Information Security Jobs in Reading

Information Security (InfoSec)
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 24 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 89 90
Rank change year-on-year +7 +1 -27
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 46 41 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 2.58% 2.65% 2.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.96% 2.73% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 21 11 24
10th Percentile £51,250 £46,298 £49,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £59,000 £49,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +22.73% -15.38%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,625 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £89,625
Berkshire median annual salary £60,000 £68,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.73% +14.58% -7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,553 1,503 1,697
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 87.25% 97.22% 92.63%
Number of salaries quoted 923 760 936
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,625 £42,000 £44,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.80% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,250 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £53,131 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.45% - +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Reading

Information Security
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Reading

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Reading over the 6 months to 24 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Reading

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 4 (8.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.70%) OneDrive
2 1 (2.17%) GitHub
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.39%) Network Security
2 6 (13.04%) Firewall
3 3 (6.52%) TCP/IP
4 1 (2.17%) LAN
4 1 (2.17%) WAN
General
1 17 (36.96%) Social Skills
2 14 (30.43%) Telecoms
3 12 (26.09%) Legal
4 9 (19.57%) Law
5 6 (13.04%) Finance
5 6 (13.04%) Marketing
6 3 (6.52%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (4.35%) Retail
8 1 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (15.22%) Head of Information
2 6 (13.04%) Head of Compliance
2 6 (13.04%) Head of Information Assurance
3 5 (10.87%) Data Protection Officer
3 5 (10.87%) Senior
4 4 (8.70%) Category Manager
4 4 (8.70%) Consultant
4 4 (8.70%) Coordinator
4 4 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 4 (8.70%) Digital Project Manager
4 4 (8.70%) Digital Transformation
4 4 (8.70%) Digital Transformation Manager
4 4 (8.70%) Digital Transformation Project Manager
4 4 (8.70%) Procurement Manager
4 4 (8.70%) Project Manager
4 4 (8.70%) Security Assurance Coordinator
4 4 (8.70%) Security Consultant
4 4 (8.70%) Transformation Manager
4 4 (8.70%) Transformation Project Manager
5 3 (6.52%) Telecoms Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (21.74%) Management Information System
2 6 (13.04%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (13.04%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (13.04%) Legacy Systems
2 6 (13.04%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (10.87%) Data Centre
4 3 (6.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 2 (4.35%) Security Posture
6 1 (2.17%) Cyberattack
6 1 (2.17%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.17%) Windows
1 1 (2.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (43.48%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (28.26%) ITIL
3 12 (26.09%) Security Management
4 11 (23.91%) Project Management
4 11 (23.91%) Risk Management
5 10 (21.74%) Data Protection
5 10 (21.74%) Information Assurance
5 10 (21.74%) Information Security Management
5 10 (21.74%) Security Operations
5 10 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (21.74%) Vulnerability Management
6 9 (19.57%) B2C
6 9 (19.57%) Budget Management
6 9 (19.57%) Budgeting
7 8 (17.39%) Application Security
7 8 (17.39%) Collaborative Working
7 8 (17.39%) SIEM
8 7 (15.22%) Business Continuity
9 6 (13.04%) Data Management
9 6 (13.04%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.17%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 9 (19.57%) Degree
2 8 (17.39%) CISSP
3 7 (15.22%) Security Cleared
4 6 (13.04%) CISM
4 6 (13.04%) ISEB
5 4 (8.70%) CISA
6 3 (6.52%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (4.35%) CCNA
7 2 (4.35%) CCNP
7 2 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (4.35%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (4.35%) GCIA
7 2 (4.35%) GIAC
7 2 (4.35%) GPEN
7 2 (4.35%) ISACA
7 2 (4.35%) SANS
8 1 (2.17%) DBS Check
8 1 (2.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (36.96%) NIST
2 13 (28.26%) GDPR
2 13 (28.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (17.39%) GRC
3 8 (17.39%) NIST 800
4 6 (13.04%) NCSC
5 5 (10.87%) PCI DSS
6 4 (8.70%) COBIT
6 4 (8.70%) JSP 440
6 4 (8.70%) RMADS
6 4 (8.70%) SLA
7 3 (6.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (2.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.17%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (6.52%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 3 (6.52%) Nessus
2 1 (2.17%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.52%) LogRhythm
2 3 (6.52%) McAfee
3 2 (4.35%) Qualys
4 1 (2.17%) AlienVault
4 1 (2.17%) CheckPoint
4 1 (2.17%) Cisco
4 1 (2.17%) Citrix
4 1 (2.17%) Splunk
4 1 (2.17%) VMware