Information Security Job Trends in Colchester

Information Security (InfoSec)
Essex > Colchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Colchester requiring Information Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 1.43% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.69% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
Essex median annual salary £41,000 £60,250 £25,000
% change year-on-year -31.95% +141.00% -58.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Colchester

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 Colchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59 35 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester 84.29% 77.78% 86.57%
Number of salaries quoted 37 20 49
10th Percentile £29,200 - £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £21,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £26,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +92.31% -56.67% -16.96%
75th Percentile - £69,406 £82,500
90th Percentile £56,250 £79,125 £87,500
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £50,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.89% +12.22% -14.29%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Information Security job vacancy trend in Colchester

Information Security
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Information Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Information Security

Information Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISMS
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management