Information Security Jobs in the North of England

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 108 99 145
Rank change year-on-year -9 +46 -6
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 426 620 448
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.44% 3.62% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.92% 3.74% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 374 257 345
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £50,000 £54,653
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -8.51% +1.21%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,919 £81,750 £84,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,590 16,586 17,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.40% 96.85% 94.01%
Number of salaries quoted 11,215 7,937 10,709
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the North of England.

Salary trend for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
North West -3 260 £52,084 +4.17% 34
Yorkshire 0 136 £50,000 -2.91% 38
North East +1 30 £40,000 -15.79% 9
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 15 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.35%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.11%) WordPress
4 5 (1.17%) IIS
5 4 (0.94%) CMS
5 4 (0.94%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (3.52%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
1 2 (0.47%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 97 (22.77%) Azure
2 78 (18.31%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.33%) AWS
4 14 (3.29%) SaaS
5 13 (3.05%) Entra ID
6 11 (2.58%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
8 8 (1.88%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
9 7 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
9 7 (1.64%) Power Platform
10 6 (1.41%) GCP
10 6 (1.41%) PaaS
11 5 (1.17%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 5 (1.17%) IaaS
12 4 (0.94%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (0.94%) AWS CloudTrail
12 4 (0.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.94%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 42 (9.86%) Firewall
2 41 (9.62%) WAN
3 29 (6.81%) SD-WAN
4 21 (4.93%) DNS
5 20 (4.69%) Network Security
6 14 (3.29%) TCP/IP
7 12 (2.82%) DKIM
7 12 (2.82%) DMARC
8 11 (2.58%) Internet
9 10 (2.35%) LAN
10 9 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (2.11%) Wireshark
11 7 (1.64%) DHCP
11 7 (1.64%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (1.41%) Broadband
13 5 (1.17%) Wireless
14 4 (0.94%) Skype
15 3 (0.70%) MPLS
15 3 (0.70%) VoIP
15 3 (0.70%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.64%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.41%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.17%) Power BI
4 4 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.47%) Metadata
6 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.23%) Big Data
6 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.23%) MySQL
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 4 (0.94%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.70%) JIRA
2 3 (0.70%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.23%) Selenium
3 1 (0.23%) SpecFlow
3 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 104 (24.41%) Social Skills
2 54 (12.68%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (9.62%) Legal
4 40 (9.39%) Finance
5 32 (7.51%) Law
6 25 (5.87%) Public Sector
7 23 (5.40%) Military
8 17 (3.99%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.35%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.11%) Retail
11 6 (1.41%) Marketing
12 5 (1.17%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.94%) Banking
14 3 (0.70%) Automotive
14 3 (0.70%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.47%) Games
15 2 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.47%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 88 (20.66%) Analyst
2 60 (14.08%) Lead
3 57 (13.38%) Security Analyst
4 50 (11.74%) Architect
5 42 (9.86%) Information Analyst
5 42 (9.86%) Information Security Analyst
6 36 (8.45%) IT Manager
7 35 (8.22%) Security Manager
8 33 (7.75%) Security Architect
9 32 (7.51%) Senior
10 24 (5.63%) Consultant
10 24 (5.63%) Incident Manager
11 23 (5.40%) Vulnerability Manager
12 22 (5.16%) Security Consultant
13 20 (4.69%) Lead Architect
13 20 (4.69%) Lead Security Architect
14 18 (4.23%) Information Security Consultant
15 17 (3.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 16 (3.76%) Information Manager
16 16 (3.76%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.52%) .NET
2 8 (1.88%) React
3 6 (1.41%) CSS
4 5 (1.17%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.17%) HTML
5 4 (0.94%) Web Services
