Information Security (InfoSec) South West> Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Somerset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
130
154
186
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset
93.53%
75.86%
89.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
80
86
140
10th Percentile
£263
£159
£234
25th Percentile
£413
£397
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+15.00%
-
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£675
£597
£664
90th Percentile
£775
£613
£724
South West median daily rate
£520
£525
£549
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.37%
+9.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
29
16
10th Percentile
£14.42
£12.50
£17.38
25th Percentile
-
-
£32.11
Median hourly rate
£18.51
£25.00
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
-25.96%
-50.00%
+0.50%
75th Percentile
-
£40.00
£61.09
90th Percentile
-
£50.65
£76.84
South West median hourly rate
£63.00
£50.00
£61.50
% change year-on-year
+26.00%
-18.70%
+26.16%
Information Security Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Information Security Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Somerset.
Information Security Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Somerset.
Information Security Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Information Security also mentioned 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 Somerset region with a requirement for Information Security.
Information Security Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:
