Senior Information Security Officer Job Trends in Dorset
Senior Information Security Officer
South West > Dorset
The median Senior Information Security Officer salary in Dorset is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Senior Information Security Officer jobs | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset | 0.42% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £86,200 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £86,920 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £85,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Dorset matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Dorset matching a recognised job title | 882 | 443 | 539 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.55% | 96.30% | 96.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 563 | 292 | 361 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,600 | £27,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £27,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,208 | £38,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.62% | -23.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £56,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £80,000 | £68,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £51,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -11.76% | -2.86% |
Senior Information Security Officer Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Information Security Officer jobs within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 11 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | - | 4 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
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Senior Information Security Officer Skill Set Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 11 November 2026, Senior Information Security Officer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Senior Information Security Officer job ads across the Dorset region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2 | GDPR | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | NIST | 75.0% | 3 |
| 5 | CISA | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | CISM | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | CISSP | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Cybersecurity | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Degree | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Internal Audit | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | ISMS | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Master's Degree | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | PCI DSS | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Problem-Solving | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Risk Management | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Security Operations | 50.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Information Security Governance | 25.0% | 1 |
Senior Information Security Officer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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