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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 109 90 130
Rank change year-on-year -19 +40 +7
Contract jobs citing Information Security 286 622 924
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.94% 2.51% 2.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.21% 2.80% 2.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 491 689
10th Percentile £400 £413 £400
25th Percentile £481 £515 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £623 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.63% +13.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £684 £725 £650
90th Percentile £750 £823 £763
UK median daily rate £583 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -2.92% +4.35% +9.52%
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% -25.43%
75th Percentile £19.75 £66.09 £59.94
90th Percentile - £71.31 £81.63
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £75.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -74.00% +50.00% +96.08%

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 12,942 22,217 40,480
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.66% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,728 15,724 29,400
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% +3.62% +7.14%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 567 510 538
10th Percentile £14.70 £18.63 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.13 £26.46 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +32.91% +64.58%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

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 20 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 (5.24%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.45%) IIS
3 5 (1.75%) Apache
3 5 (1.75%) nginx
4 4 (1.40%) Apache Solr
4 4 (1.40%) WebSphere
5 3 (1.05%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.35%) EPiServer
7 1 (0.35%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.35%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.35%) Tomcat
Applications
1 17 (5.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.59%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.10%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.05%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 46 (16.08%) Azure
2 29 (10.14%) AWS
3 19 (6.64%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (5.59%) SaaS
5 13 (4.55%) GCP
6 11 (3.85%) IaaS
6 11 (3.85%) Power Platform
7 10 (3.50%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.75%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.75%) GitHub
9 4 (1.40%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (1.05%) PaaS
11 2 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.70%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.70%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.70%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.70%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.35%) Serverless
12 1 (0.35%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 44 (15.38%) Network Security
2 25 (8.74%) Firewall
3 18 (6.29%) DNS
4 15 (5.24%) VPN
5 13 (4.55%) TCP/IP
6 8 (2.80%) HTTPS
7 7 (2.45%) DHCP
8 6 (2.10%) LAN
8 6 (2.10%) SCCP
8 6 (2.10%) WAN
9 5 (1.75%) IPsec
9 5 (1.75%) VLAN
10 4 (1.40%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.70%) HTTP
11 2 (0.70%) SAN
11 2 (0.70%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
12 1 (0.35%) Kerberos
12 1 (0.35%) SMTP
12 1 (0.35%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.45%) Oracle Database
2 6 (2.10%) Power BI
3 5 (1.75%) MySQL
4 4 (1.40%) Couchbase
4 4 (1.40%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.05%) DB2
5 3 (1.05%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.70%) Metadata
7 1 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
7 1 (0.35%) Big Data
7 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (3.85%) Jenkins
2 10 (3.50%) JIRA
3 7 (2.45%) GitLab
3 7 (2.45%) Maven
4 2 (0.70%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.35%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.35%) Git
5 1 (0.35%) RStudio
General
1 89 (31.12%) Social Skills
2 78 (27.27%) Finance
3 51 (17.83%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (13.64%) Public Sector
5 19 (6.64%) Banking
6 17 (5.94%) Legal
7 13 (4.55%) Police
8 11 (3.85%) Telecoms
9 9 (3.15%) Marketing
9 9 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.45%) Manufacturing
11 6 (2.10%) Law
11 6 (2.10%) Retail
12 4 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.40%) Electronics
12 4 (1.40%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.05%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 50 (17.48%) Architect
2 46 (16.08%) Analyst
3 40 (13.99%) Security Architect
4 39 (13.64%) Consultant
5 26 (9.09%) Security Analyst
6 25 (8.74%) Security Consultant
7 21 (7.34%) Security Manager
7 21 (7.34%) Senior
8 16 (5.59%) Lead
9 14 (4.90%) Information Security Consultant
10 13 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 13 (4.55%) Information Manager
10 13 (4.55%) Information Security Manager
11 11 (3.85%) Project Manager
11 11 (3.85%) Security Engineer
11 11 (3.85%) Security Specialist
12 9 (3.15%) Developer
12 9 (3.15%) Information Analyst
12 9 (3.15%) Information Security Analyst
13 7 (2.45%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.45%) Hibernate
1 7 (2.45%) JPA
2 6 (2.10%) RabbitMQ
3 5 (1.75%) Web Services
4 4 (1.40%) .NET
4 4 (1.40%) JSON
4 4 (1.40%) LDAP
4 4 (1.40%) LEMP Stack
4 4 (1.40%) YAML
5 3 (1.05%) EJB
5 3 (1.05%) J2EE
5 3 (1.05%) JSP
5 3 (1.05%) PyTorch
5 3 (1.05%) scikit-learn
5 3 (1.05%) Servlets
5 3 (1.05%) TensorFlow
5 3 (1.05%) XML
6 2 (0.70%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.35%) OAuth
7 1 (0.35%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 71 (24.83%) Management Information System
2 17 (5.94%) Security Posture
3 10 (3.50%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.45%) Security Operations Centre
5 7 (2.45%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.10%) Cloud Native
6 6 (2.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (1.75%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (1.75%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.40%) CMDB
8 4 (1.40%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.40%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.40%) PKI
8 4 (1.40%) PMI
9 3 (1.05%) Algorithms
9 3 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.05%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.05%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 31 (10.84%) Windows
2 12 (4.20%) Linux
3 9 (3.15%) Windows 7
3 9 (3.15%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.75%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.40%) CentOS
6 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.35%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (38.11%) Cybersecurity
2 60 (20.98%) Risk Management
3 44 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (14.34%) Vulnerability Management
5 40 (13.99%) Security Management
6 38 (13.29%) Information Security Management
7 34 (11.89%) Penetration Testing
8 33 (11.54%) Security Architecture
9 32 (11.19%) Risk Assessment
10 29 (10.14%) Data Protection
11 28 (9.79%) Agile
11 28 (9.79%) ISMS
11 28 (9.79%) Project Management
12 26 (9.09%) Security Operations
12 26 (9.09%) SIEM
13 25 (8.74%) DevOps
13 25 (8.74%) Incident Response
13 25 (8.74%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
14 24 (8.39%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.55%) SQL
2 12 (4.20%) Java
3 8 (2.80%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.40%) PHP
5 3 (1.05%) Python
6 1 (0.35%) Go
6 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.35%) R
Qualifications
1 79 (27.62%) CISSP
2 58 (20.28%) Security Cleared
3 57 (19.93%) CISM
4 45 (15.73%) SC Cleared
5 33 (11.54%) Degree
6 21 (7.34%) CISA
7 17 (5.94%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (5.24%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (4.55%) DV Cleared
10 11 (3.85%) CRISC
11 10 (3.50%) CREST Certified
11 10 (3.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 10 (3.50%) TOGAF Certification
12 8 (2.80%) CCNA
12 8 (2.80%) CEH
12 8 (2.80%) Master's Degree
13 7 (2.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 5 (1.75%) CCNP
14 5 (1.75%) CCSP
14 5 (1.75%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (29.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (21.68%) NIST
3 23 (8.04%) GDPR
4 22 (7.69%) NCSC
5 14 (4.90%) GRC
6 11 (3.85%) PCI DSS
6 11 (3.85%) SLA
7 10 (3.50%) COBIT
7 10 (3.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 10 (3.50%) NIST 800
7 10 (3.50%) QA
8 8 (2.80%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (1.75%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.75%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (1.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.05%) Disclosure Scotland
11 3 (1.05%) Government Security Classifications
11 3 (1.05%) PMO
12 2 (0.70%) ISAE 3402
12 2 (0.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (8.04%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.10%) Docker
3 3 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.70%) XenApp
5 1 (0.35%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (5.59%) Terraform
2 12 (4.20%) Ansible
3 11 (3.85%) Kubernetes
4 7 (2.45%) SCCM
5 5 (1.75%) Nessus
6 2 (0.70%) CASB
6 2 (0.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 2 (0.70%) Kibana
6 2 (0.70%) logstash
6 2 (0.70%) Network Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (0.70%) Packer
6 2 (0.70%) Puppet
6 2 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.35%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.35%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.35%) QRadar
7 1 (0.35%) Salt
Vendors
1 61 (21.33%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.59%) Oracle
3 13 (4.55%) Qualys
4 9 (3.15%) Cisco
5 8 (2.80%) Google
6 6 (2.10%) SAP
6 6 (2.10%) VMware
7 5 (1.75%) Computacenter
8 4 (1.40%) CA
8 4 (1.40%) CheckPoint
8 4 (1.40%) CyberArk
8 4 (1.40%) Okta
8 4 (1.40%) Workday
9 3 (1.05%) Citrix
9 3 (1.05%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.05%) Sparx
9 3 (1.05%) Splunk
10 2 (0.70%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.70%) F5
10 2 (0.70%) IBM