Infrastructure Security Specialist Job Trends in Leeds

Infrastructure Security Specialist
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Infrastructure Security Specialist salary in Leeds is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
12 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 90 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Security Specialist 2 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.18% 0.43% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.44% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile - £56,625 -
25th Percentile £26,250 £60,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £63,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -56.86% - -
75th Percentile £28,750 £65,625 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £27,500 £63,750 -
% change year-on-year -56.86% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Leeds with a recognized job title 1,058 1,352 1,422
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 96.30% 97.80%
Number of salaries quoted 715 819 1,023
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -2.65% +2.73%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £86,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +0.22%

Infrastructure Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Security Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Infrastructure Security Specialist job vacancy trend in Leeds

Infrastructure Security Specialist
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Security Specialist job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Security Specialist job vacancies in Leeds

Infrastructure Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, Infrastructure Security Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leeds region featuring Infrastructure Security Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Drupal
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) MariaDB
1 2 (100.00%) nginx
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 2 (100.00%) WordPress

Infrastructure Security Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Drupal
1 2 (100.00%) nginx
1 2 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) MariaDB
General
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Police
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker