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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 125 141
Rank change year-on-year +39 +16 -9
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 76 79 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 2.81% 1.63% 1.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.05% 2.08% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 20 58 17
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,966 £37,500
25th Percentile £35,313 £38,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -22.22% +34.54%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,875 £80,000
90th Percentile £68,525 £74,000 £81,000
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 2,495 3,806 2,657
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 92.27% 78.34% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 940 2,632 1,220
10th Percentile £25,625 £25,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £44,941 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -14.40% +10.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,200 £66,063
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 31 May 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 31 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
Leicestershire +46 35 £90,000 +71.43% 7
Northamptonshire +7 22 £50,000 -4.76% 9
Lincolnshire +15 8 £37,500 -16.67% 3
Nottinghamshire +5 8 £35,000 -50.00% 5
Derbyshire +7 3 £54,000 +35.00% 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 (6.58%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (6.58%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.21%) Entra ID
2 6 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (6.58%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.63%) AWS
4 2 (2.63%) Azure
4 2 (2.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.58%) VoIP
2 2 (2.63%) Firewall
3 1 (1.32%) Network Security
General
1 9 (11.84%) Social Skills
2 8 (10.53%) Finance
3 5 (6.58%) Retail
4 3 (3.95%) Public Sector
5 2 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.32%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.32%) Automotive
6 1 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 51 (67.11%) Security Engineer
2 49 (64.47%) Principal Engineer
2 49 (64.47%) Principal Security Engineer
3 33 (43.42%) Analyst
3 33 (43.42%) Security Analyst
4 28 (36.84%) Principal Security Analyst
4 28 (36.84%) Product Analyst
5 21 (27.63%) Product Engineer
6 13 (17.11%) Senior
7 7 (9.21%) Security Manager
7 7 (9.21%) Senior Manager
8 6 (7.89%) Architect
8 6 (7.89%) Engineering Manager
8 6 (7.89%) Product Architect
8 6 (7.89%) Security Architect
8 6 (7.89%) Senior Architect
8 6 (7.89%) Senior Security Architect
9 5 (6.58%) IT Support
9 5 (6.58%) IT Support Specialist
9 5 (6.58%) Senior IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.84%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.26%) Security Posture
3 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.63%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.32%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (1.32%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.58%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (82.89%) Project Management
2 55 (72.37%) Cybersecurity
3 52 (68.42%) Risk Management
4 49 (64.47%) Cyber Resilience
4 49 (64.47%) Security Testing
5 8 (10.53%) Roadmaps
6 7 (9.21%) Logistics
7 6 (7.89%) Mentoring
8 5 (6.58%) Customer Service
8 5 (6.58%) Email Management
8 5 (6.58%) ITIL
8 5 (6.58%) ITSM
8 5 (6.58%) Task Automation
9 4 (5.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (5.26%) ISMS
9 4 (5.26%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 3 (3.95%) Computer Science
10 3 (3.95%) Incident Management
10 3 (3.95%) Incident Response
10 3 (3.95%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.89%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.32%) Bash
2 1 (1.32%) C
2 1 (1.32%) C#
2 1 (1.32%) C++
2 1 (1.32%) Perl
2 1 (1.32%) Python
2 1 (1.32%) SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (81.58%) Degree
2 56 (73.68%) CISSP
3 55 (72.37%) BPSS Clearance
4 51 (67.11%) CISM
5 49 (64.47%) CESG Certified Professional
6 3 (3.95%) CISMP
7 2 (2.63%) GSEC
8 1 (1.32%) CISA
8 1 (1.32%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.32%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (71.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 51 (67.11%) NIST
3 49 (64.47%) JSP 440
3 49 (64.47%) RMADS
4 6 (7.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (5.26%) GDPR
6 3 (3.95%) GRC
6 3 (3.95%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 7 (9.21%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (14.47%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.58%) Meraki
2 5 (6.58%) Sage
2 5 (6.58%) Veeam