Information Security Jobs in Hampshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 78 110 79
Rank change year-on-year +32 -31 +40
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 43 87 97
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 2.18% 2.04% 3.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.45% 2.53% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 25 72 89
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,875 £32,200
25th Percentile £37,500 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,600 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.33% -7.69% +18.28%
75th Percentile £61,250 £77,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £64,500 £95,000 -
South East median annual salary £57,670 £59,000 £57,588
% change year-on-year -2.25% +2.45% -4.02%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,757 3,438 2,592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 88.87% 80.80% 93.24%
Number of salaries quoted 992 2,620 1,849
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,750 £29,400
25th Percentile £38,750 £38,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Hampshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Hampshire

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Hampshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Hampshire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Hampshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 31 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
Southampton +35 14 £47,300 -14.77% 13
Farnborough +9 7 £30,000 -29.41% 6
Fareham - 6 - -
Portsmouth -11 5 £59,750 -1.24% 10
Basingstoke +8 2 £45,000 -30.77% 4
Eastleigh +8 1 £49,600 -43.31%
Fleet -3 1 £50,000 -4.76% 1
Andover - 1 £57,670 - 1
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (11.63%) AWS
1 5 (11.63%) Azure
2 2 (4.65%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (4.65%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (4.65%) Entra ID
2 2 (4.65%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (25.58%) Firewall
2 7 (16.28%) Network Security
3 6 (13.95%) TCP/IP
3 6 (13.95%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Burp Suite
1 1 (2.33%) Metasploit
General
1 9 (20.93%) Social Skills
2 7 (16.28%) Finance
3 6 (13.95%) Aviation
4 2 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Automotive
5 1 (2.33%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.33%) German Language
5 1 (2.33%) Law
5 1 (2.33%) Legal
5 1 (2.33%) Local Government
5 1 (2.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (30.23%) Analyst
2 11 (25.58%) Security Analyst
2 11 (25.58%) Security Manager
3 8 (18.60%) Engineering Manager
3 8 (18.60%) Senior
4 6 (13.95%) Architect
4 6 (13.95%) Lead
4 6 (13.95%) NOC Engineer
4 6 (13.95%) Product Architect
4 6 (13.95%) Security Architect
4 6 (13.95%) Senior Architect
4 6 (13.95%) Senior Manager
4 6 (13.95%) Senior Security Architect
5 3 (6.98%) Security Engineer
6 2 (4.65%) Architecture Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Data Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Information Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Information Security Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 15 (34.88%) Management Information System
2 7 (16.28%) Data Centre
3 6 (13.95%) Robotics
4 5 (11.63%) Security Posture
5 3 (6.98%) Cyber Security Posture
5 3 (6.98%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (4.65%) Operational Technology
7 1 (2.33%) Cloud Native
7 1 (2.33%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (2.33%) Cyberattack
7 1 (2.33%) Smart Meter
7 1 (2.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 10 (23.26%) Windows
2 9 (20.93%) Linux
3 6 (13.95%) Android
3 6 (13.95%) Apple iOS
3 6 (13.95%) CentOS
3 6 (13.95%) Ubuntu
4 1 (2.33%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.88%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (27.91%) Incident Response
3 11 (25.58%) SIEM
4 10 (23.26%) Cloud Security
5 9 (20.93%) Computer Science
6 8 (18.60%) Information Security Management
6 8 (18.60%) Penetration Testing
6 8 (18.60%) Project Management
6 8 (18.60%) Security Management
7 7 (16.28%) Mentoring
7 7 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (16.28%) Service Delivery
7 7 (16.28%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 6 (13.95%) Artificial Intelligence
8 6 (13.95%) Proactive Monitoring
8 6 (13.95%) Process Improvement
8 6 (13.95%) Software Engineering
9 5 (11.63%) Application Security
9 5 (11.63%) Security Operations
9 5 (11.63%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.33%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (2.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (41.86%) Degree
2 13 (30.23%) CISSP
3 11 (25.58%) Security Cleared
4 10 (23.26%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (20.93%) SC Cleared
6 8 (18.60%) CCNA
6 8 (18.60%) CCNP
6 8 (18.60%) Cisco Certification
6 8 (18.60%) MCSE
7 7 (16.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (16.28%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (13.95%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (13.95%) MCSA
8 6 (13.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 5 (11.63%) CISM
10 4 (9.30%) CEH
10 4 (9.30%) CISA
11 3 (6.98%) CISMP
12 2 (4.65%) CRISC
12 2 (4.65%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (34.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (16.28%) GDPR
3 6 (13.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (9.30%) NIST
5 3 (6.98%) PCI DSS
5 3 (6.98%) SLA
6 2 (4.65%) COBIT
6 2 (4.65%) GRC
6 2 (4.65%) ISO 9001
6 2 (4.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (2.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 6 (13.95%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (4.65%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (13.95%) ArcSight ESM
1 6 (13.95%) QRadar
2 1 (2.33%) Nessus
2 1 (2.33%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 13 (30.23%) Microsoft
2 8 (18.60%) Cisco
3 6 (13.95%) ArcSight
3 6 (13.95%) LogLogic
3 6 (13.95%) McAfee
3 6 (13.95%) Palo Alto
3 6 (13.95%) Red Hat
3 6 (13.95%) Splunk
3 6 (13.95%) VMware
4 2 (4.65%) Tenable
5 1 (2.33%) Okta
5 1 (2.33%) Qualys
5 1 (2.33%) Salesforce