Information Security Contract Job Trends in West End of London

Information Security (InfoSec)
Central London > West End of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West End of London requiring Information Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 13
Rank change year-on-year -9 +3 +4
Contract jobs citing Information Security 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in West End of London 1.41% 2.56% 1.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 2.86% 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.00%
75th Percentile £638 - £438
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £625 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +19.05% - -19.23%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West End of London

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 in West End of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 63 35 51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London 88.73% 89.74% 92.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 24 35
10th Percentile £254 £295 £219
25th Percentile £431 £450 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £544 £550 £523
Median % change year-on-year -1.14% +5.26% +4.50%
75th Percentile £609 £750 £552
90th Percentile £641 £795 £630
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile £42.09 - £29.24
25th Percentile £51.50 £50.72 -
Median hourly rate £57.50 £51.44 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.78% +46.97% +34.62%
75th Percentile £63.75 £52.16 £41.75
90th Percentile £78.75 - £42.05
Central London median hourly rate £24.50 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -10.91% -21.43% +27.27%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in West End of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Information Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London.

Information Security job vacancy trend in West End of London

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend in West End of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing Information Security.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing Information Security

Information Security
Contract Job Locations in West End of London

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 West End of London region over the 6 months to 16 October 2026. 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
Westminster - 1 £625 - 2
Information Security
Central London

Information Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Government Security Classifications
1 1 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework