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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 94 64
Rank change year-on-year -35 -30 -2
Contract jobs citing Information Security 97 71 136
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 1.47% 2.04% 2.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 2.29% 3.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 35 83
10th Percentile £226 £434 £353
25th Percentile £388 £531 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £625 £575
Median % change year-on-year -21.20% +8.70% -
75th Percentile £569 £731 £675
90th Percentile £575 £783 £698
England median daily rate £550 £525 £599
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.35% -0.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 5 3
10th Percentile £21.35 - £23.43
25th Percentile £36.30 £20.71 £35.74
Median hourly rate £67.50 £25.15 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +168.39% -56.26% -20.57%
75th Percentile £77.50 £87.25 £58.75
90th Percentile - £87.40 -
England median hourly rate £62.25 £33.50 £16.19
% change year-on-year +85.82% +106.92% -77.73%

All Process & 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 5,318 3,106 3,800
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 80.41% 89.20% 82.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,176 1,936 2,273
10th Percentile £280 £220 £255
25th Percentile £425 £380 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -1.14%
75th Percentile £619 £591 £625
90th Percentile £713 £650 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 635 304 248
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.33 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.77 £15.50 £30.41
Median hourly rate £51.50 £20.73 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +148.43% -63.85% +8.21%
75th Percentile £70.00 £50.00 £71.41
90th Percentile £87.56 £69.65 £78.75
England median hourly rate £42.41 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.61% -41.51% -3.37%

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 20 September 2026.

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 20 September 2026.

