Information Security Jobs in the South East

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 141 108
Rank change year-on-year +22 -33 +10
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 237 352 385
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.45% 1.88% 2.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.67% 2.30% 3.13%
Number of salaries quoted 83 222 261
10th Percentile £37,250 £36,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £59,500 £57,588
Median % change year-on-year -13.45% +3.32% +0.15%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £78,500 £87,500 £88,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,860 15,293 12,291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 91.60% 81.57% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 4,451 10,441 7,469
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £30,950
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +3.64% -12.00% +4.17%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the South East

Information Security
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the South East.

Salary trend for Information Security in the South East

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the South East over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the South East

Information Security
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. 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
Thames Valley +19 92 £41,500 -17.00% 139
Berkshire +30 65 £39,500 -38.04% 86
Hampshire +30 46 £50,000 -16.67% 78
Middlesex +14 33 - -
Surrey +16 20 £60,000 -17.24% 43
Oxfordshire +28 18 £41,500 -12.63% 22
Kent +31 15 £47,500 -17.39% 29
West Sussex +23 11 £70,000 +3.70% 31
Isle of Wight - 10 - -
East Sussex +25 9 £62,500 +13.64% 19
Buckinghamshire +18 9 £65,000 +30.00% 32
Home Counties - 1 £50,000 -
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 13 (5.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.80%) Exchange Server 2013
3 7 (2.95%) IIS
4 5 (2.11%) Apache
Applications
1 9 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.84%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.42%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 27 (11.39%) Azure
2 22 (9.28%) AWS
2 22 (9.28%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (8.86%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 14 (5.91%) Salsify
5 7 (2.95%) SaaS
6 6 (2.53%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.69%) Amazon EC2
7 4 (1.69%) Amazon EKS
7 4 (1.69%) Route 53
7 4 (1.69%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 3 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.84%) GCP
9 2 (0.84%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.84%) IaaS
10 1 (0.42%) AWS Direct Connect
10 1 (0.42%) PaaS
10 1 (0.42%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.42%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 34 (14.35%) Firewall
2 18 (7.59%) TCP/IP
3 13 (5.49%) SAN
4 12 (5.06%) VLAN
4 12 (5.06%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (4.64%) DNS
6 10 (4.22%) LAN
6 10 (4.22%) Network Security
6 10 (4.22%) WAN
7 4 (1.69%) Wireless
7 4 (1.69%) Wireshark
8 3 (1.27%) DHCP
8 3 (1.27%) HTTP
8 3 (1.27%) Intranet
8 3 (1.27%) IP Telephony
8 3 (1.27%) SMTP
9 2 (0.84%) SCCP
10 1 (0.42%) Cisco Wireless
10 1 (0.42%) Spanning Tree
10 1 (0.42%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.91%) Metadata
2 7 (2.95%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.11%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.84%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.42%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.42%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.42%) Metasploit
General
1 121 (51.05%) Social Skills
2 59 (24.89%) Legal
3 58 (24.47%) Law
4 54 (22.78%) Finance
5 38 (16.03%) Marketing
6 25 (10.55%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (5.49%) Retail
8 8 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (3.38%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.38%) Telecoms
9 7 (2.95%) Aviation
10 6 (2.53%) Automotive
10 6 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.53%) Local Government
10 6 (2.53%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (2.53%) Public Sector
11 5 (2.11%) Back Office
11 5 (2.11%) Publishing
12 4 (1.69%) German Language
13 3 (1.27%) Military
Job Titles
1 57 (24.05%) Senior
2 42 (17.72%) Analyst
3 41 (17.30%) Senior Manager
4 39 (16.46%) Architect
5 38 (16.03%) Security Manager
6 27 (11.39%) Engineering Manager
7 24 (10.13%) Security Analyst
8 22 (9.28%) Enterprise Architect
9 21 (8.86%) Salesforce Architect
10 17 (7.17%) Security Architect
11 15 (6.33%) Product Architect
11 15 (6.33%) Senior Architect
11 15 (6.33%) Senior Security Architect
12 12 (5.06%) Programme Manager
13 11 (4.64%) Risk Manager
14 9 (3.80%) 3rd Line Support Technician
14 9 (3.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 9 (3.80%) IT Engineer
14 9 (3.80%) Security Engineer
14 9 (3.80%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (8.86%) Lightning Web Components
1 21 (8.86%) Middleware
1 21 (8.86%) REST
1 21 (8.86%) SOAP
2 4 (1.69%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.84%) .NET
3 2 (0.84%) Leaflet
4 1 (0.42%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 106 (44.73%) Management Information System
2 21 (8.86%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (5.91%) Taxonomies
4 13 (5.49%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (4.22%) Security Posture
6 9 (3.80%) Data Centre
6 9 (3.80%) Onboarding
6 9 (3.80%) Replication
6 9 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.95%) Client/Server
8 6 (2.53%) Operational Technology
8 6 (2.53%) Robotics
9 5 (2.11%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.69%) CESG
10 4 (1.69%) Freedom of Information
10 4 (1.69%) Freedom of Information Act
10 4 (1.69%) Virtual Team
11 3 (1.27%) CMDB
11 3 (1.27%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (1.27%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 32 (13.50%) Windows
2 19 (8.02%) Windows Server
3 14 (5.91%) Linux
4 12 (5.06%) Apple iOS
5 8 (3.38%) Android
6 6 (2.53%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.69%) Unix
8 3 (1.27%) CentOS
8 3 (1.27%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.42%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (35.02%) Agile
2 80 (33.76%) Mentoring
3 72 (30.38%) Cybersecurity
4 71 (29.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 68 (28.69%) Stakeholder Management
6 51 (21.52%) Coaching
7 48 (20.25%) Risk Management
8 40 (16.88%) Computer Science
8 40 (16.88%) Data Privacy
8 40 (16.88%) Project Management
9 39 (16.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 38 (16.03%) Analytics
10 38 (16.03%) Problem-Solving
11 35 (14.77%) Data Management
12 31 (13.08%) ITIL
13 30 (12.66%) Risk Assessment
14 29 (12.24%) CI/CD
15 28 (11.81%) Quantitative Risk Management
16 27 (11.39%) Change Management
16 27 (11.39%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.86%) Apex Code
2 8 (3.38%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.38%) Python
3 7 (2.95%) R
4 5 (2.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (39.24%) Degree
2 75 (31.65%) CISSP
3 39 (16.46%) Computer Science Degree
4 38 (16.03%) CISM
5 36 (15.19%) Master's Degree
6 28 (11.81%) CRISC
7 25 (10.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (7.59%) Security Cleared
9 12 (5.06%) SC Cleared
10 11 (4.64%) CISA
11 8 (3.38%) CISMP
12 7 (2.95%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (2.53%) CESG Certified Professional
14 5 (2.11%) CEH
14 5 (2.11%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (2.11%) GSEC
14 5 (2.11%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (2.11%) MCSE
15 4 (1.69%) CCNP
15 4 (1.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (16.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 36 (15.19%) Data Quality
4 32 (13.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 24 (10.13%) GDPR
6 18 (7.59%) SOC 2
7 9 (3.80%) PCI DSS
8 8 (3.38%) NIST
9 7 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (2.11%) GRC
10 5 (2.11%) QA
10 5 (2.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (1.69%) HIPAA
11 4 (1.69%) PMO
12 3 (1.27%) Accessibility
12 3 (1.27%) COBIT
12 3 (1.27%) ISO 9001
12 3 (1.27%) SLA
13 2 (0.84%) NCSC
13 2 (0.84%) PERC
System Software
1 21 (8.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (6.33%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.80%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (5.49%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (5.49%) SCCM
2 6 (2.53%) ArcSight ESM
2 6 (2.53%) QRadar
3 5 (2.11%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.11%) Terraform
3 5 (2.11%) ZABBIX
4 2 (0.84%) EnCase
4 2 (0.84%) FTK
4 2 (0.84%) RSA Security Analytics
5 1 (0.42%) Nessus
5 1 (0.42%) OpenVAS
5 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 43 (18.14%) Microsoft
2 26 (10.97%) Salesforce
3 21 (8.86%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
3 21 (8.86%) VMware
4 9 (3.80%) arcserve
5 8 (3.38%) Splunk
6 7 (2.95%) Oracle
7 6 (2.53%) ArcSight
7 6 (2.53%) LogLogic
7 6 (2.53%) McAfee
8 5 (2.11%) Google
9 4 (1.69%) Apple
9 4 (1.69%) Cisco
9 4 (1.69%) Okta
9 4 (1.69%) Sophos
10 3 (1.27%) Palo Alto
10 3 (1.27%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.84%) Adobe
11 2 (0.84%) HP
11 2 (0.84%) NetWitness