Information Security Specialist Contracts in the Thames Valley

Information Security Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

The median Information Security Specialist daily rate in the Thames Valley is £170 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 146 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist 7 5 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.26% 0.17% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.18% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £165 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 £553 -
Median % change year-on-year -69.26% - -
75th Percentile £500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £170 £700 £600
% change year-on-year -75.71% +16.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £74.00 -
South East median hourly rate - £74.00 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,507 2,770 3,353
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 94.31% 96.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,429 1,919 2,284
10th Percentile £210 £313 £190
25th Percentile £370 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £489
% change year-on-year - +2.16% +8.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 76 103
10th Percentile £15.81 £17.31 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.75 £12.38
Median hourly rate £45.00 £46.70 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +166.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £63.09 £66.21 £23.75
90th Percentile £84.48 £79.19 £64.48
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.86% +130.48% -16.00%

Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Information Security Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security Specialist in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Information Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Information Security Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security Specialist in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security Specialist in the Thames Valley

Information Security Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Specialist within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Buckinghamshire - 7 £170 -
Information Security Specialist
South East

Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, 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 Thames Valley region featuring Information Security Specialist in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (71.43%) ISMS
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
3 4 (57.14%) Logistics
3 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Register
4 3 (42.86%) Migration
4 3 (42.86%) Wiki
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (42.86%) SharePoint
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
5 1 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
5 1 (14.29%) Security Management
5 1 (14.29%) Retail
5 1 (14.29%) Billing
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (14.29%) ITIL
5 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer

Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (42.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Billing
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
2 3 (42.86%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 5 (71.43%) ISMS
3 4 (57.14%) Logistics
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) Risk Register
4 3 (42.86%) Migration
5 1 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Information Security Management
5 1 (14.29%) ITIL
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (14.29%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft