audit
1 2 (66.67%) Kanban
1 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISA
1 2 (66.67%) CISM
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) COBIT
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 2 (66.67%) NIST
2 2 (66.67%) NIST 800
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (33.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Rapid7
2 1 (33.33%) Alteryx
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow