Information Assurance Contracts in England

Information Assurance
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Information Assurance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Assurance over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 449 435 613
Rank change year-on-year -14 +178 -96
Contract jobs citing Information Assurance 94 213 174
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.25% 0.45% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% 0.50% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 119 110
10th Percentile £441 £445 £449
25th Percentile £525 £490 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £613
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -2.04% +6.52%
75th Percentile £675 £716 £692
90th Percentile £738 £764 £788
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 22 40
10th Percentile £52.66 £71.53 -
25th Percentile £52.90 £72.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £55.80 £83.31 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.02% +87.21% -22.61%
75th Percentile £80.00 £83.40 £50.10
90th Percentile £82.05 - £68.30
UK median hourly rate £55.80 £83.31 £44.50
% change year-on-year -33.02% +87.21% -19.01%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Information Assurance 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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,789 42,321 64,118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.46% 89.92% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,644 29,706 45,695
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £440 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £548
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.46% +9.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,352 1,534 1,708
10th Percentile £12.81 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.73 £15.30
Median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +41.18% +13.33%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.63 £49.77
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.35 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Information Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Information Assurance in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Assurance in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Assurance in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Assurance in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Assurance in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Assurance in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the England region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
South West -33 39 £575 - 13
London +83 31 £575 -14.85% 2
South East +4 12 £615 +2.50% 10
North of England -17 6 £525 -8.70% 5
Yorkshire +7 3 £525 -8.70% 1
Midlands +15 2 £450 -24.02% 1
West Midlands +11 2 £450 -6.25% 1
East of England +1 2 £575 +24.32% 3
North East - 2 £525 -
North West -26 1 - - 4
Information Assurance
UK

Information Assurance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 11 (11.70%) AWS
2 8 (8.51%) Azure
3 7 (7.45%) SaaS
4 1 (1.06%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.06%) IaaS
4 1 (1.06%) PaaS
4 1 (1.06%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 18 (19.15%) Network Security
2 8 (8.51%) Firewall
3 5 (5.32%) WAN
4 4 (4.26%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (2.13%) 4G
5 2 (2.13%) 5G
5 2 (2.13%) DNS
5 2 (2.13%) VoIP
6 1 (1.06%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (1.06%) DHCP
6 1 (1.06%) Internet
6 1 (1.06%) OpenLDAP
6 1 (1.06%) SNMP
6 1 (1.06%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.06%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.06%) GitLab
2 1 (1.06%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.06%) JIRA
2 1 (1.06%) SonarQube
General
1 16 (17.02%) Public Sector
2 12 (12.77%) Manufacturing
3 10 (10.64%) Legal
3 10 (10.64%) Social Skills
4 5 (5.32%) Police
5 4 (4.26%) Electronics
5 4 (4.26%) Finance
5 4 (4.26%) Marketing
5 4 (4.26%) Telecoms
6 3 (3.19%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (3.19%) Military
7 1 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (32.98%) Architect
2 17 (18.09%) Security Architect
3 14 (14.89%) Analyst
4 11 (11.70%) Lead
5 9 (9.57%) Consultant
6 8 (8.51%) Information Manager
6 8 (8.51%) Lead Architect
6 8 (8.51%) SOC Analyst
7 7 (7.45%) Security Consultant
8 6 (6.38%) Development Manager
8 6 (6.38%) Information Assurance Manager
8 6 (6.38%) Information Security Manager
8 6 (6.38%) Security Manager
9 5 (5.32%) Network Architect
9 5 (5.32%) Security Analyst
10 4 (4.26%) Security Assurance Manager
11 3 (3.19%) Information Assurance Consultant
11 3 (3.19%) Security Officer
11 3 (3.19%) Security Solutions Architect
11 3 (3.19%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.13%) SOAP
1 2 (2.13%) XML
2 1 (1.06%) EDI
2 1 (1.06%) Keycloak
2 1 (1.06%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 16 (17.02%) Management Information System
2 8 (8.51%) CESG
2 8 (8.51%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (7.45%) Data Centre
3 7 (7.45%) Private Cloud
4 6 (6.38%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (6.38%) Virtual Team
5 4 (4.26%) Security Posture
5 4 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (3.19%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (3.19%) NHS
7 2 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (2.13%) iPad
7 2 (2.13%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.06%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (1.06%) Mainframe
8 1 (1.06%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.06%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.45%) Linux
1 7 (7.45%) Windows
2 1 (1.06%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (1.06%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (47.87%) Information Security
2 43 (45.74%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (22.34%) Security Management
4 17 (18.09%) Risk Assessment
4 17 (18.09%) Security Architecture
5 15 (15.96%) Architectural Patterns
6 14 (14.89%) Information Security Management
6 14 (14.89%) Security Operations
7 13 (13.83%) Risk Management
8 12 (12.77%) SABSA
9 11 (11.70%) TOGAF
10 10 (10.64%) SIEM
11 9 (9.57%) Business Strategy
11 9 (9.57%) Information Management
11 9 (9.57%) Roadmaps
11 9 (9.57%) Systems Engineering
12 8 (8.51%) Agile
13 7 (7.45%) Enterprise Architecture
13 7 (7.45%) Migration
13 7 (7.45%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 63 (67.02%) Security Cleared
2 38 (40.43%) SC Cleared
3 24 (25.53%) CISSP
4 21 (22.34%) CISM
4 21 (22.34%) DV Cleared
5 20 (21.28%) CISA
6 9 (9.57%) CEH
7 8 (8.51%) CISMP
7 8 (8.51%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (8.51%) CREST Certified
7 8 (8.51%) ISACA
7 8 (8.51%) SSCP
7 8 (8.51%) TOGAF Certification
8 7 (7.45%) Degree
9 5 (5.32%) CTC Cleared
10 4 (4.26%) CESG Certified Professional
10 4 (4.26%) GCIA
10 4 (4.26%) GCIH
10 4 (4.26%) GIAC
10 4 (4.26%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (30.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (28.72%) NIST
3 25 (26.60%) NCSC
4 11 (11.70%) GDPR
5 10 (10.64%) HIPAA
6 8 (8.51%) PCI DSS
7 7 (7.45%) COBIT
8 5 (5.32%) GRC
8 5 (5.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (5.32%) JSP 440
8 5 (5.32%) RMADS
9 3 (3.19%) Def Stans
9 3 (3.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 3 (3.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (2.13%) PMO
11 1 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (1.06%) ISO 22301
11 1 (1.06%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (4.26%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.06%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (4.26%) CSIRT
1 4 (4.26%) Nessus
1 4 (4.26%) QRadar
2 1 (1.06%) Ansible
2 1 (1.06%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.06%) SCCM
2 1 (1.06%) SCOM
2 1 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (10.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.38%) SAP
3 4 (4.26%) BeyondTrust
3 4 (4.26%) Oracle
4 2 (2.13%) Cisco
4 2 (2.13%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (2.13%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.06%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.06%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.06%) CyberArk
5 1 (1.06%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.06%) TOWER Software
5 1 (1.06%) VMware