Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > Northern Ireland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 75 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -17 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Information Security | 6 | 23 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 0.87% | 2.73% | 3.81% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.97% | 2.81% | 4.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,250 | £21,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £29,766 | £27,031 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.03% | -10.81% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | £50,938 | £63,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,625 | £59,250 | £88,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 617 | 818 | 622 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 89.94% | 97.27% | 91.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 294 | 440 | 338 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £42,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +19.05% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £68,775 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £61,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.57% | +2.50% | +9.09% |
Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Information Security
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Northern Ireland.
Information Security
Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | +8 | 6 | £42,500 | +3.03% | 6 |
| Information Security UK |
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Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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: