Information Specialist
UK
The median Information Specialist daily rate in the UK is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 491 | 574 | 652 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | +78 | +167 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Information Specialist | 35 | 16 | 47 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.037% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.040% | 0.086% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | - | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | £165 | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £500 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -23.08% | +23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £543 | £781 |
| 90th Percentile | £679 | £625 | £833 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £563 | £170 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +230.88% | -75.71% | -6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.90 | - | £52.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.38 | - | £64.65 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | - | £73.20 |
| 75th Percentile | £62.24 | - | £74.20 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £74.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.00 | - | £73.20 |
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 | 27,042 | 39,900 | 54,705 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.44% | 92.78% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,611 | 25,963 | 38,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,049 | 2,673 | 1,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.22 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.60 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.73% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.73% | +112.16% |
Information Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Specialist over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Specialist.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Specialist over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
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Top 9 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +72 | 30 | £563 | +230.88% | 43 |
| England | +82 | 27 | £600 | +20.00% | 53 |
| South East | +59 | 22 | £653 | +283.82% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 13 | £427 | +151.02% | 35 |
| Scotland | +17 | 6 | £327 | - | 5 |
| London | +31 | 3 | £438 | -24.89% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £563 | - | 4 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| North of England | - | 1 | £563 | - | 7 |
Information Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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 featuring Information Specialist in the job title.
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Information 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: