Information Security Contract Job Trends in the South East

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Information Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 65 61
Rank change year-on-year -33 -4 +63
Contract jobs citing Information Security 76 121 190
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 2.07% 2.88% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 3.41% 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 71 147
10th Percentile £508 £363 £450
25th Percentile £556 £463 £523
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £560 £575
Median % change year-on-year +11.61% -2.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £728 £650 £667
90th Percentile £786 £690 £675
England median daily rate £543 £600 £593
% change year-on-year -9.58% +1.14% +3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 8
10th Percentile - £23.43 £29.40
25th Percentile - £35.74 £45.19
Median hourly rate £20.71 £57.50 £72.85
Median % change year-on-year -63.98% -21.07% -
75th Percentile £20.75 £58.75 £82.48
90th Percentile £20.79 - £83.41
England median hourly rate £29.51 £21.00 £61.20
% change year-on-year +40.52% -65.68% -9.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,243 3,546 4,935
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 88.29% 84.47% 89.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,040 2,150 3,279
10th Percentile £217 £260 £225
25th Percentile £393 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £520
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -1.92% +1.86%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £623
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 351 177 255
10th Percentile £13.75 £16.25 £15.50
25th Percentile £16.17 £30.00 £22.63
Median hourly rate £20.71 £58.05 £52.10
Median % change year-on-year -64.32% +11.41% +43.47%
75th Percentile £33.05 £70.00 £65.93
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -10.11% +27.14%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Information Security job vacancy trend in the South East

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Information Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Information Security

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the South East over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in the South East

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Information Security.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Information Security

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Security in the South East over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Security in the South East

Information Security
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 27 October 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
Thames Valley -12 35 £650 +16.07% 64
Hampshire +2 33 £569 -10.78% 13
Berkshire -3 33 £650 +8.33% 38
Surrey -7 8 £550 +30.95% 7
East Sussex -2 1 - - 1
Buckinghamshire -7 1 £600 +10.60% 23
Kent -9 1 - - 3
Oxfordshire -11 1 £900 +89.47% 4
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (9.21%) Mattermost
1 7 (9.21%) Skype for Business
2 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (11.84%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (9.21%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (2.63%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.53%) AWS
2 7 (9.21%) Azure
2 7 (9.21%) GCP
3 4 (5.26%) Entra ID
4 2 (2.63%) Google Workspace
4 2 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.63%) OCI
5 1 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.32%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (13.16%) Firewall
1 10 (13.16%) Network Security
2 7 (9.21%) Skype
3 3 (3.95%) HTTP
4 2 (2.63%) Wireless
5 1 (1.32%) Internet
5 1 (1.32%) Intranet
5 1 (1.32%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.21%) Oracle BI Publisher
1 7 (9.21%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (2.63%) Burp Suite
2 1 (1.32%) JIRA
General
1 39 (51.32%) Social Skills
2 18 (23.68%) Finance
3 15 (19.74%) Public Sector
4 8 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (6.58%) Legal
6 3 (3.95%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.63%) Retail
8 1 (1.32%) Law
8 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (27.63%) Analyst
2 11 (14.47%) 1st Line Support
3 10 (13.16%) Support Analyst
4 8 (10.53%) Senior
5 7 (9.21%) Messaging Analyst
5 7 (9.21%) Messaging Support
5 7 (9.21%) Messaging Support Analyst
5 7 (9.21%) Security Specialist
6 6 (7.89%) Architect
6 6 (7.89%) Developer
6 6 (7.89%) Security Architect
7 5 (6.58%) Consultant
7 5 (6.58%) Oracle Developer
7 5 (6.58%) Security Analyst
7 5 (6.58%) SOC Analyst
8 4 (5.26%) Information Security Specialist
8 4 (5.26%) Information Specialist
8 4 (5.26%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 4 (5.26%) Report Developer
8 4 (5.26%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.21%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.63%) Web Services
3 1 (1.32%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (1.32%) JBoss Seam
3 1 (1.32%) REST
3 1 (1.32%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (18.42%) Management Information System
2 7 (9.21%) Security Posture
3 4 (5.26%) Cloud Native
4 3 (3.95%) BYOD
4 3 (3.95%) Cloud Security Posture
4 3 (3.95%) Cyber Defence
4 3 (3.95%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (3.95%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (3.95%) Public Cloud
5 2 (2.63%) IoT
5 2 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.63%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.32%) CESG
6 1 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.32%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 12 (15.79%) Linux
2 6 (7.89%) Windows
3 2 (2.63%) Kali Linux
3 2 (2.63%) Mac OS
3 2 (2.63%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (28.95%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (27.63%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 15 (19.74%) Data Protection
4 15 (19.74%) ITIL
5 13 (17.11%) Information Security Management
5 13 (17.11%) Security Management
6 12 (15.79%) ISMS
7 11 (14.47%) Agile
7 11 (14.47%) Customer Service
7 11 (14.47%) Service Delivery
7 11 (14.47%) Validation
8 10 (13.16%) Cloud Security
8 10 (13.16%) Information Assurance
8 10 (13.16%) ITSM
8 10 (13.16%) Problem Management
8 10 (13.16%) Security Architecture
8 10 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (10.53%) Security Testing
9 8 (10.53%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 12 (15.79%) SQL
2 8 (10.53%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.32%) Bicep
3 1 (1.32%) Korn
3 1 (1.32%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (21.05%) Security Cleared
2 14 (18.42%) CISSP
3 12 (15.79%) CISM
4 9 (11.84%) SC Cleared
5 8 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (10.53%) Degree
6 7 (9.21%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 7 (9.21%) CCSP
6 7 (9.21%) DV Cleared
6 7 (9.21%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (5.26%) AWS Certification
7 4 (5.26%) CISMP
7 4 (5.26%) GSEC
8 3 (3.95%) A+ Certification
8 3 (3.95%) Azure Certification
8 3 (3.95%) GCFA
8 3 (3.95%) GCIH
9 2 (2.63%) GCFE
9 2 (2.63%) GREM
10 1 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (32.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (28.95%) NIST
3 16 (21.05%) GDPR
4 8 (10.53%) COBIT
5 7 (9.21%) PCI DSS
6 4 (5.26%) NCSC
6 4 (5.26%) PSD2
7 3 (3.95%) RMADS
7 3 (3.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (1.32%) COSO
9 1 (1.32%) GRC
9 1 (1.32%) ISO 19650
9 1 (1.32%) ISO 9001
9 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (1.32%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (10.53%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (9.21%) HP SiteScope
1 7 (9.21%) SCOM
2 4 (5.26%) Kubernetes
3 2 (2.63%) EnCase
3 2 (2.63%) FTK
3 2 (2.63%) Nmap
4 1 (1.32%) Nessus
Vendors
1 18 (23.68%) Microsoft
2 9 (11.84%) Splunk
3 8 (10.53%) Cisco
3 8 (10.53%) Oracle
4 7 (9.21%) Remedy
5 3 (3.95%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (3.95%) CyberArk
5 3 (3.95%) Darktrace
6 2 (2.63%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.63%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.32%) ArcSight
7 1 (1.32%) Google
7 1 (1.32%) Intel
7 1 (1.32%) Juniper
7 1 (1.32%) LogRhythm
7 1 (1.32%) Virgin Media
7 1 (1.32%) Zscaler