Information Security Jobs in Leeds

Information Security (InfoSec)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 62 88
Rank change year-on-year +18 +26 +37
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 34 73 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 4.34% 3.22% 3.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.63% 3.73% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 25 71 63
10th Percentile £25,313 £29,250 -
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £74,375
90th Percentile £88,500 £87,500 £97,135
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £51,000 £56,750
% change year-on-year +12.75% -10.13% +8.10%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 734 1,957 2,880
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 93.74% 86.21% 97.59%
Number of salaries quoted 503 1,403 1,684
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,375 £41,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year - -0.90% +0.91%
75th Percentile £78,699 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £84,993 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £53,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.90% -4.55% +4.76%

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 12 May 2025.

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 (2.94%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (5.88%) IaaS
2 2 (5.88%) Mimecast
2 2 (5.88%) SaaS
3 1 (2.94%) Azure
3 1 (2.94%) Azure API Management
3 1 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.94%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (17.65%) Network Security
2 2 (5.88%) VPN
Development Applications
1 8 (23.53%) Jenkins
General
1 14 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 10 (29.41%) Law
3 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (14.71%) Legal
5 4 (11.76%) Banking
5 4 (11.76%) Finance
6 3 (8.82%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (32.35%) Senior
2 5 (14.71%) Consultant
2 5 (14.71%) Information Security Consultant
2 5 (14.71%) IT Assistant
2 5 (14.71%) Security Consultant
3 4 (11.76%) Technologist
4 3 (8.82%) Analyst
4 3 (8.82%) Information Analyst
4 3 (8.82%) Information Security Analyst
4 3 (8.82%) Security Analyst
4 3 (8.82%) Security Manager
4 3 (8.82%) Senior Analyst
4 3 (8.82%) Senior Information Analyst
4 3 (8.82%) Senior Information Security Analyst
4 3 (8.82%) Senior Security Analyst
5 2 (5.88%) Information Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Information Security Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Risk Manager
5 2 (5.88%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (23.53%) SailPoint
2 1 (2.94%) .NET
2 1 (2.94%) .NET Core
2 1 (2.94%) ADO
2 1 (2.94%) ASP.NET
2 1 (2.94%) ASP.NET MVC
2 1 (2.94%) ASP.NET Web API
2 1 (2.94%) Blazor
2 1 (2.94%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (38.24%) Management Information System
2 5 (14.71%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (14.71%) Cyberattack
2 5 (14.71%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (11.76%) Operational Technology
4 2 (5.88%) Smart Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (38.24%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (35.29%) Risk Management
3 10 (29.41%) Mentoring
4 9 (26.47%) Business Continuity
4 9 (26.47%) CI/CD
4 9 (26.47%) Risk Assessment
5 8 (23.53%) Incident Management
5 8 (23.53%) Incident Response
5 8 (23.53%) Technology Transformation
6 7 (20.59%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (20.59%) Vulnerability Management
6 7 (20.59%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 5 (14.71%) Computer Science
7 5 (14.71%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 5 (14.71%) Data Protection
7 5 (14.71%) Risk Register
7 5 (14.71%) Security Auditing
7 5 (14.71%) Security Operations
7 5 (14.71%) Security Testing
7 5 (14.71%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.82%) PowerShell
2 2 (5.88%) Python
3 1 (2.94%) C#
3 1 (2.94%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.94%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (14.71%) CISSP
2 4 (11.76%) Degree
2 4 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 3 (8.82%) CISM
4 2 (5.88%) CISA
5 1 (2.94%) Azure Certification
5 1 (2.94%) MCSD
5 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (41.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (26.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 7 (20.59%) GDPR
4 6 (17.65%) GRC
5 5 (14.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (14.71%) NIST
6 2 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
Systems Management
1 10 (29.41%) Ansible
2 3 (8.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Cisco
2 2 (5.88%) CrowdStrike
2 2 (5.88%) Tenable
2 2 (5.88%) Varonis