Information Security (InfoSec)
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Information Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 123 | 115 | 106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -9 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Information Security | 44 | 29 | 75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 0.72% | 1.24% | 1.78% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.03% | 1.46% | 2.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 21 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,750 | - | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,438 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,743 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.51% | -4.76% | -19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,589 | £57,500 | £63,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £64,750 | £68,525 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £70,932 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.13% | +4.00% | -3.85% |
All Process & 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 | 4,284 | 1,986 | 3,185 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 70.51% | 84.98% | 75.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,838 | 1,100 | 1,827 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,208 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £34,723 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -5.56% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,863 | £57,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £70,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -1.79% | -10.40% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Information Security.
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Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.
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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 24 August 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Nottinghamshire | -6 | 22 | £46,743 | +33.55% | 4 |
| Derbyshire | +5 | 13 | £52,000 | -4.59% | 1 |
| Leicestershire | -33 | 5 | £45,000 | +186.55% | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | -1 | 3 | £95,000 | +72.73% | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | -22 | 1 | £38,500 | +2.67% | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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: