Information Officer Contracts

Information Officer
UK

The median Information Officer daily rate in the UK is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 550 674 812
Rank change year-on-year +124 +138 -115
Contract jobs requiring an Information Officer 34 23 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.078% 0.041% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.044% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 16 27
10th Percentile £184 £157 £193
25th Percentile £205 £294 £254
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -18.18% +25.71%
75th Percentile £535 £540 £631
90th Percentile £585 £619 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £508 £375 £475
% change year-on-year +35.33% -21.05% +68.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 3
10th Percentile - £18.88 £17.45
25th Percentile - £19.15 £18.88
Median hourly rate £12.25 £19.95 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.60% -11.33% +9.46%
75th Percentile £15.28 £20.90 £24.72
90th Percentile £16.74 £21.26 £25.29
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.25 £19.95 £19.75
% change year-on-year -38.60% +1.01% -5.95%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 40,557 52,491 83,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 94.51% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,070 36,644 58,616
10th Percentile £280 £313 £318
25th Percentile £408 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,936 1,486 1,938
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.42 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £61.81 £65.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.94% +110.39% +7.82%

Information Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Information Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Officer in the UK

Information Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Information Officer in the UK

Information Officer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Officer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Officer in the UK

Information Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Officer in the UK

Information Officer
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
England +89 22 £385 -14.44% 21
UK excluding London +29 17 £508 +35.33% 17
London +92 13 £393 -31.74% 4
Work from Home +121 11 £280 -55.20% 10
Northern Ireland - 6 - -
Scotland +50 5 £210 - 1
South East +18 5 £600 +20.00% 3
North of England +14 1 - - 6
Yorkshire +13 1 - - 2

Information Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Information Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Information Officer in the job title.

1 14 (41.18%) Public Sector
1 14 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 13 (38.24%) Information Governance
3 12 (35.29%) Information Security
3 12 (35.29%) Freedom of Information
4 10 (29.41%) Data Protection
4 10 (29.41%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (26.47%) QA
6 8 (23.53%) Security Cleared
6 8 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (23.53%) NHS
6 8 (23.53%) Risk Management
6 8 (23.53%) Legal
7 7 (20.59%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (17.65%) Impact Assessments
8 6 (17.65%) Cloud Security
8 6 (17.65%) Data Quality
8 6 (17.65%) Email Management
8 6 (17.65%) CISSP
8 6 (17.65%) HNC
8 6 (17.65%) SharePoint
8 6 (17.65%) Microsoft
8 6 (17.65%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (17.65%) Information Management
8 6 (17.65%) NVQ Level 3
9 5 (14.71%) GDPR
9 5 (14.71%) NIST
10 4 (11.76%) CCSK
10 4 (11.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)

Information Officer Skill Set
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 6 (17.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (11.76%) AWS
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.88%) DNS
1 2 (5.88%) SNMP
2 1 (2.94%) Internet
2 1 (2.94%) TCP/IP
General
1 14 (41.18%) Public Sector
1 14 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 8 (23.53%) Legal
3 7 (20.59%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.82%) Military
5 2 (5.88%) Local Government
5 2 (5.88%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Law
6 1 (2.94%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 12 (35.29%) Freedom of Information
2 8 (23.53%) NHS
3 6 (17.65%) Data Protection Act
4 3 (8.82%) Security Posture
5 2 (5.88%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (5.88%) Freedom of Information Act
5 2 (5.88%) Management Information System
5 2 (5.88%) Operational Technology
5 2 (5.88%) Virtual Team
6 1 (2.94%) BBC
6 1 (2.94%) Cloud Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (38.24%) Information Governance
2 12 (35.29%) Information Security
3 10 (29.41%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (29.41%) Data Protection
4 8 (23.53%) Risk Management
5 6 (17.65%) Cloud Security
5 6 (17.65%) Email Management
5 6 (17.65%) Impact Assessments
5 6 (17.65%) Information Management
6 4 (11.76%) Change Management
6 4 (11.76%) ISMS
6 4 (11.76%) Performance Management
7 3 (8.82%) Case Management
7 3 (8.82%) Data Analysis
7 3 (8.82%) Ethical Hacking
7 3 (8.82%) Process Improvement
7 3 (8.82%) Records Management
7 3 (8.82%) SABSA
7 3 (8.82%) Strategic Planning
7 3 (8.82%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 8 (23.53%) Security Cleared
2 6 (17.65%) CISSP
2 6 (17.65%) HNC
2 6 (17.65%) NVQ Level 3
3 4 (11.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 4 (11.76%) CCNP
3 4 (11.76%) CCSK
3 4 (11.76%) CCSP
3 4 (11.76%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (11.76%) CISM
3 4 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 3 (8.82%) CEH
4 3 (8.82%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (8.82%) Degree
4 3 (8.82%) DV Cleared
5 2 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (5.88%) GIAC
6 1 (2.94%) CCA
6 1 (2.94%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.94%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (26.47%) QA
2 8 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (17.65%) Data Quality
4 5 (14.71%) GDPR
4 5 (14.71%) NIST
5 4 (11.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (5.88%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (5.88%) GRC
6 2 (5.88%) NIST 800
7 1 (2.94%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (2.94%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.76%) Cisco
3 2 (5.88%) Facebook