Information Security Jobs in England

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 112 92
Rank change year-on-year -16 -20 +45
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 1,206 2,107 3,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.47% 2.45% 3.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.63% 2.87% 3.64%
Number of salaries quoted 637 1,699 1,972
10th Percentile £39,000 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £84,250
90th Percentile £100,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,933 73,419 85,900
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.08% 85.47% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 24,038 53,988 50,920
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,308
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £101,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in England

Information Security
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security in England

Information Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in England over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in England

Information Security
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London -20 405 £75,000 - 625
Midlands +57 253 £55,000 +0.64% 86
South East +23 248 £57,670 -2.67% 297
West Midlands +44 178 £55,000 - 57
North of England -73 175 £60,000 +15.20% 167
North West -100 106 £60,000 +15.20% 95
East Midlands +40 75 £50,000 -4.76% 25
South West +2 59 £61,250 +22.50% 78
Yorkshire +3 54 £55,000 +10.00% 52
East of England -18 43 £37,500 -34.78% 70
North East +31 15 £72,500 +81.25% 22
Information Security
UK

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 43 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (1.91%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.82%) IIS
4 8 (0.66%) IBM Domino
5 7 (0.58%) Apache
6 4 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.17%) Confluence
8 1 (0.083%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.083%) Drupal
8 1 (0.083%) nginx
Applications
1 37 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.75%) Acrobat
5 4 (0.33%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (1.82%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.25%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (0.25%) Relativity
4 1 (0.083%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.083%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.083%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.083%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 211 (17.50%) Azure
2 130 (10.78%) AWS
3 118 (9.78%) Microsoft 365
4 63 (5.22%) SaaS
5 40 (3.32%) GCP
6 38 (3.15%) Entra ID
7 31 (2.57%) Azure Sentinel
8 28 (2.32%) Power Platform
9 23 (1.91%) Microsoft Purview
10 21 (1.74%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 17 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
11 17 (1.41%) GitHub
11 17 (1.41%) IaaS
12 14 (1.16%) Salsify
13 13 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
13 13 (1.08%) PaaS
14 11 (0.91%) Serverless
15 10 (0.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 9 (0.75%) Google Workspace
17 8 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 183 (15.17%) Firewall
2 95 (7.88%) Network Security
3 62 (5.14%) Intrusion Detection
4 41 (3.40%) DNS
5 40 (3.32%) TCP/IP
6 39 (3.23%) VPN
7 22 (1.82%) HTTP
8 15 (1.24%) Wireshark
9 11 (0.91%) LAN
9 11 (0.91%) SMTP
9 11 (0.91%) WAN
10 10 (0.83%) Intranet
11 9 (0.75%) DHCP
11 9 (0.75%) VLAN
11 9 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (0.66%) Internet
12 8 (0.66%) Spanning Tree
13 7 (0.58%) BGP
13 7 (0.58%) OSPF
13 7 (0.58%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (2.65%) SQL Server
2 24 (1.99%) Power BI
3 20 (1.66%) Metadata
4 17 (1.41%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.41%) MySQL
7 3 (0.25%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.25%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.25%) EDRMS
7 3 (0.25%) GIS
7 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.17%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.17%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.083%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.083%) Looker
9 1 (0.083%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.083%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.083%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 20 (1.66%) Jenkins
2 12 (1.00%) JIRA
3 10 (0.83%) Burp Suite
3 10 (0.83%) Git
4 4 (0.33%) GitLab
5 3 (0.25%) Artifactory
5 3 (0.25%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.25%) git-flow
5 3 (0.25%) Gradle
5 3 (0.25%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.25%) PowerBuilder
6 2 (0.17%) ERwin
General
1 394 (32.67%) Social Skills
2 287 (23.80%) Finance
3 171 (14.18%) Legal
4 169 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
5 127 (10.53%) Law
6 88 (7.30%) Retail
7 67 (5.56%) Marketing
8 58 (4.81%) Telecoms
9 54 (4.48%) Organisational Skills
10 48 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 40 (3.32%) Manufacturing
12 38 (3.15%) Influencing Skills
13 33 (2.74%) Public Sector
14 32 (2.65%) Banking
15 31 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
16 26 (2.16%) German Language
17 25 (2.07%) Games
18 12 (1.00%) Local Government
18 12 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
19 8 (0.66%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 276 (22.89%) Analyst
2 218 (18.08%) Security Engineer
3 209 (17.33%) Security Analyst
4 197 (16.33%) Senior
5 164 (13.60%) Security Manager
6 150 (12.44%) Architect
6 150 (12.44%) Principal Engineer
7 147 (12.19%) Principal Security Engineer
8 109 (9.04%) Lead
9 90 (7.46%) Security Architect
10 87 (7.21%) Principal Security Analyst
10 87 (7.21%) Product Analyst
11 79 (6.55%) Senior Manager
12 67 (5.56%) Information Manager
13 61 (5.06%) Information Security Manager
14 60 (4.98%) Product Engineer
15 53 (4.39%) Senior Architect
16 49 (4.06%) Information Analyst
17 47 (3.90%) Engineering Manager
17 47 (3.90%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.15%) SailPoint
2 36 (2.99%) REST
3 32 (2.65%) SOAP
4 30 (2.49%) Middleware
5 25 (2.07%) .NET
6 21 (1.74%) Lightning Web Components
7 12 (1.00%) React
8 11 (0.91%) Leaflet
9 9 (0.75%) ADO
10 8 (0.66%) CSS
10 8 (0.66%) MERN Stack
10 8 (0.66%) Node.js
10 8 (0.66%) WebSockets
11 7 (0.58%) GraphQL
11 7 (0.58%) LDAP
11 7 (0.58%) RESTful
12 6 (0.50%) EDI
12 6 (0.50%) OAuth
12 6 (0.50%) Spring Boot
13 5 (0.41%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 398 (33.00%) Management Information System
2 141 (11.69%) Security Posture
3 49 (4.06%) Cyber Threat
3 49 (4.06%) Data Protection Act
4 36 (2.99%) Self-Motivation
5 32 (2.65%) Virtual Team
6 28 (2.32%) Robotics
7 27 (2.24%) Security Operations Centre
8 23 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
8 23 (1.91%) Private Cloud
9 22 (1.82%) Blockchain
10 21 (1.74%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.66%) Cloud Native
12 18 (1.49%) Client/Server
12 18 (1.49%) Taxonomies
13 16 (1.33%) Freedom of Information
13 16 (1.33%) Operational Technology
14 15 (1.24%) Cyber Defence
14 15 (1.24%) PKI
15 14 (1.16%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 117 (9.70%) Windows
2 39 (3.23%) Linux
3 27 (2.24%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.24%) Android
5 14 (1.16%) Windows Vista
6 12 (1.00%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.58%) CentOS
7 7 (0.58%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.58%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.33%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.083%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.083%) Debian
10 1 (0.083%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.083%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.083%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 568 (47.10%) Cybersecurity
2 455 (37.73%) Risk Management
3 264 (21.89%) Project Management
4 236 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
5 212 (17.58%) Incident Response
6 191 (15.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 191 (15.84%) Mentoring
7 175 (14.51%) Agile
8 172 (14.26%) SIEM
9 166 (13.76%) Security Testing
10 160 (13.27%) Cyber Resilience
11 152 (12.60%) Data Protection
12 145 (12.02%) Security Operations
13 143 (11.86%) Stakeholder Management
14 140 (11.61%) Computer Science
15 132 (10.95%) Vulnerability Management
16 109 (9.04%) Cloud Security
16 109 (9.04%) Security Management
17 102 (8.46%) Analytics
18 101 (8.37%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 81 (6.72%) PowerShell
2 70 (5.80%) Python
3 29 (2.40%) SQL
4 27 (2.24%) C#
5 21 (1.74%) Apex Code
6 19 (1.58%) Bash
7 17 (1.41%) Java
8 15 (1.24%) JavaScript
9 10 (0.83%) C++
10 9 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
10 9 (0.75%) TypeScript
11 7 (0.58%) R
12 5 (0.41%) C
13 4 (0.33%) Bicep
14 3 (0.25%) PHP
15 2 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.17%) Perl
15 2 (0.17%) Ruby
15 2 (0.17%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.17%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 482 (39.97%) Degree
2 454 (37.65%) CISSP
3 341 (28.28%) CISM
4 197 (16.33%) BPSS Clearance
5 160 (13.27%) CESG Certified Professional
6 96 (7.96%) Computer Science Degree
7 89 (7.38%) CRISC
8 87 (7.21%) CISA
9 79 (6.55%) Security Cleared
10 68 (5.64%) Master's Degree
11 61 (5.06%) Cisco Certification
12 53 (4.39%) SC Cleared
13 48 (3.98%) CompTIA Security+
14 41 (3.40%) CEH
15 35 (2.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 31 (2.57%) Microsoft Certification
17 27 (2.24%) ISACA
18 23 (1.91%) DV Cleared
19 22 (1.82%) GCIH
19 22 (1.82%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 515 (42.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 382 (31.67%) NIST
3 163 (13.52%) GDPR
4 147 (12.19%) JSP 440
4 147 (12.19%) RMADS
5 134 (11.11%) Cyber Essentials
6 90 (7.46%) PCI DSS
7 86 (7.13%) GRC
8 60 (4.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 52 (4.31%) Data Quality
10 40 (3.32%) COBIT
11 33 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 32 (2.65%) SOC 2
13 26 (2.16%) ITGC
14 25 (2.07%) NCSC
15 23 (1.91%) SLA
16 19 (1.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 18 (1.49%) NIST 800
18 17 (1.41%) HIPAA
19 15 (1.24%) QA
System Software
1 73 (6.05%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.66%) Docker
3 8 (0.66%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.17%) DFS Replication
4 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.083%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.083%) Firmware
5 1 (0.083%) NFS
5 1 (0.083%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 42 (3.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (1.91%) Terraform
3 20 (1.66%) Ansible
4 16 (1.33%) Kubernetes
5 14 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.83%) CSIRT
7 9 (0.75%) SCCM
8 8 (0.66%) CASB
8 8 (0.66%) QRadar
9 6 (0.50%) ArcSight ESM
10 5 (0.41%) RSA Archer
10 5 (0.41%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.25%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 3 (0.25%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.25%) Puppet
12 2 (0.17%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 2 (0.17%) EnCase
12 2 (0.17%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.17%) FTK
12 2 (0.17%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 215 (17.83%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.31%) VMware
3 51 (4.23%) Salesforce
4 41 (3.40%) Oracle
5 34 (2.82%) Cisco
6 32 (2.65%) Google
7 31 (2.57%) SAP
8 28 (2.32%) Okta
9 21 (1.74%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 20 (1.66%) Tenable
11 17 (1.41%) Splunk
12 13 (1.08%) OneTrust
13 12 (1.00%) Adobe
13 12 (1.00%) ServiceNow
14 11 (0.91%) Palo Alto
15 10 (0.83%) CrowdStrike
15 10 (0.83%) Databricks
16 9 (0.75%) Juniper
17 8 (0.66%) Red Hat
18 7 (0.58%) McAfee