6 3 (0.70%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.47%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.23%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.23%) Entity Framework
8 1 (0.23%) HTML5
8 1 (0.23%) jQuery
8 1 (0.23%) JSON
8 1 (0.23%) Middleware
8 1 (0.23%) RESTful
8 1 (0.23%) SAML
8 1 (0.23%) SignalR
8 1 (0.23%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 133 (31.22%) Management Information System
2 28 (6.57%) Data Centre
3 26 (6.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 25 (5.87%) Cyberattack
5 23 (5.40%) Security Posture
6 19 (4.46%) Cyber Threat
7 18 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (3.05%) Security Operations Centre
9 11 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.88%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.41%) NHS
11 6 (1.41%) PMI
11 6 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.17%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.17%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.70%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (0.70%) IoT
13 3 (0.70%) Mobile App
14 2 (0.47%) Anti-Spyware
Operating Systems
1 39 (9.15%) Windows
2 22 (5.16%) Windows Server
3 20 (4.69%) Linux
4 11 (2.58%) Android
5 7 (1.64%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.17%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.70%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.70%) Unix
8 2 (0.47%) zOS
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (37.79%) Cybersecurity
2 79 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
3 61 (14.32%) Data Protection
3 61 (14.32%) Incident Response
4 55 (12.91%) Vulnerability Management
5 53 (12.44%) Cloud Security
5 53 (12.44%) Disaster Recovery
6 51 (11.97%) Risk Management
7 49 (11.50%) Security Management
8 45 (10.56%) Business Continuity
8 45 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (10.33%) Incident Management
10 43 (10.09%) Information Security Management
10 43 (10.09%) ITIL
11 42 (9.86%) ISMS
11 42 (9.86%) Project Management
12 41 (9.62%) Coaching
12 41 (9.62%) Roadmaps
13 39 (9.15%) Security Operations
14 38 (8.92%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 31 (7.28%) Python
2 30 (7.04%) PowerShell
3 14 (3.29%) SQL
4 9 (2.11%) Bash
4 9 (2.11%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.41%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.94%) C#
7 3 (0.70%) Java
8 2 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 91 (21.36%) CISM
2 87 (20.42%) CISSP
3 62 (14.55%) Degree
4 38 (8.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 38 (8.92%) Cisco Certification
5 33 (7.75%) CCSP
6 32 (7.51%) AWS Certification
6 32 (7.51%) CISA
6 32 (7.51%) Security Cleared
7 27 (6.34%) Azure Certification
8 26 (6.10%) CCSK
8 26 (6.10%) SC Cleared
9 25 (5.87%) CRISC
10 9 (2.11%) CEH
10 9 (2.11%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 8 (1.88%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.88%) OSCP
12 7 (1.64%) PCI QSA
12 7 (1.64%) SSCP
13 6 (1.41%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 155 (36.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 94 (22.07%) NIST
3 89 (20.89%) Cyber Essentials
4 57 (13.38%) GDPR
5 40 (9.39%) GRC
6 37 (8.69%) PCI DSS
7 33 (7.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 20 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 17 (3.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 16 (3.76%) SLA
11 14 (3.29%) NCSC
12 9 (2.11%) ISO 9001
13 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (1.41%) COBIT
14 6 (1.41%) NIST 800
15 5 (1.17%) SOC 2
16 4 (0.94%) Data Quality
16 4 (0.94%) ISO 22301
16 4 (0.94%) QA
16 4 (0.94%) TickIT
System Software
1 27 (6.34%) Docker
2 24 (5.63%) Active Directory
3 13 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (1.41%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.23%) Lustre
6 1 (0.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.23%) Snort
Systems Management
1 31 (7.28%) Single Sign-On
2 29 (6.81%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.35%) CASB
3 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (2.11%) Nmap
5 5 (1.17%) Nessus
5 5 (1.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.47%) WSUS
7 1 (0.23%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.23%) Icinga
7 1 (0.23%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 114 (26.76%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.23%) VMware
3 11 (2.58%) Rapid7
4 10 (2.35%) Qualys
5 9 (2.11%) Cisco
6 8 (1.88%) Databricks
6 8 (1.88%) Splunk
6 8 (1.88%) Veeam
7 6 (1.41%) Thycotic
8 5 (1.17%) Citrix
9 4 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (0.94%) Dell
10 3 (0.70%) IBM
10 3 (0.70%) OneTrust
10 3 (0.70%) SAP
11 2 (0.47%) Remedy
11 2 (0.47%) Salesforce
12 1 (0.23%) Fortinet
12 1 (0.23%) Intel
12 1 (0.23%) Sophos