Information Security Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 110 90
Rank change year-on-year -42 -20 +44
Contract jobs citing Information Security 164 303 644
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.66% 1.99% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% 2.26% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 224 504
10th Percentile £289 £400 £418
25th Percentile £406 £497 £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £621
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -7.44% +10.44%
75th Percentile £650 £678 £725
90th Percentile £775 £750 £813
UK median daily rate £550 £582 £600
% change year-on-year -5.50% -3.00% +6.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 12 2
10th Percentile £29.49 - £43.48
25th Percentile £33.03 £12.75 £48.70
Median hourly rate £35.00 £18.75 £57.40
Median % change year-on-year +86.67% -67.33% +27.54%
75th Percentile £38.39 £19.75 £66.09
90th Percentile £44.50 - £71.31
UK median hourly rate £24.66 £19.50 £75.00
% change year-on-year +26.46% -74.00% +18.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,020 13,413 23,039
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.13% 87.92% 89.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,197 8,959 16,290
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% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 221 580 529
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.75 £25.38 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.00 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.30% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.50 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.58 £36.00
% change year-on-year -18.48% -1.18% +44.00%

Information Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

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

Information Security
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.

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 remote working options citing Information Security over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

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 remote working options citing Information Security.

Information Security hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Information Security over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Information Security hourly rate histogram 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 13 (7.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (4.27%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.83%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (1.22%) CMS
5 1 (0.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.61%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Endur
1 1 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 47 (28.66%) Azure
2 19 (11.59%) AWS
3 18 (10.98%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (9.76%) Entra ID
5 8 (4.88%) Azure Sentinel
6 7 (4.27%) GCP
7 6 (3.66%) GitHub
7 6 (3.66%) IaaS
8 4 (2.44%) Google Workspace
8 4 (2.44%) Mimecast
8 4 (2.44%) OneDrive
8 4 (2.44%) Power Platform
8 4 (2.44%) SaaS
9 2 (1.22%) AWS CloudFormation
9 2 (1.22%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (1.22%) PaaS
10 1 (0.61%) Collibra
10 1 (0.61%) dbt
10 1 (0.61%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 20 (12.20%) Firewall
2 14 (8.54%) Network Security
3 8 (4.88%) Intrusion Detection
3 8 (4.88%) SSL
4 6 (3.66%) LAN
4 6 (3.66%) WAN
4 6 (3.66%) Wireless
5 5 (3.05%) Internet
5 5 (3.05%) Unified Communications
6 4 (2.44%) VPN
6 4 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (1.83%) iSCSI
7 3 (1.83%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (1.22%) IPsec
8 2 (1.22%) MPLS
8 2 (1.22%) NGFW
9 1 (0.61%) BGP
9 1 (0.61%) DNS
9 1 (0.61%) Extranet
9 1 (0.61%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.66%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.44%) Power BI
3 1 (0.61%) Apache Cassandra
3 1 (0.61%) Couchbase
3 1 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.61%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.61%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (3.66%) JIRA
2 1 (0.61%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.61%) Metasploit
General
1 64 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 38 (23.17%) Finance
3 27 (16.46%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (8.54%) Public Sector
5 11 (6.71%) Banking
6 9 (5.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (5.49%) Legal
7 6 (3.66%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (3.05%) Retail
9 4 (2.44%) Law
9 4 (2.44%) Police
10 3 (1.83%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.22%) Military
11 2 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.61%) Automotive
12 1 (0.61%) Back Office
12 1 (0.61%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.61%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 27 (16.46%) Consultant
2 23 (14.02%) Analyst
2 23 (14.02%) Senior
3 22 (13.41%) Architect
4 20 (12.20%) Security Consultant
5 17 (10.37%) Security Engineer
6 15 (9.15%) Security Architect
