Information Security Jobs in the East of England

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 121 102
Rank change year-on-year -20 -19 -39
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 43 116 143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 1.27% 1.90% 2.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.35% 2.36% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 22 99 44
10th Percentile £28,150 £41,387 £42,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £46,250 £45,512
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £57,500 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year -39.13% -3.36% +16.10%
75th Percentile £77,188 £68,875 £66,563
90th Percentile £79,850 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +3.59%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,182 4,922 4,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 94.14% 80.45% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,491 3,692 2,144
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,809 £26,788
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £37,948
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,225 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £76,000 £76,250 £82,500
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 of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the East of England

Information Security
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the East of England

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the East of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the East of England

Information Security
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 16 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
Essex +31 16 £32,500 +30.00% 14
Hertfordshire -25 11 £75,000 +25.00% 16
Norfolk +27 10 £28,556 -42.89% 3
Cambridgeshire +24 4 £55,750 -7.08% 20
Bedfordshire -20 1 £70,000 +21.74% 11
Suffolk -25 1 £75,000 -23.08% 5
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 12 (27.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.65%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.33%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 5 (11.63%) Azure
2 3 (6.98%) Entra ID
2 3 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (4.65%) AWS
3 2 (4.65%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (2.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.30%) Firewall
2 1 (2.33%) Internet
2 1 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (2.33%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) GIS
1 1 (2.33%) Relational Database
General
1 16 (37.21%) Social Skills
2 11 (25.58%) German Language
3 8 (18.60%) Finance
4 4 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.33%) Legal
5 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (27.91%) Security Specialist
2 11 (25.58%) Information Security Specialist
2 11 (25.58%) Information Specialist
3 10 (23.26%) Architect
4 9 (20.93%) Security Architect
4 9 (20.93%) Security Manager
5 8 (18.60%) Lead
6 7 (16.28%) 1st Line Support
6 7 (16.28%) Senior
6 7 (16.28%) Support Team Leader
6 7 (16.28%) Team Leader
7 6 (13.95%) Engineering Manager
7 6 (13.95%) Product Architect
7 6 (13.95%) Senior Architect
7 6 (13.95%) Senior Manager
7 6 (13.95%) Senior Security Architect
8 5 (11.63%) Analyst
9 3 (6.98%) Information Manager
9 3 (6.98%) Information Security Manager
10 2 (4.65%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (25.58%) SailPoint
2 1 (2.33%) AngularJS
2 1 (2.33%) CSS
2 1 (2.33%) HTML
2 1 (2.33%) JSON
2 1 (2.33%) React
2 1 (2.33%) Restlet
2 1 (2.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (67.44%) Management Information System
2 11 (25.58%) Virtual Team
3 3 (6.98%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.33%) Cybercrime
4 1 (2.33%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.33%) Learning Management System
4 1 (2.33%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (55.81%) Mentoring
2 14 (32.56%) Risk Management
3 13 (30.23%) Collaborative Working
3 13 (30.23%) Data Protection
3 13 (30.23%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (27.91%) Identity Access Management
4 12 (27.91%) Risk Assessment
5 11 (25.58%) Identity Management
5 11 (25.58%) Service Delivery
6 10 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (23.26%) ITIL
7 9 (20.93%) Process Improvement
8 8 (18.60%) Customer Experience
8 8 (18.60%) Customer Service
9 7 (16.28%) Coaching
9 7 (16.28%) Computer Science
9 7 (16.28%) Performance Analysis
9 7 (16.28%) Project Management
10 6 (13.95%) Cybersecurity
11 5 (11.63%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 11 (25.58%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.65%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.65%) SQL
3 1 (2.33%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (2.33%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (55.81%) Degree
2 12 (27.91%) CISSP
3 6 (13.95%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (11.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (9.30%) CISM
6 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (2.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (2.33%) CCSP
7 1 (2.33%) CISA
7 1 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (2.33%) PMI Certification
7 1 (2.33%) PMP
7 1 (2.33%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (20.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (18.60%) GDPR
3 7 (16.28%) SLA
4 4 (9.30%) NIST
5 3 (6.98%) COBIT
6 2 (4.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (4.65%) GRC
6 2 (4.65%) NCSC
6 2 (4.65%) PCI DSS
7 1 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (2.33%) QA
7 1 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (30.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (2.33%) QRadar
Vendors
1 11 (25.58%) Okta
1 11 (25.58%) Salesforce
2 6 (13.95%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.33%) Cisco
3 1 (2.33%) Computacenter
3 1 (2.33%) LogRhythm
3 1 (2.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.33%) Splunk