Information Security Jobs in the East Midlands

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands 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 13 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 123 135
Rank change year-on-year +36 +12 -11
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 67 81 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 2.51% 1.51% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.74% 1.96% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 19 60 18
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,966 £37,875
25th Percentile £34,375 £37,500 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -20.75% +31.61%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,625 £80,000
90th Percentile £68,525 £73,000 £80,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,445 4,138 2,569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 91.47% 77.14% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 958 2,761 1,194
10th Percentile £25,588 £25,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,140 £36,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the East Midlands

Information Security
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Information Security in the East Midlands

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the East Midlands

Information Security
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Leicestershire +44 29 £90,000 +71.43% 6
Northamptonshire +9 17 £55,000 +4.76% 15
Lincolnshire +19 9 £37,500 -16.67% 2
Nottinghamshire +10 8 £35,000 -50.00% 2
Derbyshire +9 4 £54,500 +36.25% 5
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 (7.46%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (7.46%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.45%) Entra ID
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (7.46%) OneDrive
3 3 (4.48%) SaaS
4 2 (2.99%) AWS
4 2 (2.99%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.46%) VoIP
2 3 (4.48%) Firewall
3 1 (1.49%) Network Security
3 1 (1.49%) SAN
General
1 10 (14.93%) Finance
2 9 (13.43%) Social Skills
3 5 (7.46%) Retail
4 3 (4.48%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (2.99%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.49%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.49%) Automotive
6 1 (1.49%) Digital Health
6 1 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.49%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 43 (64.18%) Security Engineer
2 40 (59.70%) Principal Engineer
2 40 (59.70%) Principal Security Engineer
3 26 (38.81%) Analyst
3 26 (38.81%) Security Analyst
4 21 (31.34%) Product Engineer
5 19 (28.36%) Principal Security Analyst
5 19 (28.36%) Product Analyst
6 14 (20.90%) Senior
7 7 (10.45%) Security Manager
7 7 (10.45%) Senior Manager
8 6 (8.96%) Architect
8 6 (8.96%) Engineering Manager
8 6 (8.96%) Product Architect
8 6 (8.96%) Security Architect
8 6 (8.96%) Senior Architect
8 6 (8.96%) Senior Security Architect
9 5 (7.46%) IT Support
9 5 (7.46%) IT Support Specialist
9 5 (7.46%) Senior IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.43%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.97%) Security Posture
3 2 (2.99%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.49%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (1.49%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 6 (8.96%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (79.10%) Project Management
2 47 (70.15%) Cybersecurity
3 44 (65.67%) Risk Management
4 40 (59.70%) Cyber Resilience
4 40 (59.70%) Security Testing
5 8 (11.94%) Roadmaps
6 7 (10.45%) Logistics
7 6 (8.96%) Customer Service
7 6 (8.96%) Mentoring
8 5 (7.46%) Email Management
8 5 (7.46%) ISMS
8 5 (7.46%) ITSM
8 5 (7.46%) Task Automation
9 4 (5.97%) Incident Response
9 4 (5.97%) ITIL
9 4 (5.97%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 3 (4.48%) Computer Science
10 3 (4.48%) Information Security Management
10 3 (4.48%) Risk Assessment
10 3 (4.48%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.96%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.49%) Bash
2 1 (1.49%) C
2 1 (1.49%) C#
2 1 (1.49%) C++
2 1 (1.49%) Perl
2 1 (1.49%) Python
2 1 (1.49%) SQL
Qualifications
1 54 (80.60%) Degree
2 49 (73.13%) CISSP
3 46 (68.66%) BPSS Clearance
4 43 (64.18%) CISM
5 40 (59.70%) CESG Certified Professional
6 3 (4.48%) CISMP
7 2 (2.99%) GSEC
8 1 (1.49%) CEH
8 1 (1.49%) CISA
8 1 (1.49%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.49%) GIAC
8 1 (1.49%) SANS
8 1 (1.49%) Security Cleared
8 1 (1.49%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (68.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (62.69%) NIST
3 40 (59.70%) JSP 440
3 40 (59.70%) RMADS
4 6 (8.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (7.46%) GDPR
6 4 (5.97%) PCI DSS
7 3 (4.48%) GRC
8 1 (1.49%) COBIT
8 1 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 8 (11.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (16.42%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.46%) Meraki
2 5 (7.46%) Sage
2 5 (7.46%) Veeam