Senior Information Security Specialist Contracts in the South East

Senior Information Security Specialist
England > South East

As of 2 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Information Security Specialist daily rate in the South East.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 - 213
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Information Security Specialist 16 0 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.53% - 0.087%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% - 0.092%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £553
England median daily rate - - £600
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £71.76
25th Percentile £60.75 - £72.60
Median hourly rate £61.50 - £74.00
75th Percentile £62.24 - £74.40
90th Percentile - - £74.63
England median hourly rate £61.50 - £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 2,767 5,133 5,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 92.49% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,823 3,082 3,806
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.28%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 482 241
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £17.72
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% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.78 £36.02 £44.77
% change year-on-year -14.55% -19.53% +98.96%

Senior Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Information Security Specialist in the South East

Senior Information Security Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Senior Information Security Specialist in the South East

Senior Information Security 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 Senior Information Security Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Berkshire - 16 - - 2
Thames Valley - 16 - - 2
Senior Information Security Specialist
England

Senior Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Senior Information Security 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 Senior Information Security Specialist in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 15 (93.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (93.75%) CISM
3 12 (75.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 12 (75.00%) DV Cleared
4 9 (56.25%) Public Sector
5 8 (50.00%) Telecoms
6 7 (43.75%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (43.75%) Information Security
6 7 (43.75%) Threat Modelling
7 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
7 5 (31.25%) Security Architecture
7 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
7 5 (31.25%) Management Information System
7 5 (31.25%) Risk Management
7 5 (31.25%) Risk Assessment
8 4 (25.00%) Military
8 4 (25.00%) Information Assurance
8 4 (25.00%) NCSC
9 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 1 (6.25%) Vulnerability Management
9 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (6.25%) CISSP
9 1 (6.25%) NonStop SQL

Senior Information Security 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) NonStop SQL
General
1 9 (56.25%) Public Sector
2 8 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (25.00%) Military
4 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 7 (43.75%) Information Security
2 7 (43.75%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (43.75%) Threat Modelling
3 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
3 5 (31.25%) Risk Assessment
3 5 (31.25%) Risk Management
3 5 (31.25%) Security Architecture
4 4 (25.00%) Information Assurance
5 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (6.25%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 16 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 15 (93.75%) CISM
3 12 (75.00%) DV Cleared
4 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (93.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (25.00%) NCSC