Information Security Jobs in Hertfordshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 61 50
Rank change year-on-year +7 -11 -7
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 66 81 112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 3.35% 4.22% 5.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.13% 4.47% 5.93%
Number of salaries quoted 60 27 32
10th Percentile £46,125 £47,000 £35,165
25th Percentile £46,250 £58,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +17.92% -29.33%
75th Percentile £73,125 £74,375 £72,500
90th Percentile £76,375 £77,500 £75,875
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £58,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.58% +16.50% -11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,597 1,811 1,888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 81.11% 94.37% 93.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,258 775 877
10th Percentile £25,809 £30,688 £25,900
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £37,128
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £76,250
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Hertfordshire.

Salary trend for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stevenage -11 22 £47,500 -24.00% 2
Watford +16 12 £72,500 -3.33% 5
Potters Bar - 8 £65,000 - 2
Hatfield -1 7 £60,000 -2.04% 5
Hemel Hempstead - 4 £43,000 - 2
Information Security
East of England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (3.03%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.52%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (18.18%) Azure
2 5 (7.58%) AWS
3 4 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.03%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 22 (33.33%) Firewall
2 21 (31.82%) Network Security
3 14 (21.21%) DNS
4 2 (3.03%) DKIM
4 2 (3.03%) DMARC
4 2 (3.03%) Internet
4 2 (3.03%) PBX
4 2 (3.03%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (3.03%) VoIP
5 1 (1.52%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (1.52%) DHCP
5 1 (1.52%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
General
1 11 (16.67%) Aerospace
2 10 (15.15%) Finance
3 9 (13.64%) Social Skills
4 7 (10.61%) Telecoms
5 4 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (4.55%) Law
7 2 (3.03%) Marketing
8 1 (1.52%) Legal
8 1 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.52%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (27.27%) Security Specialist
2 12 (18.18%) Analyst
3 11 (16.67%) Network Security Specialist
3 11 (16.67%) Network Specialist
4 10 (15.15%) Security Manager
5 9 (13.64%) Security Analyst
6 8 (12.12%) Information Manager
6 8 (12.12%) Information Security Manager
7 7 (10.61%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 7 (10.61%) Technical Security Specialist
7 7 (10.61%) Technical Specialist
8 6 (9.09%) IT Manager
9 4 (6.06%) Business Manager
9 4 (6.06%) Business Project Manager
9 4 (6.06%) Information Analyst
9 4 (6.06%) IT Project Manager
9 4 (6.06%) Lead
9 4 (6.06%) Project Manager
9 4 (6.06%) Senior
10 3 (4.55%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.06%) HTML
2 2 (3.03%) CSS
3 1 (1.52%) Laravel
3 1 (1.52%) React
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.12%) Management Information System
2 6 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (7.58%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 4 (6.06%) Mobile App
5 2 (3.03%) CCTV
5 2 (3.03%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.03%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.03%) Handset
5 2 (3.03%) IoT
5 2 (3.03%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (3.03%) Operational Technology
5 2 (3.03%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (3.03%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.55%) Windows
2 2 (3.03%) Mac OS X
3 1 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (39.39%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (18.18%) Incident Response
2 12 (18.18%) Internal Audit
3 11 (16.67%) Cryptography
3 11 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 11 (16.67%) Information Management
3 11 (16.67%) Project Management
4 9 (13.64%) Change Management
4 9 (13.64%) Data Protection
5 8 (12.12%) SDLC
5 8 (12.12%) Security Architecture
5 8 (12.12%) Validation
5 8 (12.12%) Vulnerability Management
6 7 (10.61%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 6 (9.09%) Cloud Security
7 6 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (7.58%) Enterprise Architecture
8 5 (7.58%) Malware Detection/Protection
8 5 (7.58%) Security Operations
8 5 (7.58%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.58%) SQL
2 2 (3.03%) Python
3 1 (1.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (19.70%) CISSP
1 13 (19.70%) Security Cleared
2 12 (18.18%) DV Cleared
3 8 (12.12%) Degree
4 7 (10.61%) CISA
4 7 (10.61%) CISM
4 7 (10.61%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 4 (6.06%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (3.03%) SSCP
7 1 (1.52%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (31.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (15.15%) NIST
3 8 (12.12%) GRC
4 7 (10.61%) GDPR
5 5 (7.58%) NIST 800
6 3 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.52%) GxP
7 1 (1.52%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (6.06%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.03%) Terminal Services
3 1 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.03%) DatAdvantage
1 2 (3.03%) QRadar
1 2 (3.03%) SCCM
1 2 (3.03%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (3.03%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
2 1 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (1.52%) Nessus
2 1 (1.52%) Stealthwatch
2 1 (1.52%) vCenter Server
2 1 (1.52%) WSUS
Vendors
1 13 (19.70%) Microsoft
2 12 (18.18%) Cisco
3 11 (16.67%) Blue Coat
3 11 (16.67%) CheckPoint
3 11 (16.67%) Infoblox
3 11 (16.67%) Juniper
3 11 (16.67%) Palo Alto
3 11 (16.67%) Riverbed
4 9 (13.64%) Oracle
5 4 (6.06%) Salesforce
6 3 (4.55%) Qualys
7 2 (3.03%) Citrix
7 2 (3.03%) ConnectWise
7 2 (3.03%) Sage
7 2 (3.03%) SAP
7 2 (3.03%) Symantec
7 2 (3.03%) Varonis
8 1 (1.52%) ServiceNow
8 1 (1.52%) VMware