Information Security Specialist Job Trends in England

Information Security Specialist
UK > England

The median Information Security Specialist salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 596 661 656
Rank change year-on-year +65 -5 +318
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist 13 14 11
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.025% 0.028% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.030% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 10 6 10
10th Percentile £43,442 £66,375 £44,750
25th Percentile £53,125 £72,375 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +13.21% -1.85%
75th Percentile £76,563 - £74,688
90th Percentile £82,500 - £78,125
UK median annual salary £55,000 £75,000 £66,000
% change year-on-year -26.67% +13.64% +2.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,242 46,225 43,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 93.21% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,630 24,644 33,926
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Information Security Specialist job vacancy trend in England

Information Security Specialist
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Specialist job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Information Security Specialist job vacancies in England

Information Security Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Specialist in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security Specialist in England

Information Security Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
London +58 6 £80,000 +9.59% 2
North of England +23 3 £55,000 -
North West - 3 £55,000 -
South East +27 2 £40,871 -45.51% 1
Midlands +27 2 - - 2
East Midlands - 2 - -
Information Security Specialist
UK

Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Information Security Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Information Security Specialist in the job title.

1 12 (92.31%) Information Security
2 7 (53.85%) CISSP
2 7 (53.85%) Risk Management
3 4 (30.77%) GDPR
3 4 (30.77%) Incident Response
3 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (30.77%) Threat Intelligence
4 3 (23.08%) Active Directory
4 3 (23.08%) Application Security
4 3 (23.08%) CompTIA Security+
4 3 (23.08%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 3 (23.08%) CSIRT
4 3 (23.08%) Firewall
4 3 (23.08%) Incident Management
4 3 (23.08%) Information Management
4 3 (23.08%) Inventory Management
4 3 (23.08%) Linux
4 3 (23.08%) Malware Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Network Security
4 3 (23.08%) Network+ Certification
4 3 (23.08%) NIST
4 3 (23.08%) NIST 800
4 3 (23.08%) Novell Certification
4 3 (23.08%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Register
4 3 (23.08%) Security Operations
4 3 (23.08%) SIEM
4 3 (23.08%) Threat Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Time Management
4 3 (23.08%) Vulnerability Assessment

Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) Firewall
1 3 (23.08%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Burp Suite
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Finance
3 3 (23.08%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Financial Institution
4 2 (15.38%) Automotive
4 2 (15.38%) Marketing
4 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Banking
5 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Management Information System
2 3 (23.08%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Linux
1 3 (23.08%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (92.31%) Information Security
2 7 (53.85%) Risk Management
3 4 (30.77%) Incident Response
3 4 (30.77%) Threat Intelligence
4 3 (23.08%) Application Security
4 3 (23.08%) Incident Management
4 3 (23.08%) Information Management
4 3 (23.08%) Inventory Management
4 3 (23.08%) Malware Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Register
4 3 (23.08%) Security Operations
4 3 (23.08%) SIEM
4 3 (23.08%) Threat Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Time Management
4 3 (23.08%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Information Security Governance
6 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (7.69%) Information Assurance
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) CISSP
2 3 (23.08%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (23.08%) Network+ Certification
2 3 (23.08%) Novell Certification
3 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (7.69%) CESG Certified Professional
4 1 (7.69%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) GDPR
1 4 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (23.08%) NIST
2 3 (23.08%) NIST 800
3 2 (15.38%) GRC
3 2 (15.38%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (23.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 3 (23.08%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Darktrace