Information Security Contracts

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 113 106
Rank change year-on-year -63 -7 +31
Contract jobs citing Information Security 490 855 1,338
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.54% 1.97% 2.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.70% 2.31% 2.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 521 996
10th Percentile £305 £375 £400
25th Percentile £413 £485 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £688 £690 £702
90th Percentile £845 £800 £813
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -11.67% +9.09% -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 26 30
10th Percentile - £12.75 £25.56
25th Percentile £22.14 £15.80 £68.46
Median hourly rate £24.66 £19.50 £75.75
Median % change year-on-year +26.46% -74.26% +89.38%
75th Percentile £56.79 £22.50 £83.40
90th Percentile £83.41 £25.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.65 £18.00 £79.91
% change year-on-year +31.36% -77.47% +18.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 28,883 36,949 50,825
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.68% 85.32% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,181 23,576 35,000
10th Percentile £300 £300 £325
25th Percentile £405 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% +0.92%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,432 2,509 1,726
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £12.28
25th Percentile £17.42 £16.12 £16.85
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £38.18
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% -1.77% +46.83%
75th Percentile £53.75 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £72.50 £75.59
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.66 £38.12 £35.00
% change year-on-year -35.31% +8.91% +66.67%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Security over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 6 July 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 -61 425 £530 -11.67% 911
London -29 220 £525 -8.70% 467
UK excluding London -71 210 £530 -11.67% 493
Work from Home -35 171 £500 -13.04% 409
South East -17 66 £625 +4.17% 179
North of England -33 59 £425 -29.17% 110
North West -14 29 £425 -34.62% 56
Midlands -37 26 £400 -32.49% 58
Yorkshire -16 24 £413 -29.12% 48
South West -27 24 £585 -4.49% 59
East Midlands -6 18 £400 -20.00% 20
Scotland -23 18 £445 -20.54% 24
East of England +37 17 £497 +62.95% 57
West Midlands -33 8 £500 -21.80% 37
North East +1 6 £534 +1.71% 6
Wales +7 2 £415 -34.90% 9
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 8

Information Security
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 17 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
1 17 (3.47%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.65%) Confluence
3 5 (1.02%) CMS
4 3 (0.61%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.41%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.20%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 19 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.20%) 1Password
5 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.20%) GNU Octave
Business Applications
1 4 (0.82%) Endur
2 2 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 127 (25.92%) Azure
2 58 (11.84%) AWS
3 34 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (4.90%) Entra ID
5 23 (4.69%) Azure Sentinel
6 22 (4.49%) GCP
6 22 (4.49%) SaaS
7 18 (3.67%) IaaS
8 15 (3.06%) Microsoft Purview
8 15 (3.06%) Power Platform
9 10 (2.04%) PaaS
10 8 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (1.43%) GitHub
12 6 (1.22%) Serverless
13 4 (0.82%) Azure API Management
13 4 (0.82%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.82%) Azure Functions
13 4 (0.82%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (0.82%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 70 (14.29%) Firewall
2 53 (10.82%) Network Security
3 16 (3.27%) Intrusion Detection
4 13 (2.65%) DNS
4 13 (2.65%) VPN
5 12 (2.45%) SSL
6 9 (1.84%) HTTP
7 5 (1.02%) FTP
7 5 (1.02%) SMTP
7 5 (1.02%) Unified Communications
7 5 (1.02%) WAN
8 4 (0.82%) DHCP
8 4 (0.82%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.82%) Wireless
9 3 (0.61%) Skype
10 2 (0.41%) LAN
10 2 (0.41%) NGFW
10 2 (0.41%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.41%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.65%) Power BI
2 11 (2.24%) Oracle Reports
3 10 (2.04%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.84%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 5 (1.02%) Tableau
6 3 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.61%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.41%) Big Data
7 2 (0.41%) GIS
7 2 (0.41%) Redis
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.20%) Couchbase
8 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.20%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.20%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.20%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 24 (4.90%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) Artifactory
3 3 (0.61%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.61%) Git
3 3 (0.61%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.41%) Snyk
4 2 (0.41%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.20%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.20%) GitLab
5 1 (0.20%) Log4j
5 1 (0.20%) Metasploit
General
1 183 (37.35%) Social Skills
2 121 (24.69%) Finance
3 74 (15.10%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.78%) Legal
5 40 (8.16%) Banking
6 35 (7.14%) Public Sector
7 23 (4.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.27%) Police
9 15 (3.06%) Retail
10 14 (2.86%) Law
10 14 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (2.45%) Military
12 10 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.84%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (1.22%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.22%) Marketing
15 5 (1.02%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 101 (20.61%) Analyst
2 67 (13.67%) Consultant
3 53 (10.82%) Architect
4 52 (10.61%) Senior
5 50 (10.20%) Security Engineer
6 45 (9.18%) Security Analyst
6 45 (9.18%) Security Consultant
