Information Security Specialist
UK > England
The median Information Security Specialist salary in England is £76,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 667 | 837 | 903 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +170 | +66 | +179 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist | 28 | 10 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.057% | 0.012% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.063% | 0.012% | 0.036% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £75,125 | £42,500 | £47,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £75,313 | £51,875 | £53,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £76,250 | £58,750 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.79% | -9.62% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,813 | £76,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,375 | £86,375 | £107,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £76,250 | £58,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.79% | -9.62% | +8.33% |
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 | 44,533 | 81,192 | 82,548 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.73% | 94.49% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,433 | 60,582 | 52,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,355 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Information Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Information Security Specialist
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 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 13 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 |
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| East of England | - | 11 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 9 | £76,250 | - | 6 |
| London | +104 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
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Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Information Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Information Security Specialist 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: