Information Security Jobs in Leeds

Information Security (InfoSec)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds 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 61 86 122
Rank change year-on-year +25 +36 -28
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 78 110 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 3.44% 3.56% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.94% 3.66% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 73 65 54
10th Percentile £29,250 - £41,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.32% -10.87%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,075 £91,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £56,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.49% +13.50% -9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,978 3,008 3,652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 87.25% 97.38% 97.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,397 1,741 2,558
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,308 £33,000
25th Percentile £40,988 £41,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +3.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £87,000 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Leeds

Information Security
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Leeds

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Leeds

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

Salary histogram for Information Security in Leeds

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 (1.28%) Confluence
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.28%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (1.28%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.56%) SAP GRC
1 2 (2.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.51%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (6.41%) Azure
3 2 (2.56%) AWS
3 2 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.28%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 1 (1.28%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.28%) IaaS
4 1 (1.28%) PaaS
4 1 (1.28%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.28%) Firewall
1 1 (1.28%) Network Security
1 1 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (1.28%) SD-WAN
1 1 (1.28%) VPN
1 1 (1.28%) WAN
1 1 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (1.28%) Metadata
1 1 (1.28%) MySQL
1 1 (1.28%) Oracle Database
1 1 (1.28%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (5.13%) JIRA
General
1 21 (26.92%) Social Skills
2 18 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (16.67%) Legal
3 13 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 8 (10.26%) Law
5 7 (8.97%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (6.41%) Finance
7 4 (5.13%) Banking
8 2 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (20.51%) Analyst
2 15 (19.23%) Consultant
2 15 (19.23%) Security Consultant
3 12 (15.38%) Information Security Consultant
4 11 (14.10%) Architect
5 10 (12.82%) Data Architect
6 7 (8.97%) IT Analyst
6 7 (8.97%) IT Assistant
6 7 (8.97%) Security Analyst
7 6 (7.69%) IT Manager
7 6 (7.69%) Security Manager
8 5 (6.41%) Senior
9 4 (5.13%) Information Analyst
9 4 (5.13%) Information Security Analyst
10 3 (3.85%) Business Development Executive
10 3 (3.85%) Information Security Manager
10 3 (3.85%) Information Security Project Manager
10 3 (3.85%) IT Support
10 3 (3.85%) Security Project Manager
10 3 (3.85%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.28%) JSON
1 1 (1.28%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.82%) Management Information System
2 8 (10.26%) Cyberattack
2 8 (10.26%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (5.13%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (3.85%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (3.85%) Security Posture
5 1 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.28%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (1.28%) Low-Code
5 1 (1.28%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.28%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.56%) Windows
1 2 (2.56%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.28%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (42.31%) Cybersecurity
2 28 (35.90%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (29.49%) Disaster Recovery
4 16 (20.51%) Roadmaps
5 15 (19.23%) Data Protection
6 13 (16.67%) Information Management
6 13 (16.67%) Project Management
7 12 (15.38%) Business Continuity
7 12 (15.38%) Security Operations
8 11 (14.10%) Information Security Management
8 11 (14.10%) Security Management
8 11 (14.10%) Threat Intelligence
9 10 (12.82%) Customer Service
9 10 (12.82%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
9 10 (12.82%) Data Governance
9 10 (12.82%) Incident Response
9 10 (12.82%) IT Strategy
9 10 (12.82%) Vulnerability Management
9 10 (12.82%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 9 (11.54%) Architecture Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.56%) PowerShell
1 2 (2.56%) SQL
2 1 (1.28%) Bash
2 1 (1.28%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (1.28%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (3.85%) CISA
1 3 (3.85%) Degree
2 2 (2.56%) CISM
2 2 (2.56%) CISSP
2 2 (2.56%) CRISC
2 2 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 2 (2.56%) Master's Degree
2 2 (2.56%) SC Cleared
2 2 (2.56%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.28%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (1.28%) AWS Certification
3 1 (1.28%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.28%) CCSK
3 1 (1.28%) CCSP
3 1 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (26.92%) Cyber Essentials
1 21 (26.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (17.95%) GDPR
3 12 (15.38%) GRC
3 12 (15.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 9 (11.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 9 (11.54%) NIST
5 5 (6.41%) COBIT
6 4 (5.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (5.13%) NCSC
6 4 (5.13%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.28%) Data Quality
7 1 (1.28%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.28%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.28%) Kubernetes
1 1 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 19 (24.36%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.56%) SAP
2 2 (2.56%) Splunk
3 1 (1.28%) Meraki
3 1 (1.28%) Oracle
3 1 (1.28%) Xero
3 1 (1.28%) Zoho