Information Security (InfoSec)
South Wales > Cardiff
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | 53 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +26 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Information Security | 9 | 14 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 1.36% | 2.42% | 1.97% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.70% | 2.49% | 2.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 14 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35,107 | £45,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £35,955 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £45,333 | £70,200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.87% | -35.42% | +24.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £79,900 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,000 | £74,875 | £80,000 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £62,500 | £46,000 | £72,700 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.87% | -36.73% | +32.18% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cardiff
Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 528 | 563 | 824 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 79.76% | 97.24% | 95.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 474 | 402 | 621 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,615 | £30,500 | £34,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,875 | £40,000 | £39,363 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,685 | £51,250 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.10% | -2.38% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £47,500 | £45,496 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.41% | -9.01% | +11.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Salary Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Cardiff.
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Salary Histogram in Cardiff
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Cardiff over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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: