Information Security Specialist Contracts in Reading

Information Security Specialist
Berkshire > Reading

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Information Security Specialist daily rate in Reading.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 - 83
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist 9 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 1.51% - 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% - 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £553
Berkshire median daily rate £630 - £553
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £74.08
25th Percentile - - £74.20
Median hourly rate - - £74.40
75th Percentile - - £74.59
90th Percentile - - £74.71
Berkshire median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 563 1,112 996
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 93.29% 95.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 632 664
10th Percentile £325 £213 £363
25th Percentile £450 £413 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.19% -3.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £651
90th Percentile £700 £688 £721
Berkshire median daily rate £504 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 51 24
10th Percentile - £35.00 £26.45
25th Percentile - £52.90 £51.48
Median hourly rate £70.00 £61.60 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -5.23% +150.00%
75th Percentile £71.80 £74.66 £74.20
90th Percentile £75.03 £87.46 £79.19
Berkshire median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
% change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%

Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Specialist in Reading

Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 1 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 Reading region featuring Information Security Specialist in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) CISM
1 9 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 7 (77.78%) Information Security
3 7 (77.78%) Threat Modelling
4 6 (66.67%) DV Cleared
5 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
6 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
6 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
7 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
7 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
7 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
7 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
7 1 (11.11%) CISSP
7 1 (11.11%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (11.11%) Security Architecture
7 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) NonStop SQL
General
1 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
1 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
2 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 7 (77.78%) Information Security
2 7 (77.78%) Threat Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
3 1 (11.11%) Security Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) CISM
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (66.67%) DV Cleared
3 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 Information Security Specialist jobs in Berkshire