Information Security Advisor Jobs in England

Information Security Adviser
UK > England

The median Information Security Adviser salary in England is £51,400 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 672 840 926
Rank change year-on-year +168 +86 +235
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Advisor 4 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.008% 0.001% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.001% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £47,940 - -
25th Percentile £48,600 £72,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,400 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.47% - -
75th Percentile £53,241 £77,500 -
90th Percentile £53,326 - -
UK median annual salary £51,400 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -31.47% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 45,035 81,793 81,009
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 94.57% 91.56%
Number of salaries quoted 24,190 60,845 51,652
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Information Security Advisor
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Information Security Advisor in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Advisor in England

Information Security Advisor
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Advisor in England.

Salary trend for Information Security Advisor in England

Information Security Advisor
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Advisor within the England region over the 6 months to 21 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
Midlands - 4 £51,400 - 1
West Midlands - 4 £51,400 - 1
Information Security Advisor
UK

Information Security Advisor Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Information Security Advisor job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Information Security Advisor in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 4 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (50.00%) Legal
3 2 (50.00%) CISM
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (25.00%) GRC
4 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (25.00%) Organisational Learning
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) NIST
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) CESG
4 1 (25.00%) CRISC
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
4 1 (25.00%) Data Security
4 1 (25.00%) ISEB
4 1 (25.00%) CISSP
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management

Information Security Advisor Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
1 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) CESG
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 4 (100.00%) Information Security
1 4 (100.00%) Internal Audit
2 3 (75.00%) Security Management
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) Data Security
4 1 (25.00%) Information Security Management
4 1 (25.00%) Organisational Learning
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) CRISC
2 1 (25.00%) ISEB
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) NIST