7 44 (8.98%) Security Manager
8 39 (7.96%) Security Architect
9 37 (7.55%) Lead
10 25 (5.10%) Information Manager
11 24 (4.90%) Information Security Consultant
11 24 (4.90%) Information Security Manager
12 20 (4.08%) Information Analyst
12 20 (4.08%) Information Security Analyst
13 18 (3.67%) Security Specialist
14 16 (3.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 16 (3.27%) Support Analyst
15 15 (3.06%) Azure Engineer
15 15 (3.06%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.47%) Web Services
2 11 (2.24%) LDAP
3 10 (2.04%) Oracle Fusion
3 10 (2.04%) SailPoint
4 6 (1.22%) OAuth
4 6 (1.22%) React
5 5 (1.02%) Elastic Stack
5 5 (1.02%) Middleware
5 5 (1.02%) REST
6 4 (0.82%) .NET
6 4 (0.82%) HATEOAS
6 4 (0.82%) JBoss Seam
6 4 (0.82%) Kafka
7 3 (0.61%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.61%) Node.js
7 3 (0.61%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.61%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.61%) TensorFlow
7 3 (0.61%) X-Windows
8 2 (0.41%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (17.76%) Management Information System
2 53 (10.82%) Security Posture
3 20 (4.08%) Security Operations Centre
4 18 (3.67%) Cyber Threat
5 17 (3.47%) PKI
6 16 (3.27%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.04%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.63%) Insider Threat
11 7 (1.43%) CSOC
12 6 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.22%) Cyber Defence
12 6 (1.22%) Data Centre
12 6 (1.22%) Legacy Applications
12 6 (1.22%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.22%) Virtual Team
13 5 (1.02%) Cloud Native
13 5 (1.02%) Cyberattack
13 5 (1.02%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 57 (11.63%) Windows
2 28 (5.71%) Linux
3 19 (3.88%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.84%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.02%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.82%) Unix
6 4 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.41%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.20%) Android
9 1 (0.20%) VMS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (34.90%) Cybersecurity
2 122 (24.90%) Risk Management
3 97 (19.80%) Problem-Solving
4 75 (15.31%) Vulnerability Management
5 71 (14.49%) Cloud Security
6 70 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 69 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
8 61 (12.45%) Data Protection
8 61 (12.45%) Security Operations
9 60 (12.24%) Agile
9 60 (12.24%) Security Architecture
10 51 (10.41%) Security Management
11 45 (9.18%) SIEM
12 44 (8.98%) Risk Assessment
13 42 (8.57%) Computer Science
14 41 (8.37%) Continuous Improvement
15 38 (7.76%) DevOps
16 37 (7.55%) Information Security Management
16 37 (7.55%) Penetration Testing
16 37 (7.55%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 35 (7.14%) PowerShell
2 30 (6.12%) Python
3 24 (4.90%) SQL
4 11 (2.24%) Java
5 9 (1.84%) Bash
6 5 (1.02%) Bicep
6 5 (1.02%) PHP
7 4 (0.82%) C#
7 4 (0.82%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.61%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.61%) VBA
9 2 (0.41%) C++
9 2 (0.41%) Perl
10 1 (0.20%) C
10 1 (0.20%) R
10 1 (0.20%) Ruby
10 1 (0.20%) Scala
10 1 (0.20%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 118 (24.08%) CISSP
2 107 (21.84%) CISM
3 81 (16.53%) Security Cleared
4 78 (15.92%) Degree
5 55 (11.22%) SC Cleared
6 32 (6.53%) Computer Science Degree
7 31 (6.33%) DV Cleared
8 30 (6.12%) CRISC
9 28 (5.71%) CISA
10 26 (5.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 23 (4.69%) Azure Certification
12 17 (3.47%) Cisco Certification
13 16 (3.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 15 (3.06%) CEH
15 14 (2.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 12 (2.45%) CompTIA Security+
17 11 (2.24%) Master's Degree
18 10 (2.04%) GIAC
19 9 (1.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
20 8 (1.63%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (25.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 122 (24.90%) NIST
3 81 (16.53%) GDPR
4 45 (9.18%) GRC
5 36 (7.35%) PCI DSS
6 31 (6.33%) HIPAA
7 29 (5.92%) COBIT
8 26 (5.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 23 (4.69%) SLA
10 22 (4.49%) NCSC
10 22 (4.49%) SOC 2
11 17 (3.47%) NIST 800
12 13 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 13 (2.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 12 (2.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 11 (2.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 9 (1.84%) QA
16 8 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 7 (1.43%) PMO
18 3 (0.61%) Accessibility
System Software
1 35 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.43%) Hyper-V
2 7 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
2 7 (1.43%) Virtual Servers
3 6 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.02%) vSphere
5 4 (0.82%) Docker
5 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.20%) FreeRADIUS
6 1 (0.20%) iptables
Systems Management
1 16 (3.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (3.06%) CASB
3 8 (1.63%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.63%) QRadar
3 8 (1.63%) Terraform
4 5 (1.02%) Puppet
4 5 (1.02%) RSA Archer
4 5 (1.02%) SCCM
5 4 (0.82%) OPNET
5 4 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.61%) Grafana
6 3 (0.61%) SCOrch
6 3 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.61%) WSUS
7 2 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.41%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.20%) Ansible
8 1 (0.20%) Graylog
8 1 (0.20%) logstash
8 1 (0.20%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 127 (25.92%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.49%) Splunk
3 16 (3.27%) Oracle
4 14 (2.86%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.65%) Cisco
6 12 (2.45%) Darktrace
7 11 (2.24%) VMware
8 10 (2.04%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.04%) Zscaler
9 9 (1.84%) CyberArk
9 9 (1.84%) Google
9 9 (1.84%) Qualys
9 9 (1.84%) Rapid7
10 6 (1.22%) CrowdStrike
10 6 (1.22%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.22%) Veeam
11 5 (1.02%) Databricks
11 5 (1.02%) Proofpoint
11 5 (1.02%) Tenable
12 4 (0.82%) Atlassian