Information Security Specialist
UK
The median Information Security Specialist salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 901 | 931 | 1178 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +247 | -354 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist | 13 | 33 | 57 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.032% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.035% | 0.038% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 25 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £49,000 | £43,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,625 | £52,500 | £49,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £59,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +10.17% | -5.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £72,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £107,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £64,550 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.05% | +22.95% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Specialist.
Information Security Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Specialist over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Information Security Specialist
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 |
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| England | +83 | 11 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 11 | £60,000 | -7.05% | 1 |
| North of England | +48 | 7 | £57,500 | -11.54% | |
| North West | +19 | 7 | £57,500 | +4.55% | |
| London | +119 | 2 | £81,250 | +20.37% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +57 | 2 | £66,000 | +1.54% | 1 |
| Midlands | +17 | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -62 | 2 | £66,000 | +25.71% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - |
Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Information Security Specialist 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 permanent job ads featuring Information Security Specialist in the job title.
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Information Security Specialist 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: