Information Security Jobs in Reading

Information Security (InfoSec)
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 85 80
Rank change year-on-year +6 -5 -17
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 44 44 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 2.57% 2.76% 2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.91% 2.86% 2.92%
Number of salaries quoted 20 15 29
10th Percentile £50,500 £42,500 £49,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £44,399 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £90,000
Berkshire median annual salary £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.41% +3.85% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,512 1,541 1,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.47% 96.80% 92.33%
Number of salaries quoted 928 820 945
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £54,995 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.36% - +4.55%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Reading

Information Security
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Reading

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Reading over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Reading

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 4 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (9.09%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.09%) OneDrive
2 2 (4.55%) GitHub
3 1 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (15.91%) Network Security
2 4 (9.09%) Firewall
3 2 (4.55%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.27%) LAN
4 1 (2.27%) WAN
General
1 16 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 14 (31.82%) Telecoms
3 12 (27.27%) Legal
4 9 (20.45%) Law
5 6 (13.64%) Finance
5 6 (13.64%) Marketing
6 3 (6.82%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (15.91%) Head of Information
2 6 (13.64%) Head of Compliance
2 6 (13.64%) Head of Information Assurance
3 5 (11.36%) Data Protection Officer
4 4 (9.09%) Category Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Consultant
4 4 (9.09%) Coordinator
4 4 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 4 (9.09%) Digital Project Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Digital Transformation
4 4 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Project Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Procurement Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Project Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Security Assurance Coordinator
4 4 (9.09%) Security Consultant
4 4 (9.09%) Senior
4 4 (9.09%) Transformation Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Transformation Project Manager
5 3 (6.82%) Telecoms Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.45%) Management Information System
2 6 (13.64%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (13.64%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (13.64%) Legacy Systems
2 6 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (11.36%) Data Centre
4 2 (4.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 2 (4.55%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.27%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.27%) Windows
1 1 (2.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (38.64%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (27.27%) Project Management
2 12 (27.27%) Security Management
3 11 (25.00%) ITIL
4 10 (22.73%) Data Protection
4 10 (22.73%) Information Assurance
4 10 (22.73%) Information Security Management
4 10 (22.73%) Risk Management
4 10 (22.73%) Vulnerability Management
5 9 (20.45%) B2C
5 9 (20.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (18.18%) Budget Management
6 8 (18.18%) Budgeting
7 7 (15.91%) Application Security
7 7 (15.91%) Business Continuity
7 7 (15.91%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (15.91%) Security Operations
8 6 (13.64%) Cyber Assurance
8 6 (13.64%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 6 (13.64%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.55%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 8 (18.18%) Degree
1 8 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 7 (15.91%) CISSP
3 6 (13.64%) CISM
3 6 (13.64%) ISEB
4 4 (9.09%) CISA
5 2 (4.55%) GIAC
5 2 (4.55%) GPEN
5 2 (4.55%) ISACA
5 2 (4.55%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (4.55%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.27%) CCNA
6 1 (2.27%) CCNP
6 1 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.27%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.27%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.27%) GCIA
6 1 (2.27%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (38.64%) NIST
2 13 (29.55%) GDPR
3 12 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (18.18%) GRC
4 8 (18.18%) NIST 800
5 6 (13.64%) NCSC
6 4 (9.09%) COBIT
6 4 (9.09%) JSP 440
6 4 (9.09%) PCI DSS
6 4 (9.09%) RMADS
6 4 (9.09%) SLA
7 2 (4.55%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (2.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 1 (2.27%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.27%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (6.82%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 3 (6.82%) Nessus
2 1 (2.27%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 7 (15.91%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.55%) AlienVault
2 2 (4.55%) LogRhythm
2 2 (4.55%) McAfee
2 2 (4.55%) Qualys
3 1 (2.27%) CheckPoint
3 1 (2.27%) Cisco
3 1 (2.27%) Citrix
3 1 (2.27%) Splunk
3 1 (2.27%) VMware