Information Security Contracts with Work from Home Options

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 110 93 134
Rank change year-on-year -17 +41 +4
Contract jobs citing Information Security 303 646 902
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.99% 2.52% 2.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.26% 2.81% 2.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 505 658
10th Percentile £400 £419 £411
25th Percentile £494 £520 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £623 £556
Median % change year-on-year -7.63% +11.91% +6.15%
75th Percentile £681 £725 £650
90th Percentile £750 £813 £763
UK median daily rate £582 £610 £564
% change year-on-year -4.59% +8.20% +7.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 6
10th Percentile - £43.48 £26.25
25th Percentile £12.75 £48.70 £29.69
Median hourly rate £18.75 £57.40 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.33% +27.54% +100.00%
75th Percentile £19.75 £66.09 £59.94
90th Percentile - £71.31 £81.63
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £75.00 £63.50
% change year-on-year -74.00% +18.11% +149.02%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,390 22,975 40,674
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.75% 91.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,954 16,256 29,514
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.81%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £720
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 577 528 541
10th Percentile £15.17 £19.00 £13.75
25th Percentile £25.00 £30.54 £20.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

Information Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Information Security trend for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Information Security.

Information Security daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Information Security over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Information Security daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Information Security.

Information Security hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (4.95%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.31%) IIS
3 5 (1.65%) Apache
3 5 (1.65%) nginx
4 4 (1.32%) Apache Solr
4 4 (1.32%) WebSphere
5 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.99%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.33%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.33%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.33%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.33%) Tomcat
Applications
1 16 (5.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (5.28%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.31%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.99%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 46 (15.18%) Azure
2 27 (8.91%) AWS
3 18 (5.94%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (5.61%) SaaS
5 12 (3.96%) GCP
5 12 (3.96%) IaaS
6 11 (3.63%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.97%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.65%) GitHub
9 4 (1.32%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (0.99%) PaaS
11 2 (0.66%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.66%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.66%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.66%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.66%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.33%) AWS CloudFormation
12 1 (0.33%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 42 (13.86%) Network Security
2 23 (7.59%) Firewall
3 17 (5.61%) DNS
4 14 (4.62%) VPN
5 12 (3.96%) TCP/IP
6 7 (2.31%) DHCP
6 7 (2.31%) HTTPS
7 6 (1.98%) SCCP
8 5 (1.65%) WAN
9 4 (1.32%) IPsec
9 4 (1.32%) LAN
9 4 (1.32%) VLAN
10 3 (0.99%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.66%) SAN
12 1 (0.33%) BIG-IP
12 1 (0.33%) Cisco ASA
12 1 (0.33%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
12 1 (0.33%) Internet
12 1 (0.33%) Intranet
12 1 (0.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.31%) Oracle Database
2 6 (1.98%) Power BI
3 5 (1.65%) MySQL
4 4 (1.32%) Couchbase
4 4 (1.32%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.99%) DB2
6 2 (0.66%) Metadata
6 2 (0.66%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.33%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.33%) Big Data
7 1 (0.33%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.63%) Jenkins
2 10 (3.30%) JIRA
3 7 (2.31%) GitLab
3 7 (2.31%) Maven
4 2 (0.66%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.33%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.33%) Git
5 1 (0.33%) RStudio
General
1 89 (29.37%) Social Skills
2 80 (26.40%) Finance
3 53 (17.49%) Public Sector
4 48 (15.84%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (6.60%) Banking
5 20 (6.60%) Police
6 18 (5.94%) Legal
7 9 (2.97%) Marketing
7 9 (2.97%) Telecoms
8 7 (2.31%) Law
8 7 (2.31%) Manufacturing
8 7 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (1.98%) Retail
10 4 (1.32%) Electronics
10 4 (1.32%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.99%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 52 (17.16%) Architect
2 50 (16.50%) Consultant
3 49 (16.17%) Analyst
4 42 (13.86%) Security Architect
5 30 (9.90%) Security Consultant
6 28 (9.24%) Security Analyst
7 24 (7.92%) Security Manager
8 23 (7.59%) Senior
9 16 (5.28%) Lead
10 15 (4.95%) Information Security Consultant
11 14 (4.62%) Information Manager
