Information Security Jobs in Hertfordshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 54 52
Rank change year-on-year -11 -2 -15
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 51 95 119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 2.63% 4.79% 5.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.23% 5.05% 6.11%
Number of salaries quoted 47 26 31
10th Percentile £43,600 £46,875 £35,165
25th Percentile £47,500 £57,125 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +19.05% -30.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,688 £58,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £72,500
East of England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +15.79% -17.39%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Information Security is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,581 1,880 1,948
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 81.58% 94.76% 93.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,239 808 896
10th Percentile £25,809 £31,250 £26,125
25th Percentile £36,875 £42,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,875 £75,625
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Watford +8 11 £72,500 -3.33% 3
Stevenage -19 10 £55,000 -12.00% 5
Potters Bar - 8 £65,000 - 2
Hatfield -3 5 £60,000 -4.00% 3
Hemel Hempstead - 4 £43,000 - 2
Information Security
East of England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (3.92%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 10 (19.61%) Azure
2 3 (5.88%) AWS
3 2 (3.92%) Entra ID
3 2 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (21.57%) Firewall
2 8 (15.69%) Network Security
3 2 (3.92%) DKIM
3 2 (3.92%) DMARC
3 2 (3.92%) DNS
3 2 (3.92%) Internet
3 2 (3.92%) PBX
3 2 (3.92%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (3.92%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.92%) Data Warehouse
General
1 9 (17.65%) Finance
1 9 (17.65%) Social Skills
2 6 (11.76%) Telecoms
3 4 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (5.88%) Law
5 2 (3.92%) Marketing
6 1 (1.96%) Legal
6 1 (1.96%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (23.53%) Analyst
2 9 (17.65%) Security Analyst
2 9 (17.65%) Security Manager
3 7 (13.73%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 7 (13.73%) Information Manager
3 7 (13.73%) Information Security Manager
3 7 (13.73%) Security Specialist
3 7 (13.73%) Technical Security Specialist
3 7 (13.73%) Technical Specialist
4 6 (11.76%) IT Manager
5 4 (7.84%) Business Manager
5 4 (7.84%) Business Project Manager
5 4 (7.84%) Information Analyst
5 4 (7.84%) IT Project Manager
5 4 (7.84%) Lead
5 4 (7.84%) Project Manager
5 4 (7.84%) Senior
6 2 (3.92%) IT Security Manager
6 2 (3.92%) Technical Leader
6 2 (3.92%) Vulnerability Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.84%) HTML
2 2 (3.92%) CSS
3 1 (1.96%) Laravel
3 1 (1.96%) React
Miscellaneous
1 7 (13.73%) Management Information System
2 6 (11.76%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (9.80%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 4 (7.84%) Mobile App
5 2 (3.92%) CCTV
5 2 (3.92%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.92%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.92%) Handset
5 2 (3.92%) IoT
5 2 (3.92%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (3.92%) Operational Technology
5 2 (3.92%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.92%) Mac OS X
1 2 (3.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (50.98%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (23.53%) Incident Response
2 12 (23.53%) Internal Audit
3 11 (21.57%) Disaster Recovery
4 9 (17.65%) Data Protection
5 8 (15.69%) Change Management
5 8 (15.69%) SDLC
5 8 (15.69%) Validation
6 7 (13.73%) Vulnerability Management
7 6 (11.76%) Security Architecture
7 6 (11.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 5 (9.80%) Asset Management
8 5 (9.80%) Business Continuity
8 5 (9.80%) Cloud Security
8 5 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (9.80%) Malware Detection/Protection
8 5 (9.80%) Zero Trust
9 4 (7.84%) Business Case
9 4 (7.84%) Gamification
9 4 (7.84%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.84%) SQL
2 2 (3.92%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (25.49%) CISSP
2 7 (13.73%) CISA
2 7 (13.73%) CISM
2 7 (13.73%) Degree
2 7 (13.73%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 4 (7.84%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 2 (3.92%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.92%) SSCP
5 1 (1.96%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (37.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (17.65%) NIST
3 8 (15.69%) GRC
4 6 (11.76%) GDPR
5 5 (9.80%) NIST 800
6 3 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.96%) SOC 2
System Software
1 2 (3.92%) Active Directory
1 2 (3.92%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 2 (3.92%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.96%) Nessus
Vendors
1 10 (19.61%) Microsoft
2 8 (15.69%) Oracle
3 4 (7.84%) Salesforce
4 2 (3.92%) Citrix
4 2 (3.92%) ConnectWise
4 2 (3.92%) Sage
4 2 (3.92%) SAP
5 1 (1.96%) Qualys