Information Assurance Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Information Assurance
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Information Assurance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs citing Information Assurance 3 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 1.29% - 2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% - 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £608
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £615
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.00%
75th Percentile - - £623
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £550 £635 £641
% change year-on-year -13.39% -0.94% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £18.87 - -
25th Percentile £19.80 - -
Median hourly rate £21.98 - -
75th Percentile £23.53 - -
90th Percentile £24.09 - -
South East median hourly rate £87.70 £61.50 £62.54
% change year-on-year +42.61% -1.67% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 194 90 192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 83.62% 89.11% 86.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 50 124
10th Percentile £201 £250 £150
25th Percentile £272 £361 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.50% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £625 £525
90th Percentile £634 £689 £616
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 10 38
10th Percentile £15.62 £13.08 £12.20
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.93 £13.12
Median hourly rate £20.18 £36.38 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.53% +86.56% -25.00%
75th Percentile £25.00 £46.30 £29.38
90th Percentile £27.50 £49.50 £58.00
South East median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year - -6.67% -16.67%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Information Assurance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Information Assurance job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Information Assurance
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Information Assurance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Information Assurance

Information Assurance
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 21 March 2026. 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
Kidlington - 3 £400 - 1
Information Assurance
South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 2 (66.67%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Information Assurance Officer
1 1 (33.33%) Information Officer
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Officer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (33.33%) CESG
3 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CESG Certified Professional
1 1 (33.33%) CISMP
1 1 (33.33%) CISSP
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) NIST