Information Security Jobs in the North of England

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 104 98 148
Rank change year-on-year -6 +50 -12
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 426 624 436
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.46% 3.57% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.94% 3.68% 2.57%
Number of salaries quoted 373 264 350
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,900 £37,380
25th Percentile £39,750 £41,931 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,919 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,477 16,944 16,938
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.70% 96.89% 93.82%
Number of salaries quoted 11,113 8,092 10,799
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the North of England.

Salary trend for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the North of England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the North of England region over the 6 months to 4 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
North West -6 260 £52,084 +4.17% 49
Yorkshire -4 136 £50,000 - 31
North East +4 30 £40,000 -15.79% 11
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 15 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.35%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.11%) WordPress
4 5 (1.17%) IIS
5 4 (0.94%) CMS
5 4 (0.94%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 14 (3.29%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
1 2 (0.47%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 96 (22.54%) Azure
2 78 (18.31%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.33%) AWS
4 14 (3.29%) SaaS
5 13 (3.05%) Entra ID
6 11 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (1.88%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (1.88%) Azure Sentinel
8 7 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (1.41%) GCP
9 6 (1.41%) PaaS
10 5 (1.17%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 5 (1.17%) IaaS
10 5 (1.17%) Power Platform
11 4 (0.94%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (0.94%) AWS CloudTrail
11 4 (0.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (0.94%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.70%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 43 (10.09%) Firewall
2 41 (9.62%) WAN
3 29 (6.81%) SD-WAN
4 20 (4.69%) DNS
4 20 (4.69%) Network Security
5 14 (3.29%) TCP/IP
6 12 (2.82%) DKIM
6 12 (2.82%) DMARC
7 11 (2.58%) Internet
8 10 (2.35%) LAN
9 9 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (2.11%) Wireshark
10 7 (1.64%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (1.41%) Broadband
11 6 (1.41%) DHCP
12 5 (1.17%) Wireless
13 4 (0.94%) Skype
14 3 (0.70%) VoIP
14 3 (0.70%) VPN
14 3 (0.70%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.64%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.41%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.17%) Power BI
4 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.23%) Big Data
5 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.23%) Metadata
5 1 (0.23%) MySQL
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 5 (1.17%) Burp Suite
2 4 (0.94%) JIRA
3 3 (0.70%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.23%) Selenium
4 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 109 (25.59%) Social Skills
2 52 (12.21%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (9.39%) Legal
4 39 (9.15%) Finance
5 32 (7.51%) Law
6 26 (6.10%) Public Sector
7 23 (5.40%) Military
8 16 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.35%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.11%) Retail
11 5 (1.17%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.17%) Marketing
11 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.94%) Banking
13 3 (0.70%) Automotive
13 3 (0.70%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.47%) Games
14 2 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.47%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 91 (21.36%) Analyst
2 59 (13.85%) Security Analyst
3 58 (13.62%) Lead
4 50 (11.74%) Architect
5 42 (9.86%) Information Analyst
5 42 (9.86%) Information Security Analyst
6 36 (8.45%) IT Manager
7 34 (7.98%) Security Manager
8 33 (7.75%) Security Architect
8 33 (7.75%) Senior
9 24 (5.63%) Consultant
9 24 (5.63%) Incident Manager
10 23 (5.40%) Vulnerability Manager
11 22 (5.16%) Security Consultant
12 20 (4.69%) Lead Architect
12 20 (4.69%) Lead Security Architect
13 18 (4.23%) Information Security Consultant
14 16 (3.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 15 (3.52%) Information Security Manager
16 14 (3.29%) Information Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.52%) .NET
2 8 (1.88%) React
3 6 (1.41%) CSS
4 5 (1.17%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.17%) HTML
