Information Security Specialist Contracts in Oxfordshire

Information Security Specialist
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Information Security Specialist daily rate in Oxfordshire is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 0.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £615 £170 £700
% change year-on-year +261.76% -75.71% +16.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 99 194 230
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 85.09% 92.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 122 153
10th Percentile £250 £131 £250
25th Percentile £263 £180 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £600 £500 £550
90th Percentile £688 £550 £638
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 31 17
10th Percentile £22.97 £13.00 -
25th Percentile £23.50 £14.47 £18.08
Median hourly rate £27.76 £19.50 £25.95
Median % change year-on-year +42.36% -24.86% +29.75%
75th Percentile £46.30 £28.25 £32.30
90th Percentile £46.54 £65.00 £51.20
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings that featured Information Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Specialist in Oxfordshire

Information Security Specialist
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 Security Specialist within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Oxford - 1 £675 - 2
Information Security Specialist
South East

Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Information Security Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Oxfordshire region featuring Information Security Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC