Information Security Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Information Security (InfoSec)
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Information Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 66 95
Rank change year-on-year +40 +29 +7
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 30 13 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 4.62% 2.04% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.11% 2.20% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 23 8 9
10th Percentile £40,652 £56,625 £34,250
25th Percentile £63,750 £61,875 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £69,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +25.45% +37.50%
75th Percentile £71,250 £78,063 £67,500
90th Percentile - £104,125 £78,250
South West median annual salary £67,500 £61,250 £51,716
% change year-on-year +10.20% +18.44% -3.37%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 491 590 867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 75.65% 92.77% 88.74%
Number of salaries quoted 345 244 538
10th Percentile £30,200 £33,475 £29,925
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £83,250 £78,375 £80,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +2.94%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Information Security job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Information Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Information Security

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Gloucestershire

Information Security
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Gloucester +14 3 £55,000 -20.29% 4
Cheltenham +8 2 £96,250 -2.53% 2
Information Security
South West

Information Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 16 (53.33%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.67%) Ataccama
1 2 (6.67%) Power BI
General
1 7 (23.33%) Banking
1 7 (23.33%) Finance
2 2 (6.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (53.33%) Consultant
1 16 (53.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (53.33%) Security Consultant
1 16 (53.33%) Senior
1 16 (53.33%) Senior Consultant
1 16 (53.33%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 16 (53.33%) Senior Security Consultant
2 4 (13.33%) Governance Manager
3 2 (6.67%) Analyst
3 2 (6.67%) Data Governance Analyst
3 2 (6.67%) Data Governance Manager
3 2 (6.67%) Data Manager
3 2 (6.67%) ICT Analyst
3 2 (6.67%) IT Governance Manager
3 2 (6.67%) IT Manager
3 2 (6.67%) IT Security Manager
3 2 (6.67%) Security Manager
3 2 (6.67%) Service Analyst
4 1 (3.33%) IT Trainer
4 1 (3.33%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (60.00%) Management Information System
2 16 (53.33%) CESG
3 1 (3.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.67%) Windows
1 2 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (83.33%) Risk Management
2 19 (63.33%) Cybersecurity
3 18 (60.00%) Information Security Management
3 18 (60.00%) ISMS
3 18 (60.00%) Security Management
4 16 (53.33%) Active Listening
4 16 (53.33%) Creative Thinking
4 16 (53.33%) Information Assurance
4 16 (53.33%) Innovative Thinking
4 16 (53.33%) Matrix Organization
5 7 (23.33%) Business Continuity
5 7 (23.33%) Business Continuity Management
5 7 (23.33%) Due Diligence
5 7 (23.33%) Operations Management
5 7 (23.33%) Process Improvement
5 7 (23.33%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (23.33%) Roadmaps
5 7 (23.33%) Supply Chain Management
6 4 (13.33%) Data Protection
7 3 (10.00%) Computer Science
Qualifications
1 23 (76.67%) CISSP
2 16 (53.33%) CESG Certified Professional
2 16 (53.33%) CISM
2 16 (53.33%) CISMP
2 16 (53.33%) IISP
3 7 (23.33%) CISA
3 7 (23.33%) CRISC
4 2 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (6.67%) Degree
5 1 (3.33%) CompTIA Security+
5 1 (3.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (83.33%) NIST
2 18 (60.00%) NIST 800
3 16 (53.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 16 (53.33%) JSP 440
3 16 (53.33%) NCSC
3 16 (53.33%) RMADS
4 7 (23.33%) PCI DSS
5 2 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (6.67%) Data Quality
5 2 (6.67%) GDPR
5 2 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft