Information Security Contracts

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with 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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 115 105 137
Rank change year-on-year -10 +32 -5
Contract jobs citing Information Security 863 1,396 1,761
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.98% 2.34% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.29% 2.60% 2.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 543 1,036 1,202
10th Percentile £375 £400 £400
25th Percentile £481 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +6.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £650
90th Percentile £775 £800 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - +10.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 25 28
10th Percentile £12.75 £17.72 £14.92
25th Percentile £16.96 £40.00 £26.13
Median hourly rate £19.50 £75.00 £63.50
Median % change year-on-year -74.00% +18.11% +149.02%
75th Percentile £23.89 £83.40 £75.00
90th Percentile £38.43 - £79.69
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.75 £76.50 £75.00
% change year-on-year -75.49% +2.00% +194.12%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,621 53,662 80,392
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.30% 89.91% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,254 37,244 56,449
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,437 1,746 1,925
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.30 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.83% +49.20% -
75th Percentile £59.95 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £64.32
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +80.00% -7.24%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Security.

Daily rate trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Security over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Security.

Hourly rate trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Security over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
England 0 752 £582 -5.75% 551
UK excluding London +24 429 £575 +4.55% 348
London -28 343 £600 -4.00% 209
Work from Home -20 307 £575 -6.88% 267
South East +5 123 £540 -11.48% 88
North of England +49 109 £575 +4.55% 92
South West +25 93 £591 -5.44% 42
Midlands +16 65 £600 +2.13% 64
North West +26 62 £550 - 52
Scotland +32 57 £550 +1.01% 25
West Midlands +4 44 £606 +1.04% 35
Yorkshire +40 43 £579 +5.18% 31
East Midlands +32 19 £400 -27.27% 29
East of England -25 11 £463 +12.12% 31
North East +23 4 £525 -12.50% 9
Wales +1 2 £418 +11.33% 9

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 19 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 15 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.04%) Apache
4 7 (0.81%) Apache Solr
4 7 (0.81%) IIS
5 5 (0.58%) Confluence
5 5 (0.58%) nginx
6 4 (0.46%) WebSphere
7 3 (0.35%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.23%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.12%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.12%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 39 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.27%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.12%) Camtasia
7 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (0.35%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.23%) SAP CRM
2 2 (0.23%) SAP Hybris
2 2 (0.23%) SAP IS-U
2 2 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 145 (16.80%) Azure
2 77 (8.92%) AWS
3 68 (7.88%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (6.03%) SaaS
5 40 (4.63%) IaaS
6 32 (3.71%) GCP
7 23 (2.67%) PaaS
8 21 (2.43%) Azure Sentinel
9 18 (2.09%) Entra ID
10 12 (1.39%) GitHub
11 11 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (1.27%) Power Platform
12 9 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
12 9 (1.04%) Mimecast
13 6 (0.70%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (0.46%) Serverless
15 3 (0.35%) Akamai
15 3 (0.35%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 3 (0.35%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 117 (13.56%) Network Security
2 70 (8.11%) Firewall
3 32 (3.71%) DNS
4 29 (3.36%) VPN
5 28 (3.24%) Intrusion Detection
6 20 (2.32%) TCP/IP
7 17 (1.97%) Wireless
8 13 (1.51%) DHCP
9 11 (1.27%) HTTPS
9 11 (1.27%) WAN
10 10 (1.16%) LAN
11 8 (0.93%) Internet
12 7 (0.81%) Kerberos
13 6 (0.70%) Intranet
13 6 (0.70%) SCCP
14 5 (0.58%) SAN
15 4 (0.46%) DMZ
15 4 (0.46%) IPsec
15 4 (0.46%) VLAN
16 3 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.32%) Big Data
2 11 (1.27%) MySQL
3 9 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
4 8 (0.93%) Oracle Database
5 7 (0.81%) Power BI
5 7 (0.81%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.58%) GIS
6 5 (0.58%) Hadoop
6 5 (0.58%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.46%) Apache Cassandra
7 4 (0.46%) Couchbase
7 4 (0.46%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.35%) DB2
8 3 (0.35%) Metadata
8 3 (0.35%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.35%) Redis
8 3 (0.35%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.23%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 23 (2.67%) Jenkins
1 23 (2.67%) JIRA
2 20 (2.32%) GitLab
3 7 (0.81%) Maven
4 6 (0.70%) Git
5 2 (0.23%) AppScan
5 2 (0.23%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.23%) CircleCI
5 2 (0.23%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.23%) RStudio
5 2 (0.23%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.23%) Subversion
5 2 (0.23%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.12%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.12%) MSI
6 1 (0.12%) Postman
6 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.12%) Selenium
6 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.12%) Xcode
General
1 263 (30.48%) Social Skills
2 201 (23.29%) Finance
3 135 (15.64%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (14.83%) Public Sector
5 55 (6.37%) Legal
6 43 (4.98%) Banking
7 33 (3.82%) Telecoms
8 27 (3.13%) Manufacturing
9 26 (3.01%) Law
10 23 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (2.32%) Marketing
11 20 (2.32%) Police
12 12 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (1.27%) Financial Institution
13 11 (1.27%) Retail
14 10 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (1.16%) Military
15 9 (1.04%) Billing
16 8 (0.93%) Electronics
16 8 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 162 (18.77%) Analyst
2 106 (12.28%) Consultant
3 104 (12.05%) Architect
4 77 (8.92%) Security Architect
5 75 (8.69%) Security Consultant
6 67 (7.76%) Senior
7 66 (7.65%) Lead
8 62 (7.18%) Security Analyst
9 52 (6.03%) Security Manager
10 46 (5.33%) Project Manager
11 36 (4.17%) SOC Analyst
12 33 (3.82%) Security Engineer
13 31 (3.59%) Information Security Consultant
14 27 (3.13%) Information Manager
15 26 (3.01%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 25 (2.90%) Information Security Manager
16 25 (2.90%) Security Specialist
17 24 (2.78%) Senior Analyst
18 23 (2.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
19 22 (2.55%) Information Security Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.74%) Apache NiFi
2 14 (1.62%) LDAP
3 11 (1.27%) Elastic Stack
4 10 (1.16%) HTML
5 9 (1.04%) SailPoint
6 8 (0.93%) .NET
6 8 (0.93%) CSS
7 7 (0.81%) Hibernate
7 7 (0.81%) JPA
7 7 (0.81%) JSON
7 7 (0.81%) SAML
8 6 (0.70%) RabbitMQ
8 6 (0.70%) XML
8 6 (0.70%) YAML
9 4 (0.46%) .NET Framework
9 4 (0.46%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.46%) LEMP Stack
9 4 (0.46%) Node.js
9 4 (0.46%) OAuth
9 4 (0.46%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 255 (29.55%) Management Information System
2 80 (9.27%) Cyber Threat
3 79 (9.15%) Cyber Defence
4 52 (6.03%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 48 (5.56%) Security Operations Centre
6 36 (4.17%) Security Posture
7 18 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (1.97%) CSOC
8 17 (1.97%) Data Centre
8 17 (1.97%) Distributed Applications
8 17 (1.97%) Operational Technology
9 13 (1.51%) CMDB
9 13 (1.51%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.27%) Onboarding
11 10 (1.16%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.04%) Cloud Native
13 8 (0.93%) Algorithms
13 8 (0.93%) CESG
13 8 (0.93%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 100 (11.59%) Windows
2 51 (5.91%) Linux
3 27 (3.13%) Apple iOS
4 24 (2.78%) Unix
5 20 (2.32%) Android
6 19 (2.20%) Windows 10
7 18 (2.09%) Windows Server
8 15 (1.74%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.46%) CentOS
9 4 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.23%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.23%) Solaris
12 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (43.80%) Cybersecurity
2 167 (19.35%) Risk Management
3 140 (16.22%) SIEM
4 128 (14.83%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (14.83%) Security Operations
5 126 (14.60%) Incident Response
6 112 (12.98%) Security Architecture
7 105 (12.17%) Agile
8 93 (10.78%) Incident Management
9 85 (9.85%) Cloud Security
9 85 (9.85%) Vulnerability Management
10 83 (9.62%) Data Protection
11 82 (9.50%) Project Management
12 81 (9.39%) Identity Access Management
12 81 (9.39%) Security Management
13 78 (9.04%) Use Case
14 77 (8.92%) Threat Intelligence
15 73 (8.46%) Information Security Management
16 70 (8.11%) Computer Science
16 70 (8.11%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (5.45%) PowerShell
2 35 (4.06%) Python
3 27 (3.13%) Java
4 19 (2.20%) SQL
5 18 (2.09%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.04%) Perl
7 8 (0.93%) Swift
8 7 (0.81%) Bash
8 7 (0.81%) Go
9 6 (0.70%) C++
10 4 (0.46%) C#
10 4 (0.46%) PHP
10 4 (0.46%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.35%) C
11 3 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.35%) Ruby
12 2 (0.23%) AWK
12 2 (0.23%) Bourne shell
12 2 (0.23%) Julia
12 2 (0.23%) Korn
Qualifications
1 237 (27.46%) Security Cleared
2 190 (22.02%) CISSP
3 136 (15.76%) CISM
4 124 (14.37%) Degree
5 122 (14.14%) SC Cleared
6 117 (13.56%) DV Cleared
7 51 (5.91%) CISA
8 48 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
9 46 (5.33%) Cisco Certification
10 32 (3.71%) CEH
11 29 (3.36%) CRISC
12 27 (3.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 19 (2.20%) ISACA
14 16 (1.85%) CCNP
15 15 (1.74%) CCNA
15 15 (1.74%) GIAC
16 14 (1.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
17 13 (1.51%) CCSP
18 12 (1.39%) CompTIA Security+
18 12 (1.39%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 196 (22.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 196 (22.71%) NIST
2 93 (10.78%) GDPR
3 62 (7.18%) NIST 800
4 54 (6.26%) GRC
5 51 (5.91%) PCI DSS
6 49 (5.68%) NCSC
7 32 (3.71%) COBIT
8 26 (3.01%) QA
9 25 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials
9 25 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 25 (2.90%) SLA
10 18 (2.09%) HIPAA
11 17 (1.97%) Actionable Recommendations
12 11 (1.27%) PMO
13 9 (1.04%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 8 (0.93%) Accessibility
15 7 (0.81%) Disclosure Scotland
15 7 (0.81%) ISO 22301
15 7 (0.81%) ISO 31000
System Software
1 68 (7.88%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.04%) Docker
4 5 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.46%) XenApp
6 3 (0.35%) Firmware
6 3 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 33 (3.82%) Terraform
2 26 (3.01%) SCCM
3 24 (2.78%) Ansible
4 20 (2.32%) Kubernetes
5 14 (1.62%) Nessus
6 11 (1.27%) Kibana
6 11 (1.27%) logstash
6 11 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (0.93%) Puppet
8 7 (0.81%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.58%) CASB
9 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
10 4 (0.46%) CSIRT
10 4 (0.46%) Grafana
10 4 (0.46%) QRadar
11 3 (0.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.35%) Packer
11 3 (0.35%) PingFederate
11 3 (0.35%) WSUS
12 2 (0.23%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 222 (25.72%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.13%) Cisco
2 27 (3.13%) Oracle
3 21 (2.43%) Google
4 19 (2.20%) ServiceNow
5 17 (1.97%) Okta
5 17 (1.97%) SAP
5 17 (1.97%) VMware
6 16 (1.85%) Qualys
6 16 (1.85%) Red Hat
7 10 (1.16%) Citrix
8 9 (1.04%) CrowdStrike
8 9 (1.04%) Splunk
9 8 (0.93%) Apple
9 8 (0.93%) CheckPoint
9 8 (0.93%) Computacenter
10 6 (0.70%) Atlassian
10 6 (0.70%) CyberArk
10 6 (0.70%) Rapid7
10 6 (0.70%) Workday