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 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs citing Information Security 12 0 16
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 6.56% - 7.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.79% - 9.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 10
10th Percentile £385 - £523
25th Percentile £404 - £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 - £615
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.14%
75th Percentile £434 - £623
90th Percentile £453 - -
South East median daily rate £550 £600 £560
% change year-on-year -8.33% +7.14% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 6
10th Percentile £24.71 - -
25th Percentile £25.09 - £19.25
Median hourly rate £26.44 - £19.50
75th Percentile £27.52 - £19.75
90th Percentile £27.74 - -
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £73.31 £19.50
% change year-on-year -71.64% +275.95% -

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 154 84 177
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 84.15% 89.36% 85.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 51 119
10th Percentile £199 £250 £149
25th Percentile £263 £361 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.84% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £541 £575 £538
90th Percentile £618 £656 £623
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 4 28
10th Percentile £15.62 £17.29 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.43 £23.60 £16.22
Median hourly rate £20.25 £36.38 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.34% +86.56% -25.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £52.50 £28.25
90th Percentile £27.50 £61.50 £51.50
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £43.94 £47.50
% change year-on-year -42.76% -7.49% +5.56%

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
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
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 22 February 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 - 3 £408 -
Kidlington - 2 £400 - 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 3 (25.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (8.33%) AWS
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (41.67%) Public Sector
2 3 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Legal
4 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) Consultant
1 5 (41.67%) Security Consultant
2 1 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Information Assurance Officer
2 1 (8.33%) Information Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Information Officer
2 1 (8.33%) Information Security Manager
2 1 (8.33%) Risk Officer
2 1 (8.33%) Security Engineer
2 1 (8.33%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 5 (41.67%) Operational Technology
3 4 (33.33%) Management Information System
4 1 (8.33%) CESG
4 1 (8.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Linux
2 4 (33.33%) Unix
2 4 (33.33%) Windows
2 4 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 4 (33.33%) Privileged Access Management
2 4 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (33.33%) Security Monitoring
2 4 (33.33%) SIEM
3 3 (25.00%) Change Control
3 3 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (25.00%) ITSM
3 3 (25.00%) Remediation Plan
3 3 (25.00%) Runbook
3 3 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (16.67%) Information Assurance
4 2 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 1 (8.33%) Business Continuity
5 1 (8.33%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (8.33%) Data Protection
5 1 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (8.33%) ERP
5 1 (8.33%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 4 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 7 (58.33%) SC Cleared
3 5 (41.67%) Degree
4 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (8.33%) CESG Certified Professional
5 1 (8.33%) CISMP
5 1 (8.33%) CISSP
5 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (75.00%) NIST
2 8 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (8.33%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) BeyondTrust
1 4 (33.33%) CyberArk
2 3 (25.00%) Oracle