Hybrid/Remote Information Security Analyst Contract Job Trends

Information Security Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Information Security Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £440, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 309 358
Rank change year-on-year -2 +49 +153
Contract jobs requiring an Information Security Analyst 6 8 23
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.059% 0.068% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.074% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 23
10th Percentile £238 - £442
25th Percentile £306 £500 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -14.15% +2.50% -23.08%
75th Percentile £524 £581 £588
90th Percentile £562 £598 £650
UK median daily rate £400 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -23.81% +5.00% -23.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £36.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £32.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,539 10,876 16,163
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.23% 93.12% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,224 6,884 11,082
10th Percentile £329 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 199 363
10th Percentile £15.27 £18.30 £17.66
25th Percentile £20.72 £23.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.28 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.94% -29.66% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.03% -24.44% +50.00%

Information Security Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Information Security Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Information Security Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Information Security Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Information Security Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Information Security Analyst job vacancies

Information Security Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Information Security Analyst over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Information Security Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Information Security Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Information Security Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (83.33%) Information Security
3 4 (66.67%) NIST
4 3 (50.00%) Cloud Security
4 3 (50.00%) GDPR
4 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
5 2 (33.33%) Azure
5 2 (33.33%) CISSP
5 2 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (33.33%) GRC
5 2 (33.33%) Incident Response
5 2 (33.33%) NCSC
5 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
6 1 (16.67%) AWS
6 1 (16.67%) Business Impact Analysis
6 1 (16.67%) CEH
6 1 (16.67%) CISA
6 1 (16.67%) CISM
6 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (16.67%) CRISC
6 1 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
6 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
6 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance
6 1 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (16.67%) JSP 440
6 1 (16.67%) Microsoft

Information Security Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) AWS
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Network Security
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Law
2 1 (16.67%) Military
2 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Police
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Security Posture
2 1 (16.67%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Information Security
2 3 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) Incident Response
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 2 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
4 1 (16.67%) Business Impact Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Data Loss Prevention
4 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Information Assurance
4 1 (16.67%) Patch Management
4 1 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Problem Management
4 1 (16.67%) Remediation Plan
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (16.67%) Security Operations
4 1 (16.67%) SIEM
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
1 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) CISSP
1 2 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (16.67%) CEH
2 1 (16.67%) CISA
2 1 (16.67%) CISM
2 1 (16.67%) CRISC
2 1 (16.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (66.67%) NIST
3 3 (50.00%) GDPR
4 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (33.33%) GRC
4 2 (33.33%) NCSC
5 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (16.67%) JSP 440
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Nessus
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Qualys