Information Security Management Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Information Security Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Information Security Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Security Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 304 450
Rank change year-on-year +11 +146 +94
Contract jobs citing Information Security Management 11 41 27
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.11% 0.27% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.30% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 31 20
10th Percentile £379 £525 £474
25th Percentile £434 £556 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £600 £584
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +2.74% +6.18%
75th Percentile £688 £738 £678
90th Percentile £694 £750 £730
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Information Security Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Information Security Management
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Information Security Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Information Security Management trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Information Security Management
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Information Security Management.

Information Security Management daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security Management
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Information Security Management over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Information Security Management daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) Network Security
2 1 (9.09%) Firewall
2 1 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 3 (27.27%) Police
1 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Fire and Rescue
3 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Consultant
2 4 (36.36%) Security Consultant
3 3 (27.27%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Architect
4 2 (18.18%) Information Assurance Consultant
4 2 (18.18%) Security Architect
5 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (9.09%) Information Assurance Specialist
5 1 (9.09%) Information Security Specialist
5 1 (9.09%) Information Specialist
5 1 (9.09%) IT Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) IT Risk Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Risk Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Security Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Security Manager
5 1 (9.09%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Management Information System
2 3 (27.27%) Security Posture
3 2 (18.18%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (9.09%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
4 1 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (9.09%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (9.09%) Operational Technology
4 1 (9.09%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Information Security
1 11 (100.00%) Security Management
2 7 (63.64%) Risk Management
3 6 (54.55%) ISMS
4 5 (45.45%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (27.27%) Application Security
5 3 (27.27%) Data Protection
5 3 (27.27%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (27.27%) Vulnerability Management
6 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (18.18%) Identity Access Management
6 2 (18.18%) Incident Response
6 2 (18.18%) Information Assurance
6 2 (18.18%) Risk Register
6 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps
6 2 (18.18%) Security Operations
7 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 1 (9.09%) Network Monitoring
7 1 (9.09%) Threat Management
7 1 (9.09%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) CISSP
2 5 (45.45%) CISM
3 3 (27.27%) CISA
3 3 (27.27%) Degree
3 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) CEH
4 2 (18.18%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) SSCP
5 1 (9.09%) CompTIA CySA+
5 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
5 1 (9.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (9.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (54.55%) NIST
2 5 (45.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (27.27%) GDPR
4 2 (18.18%) COBIT
4 2 (18.18%) GRC
5 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (9.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (9.09%) NCSC
5 1 (9.09%) NIST 800
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) CASB
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Forcepoint
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft