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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 121 133 104
Rank change year-on-year +12 -29 -21
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 74 35 99
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 1.63% 1.41% 2.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.11% 1.48% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 57 18 49
10th Percentile £33,966 £32,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,063 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +23.81% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £79,688 £66,250
90th Percentile £73,000 £80,000 £76,750
England median annual salary £61,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -6.15% - +8.33%

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 3,510 2,364 3,321
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 77.43% 95.52% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,078 1,123 1,946
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £60,188
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +4.35%

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 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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
Nottinghamshire -1 31 £57,500 -20.69% 5
Leicestershire -13 13 £52,500 +16.67% 1
Northamptonshire -21 12 £62,500 - 1
Derbyshire +10 11 £40,000 -38.46% 4
Lincolnshire +3 7 £45,000 +34.33% 1
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:

Applications
1 3 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 16 (21.62%) Entra ID
2 14 (18.92%) Azure
3 5 (6.76%) AWS
4 4 (5.41%) IaaS
4 4 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (5.41%) PaaS
5 3 (4.05%) GCP
6 2 (2.70%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.76%) Firewall
1 5 (6.76%) SAN
2 4 (5.41%) IPsec
2 4 (5.41%) Kerberos
2 4 (5.41%) NAS
2 4 (5.41%) SSL
3 3 (4.05%) DHCP
3 3 (4.05%) DNS
4 2 (2.70%) NX-OS
5 1 (1.35%) IPv4
5 1 (1.35%) Network Security
5 1 (1.35%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.35%) VPN
5 1 (1.35%) WAN
Development Applications
1 2 (2.70%) GitLab
1 2 (2.70%) JIRA
2 1 (1.35%) Ant
General
1 16 (21.62%) Finance
2 14 (18.92%) Legal
3 11 (14.86%) Social Skills
4 5 (6.76%) Banking
5 4 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.41%) Aviation
5 4 (5.41%) Avionics
5 4 (5.41%) Retail
5 4 (5.41%) Telecoms
6 3 (4.05%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.35%) Back Office
7 1 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (29.73%) Analyst
2 14 (18.92%) Security Analyst
3 13 (17.57%) Security Manager
4 12 (16.22%) Information Manager
4 12 (16.22%) Information Security Manager
5 10 (13.51%) Applications Developer
5 10 (13.51%) Developer
5 10 (13.51%) Power Apps Developer
5 10 (13.51%) Senior
6 8 (10.81%) Senior Analyst
7 7 (9.46%) Information Analyst
7 7 (9.46%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (8.11%) Architect
8 6 (8.11%) Security Architect
9 5 (6.76%) Governance Analyst
9 5 (6.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 4 (5.41%) Administrator
10 4 (5.41%) IT Systems Administrator
10 4 (5.41%) Windows Specialist
10 4 (5.41%) Windows Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.35%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 17 (22.97%) Management Information System
2 8 (10.81%) Cyberattack
2 8 (10.81%) Data Centre
3 6 (8.11%) PKI
4 5 (6.76%) Replication
5 4 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (4.05%) CSOC
6 3 (4.05%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (4.05%) Security Posture
7 2 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (2.70%) Digital Media
7 2 (2.70%) Public Cloud
8 1 (1.35%) Cybercrime
8 1 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.35%) IBM Mainframe
8 1 (1.35%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 14 (18.92%) Windows
2 5 (6.76%) Windows Server
2 5 (6.76%) Windows Server 2012
3 3 (4.05%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.35%) Linux
4 1 (1.35%) SUSE
4 1 (1.35%) Unix
4 1 (1.35%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (1.35%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (1.35%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (1.35%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (27.03%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (21.62%) Coaching
3 15 (20.27%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (14.86%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 11 (14.86%) Security Operations
4 11 (14.86%) Threat Intelligence
5 10 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (13.51%) Roadmaps
6 9 (12.16%) Agile
7 8 (10.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 8 (10.81%) ITIL
7 8 (10.81%) Project Management
7 8 (10.81%) Vulnerability Management
8 7 (9.46%) Incident Response
8 7 (9.46%) Mentoring
8 7 (9.46%) Penetration Testing
8 7 (9.46%) Risk Management
8 7 (9.46%) Security Testing
9 6 (8.11%) Security Architecture
9 6 (8.11%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (16.22%) PowerShell
2 5 (6.76%) SQL
3 2 (2.70%) Python
3 2 (2.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (25.68%) CISSP
2 13 (17.57%) CISM
3 7 (9.46%) Degree
4 6 (8.11%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (6.76%) CEH
5 5 (6.76%) OSCP
6 4 (5.41%) Azure Certification
6 4 (5.41%) CISMP
7 3 (4.05%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (4.05%) SC Cleared
7 3 (4.05%) Security Cleared
8 2 (2.70%) A+ Certification
8 2 (2.70%) AWS Certification
8 2 (2.70%) CCNA
8 2 (2.70%) MCSE
8 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (2.70%) SANS
9 1 (1.35%) ISEB
9 1 (1.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (1.35%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.22%) PCI DSS
2 9 (12.16%) GDPR
3 6 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (4.05%) GRC
4 3 (4.05%) NIST
4 3 (4.05%) QA
4 3 (4.05%) SLA
5 2 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.35%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.35%) COBIT
6 1 (1.35%) ISO 22301
6 1 (1.35%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (22.97%) Active Directory
2 5 (6.76%) RACF
2 5 (6.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (5.41%) Hyper-V
4 2 (2.70%) vSphere
5 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (1.35%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (1.35%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 4 (5.41%) WSUS
2 2 (2.70%) FortiGate
2 2 (2.70%) Terraform
3 1 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.35%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 15 (20.27%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.46%) Cisco
2 7 (9.46%) VMware
3 5 (6.76%) CyberArk
3 5 (6.76%) Dell
3 5 (6.76%) HP
4 4 (5.41%) Veeam
5 3 (4.05%) CrowdStrike
5 3 (4.05%) Proofpoint
5 3 (4.05%) Rapid7
5 3 (4.05%) Remedy
5 3 (4.05%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.35%) IBM
6 1 (1.35%) Meraki
6 1 (1.35%) NetApp
6 1 (1.35%) Oracle
6 1 (1.35%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.35%) Red Hat