Information Assurance Specialist Contracts

Information Assurance Specialist
UK

The median Information Assurance Specialist daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 514 - 708
Rank change year-on-year - - +144
Contract jobs requiring an Information Assurance Specialist 6 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.020% - 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% - 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - £482
25th Percentile £575 - £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.23%
75th Percentile £630 - £600
90th Percentile £639 - £623
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 - £480
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 27,138 40,367 56,304
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,714 26,265 39,350
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.55% -1.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,034 2,668 1,565
10th Percentile £14.06 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.40
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.02 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.49% -19.95% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.50 £42.43
% change year-on-year -29.11% -6.91% +117.60%

Information Assurance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance Specialist in the UK

Information Assurance Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Assurance Specialist.

Daily rate trend for Information Assurance Specialist in the UK

Information Assurance Specialist
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance Specialist within the UK 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
England - 5 £600 -
South East - 5 £600 -
UK excluding London - 5 £600 -
Work from Home - 1 £630 -

Information Assurance Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Information Assurance 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 featuring Information Assurance Specialist in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security
3 3 (50.00%) CEH
3 3 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (50.00%) CISM
3 3 (50.00%) CISSP
3 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (50.00%) Legal
3 3 (50.00%) Cyber Security Posture
3 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 3 (50.00%) NIST
4 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 2 (33.33%) Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (33.33%) Security Testing
4 2 (33.33%) TPMS
4 2 (33.33%) Communications Security
4 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (33.33%) Information Assurance
4 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 2 (33.33%) Aerospace
4 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (33.33%) Cryptography
5 1 (16.67%) Ethical Hacking
5 1 (16.67%) Degree
5 1 (16.67%) SSCP
5 1 (16.67%) CISA
5 1 (16.67%) Information Security Management

Information Assurance Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (33.33%) TPMS
General
1 3 (50.00%) Legal
2 2 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 3 (50.00%) Cyber Security Posture
3 2 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
4 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Information Security
3 3 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 3 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) Communications Security
4 2 (33.33%) Cryptography
4 2 (33.33%) Information Assurance
4 2 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (33.33%) Security Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 2 (33.33%) Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Cyber Assurance
5 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 1 (16.67%) Ethical Hacking
5 1 (16.67%) Network Monitoring
5 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) CEH
1 3 (50.00%) CISM
1 3 (50.00%) CISSP
2 1 (16.67%) CISA
2 1 (16.67%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
2 1 (16.67%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) NIST
2 2 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (16.67%) NIST 800