11 14 (4.62%) Information Security Manager
12 13 (4.29%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 12 (3.96%) Project Manager
14 11 (3.63%) Security Specialist
15 10 (3.30%) Data Consultant
15 10 (3.30%) Data Protection Consultant
15 10 (3.30%) Information Analyst
15 10 (3.30%) Information Security Analyst
15 10 (3.30%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.31%) Hibernate
1 7 (2.31%) JPA
2 6 (1.98%) RabbitMQ
3 4 (1.32%) .NET
3 4 (1.32%) JSON
3 4 (1.32%) LDAP
3 4 (1.32%) LEMP Stack
3 4 (1.32%) Web Services
3 4 (1.32%) YAML
4 3 (0.99%) EJB
4 3 (0.99%) J2EE
4 3 (0.99%) JSP
4 3 (0.99%) PyTorch
4 3 (0.99%) scikit-learn
4 3 (0.99%) Servlets
4 3 (0.99%) TensorFlow
4 3 (0.99%) XML
5 2 (0.66%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.33%) REST
6 1 (0.33%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 69 (22.77%) Management Information System
2 17 (5.61%) Security Posture
3 10 (3.30%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (2.64%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (2.64%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (2.31%) Virtual Team
6 6 (1.98%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.65%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (1.65%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.32%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.32%) CMDB
8 4 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.32%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.32%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.32%) PKI
8 4 (1.32%) PMI
9 3 (0.99%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.99%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.99%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 30 (9.90%) Windows
2 12 (3.96%) Linux
3 9 (2.97%) Windows 7
4 8 (2.64%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.32%) CentOS
5 4 (1.32%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.33%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (39.93%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (19.47%) Risk Management
3 42 (13.86%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (13.86%) Security Management
4 40 (13.20%) Information Security Management
5 39 (12.87%) Data Protection
5 39 (12.87%) Vulnerability Management
6 34 (11.22%) Penetration Testing
6 34 (11.22%) Security Architecture
7 32 (10.56%) ISMS
7 32 (10.56%) Risk Assessment
8 29 (9.57%) Project Management
9 28 (9.24%) Agile
9 28 (9.24%) Security Operations
10 26 (8.58%) SDLC
11 25 (8.25%) DevOps
11 25 (8.25%) Incident Response
12 24 (7.92%) Architectural Patterns
12 24 (7.92%) Roadmaps
12 24 (7.92%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.29%) Java
1 13 (4.29%) SQL
2 8 (2.64%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.32%) PHP
3 4 (1.32%) Python
4 1 (0.33%) C++
4 1 (0.33%) Go
4 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.33%) R
Qualifications
1 86 (28.38%) CISSP
2 73 (24.09%) Security Cleared
3 63 (20.79%) CISM
4 51 (16.83%) SC Cleared
5 34 (11.22%) Degree
6 22 (7.26%) CISA
7 15 (4.95%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (4.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (4.95%) DV Cleared
8 12 (3.96%) CRISC
9 11 (3.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 10 (3.30%) CREST Certified
10 10 (3.30%) TOGAF Certification
11 8 (2.64%) CCNA
11 8 (2.64%) CEH
12 7 (2.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 7 (2.31%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 6 (1.98%) CSSLP
14 5 (1.65%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (29.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 63 (20.79%) NIST
3 31 (10.23%) GDPR
4 26 (8.58%) NCSC
5 15 (4.95%) GRC
6 12 (3.96%) PCI DSS
7 11 (3.63%) SLA
8 10 (3.30%) COBIT
8 10 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 10 (3.30%) QA
9 9 (2.97%) NIST 800
10 8 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (1.98%) Government Security Classifications
12 5 (1.65%) HIPAA
12 5 (1.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 5 (1.65%) PMO
13 4 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.99%) Disclosure Scotland
15 2 (0.66%) ISAE 3402
15 2 (0.66%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 23 (7.59%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.98%) Docker
3 4 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.66%) XenApp
5 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (5.28%) Terraform
2 12 (3.96%) Ansible
3 11 (3.63%) Kubernetes
4 6 (1.98%) SCCM
5 5 (1.65%) Nessus
6 2 (0.66%) CASB
6 2 (0.66%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 2 (0.66%) Kibana
6 2 (0.66%) logstash
6 2 (0.66%) Network Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.66%) Packer
6 2 (0.66%) Puppet
6 2 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.33%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.33%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.33%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.33%) QRadar
7 1 (0.33%) Salt
Vendors
1 63 (20.79%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.28%) Oracle
3 12 (3.96%) Qualys
4 8 (2.64%) Cisco
4 8 (2.64%) Google
5 6 (1.98%) SAP
5 6 (1.98%) VMware
6 5 (1.65%) Computacenter
7 4 (1.32%) CyberArk
7 4 (1.32%) Okta
8 3 (0.99%) CA
8 3 (0.99%) CheckPoint
8 3 (0.99%) Citrix
8 3 (0.99%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.99%) Sparx
8 3 (0.99%) Splunk
8 3 (0.99%) Workday
9 2 (0.66%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.66%) IBM
9 2 (0.66%) Rapid7