Information Security Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
South East > Oxfordshire

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 21 13
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 +14
Contract jobs citing Information Security 28 2 15
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 9.59% 1.90% 6.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.07% 2.17% 8.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 2 8
10th Percentile £253 - £487
25th Percentile £400 £663 £581
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £675 £615
Median % change year-on-year -38.52% +9.76% +29.47%
75th Percentile £438 £688 £623
90th Percentile £457 - -
South East median daily rate £550 £600 £540
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 6
10th Percentile £21.98 - -
25th Percentile £25.09 - £19.25
Median hourly rate £27.88 - £19.50
75th Percentile £53.75 - £19.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £79.16 £19.50
% change year-on-year -33.67% +305.92% -73.65%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 232 92 184
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 79.45% 87.62% 80.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 54 116
10th Percentile £203 £250 £150
25th Percentile £310 £353 £262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -7.10%
75th Percentile £556 £638 £506
90th Percentile £638 £696 £600
South East median daily rate £513 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.50% -0.05% -1.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 9 38
10th Percentile £14.35 £13.08 £12.20
25th Percentile £18.79 £20.85 £13.12
Median hourly rate £26.44 £27.76 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +42.36% -25.00%
75th Percentile £51.27 £46.30 £29.38
90th Percentile £53.75 £46.54 £65.00
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £28.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year +87.50% -41.05% -3.06%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Information Security job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in Oxfordshire

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Security in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Security in Oxfordshire

Information Security
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 within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Oxford +4 6 £423 -37.41% 5
Kidlington - 3 £400 - 1
Wantage - 2 £250 - 2
Abingdon - 1 - - 2
Information Security
South East

Information Security
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:

Cloud Services
1 11 (39.29%) Entra ID
2 8 (28.57%) Azure
3 2 (7.14%) SaaS
4 1 (3.57%) AWS
4 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.29%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (28.57%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (53.57%) Public Sector
2 10 (35.71%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (7.14%) Legal
3 2 (7.14%) Marketing
3 2 (7.14%) Military
3 2 (7.14%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (25.00%) Consultant
1 7 (25.00%) Security Consultant
2 6 (21.43%) IAM Specialist
3 2 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (7.14%) Security Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Identity Management Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Information Assurance Officer
4 1 (3.57%) Information Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Information Security Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Information Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) IT Security Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) IT Support
4 1 (3.57%) Risk Officer
4 1 (3.57%) Security Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Security Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (21.43%) SailPoint
1 6 (21.43%) Web Services
2 5 (17.86%) LDAP
2 5 (17.86%) OAuth
2 5 (17.86%) OAuth2
2 5 (17.86%) OpenID
2 5 (17.86%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (42.86%) Onboarding
2 10 (35.71%) Management Information System
3 8 (28.57%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.57%) CESG
4 1 (3.57%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.57%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 11 (39.29%) Windows
2 10 (35.71%) Linux
2 10 (35.71%) Windows Server
3 9 (32.14%) Unix
4 2 (7.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (53.57%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (50.00%) Change Control
2 14 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 14 (50.00%) ITSM
3 13 (46.43%) Runbook
4 9 (32.14%) SIEM
5 8 (28.57%) Privileged Access Management
6 7 (25.00%) Analytics
7 6 (21.43%) API Integration
7 6 (21.43%) RBAC
7 6 (21.43%) Risk Analytics
8 5 (17.86%) Attestation
8 5 (17.86%) Security Monitoring
9 4 (14.29%) Remediation Plan
9 4 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
9 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
9 4 (14.29%) Security Operations
10 3 (10.71%) GAP Analysis
10 3 (10.71%) Information Assurance
11 2 (7.14%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (57.14%) PowerShell
2 14 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (57.14%) Degree
2 13 (46.43%) Security Cleared
3 12 (42.86%) SC Cleared
4 4 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (7.14%) CESG Certified Professional
6 2 (7.14%) CISSP
7 1 (3.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (3.57%) CISM
7 1 (3.57%) CISMP
7 1 (3.57%) CRISC
7 1 (3.57%) GIAC
7 1 (3.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (67.86%) NIST
2 18 (64.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (7.14%) Data Quality
4 1 (3.57%) GDPR
System Software
1 16 (57.14%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (28.57%) BeyondTrust
1 8 (28.57%) CyberArk
1 8 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 6 (21.43%) Oracle