7 13 (7.93%) Information Security Consultant
8 11 (6.71%) Security Manager
9 10 (6.10%) Security Specialist
10 9 (5.49%) Information Security Specialist
10 9 (5.49%) Information Specialist
10 9 (5.49%) Security Analyst
10 9 (5.49%) Senior Security Engineer
11 8 (4.88%) Information Security Manager
11 8 (4.88%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
12 7 (4.27%) Senior Information Security Specialist
12 7 (4.27%) Senior Security Specialist
13 6 (3.66%) Head of Security
13 6 (3.66%) Information Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.88%) Web Services
2 5 (3.05%) LDAP
3 3 (1.83%) 802.1X
3 3 (1.83%) X-Windows
4 2 (1.22%) SAML
5 1 (0.61%) .NET
5 1 (0.61%) ADO
5 1 (0.61%) Kafka
5 1 (0.61%) OAuth
5 1 (0.61%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.61%) React
5 1 (0.61%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (15.24%) Management Information System
2 17 (10.37%) Security Posture
3 7 (4.27%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (3.66%) PKI
5 5 (3.05%) Onboarding
5 5 (3.05%) Operational Technology
5 5 (3.05%) Product Ownership
6 4 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.83%) IVR
7 3 (1.83%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (1.22%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.22%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.22%) e-Learning
8 2 (1.22%) Linux Command Line
8 2 (1.22%) NHS
8 2 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.61%) iPhone
9 1 (0.61%) Online Gambling
9 1 (0.61%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 19 (11.59%) Windows
2 11 (6.71%) Linux
3 9 (5.49%) Windows Server
4 7 (4.27%) Unix
5 4 (2.44%) Android
6 3 (1.83%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.83%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.61%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.61%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (24.39%) Risk Management
3 32 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (17.07%) Security Architecture
5 24 (14.63%) Threat Modelling
6 23 (14.02%) Agile
6 23 (14.02%) Vulnerability Management
7 22 (13.41%) Stakeholder Management
8 21 (12.80%) Cloud Security
9 20 (12.20%) Computer Science
10 18 (10.98%) Identity Access Management
11 17 (10.37%) Risk Assessment
12 15 (9.15%) Data Protection
12 15 (9.15%) Vulnerability Assessment
13 14 (8.54%) DevOps
13 14 (8.54%) Enterprise Architecture
13 14 (8.54%) Project Management
14 13 (7.93%) Application Security
14 13 (7.93%) DevSecOps
15 11 (6.71%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 13 (7.93%) PowerShell
2 8 (4.88%) Python
3 3 (1.83%) Java
3 3 (1.83%) Shell Script
3 3 (1.83%) VBA
4 2 (1.22%) PHP
4 2 (1.22%) SQL
5 1 (0.61%) Bash
5 1 (0.61%) Bicep
5 1 (0.61%) C
5 1 (0.61%) C++
5 1 (0.61%) R
5 1 (0.61%) Ruby
5 1 (0.61%) Scala
5 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 41 (25.00%) CISM
2 40 (24.39%) CISSP
3 31 (18.90%) Degree
4 28 (17.07%) Security Cleared
5 18 (10.98%) SC Cleared
6 13 (7.93%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (6.71%) DV Cleared
8 10 (6.10%) Azure Certification
9 9 (5.49%) CISA
10 7 (4.27%) CEH
11 6 (3.66%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (3.05%) CRISC
12 5 (3.05%) Master's Degree
12 5 (3.05%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (1.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (1.83%) AWS Certification
13 3 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
14 2 (1.22%) GIAC
14 2 (1.22%) OSCP
14 2 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (20.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 34 (20.73%) NIST
2 24 (14.63%) GDPR
3 13 (7.93%) GRC
4 12 (7.32%) PCI DSS
5 7 (4.27%) HIPAA
6 6 (3.66%) COBIT
6 6 (3.66%) NCSC
7 5 (3.05%) QA
7 5 (3.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (2.44%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 3 (1.83%) NIST 800
9 3 (1.83%) SLA
10 2 (1.22%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (1.22%) PMO
11 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.61%) COSO
System Software
1 19 (11.59%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.66%) Virtual Servers
3 4 (2.44%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.83%) Docker
4 3 (1.83%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.22%) RACF
5 2 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (4.27%) Terraform
2 5 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.83%) OPNET
4 2 (1.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.22%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.61%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 38 (23.17%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.88%) CyberArk
3 7 (4.27%) Cisco
4 5 (3.05%) Google
4 5 (3.05%) Proofpoint
5 4 (2.44%) Planview
5 4 (2.44%) Qualys
6 3 (1.83%) Apple
6 3 (1.83%) VMware
7 2 (1.22%) F5
7 2 (1.22%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.61%) BeyondTrust
8 1 (0.61%) Darktrace
8 1 (0.61%) Meraki
8 1 (0.61%) OpenLink
8 1 (0.61%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.61%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.61%) Thales
8 1 (0.61%) Thycotic
8 1 (0.61%) Varonis