Information Specialist Contracts in the South East

Information Specialist
England > South East

The median Information Specialist daily rate in the South East is £615, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 184 208
Rank change year-on-year +51 +24 +48
Contract jobs requiring an Information Specialist 22 7 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.73% 0.13% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% 0.14% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 7
10th Percentile - - £581
25th Percentile £575 £165 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £170 £700
Median % change year-on-year +261.76% -75.71% +16.67%
75th Percentile £656 £500 -
90th Percentile £675 - -
England median daily rate £600 £500 £650
% change year-on-year +20.00% -23.08% +23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £51.25 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
England median hourly rate £52.50 - £74.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 2,755 5,123 5,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 92.41% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,821 3,082 3,818
10th Percentile £248 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.88%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £607
90th Percentile £665 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 483 243
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.79 £17.19
25th Percentile £20.48 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +142.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.96 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.45 £36.34 £44.77
% change year-on-year -16.20% -18.83% +98.96%

Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Specialist in the South East

Information Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Information Specialist in the South East

Information Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Specialist in the South East

Information Specialist
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 Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 May 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 +45 18 £653 +283.82% 11
Berkshire - 17 £630 - 9
Surrey - 2 - - 4
Oxfordshire - 1 £675 - 4
Information Specialist
England

Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Information 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 South East region featuring Information Specialist in the job title.

1 18 (81.82%) CISM
2 17 (77.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (77.27%) Security Cleared
3 13 (59.09%) DV Cleared
3 13 (59.09%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 11 (50.00%) Information Security
5 9 (40.91%) Public Sector
6 8 (36.36%) Risk Management
6 8 (36.36%) Telecoms
7 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (31.82%) Management Information System
7 7 (31.82%) Risk Assessment
7 7 (31.82%) Information Assurance
7 7 (31.82%) Threat Modelling
8 6 (27.27%) Security Architecture
9 5 (22.73%) Decision-Making
9 5 (22.73%) NCSC
9 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
10 4 (18.18%) Military
10 4 (18.18%) CISSP
10 4 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
11 3 (13.64%) NIST
11 3 (13.64%) Security Posture
11 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
11 3 (13.64%) Incident Response
11 3 (13.64%) CEH
11 3 (13.64%) Security Testing
11 3 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
12 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering
12 2 (9.09%) TPMS

Information Specialist Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (9.09%) TPMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (40.91%) Public Sector
2 8 (36.36%) Telecoms
3 4 (18.18%) Military
4 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
5 2 (9.09%) Aerospace
5 2 (9.09%) Legal
6 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Management Information System
2 3 (13.64%) Security Posture
3 2 (9.09%) Cyber Security Posture
3 2 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (59.09%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 11 (50.00%) Information Security
3 8 (36.36%) Risk Management
4 7 (31.82%) Information Assurance
4 7 (31.82%) Risk Assessment
4 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (31.82%) Threat Modelling
5 6 (27.27%) Security Architecture
6 5 (22.73%) Decision-Making
7 4 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (13.64%) Incident Response
8 3 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (13.64%) Security Testing
9 2 (9.09%) Communications Security
9 2 (9.09%) Cryptography
9 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering
9 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (9.09%) Validation
9 2 (9.09%) Vulnerability Management
9 2 (9.09%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 18 (81.82%) CISM
2 17 (77.27%) Security Cleared
3 13 (59.09%) DV Cleared
4 5 (22.73%) SC Cleared
5 4 (18.18%) CISSP
6 3 (13.64%) CEH
7 1 (4.55%) CISA
7 1 (4.55%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (4.55%) Degree
7 1 (4.55%) Master's Degree
7 1 (4.55%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (77.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (22.73%) NCSC
3 3 (13.64%) NIST
4 1 (4.55%) NIST 800