Information Security Jobs in Kent

Information Security (InfoSec)
South East > Kent

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 83 36 77
Rank change year-on-year -47 +41 -40
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 18 75 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 1.22% 6.50% 3.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.48% 6.79% 3.43%
Number of salaries quoted 15 53 34
10th Percentile £41,750 - £27,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £27,750 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +35.29% -19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £59,500 £63,750 £93,125
South East median annual salary £57,500 £59,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.54% -1.67% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

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 Kent with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,217 1,105 1,225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 82.29% 95.84% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 892 546 700
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £26,475
25th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £33,281
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,162 £63,750
90th Percentile £69,875 £73,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Kent

Information Security
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Kent

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Kent over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Kent

Information Security
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Kent region over the 6 months to 26 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
Maidstone -3 8 £57,500 +101.75%
West Malling -7 4 £56,250 +33.93%
Sandwich - 2 - -
Dartford -10 1 - -
Chatham -10 1 £52,500 -4.55%
Canterbury - 1 £45,000 -
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (72.22%) Azure
2 8 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (5.56%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 2 (11.11%) GDB
1 2 (11.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (11.11%) Legal
3 1 (5.56%) Finance
3 1 (5.56%) Law
Job Titles
1 14 (77.78%) Analyst
2 11 (61.11%) Information Analyst
2 11 (61.11%) Information Security Analyst
2 11 (61.11%) Security Analyst
3 7 (38.89%) Senior
3 7 (38.89%) Senior Analyst
4 5 (27.78%) Senior Information Analyst
4 5 (27.78%) Senior Information Security Analyst
4 5 (27.78%) Senior Security Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Design Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Embedded Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Embedded Software Design Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Graduate
5 2 (11.11%) Graduate Design Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Software Design Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Data Protection Officer
6 1 (5.56%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 2 (11.11%) Tandem
2 1 (5.56%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (5.56%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (5.56%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Cloud Security
2 10 (55.56%) Risk Assessment
3 8 (44.44%) Risk Management
4 3 (16.67%) Change Management
4 3 (16.67%) Incident Management
4 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (16.67%) Security Architecture
4 3 (16.67%) Security Monitoring
5 2 (11.11%) Agile
5 2 (11.11%) Computer Science
5 2 (11.11%) Data Protection
5 2 (11.11%) Internal Audit
5 2 (11.11%) Security Management
6 1 (5.56%) Data Management
6 1 (5.56%) Information Security Management
6 1 (5.56%) IT Governance
6 1 (5.56%) Project Management
6 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (5.56%) Strategic Management
6 1 (5.56%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) C#
Qualifications
1 9 (50.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 9 (50.00%) CCSP
1 9 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (38.89%) CISSP
2 7 (38.89%) Degree
3 5 (27.78%) Azure Certification
4 4 (22.22%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared
5 2 (11.11%) Security Cleared
6 1 (5.56%) CISA
6 1 (5.56%) CISM
6 1 (5.56%) CRISC
6 1 (5.56%) GIAC
6 1 (5.56%) PMI Certification
6 1 (5.56%) PMP
6 1 (5.56%) Postgraduate
6 1 (5.56%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) GDPR
1 2 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (11.11%) NIST
2 1 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (5.56%) NCSC
2 1 (5.56%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (11.11%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (11.11%) Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (50.00%) Cisco
2 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
3 2 (11.11%) Facebook