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 20 September 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
Thames Valley -24 59 £450 -30.77% 61
Oxfordshire +1 35 £425 -46.03% 9
Hampshire -35 19 £531 -11.46% 67
Berkshire -47 16 £521 -19.81% 39
Surrey -13 11 £550 - 26
Buckinghamshire -19 8 £500 -16.67% 13
Kent 0 4 £525 - 11
Sussex - 2 £236 -
East Sussex 0 1 £375 - 8
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 4 (4.12%) IIS
2 3 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.03%) Oracle Workflow
3 1 (1.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.09%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.03%) Chatbot
3 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 29 (29.90%) Azure
2 23 (23.71%) Entra ID
3 9 (9.28%) AWS
4 7 (7.22%) SaaS
5 5 (5.15%) GCP
6 3 (3.09%) Power Platform
7 2 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.03%) Copilot Studio
8 1 (1.03%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (1.03%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.15%) Network Security
2 3 (3.09%) Firewall
2 3 (3.09%) SSH
3 2 (2.06%) LAN
3 2 (2.06%) NGFW
3 2 (2.06%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (2.06%) WAN
3 2 (2.06%) Wireless
4 1 (1.03%) HTTP
4 1 (1.03%) Kerberos
4 1 (1.03%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.22%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.12%) Metadata
3 2 (2.06%) Power BI
4 1 (1.03%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.03%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (4.12%) JIRA
General
1 33 (34.02%) Social Skills
2 32 (32.99%) Public Sector
3 22 (22.68%) Documentation Skills
4 18 (18.56%) Finance
5 10 (10.31%) Military
6 9 (9.28%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (8.25%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (5.15%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (4.12%) Marketing
10 3 (3.09%) Legal
11 2 (2.06%) Aerospace
12 1 (1.03%) Automotive
12 1 (1.03%) Banking
12 1 (1.03%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (1.03%) Retail
12 1 (1.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (20.62%) Analyst
2 16 (16.49%) Senior
3 15 (15.46%) IT Manager
4 12 (12.37%) Category Manager
4 12 (12.37%) IT Services Manager
4 12 (12.37%) Senior Category Manager
4 12 (12.37%) Senior IT Manager
4 12 (12.37%) Senior Manager
4 12 (12.37%) Senior Service Manager
5 11 (11.34%) IAM Specialist
6 9 (9.28%) Architect
6 9 (9.28%) Security Analyst
7 8 (8.25%) Security Engineer
8 7 (7.22%) Security Architect
9 6 (6.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 5 (5.15%) Governance Analyst
10 5 (5.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (4.12%) 1st Line Support
11 4 (4.12%) Consultant
11 4 (4.12%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (15.46%) SailPoint
2 13 (13.40%) LDAP
2 13 (13.40%) OAuth
2 13 (13.40%) OpenID
2 13 (13.40%) SAML
2 13 (13.40%) Web Services
3 12 (12.37%) Oracle Fusion
4 10 (10.31%) OAuth2
5 1 (1.03%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 21 (21.65%) Management Information System
2 19 (19.59%) Onboarding
3 9 (9.28%) Data Centre
4 6 (6.19%) Operational Technology
4 6 (6.19%) Security Posture
5 5 (5.15%) Driving Licence
5 5 (5.15%) Public Cloud
6 4 (4.12%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (4.12%) Mobile Payment
6 4 (4.12%) Smartcard
7 3 (3.09%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (3.09%) PKI
8 2 (2.06%) IoT
8 2 (2.06%) NHS
9 1 (1.03%) BYOD
9 1 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (1.03%) SCADA
9 1 (1.03%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 21 (21.65%) Windows
2 17 (17.53%) Windows Server
3 15 (15.46%) Linux
4 10 (10.31%) Unix
5 5 (5.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (36.08%) Computer Science
2 31 (31.96%) Cybersecurity
3 25 (25.77%) Change Control
4 24 (24.74%) ITSM
5 23 (23.71%) Runbook
6 22 (22.68%) Decision-Making
7 17 (17.53%) Analytics
8 16 (16.49%) ITIL
9 15 (15.46%) Problem-Solving
9 15 (15.46%) RBAC
9 15 (15.46%) Risk Management
10 14 (14.43%) Agile
10 14 (14.43%) Data Protection
11 13 (13.40%) API Integration
11 13 (13.40%) Privileged Access Management
11 13 (13.40%) Risk Analytics
11 13 (13.40%) Vulnerability Management
12 12 (12.37%) Business Case
12 12 (12.37%) Source to Pay
12 12 (12.37%) Supplier Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (27.84%) PowerShell
2 22 (22.68%) Python
3 1 (1.03%) Korn
3 1 (1.03%) R
Qualifications
1 50 (51.55%) Degree
2 26 (26.80%) Security Cleared
3 21 (21.65%) SC Cleared
4 11 (11.34%) CISSP
5 9 (9.28%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (8.25%) CISM
7 6 (6.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 6 (6.19%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (5.15%) DV Cleared
8 5 (5.15%) Master's Degree
9 4 (4.12%) CCSP
9 4 (4.12%) CISA
9 4 (4.12%) CLAS
9 4 (4.12%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (4.12%) CREST Certified
9 4 (4.12%) IISP
10 2 (2.06%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (2.06%) JNCIP
10 2 (2.06%) JNCIS
10 2 (2.06%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (43.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (34.02%) NIST
3 13 (13.40%) GRC
4 12 (12.37%) Data Quality
5 9 (9.28%) GDPR
6 5 (5.15%) PCI DSS
7 4 (4.12%) ISO 31000
7 4 (4.12%) ISO 9001
7 4 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (3.09%) ISO 22301
8 3 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 3 (3.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (2.06%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (1.03%) COBIT
10 1 (1.03%) GxP
10 1 (1.03%) JSP 440
10 1 (1.03%) PMO
10 1 (1.03%) QA
System Software
1 35 (36.08%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.12%) ISA Server
3 3 (3.09%) OpenAM
Systems Management
1 6 (6.19%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (4.12%) CASB
3 3 (3.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.03%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 35 (36.08%) Microsoft
2 20 (20.62%) Oracle
3 13 (13.40%) SAP
4 12 (12.37%) Ariba
5 10 (10.31%) BeyondTrust
5 10 (10.31%) CyberArk
6 5 (5.15%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (5.15%) Google
7 4 (4.12%) Centrify
7 4 (4.12%) Cisco
7 4 (4.12%) F5
7 4 (4.12%) Qualys
7 4 (4.12%) Splunk
7 4 (4.12%) Tripwire
8 3 (3.09%) ServiceNow
9 2 (2.06%) Juniper
9 2 (2.06%) Palo Alto
10 1 (1.03%) Workday