5 4 (0.94%) Web Services
6 3 (0.70%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.47%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.23%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.23%) Entity Framework
8 1 (0.23%) HTML5
8 1 (0.23%) jQuery
8 1 (0.23%) JSON
8 1 (0.23%) Middleware
8 1 (0.23%) SAML
8 1 (0.23%) SignalR
8 1 (0.23%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 134 (31.46%) Management Information System
2 28 (6.57%) Data Centre
3 26 (6.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 25 (5.87%) Cyberattack
5 23 (5.40%) Security Posture
6 20 (4.69%) Cyber Threat
7 18 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (3.05%) Security Operations Centre
9 11 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.88%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.41%) NHS
11 6 (1.41%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.41%) PMI
11 6 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
13 3 (0.70%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (0.70%) IoT
13 3 (0.70%) Mobile App
14 2 (0.47%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 40 (9.39%) Windows
2 22 (5.16%) Windows Server
3 21 (4.93%) Linux
4 11 (2.58%) Android
5 7 (1.64%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.17%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.70%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.70%) Unix
8 2 (0.47%) zOS
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (38.50%) Cybersecurity
2 78 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (14.55%) Incident Response
4 58 (13.62%) Data Protection
5 56 (13.15%) Vulnerability Management
6 53 (12.44%) Cloud Security
6 53 (12.44%) Disaster Recovery
7 51 (11.97%) Risk Management
8 49 (11.50%) Security Management
9 46 (10.80%) Continuous Improvement
10 44 (10.33%) Incident Management
11 43 (10.09%) Information Security Management
11 43 (10.09%) ITIL
11 43 (10.09%) Project Management
12 42 (9.86%) Business Continuity
12 42 (9.86%) Coaching
12 42 (9.86%) Roadmaps
13 41 (9.62%) Security Operations
14 40 (9.39%) ISMS
15 38 (8.92%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 30 (7.04%) PowerShell
1 30 (7.04%) Python
2 13 (3.05%) SQL
3 9 (2.11%) Bash
4 8 (1.88%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.41%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.70%) C#
6 3 (0.70%) Java
7 2 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 91 (21.36%) CISM
2 87 (20.42%) CISSP
3 63 (14.79%) Degree
4 38 (8.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 38 (8.92%) Cisco Certification
5 33 (7.75%) CCSP
5 33 (7.75%) Security Cleared
6 32 (7.51%) AWS Certification
6 32 (7.51%) CISA
7 27 (6.34%) Azure Certification
8 26 (6.10%) CCSK
8 26 (6.10%) SC Cleared
9 25 (5.87%) CRISC
10 10 (2.35%) OSCP
11 9 (2.11%) CEH
11 9 (2.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 8 (1.88%) Master's Degree
13 7 (1.64%) PCI QSA
13 7 (1.64%) SSCP
14 6 (1.41%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (36.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 96 (22.54%) NIST
3 89 (20.89%) Cyber Essentials
4 58 (13.62%) GDPR
5 40 (9.39%) GRC
6 38 (8.92%) PCI DSS
7 34 (7.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 21 (4.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 17 (3.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 16 (3.76%) SLA
11 14 (3.29%) NCSC
12 10 (2.35%) ISO 9001
13 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (1.41%) COBIT
14 6 (1.41%) NIST 800
15 5 (1.17%) SOC 2
16 4 (0.94%) ISO 14001
16 4 (0.94%) ISO 22301
16 4 (0.94%) TickIT
17 3 (0.70%) QA
System Software
1 27 (6.34%) Docker
2 24 (5.63%) Active Directory
3 13 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (1.41%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.23%) Lustre
6 1 (0.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.23%) Snort
Systems Management
1 31 (7.28%) Single Sign-On
2 29 (6.81%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.58%) CASB
4 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 9 (2.11%) Nmap
6 5 (1.17%) Nessus
6 5 (1.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.47%) CSIRT
7 2 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.47%) WSUS
8 1 (0.23%) Icinga
8 1 (0.23%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 111 (26.06%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.99%) VMware
3 11 (2.58%) Rapid7
4 10 (2.35%) Qualys
5 9 (2.11%) Cisco
6 8 (1.88%) Databricks
6 8 (1.88%) Splunk
6 8 (1.88%) Veeam
7 6 (1.41%) Thycotic
8 5 (1.17%) Citrix
9 4 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (0.94%) Dell
10 3 (0.70%) IBM
10 3 (0.70%) OneTrust
10 3 (0.70%) SAP
11 2 (0.47%) Remedy
12 1 (0.23%) Intel
12 1 (0.23%) Oracle
12 1 (0.23%) Salesforce
12 1 (0.23%) Sophos