Information Security Jobs in Berkshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 85 105 114
Rank change year-on-year +20 +9 -63
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 83 89 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 2.67% 2.79% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.09% 2.93% 2.60%
Number of salaries quoted 44 34 45
10th Percentile £42,200 £43,639 £42,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £58,750 £49,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £75,313 £82,688 £77,500
90th Percentile £94,500 £97,500 £85,500
South East median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,685 3,034 3,121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 86.47% 95.23% 91.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,874 1,670 1,988
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £81,975
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +9.45%

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 25 April 2024.

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 25 April 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
Reading +4 44 £68,750 +5.77% 24
Bracknell +15 19 £47,000 -50.53% 3
Wokingham - 3 £70,000 -
Windsor - 1 £29,000 - 2
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 6 (7.23%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.41%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (4.82%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 14 (16.87%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (15.66%) Azure
3 4 (4.82%) OneDrive
4 3 (3.61%) AWS
5 1 (1.20%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.05%) DKIM
1 10 (12.05%) DMARC
1 10 (12.05%) DNS
2 8 (9.64%) Internet
2 8 (9.64%) Network Security
3 6 (7.23%) Firewall
4 4 (4.82%) LAN
4 4 (4.82%) WAN
5 3 (3.61%) TCP/IP
5 3 (3.61%) Wireless
6 1 (1.20%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 25 (30.12%) Social Skills
2 19 (22.89%) Legal
3 16 (19.28%) Telecoms
4 15 (18.07%) Finance
5 9 (10.84%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (10.84%) Law
5 9 (10.84%) Retail
6 6 (7.23%) Marketing
7 4 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.61%) Banking
9 1 (1.20%) Digital Healthcare
9 1 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (18.07%) Analyst
2 13 (15.66%) Security Analyst
3 10 (12.05%) Information Analyst
3 10 (12.05%) Information Security Analyst
4 7 (8.43%) Category Manager
4 7 (8.43%) Head of Information
4 7 (8.43%) Procurement Manager
4 7 (8.43%) Quality Manager
4 7 (8.43%) Senior
5 6 (7.23%) Head of Compliance
5 6 (7.23%) Head of Information Assurance
5 6 (7.23%) Security Engineer
6 5 (6.02%) Consultant
6 5 (6.02%) Data Protection Officer
6 5 (6.02%) Security Consultant
7 4 (4.82%) Coordinator
7 4 (4.82%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 4 (4.82%) Project Manager
7 4 (4.82%) Transformation Manager
7 4 (4.82%) Transformation Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 21 (25.30%) Management Information System
2 8 (9.64%) Cyberattack
3 6 (7.23%) Cyber Defence
3 6 (7.23%) Data Protection Act
3 6 (7.23%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (7.23%) Onboarding
3 6 (7.23%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (6.02%) Data Centre
5 4 (4.82%) PKI
6 2 (2.41%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 2 (2.41%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.20%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.43%) Windows
2 4 (4.82%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (33.73%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (24.10%) Business Continuity
3 16 (19.28%) SIEM
4 14 (16.87%) Continuous Improvement
4 14 (16.87%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (16.87%) Project Management
4 14 (16.87%) Risk Management
5 13 (15.66%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (14.46%) ITIL
7 11 (13.25%) Security Management
8 10 (12.05%) Data Protection
8 10 (12.05%) Information Assurance
8 10 (12.05%) Process Improvement
8 10 (12.05%) Vulnerability Management
9 9 (10.84%) B2C
9 9 (10.84%) Information Security Management
10 8 (9.64%) Application Security
10 8 (9.64%) Collaborative Working
10 8 (9.64%) MITRE ATT&CK
10 8 (9.64%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.61%) PowerShell
1 3 (3.61%) Python
2 1 (1.20%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 23 (27.71%) Degree
2 10 (12.05%) Security Cleared
3 9 (10.84%) CISSP
4 7 (8.43%) CISM
5 6 (7.23%) ISEB
6 4 (4.82%) CISA
6 4 (4.82%) SC Cleared
7 3 (3.61%) AWS Certification
7 3 (3.61%) Azure Certification
7 3 (3.61%) MCP
7 3 (3.61%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (2.41%) CCNA
8 2 (2.41%) CCNP
8 2 (2.41%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (2.41%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (2.41%) GPEN
8 2 (2.41%) ISACA
8 2 (2.41%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (2.41%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (30.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (20.48%) NIST
3 13 (15.66%) GDPR
4 12 (14.46%) ISO 22301
4 12 (14.46%) ISO 9001
5 9 (10.84%) PCI DSS
6 8 (9.64%) GRC
6 8 (9.64%) NIST 800
7 7 (8.43%) ISO 14001
7 7 (8.43%) NEBOSH
7 7 (8.43%) QA
8 6 (7.23%) NCSC
9 5 (6.02%) SLA
10 4 (4.82%) COBIT
10 4 (4.82%) JSP 440
10 4 (4.82%) RMADS
11 3 (3.61%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 4 (4.82%) Active Directory
1 4 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.20%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 8 (9.64%) CASB
2 6 (7.23%) Nessus
3 3 (3.61%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (1.20%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 14 (16.87%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.82%) VMware
3 2 (2.41%) LogRhythm
3 2 (2.41%) McAfee
3 2 (2.41%) Qualys
4 1 (1.20%) AlienVault
4 1 (1.20%) CheckPoint
4 1 (1.20%) Cisco
4 1 (1.20%) Citrix
4 1 (1.20%) Splunk