Information Security Jobs in Berkshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 77 112
Rank change year-on-year +20 +35 -15
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 72 81 84
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 4.46% 2.64% 2.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.80% 3.07% 2.81%
Number of salaries quoted 10 40 29
10th Percentile - £43,575 £53,660
25th Percentile £37,250 £47,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,750 £63,750 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.96% -5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £72,188 £75,313 £87,500
90th Percentile £82,375 £91,000 £97,500
South East median annual salary £57,670 £59,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% +3.48% -4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Information Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,499 2,639 2,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 92.76% 86.13% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 541 1,805 1,631
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £93,750
South East median annual salary £56,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.00% -9.09% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Berkshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Berkshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Berkshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. 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
Slough - 17 - - 11
Windsor -11 16 - -
Maidenhead - 16 - - 2
Reading +23 15 £68,750 - 32
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 5 (6.94%) Apache
1 5 (6.94%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (29.17%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 14 (19.44%) Salsify
3 1 (1.39%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.39%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.72%) Firewall
1 7 (9.72%) TCP/IP
2 5 (6.94%) DNS
3 2 (2.78%) Broadband
3 2 (2.78%) Mobile Broadband
3 2 (2.78%) Network Security
4 1 (1.39%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (19.44%) Metadata
2 5 (6.94%) Relational Database
2 5 (6.94%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.39%) Power BI
General
1 50 (69.44%) Social Skills
2 49 (68.06%) Law
3 35 (48.61%) Marketing
4 25 (34.72%) Legal
5 14 (19.44%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (15.28%) Finance
6 11 (15.28%) Retail
7 7 (9.72%) Publishing
8 5 (6.94%) Back Office
8 5 (6.94%) Local Government
8 5 (6.94%) Public Sector
9 4 (5.56%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 22 (30.56%) Architect
1 22 (30.56%) Enterprise Architect
2 21 (29.17%) Salesforce Architect
3 20 (27.78%) Senior
4 15 (20.83%) Senior Manager
5 9 (12.50%) Security Manager
6 7 (9.72%) Governance Manager
6 7 (9.72%) Information Governance Manager
6 7 (9.72%) Information Manager
7 6 (8.33%) Information Security Manager
8 5 (6.94%) Analyst
9 3 (4.17%) Information Security Specialist
9 3 (4.17%) Information Specialist
9 3 (4.17%) IT Director
9 3 (4.17%) Security Specialist
9 3 (4.17%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
9 3 (4.17%) Senior Information Security Specialist
9 3 (4.17%) Senior Security Specialist
9 3 (4.17%) Services Director
10 2 (2.78%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (29.17%) Lightning Web Components
1 21 (29.17%) Middleware
1 21 (29.17%) REST
1 21 (29.17%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 31 (43.06%) Management Information System
2 21 (29.17%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (19.44%) Taxonomies
4 7 (9.72%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (9.72%) Freedom of Information
4 7 (9.72%) Freedom of Information Act
5 5 (6.94%) Client/Server
5 5 (6.94%) Data Centre
5 5 (6.94%) Onboarding
6 3 (4.17%) CESG
6 3 (4.17%) CMDB
6 3 (4.17%) Product Ownership
6 3 (4.17%) SCADA
7 1 (1.39%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.94%) Windows
1 5 (6.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (58.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 35 (48.61%) Agile
2 35 (48.61%) Data Management
2 35 (48.61%) Data Privacy
3 33 (45.83%) Analytics
3 33 (45.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 23 (31.94%) Business Strategy
4 23 (31.94%) Computer Science
5 21 (29.17%) CI/CD
5 21 (29.17%) Design Patterns
5 21 (29.17%) DevOps
5 21 (29.17%) E-Commerce
5 21 (29.17%) Enterprise Architecture
5 21 (29.17%) Master Data Management
5 21 (29.17%) Microservices
5 21 (29.17%) Release Management
5 21 (29.17%) Software Delivery
5 21 (29.17%) Technical Leadership
5 21 (29.17%) Thought Leadership
5 21 (29.17%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 21 (29.17%) Apex Code
2 5 (6.94%) SQL
3 4 (5.56%) PowerShell
3 4 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 39 (54.17%) Degree
2 35 (48.61%) Master's Degree
3 23 (31.94%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (16.67%) CISSP
5 7 (9.72%) CISA
5 7 (9.72%) CISM
5 7 (9.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 3 (4.17%) CESG Certified Professional
6 3 (4.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 3 (4.17%) Security Cleared
6 3 (4.17%) Six Sigma Black Belt
6 3 (4.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 3 (4.17%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
7 2 (2.78%) CCNA
7 2 (2.78%) CCNP
7 2 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (2.78%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (2.78%) GCIA
7 2 (2.78%) SANS
7 2 (2.78%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (48.61%) Data Quality
2 15 (20.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (9.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (9.72%) HIPAA
System Software
1 5 (6.94%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (6.94%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 21 (29.17%) Salesforce
1 21 (29.17%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
2 5 (6.94%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.94%) Oracle
2 5 (6.94%) VMware
3 1 (1.39%) SAP