Information Security Contracts in the South East

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 83 84
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 +24
Contract jobs citing Information Security 66 135 145
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.08% 2.37% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.28% 2.87% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 74 91
10th Percentile £425 £349 £350
25th Percentile £550 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £591 £600
Median % change year-on-year +5.75% -1.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £688 £673 £673
90th Percentile £728 £715 £700
England median daily rate £530 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 6
10th Percentile £42.36 £17.72 £28.50
25th Percentile £68.16 £18.31 £40.86
Median hourly rate £85.75 £19.50 £72.40
Median % change year-on-year +339.74% -73.06% -
75th Percentile £88.75 £19.75 £73.90
90th Percentile £91.00 £23.65 £74.40
England median hourly rate £24.66 £19.50 £83.31
% change year-on-year +26.46% -76.59% +122.16%

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 2,891 4,704 5,155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 91.00% 82.67% 89.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,801 2,730 3,517
10th Percentile £250 £255 £250
25th Percentile £394 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% +3.00%
75th Percentile £600 £634 £619
90th Percentile £663 £700 £700
England median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 458 234
10th Percentile £13.38 £13.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.12 £18.23 £21.73
Median hourly rate £24.00 £47.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.47% -5.00% +122.22%
75th Percentile £54.06 £66.77 £64.59
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.88 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £37.50
% change year-on-year -34.02% +1.65% +44.23%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the South East

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Information Security in the South East

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 2 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in the South East

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in the South East

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 2 July 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 2 July 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 -1 47 £625 +15.74% 158
Berkshire +16 41 £613 +13.43% 88
Hampshire +2 13 £663 +10.46% 79
Kent +3 3 £475 -12.04% 29
Buckinghamshire -5 3 £620 +85.07% 37
Oxfordshire -12 3 £675 +9.76% 35
Surrey +18 2 £450 -29.41% 46
West Sussex +7 1 £550 +266.67% 36
East Sussex -2 1 - - 24
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.52%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 10 (15.15%) Azure
2 3 (4.55%) AWS
2 3 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
2 3 (4.55%) GitHub
3 2 (3.03%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (3.03%) IaaS
3 2 (3.03%) PaaS
4 1 (1.52%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.52%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 10 (15.15%) Firewall
2 7 (10.61%) Network Security
3 4 (6.06%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (12.12%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (10.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 2 (3.03%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (3.03%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.52%) Burp Suite
1 1 (1.52%) Metasploit
General
1 28 (42.42%) Social Skills
2 13 (19.70%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (9.09%) Finance
3 6 (9.09%) Legal
4 4 (6.06%) Public Sector
5 3 (4.55%) Retail
6 1 (1.52%) Automotive
6 1 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.52%) Law
6 1 (1.52%) Local Government
6 1 (1.52%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.52%) Military
6 1 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (30.30%) Senior
2 12 (18.18%) Security Specialist
3 9 (13.64%) Information Security Specialist
3 9 (13.64%) Information Specialist
4 6 (9.09%) Analyst
4 6 (9.09%) Developer
4 6 (9.09%) Security Engineer
4 6 (9.09%) Security Manager
4 6 (9.09%) Security Officer
5 5 (7.58%) Consultant
5 5 (7.58%) Oracle Developer
5 5 (7.58%) Security Advisor
5 5 (7.58%) Security Consultant
5 5 (7.58%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 5 (7.58%) Senior Information Security Specialist
5 5 (7.58%) Senior Security Specialist
6 4 (6.06%) Information Security Officer
6 4 (6.06%) Report Developer
6 4 (6.06%) Senior Security Engineer
6 4 (6.06%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (12.12%) Web Services
2 7 (10.61%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (4.55%) Elastic Stack
3 3 (4.55%) JBoss Seam
4 1 (1.52%) OAuth
4 1 (1.52%) REST
4 1 (1.52%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (22.73%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.55%) CESG
2 3 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (4.55%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (4.55%) Security Posture
3 2 (3.03%) Replication
3 2 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.03%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.52%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (1.52%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.52%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.52%) NHS
4 1 (1.52%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.52%) VMS
1 1 (1.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (31.82%) Risk Management
2 18 (27.27%) Security Architecture
3 17 (25.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 15 (22.73%) Security Management
5 13 (19.70%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (19.70%) Information Assurance
5 13 (19.70%) Information Security Management
5 13 (19.70%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (18.18%) Risk Assessment
6 12 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (15.15%) Decision-Making
7 10 (15.15%) Vulnerability Management
8 9 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (13.64%) ISMS
8 9 (13.64%) Validation
9 7 (10.61%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (10.61%) Cloud Security
9 7 (10.61%) Enterprise Architecture
9 7 (10.61%) Incident Management
9 7 (10.61%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 7 (10.61%) SQL
2 4 (6.06%) Python
3 3 (4.55%) Bicep
3 3 (4.55%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.52%) C
4 1 (1.52%) C++
4 1 (1.52%) Java
4 1 (1.52%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 24 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 19 (28.79%) CISM
3 14 (21.21%) DV Cleared
4 13 (19.70%) CISSP
5 11 (16.67%) SC Cleared
6 9 (13.64%) Degree
7 8 (12.12%) CISMP
8 6 (9.09%) Master's Degree
9 4 (6.06%) GSEC
10 2 (3.03%) CEH
10 2 (3.03%) CISA
10 2 (3.03%) OSCP
11 1 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (1.52%) CREST Certified
11 1 (1.52%) CRISC
11 1 (1.52%) GPEN
11 1 (1.52%) GWAPT
11 1 (1.52%) OSCE
11 1 (1.52%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (34.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (19.70%) NIST
3 11 (16.67%) NCSC
4 10 (15.15%) GDPR
5 9 (13.64%) COBIT
6 3 (4.55%) HIPAA
7 2 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (3.03%) GRC
7 2 (3.03%) ISO 9001
7 2 (3.03%) PCI DSS
8 1 (1.52%) COSO
8 1 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (1.52%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.52%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (4.55%) Puppet
2 1 (1.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 10 (15.15%) Oracle
2 4 (6.06%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.55%) Darktrace
4 1 (1.52%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.52%) Virgin Media