Information Security Jobs in the South East

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 117 108
Rank change year-on-year -15 -9 -18
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 346 416 630
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.06% 2.79% 3.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.43% 2.95% 3.36%
Number of salaries quoted 229 289 393
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £33,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £89,000 £83,750
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
South East

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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,221 14,089 18,752
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.76% 94.51% 94.38%
Number of salaries quoted 9,954 8,173 12,025
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
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 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 6 May 2024.

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 6 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
Thames Valley +35 146 £50,000 -27.62% 37
Hampshire -33 87 £60,000 -11.11% 19
Berkshire +19 81 £60,000 -11.11% 26
Surrey -6 52 £71,250 +9.62% 7
Oxfordshire +34 42 £49,250 -34.33% 7
West Sussex +28 25 £50,000 -4.76% 3
Buckinghamshire -12 23 £50,000 -13.04% 4
Kent -51 18 £57,500 +35.29% 1
East Sussex +21 12 £55,000 +24.29% 1
Sussex -24 3 £68,750 -1.79%
Middlesex - 2 - - 1
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 19 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.45%) Confluence
3 2 (0.58%) CMS
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
4 1 (0.29%) nginx
4 1 (0.29%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 7 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 7 (2.02%) MS Visio
2 6 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.87%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.58%) SAP BPC
2 2 (0.58%) SAP GRC
3 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 87 (25.14%) Azure
2 47 (13.58%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (10.40%) Power Platform
4 27 (7.80%) AWS
5 24 (6.94%) Snowflake
6 21 (6.07%) Matillion
7 20 (5.78%) Serverless
8 11 (3.18%) IaaS
9 10 (2.89%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (2.89%) Entra ID
10 9 (2.60%) PaaS
10 9 (2.60%) SaaS
11 8 (2.31%) GCP
12 7 (2.02%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
14 4 (1.16%) Azure Storage
14 4 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
15 3 (0.87%) Amazon S3
15 3 (0.87%) AWS Lambda
15 3 (0.87%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 37 (10.69%) Firewall
2 32 (9.25%) Network Security
3 20 (5.78%) WAN
4 19 (5.49%) DNS
4 19 (5.49%) LAN
5 14 (4.05%) Wireless
6 12 (3.47%) Intrusion Detection
6 12 (3.47%) TCP/IP
7 11 (3.18%) OSPF
7 11 (3.18%) VPN
8 10 (2.89%) DKIM
8 10 (2.89%) DMARC
9 8 (2.31%) BGP
9 8 (2.31%) Internet
9 8 (2.31%) SSL
9 8 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (2.02%) SAN
11 6 (1.73%) SD-WAN
12 5 (1.45%) IPsec
12 5 (1.45%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (9.25%) Power BI
2 22 (6.36%) Data Lake
3 21 (6.07%) Metadata
4 8 (2.31%) SAP BW
5 6 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.45%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.45%) SQL Server
7 4 (1.16%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.87%) Amazon Athena
8 3 (0.87%) Big Data
9 1 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (0.58%) GDB
1 2 (0.58%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.29%) Git
2 1 (0.29%) MSI
2 1 (0.29%) Robot Framework
2 1 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
2 1 (0.29%) Subversion
General
1 106 (30.64%) Social Skills
2 75 (21.68%) Finance
3 57 (16.47%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (15.03%) Legal
5 18 (5.20%) Telecoms
6 14 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.76%) Law
8 11 (3.18%) Retail
9 10 (2.89%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.60%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.31%) Billing
12 7 (2.02%) Banking
12 7 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.73%) Marketing
14 5 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (1.16%) Aerospace
15 4 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.16%) Wearables
16 3 (0.87%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 71 (20.52%) Analyst
2 50 (14.45%) Security Analyst
3 45 (13.01%) Architect
4 40 (11.56%) Senior
5 36 (10.40%) Information Analyst
5 36 (10.40%) Information Security Analyst
6 28 (8.09%) Lead
6 28 (8.09%) Security Manager
7 23 (6.65%) Security Architect
8 21 (6.07%) Data Architect
9 19 (5.49%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (4.34%) Consultant
10 15 (4.34%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 15 (4.34%) Data Protection Officer
11 14 (4.05%) Information Architect
11 14 (4.05%) Information Security Architect
11 14 (4.05%) Security Consultant
12 12 (3.47%) Security Engineer
12 12 (3.47%) Technical Analyst
13 10 (2.89%) Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.02%) ADO
2 6 (1.73%) Middleware
2 6 (1.73%) Web Services
3 2 (0.58%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.29%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.29%) Azure Blueprints
4 1 (0.29%) CSS
4 1 (0.29%) HTML
4 1 (0.29%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 84 (24.28%) Management Information System
2 19 (5.49%) Data Structures
3 18 (5.20%) Data Centre
3 18 (5.20%) Operational Technology
3 18 (5.20%) PMI
3 18 (5.20%) Security Posture
4 15 (4.34%) Algorithms
5 14 (4.05%) Product Ownership
5 14 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (3.18%) Cyberattack
7 10 (2.89%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (2.60%) PKI
9 8 (2.31%) Cloud Native
9 8 (2.31%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (2.31%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (2.31%) Security Operations Centre
10 6 (1.73%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 6 (1.73%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.45%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.09%) Windows
2 18 (5.20%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.76%) Linux
4 7 (2.02%) Android
4 7 (2.02%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.29%) Solaris
5 1 (0.29%) Unix
5 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (27.46%) Cybersecurity
2 65 (18.79%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (16.18%) Risk Management
4 50 (14.45%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (13.29%) Mentoring
6 45 (13.01%) Security Management
7 38 (10.98%) Agile
8 36 (10.40%) Data Protection
9 35 (10.12%) Data Management
10 34 (9.83%) Analytics
10 34 (9.83%) Data Analysis
10 34 (9.83%) ETL
11 33 (9.54%) Incident Response
12 32 (9.25%) Computer Science
12 32 (9.25%) Information Security Management
12 32 (9.25%) ITIL
12 32 (9.25%) Project Management
12 32 (9.25%) Visualisation
13 31 (8.96%) Data Strategy
14 30 (8.67%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.23%) SQL
2 21 (6.07%) T-SQL
3 16 (4.62%) Python
4 13 (3.76%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.58%) AWK
5 2 (0.58%) C#
5 2 (0.58%) Korn
5 2 (0.58%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.29%) Bash
6 1 (0.29%) Bourne shell
6 1 (0.29%) Java
6 1 (0.29%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.29%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.29%) Perl
6 1 (0.29%) PHP
6 1 (0.29%) R
6 1 (0.29%) sed
Qualifications
1 81 (23.41%) Degree
2 40 (11.56%) CISSP
3 34 (9.83%) Security Cleared
4 29 (8.38%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (5.78%) CISM
5 20 (5.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (5.78%) PMI Certification
6 17 (4.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 17 (4.91%) CCSP
7 16 (4.62%) SC Cleared
8 12 (3.47%) Azure Certification
9 10 (2.89%) CISA
10 9 (2.60%) Master's Degree
11 8 (2.31%) CCSK
12 7 (2.02%) CCIE
12 7 (2.02%) CCNP
13 6 (1.73%) AWS Certification
13 6 (1.73%) ISEB
13 6 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (1.73%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (26.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 65 (18.79%) GDPR
3 51 (14.74%) NIST
4 32 (9.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 24 (6.94%) PCI DSS
6 23 (6.65%) NCSC
7 19 (5.49%) GRC
8 17 (4.91%) ISO 9001
9 15 (4.34%) QA
10 12 (3.47%) ISO 22301
10 12 (3.47%) NIST 800
11 10 (2.89%) COBIT
11 10 (2.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 9 (2.60%) SLA
13 7 (2.02%) ISO 14001
13 7 (2.02%) NEBOSH
14 6 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (1.45%) Actionable Recommendations
15 5 (1.45%) Data Quality
15 5 (1.45%) JSP 440
System Software
1 23 (6.65%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.31%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.87%) Firmware
4 3 (0.87%) vSphere
5 2 (0.58%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.29%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.29%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 13 (3.76%) Nessus
2 10 (2.89%) Ansible
3 8 (2.31%) CASB
4 4 (1.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (1.16%) Terraform
5 3 (0.87%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 3 (0.87%) EMC NetWorker
6 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.29%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.29%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.29%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle ZFS
7 1 (0.29%) Puppet
7 1 (0.29%) QRadar
7 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.29%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.29%) WMI
7 1 (0.29%) WSUS
7 1 (0.29%) yum
Vendors
1 89 (25.72%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.07%) Databricks
3 19 (5.49%) VMware
4 17 (4.91%) Cisco
5 8 (2.31%) SAP
6 6 (1.73%) Palo Alto
6 6 (1.73%) Qualys
6 6 (1.73%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.45%) Google
8 4 (1.16%) EMC
8 4 (1.16%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.16%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.87%) 3PAR
9 3 (0.87%) Ariba
9 3 (0.87%) Commvault
9 3 (0.87%) Nimble Storage
9 3 (0.87%) Splunk
9 3 (0.87%) Workday
9 3 (0.87%) Zerto
10 2 (0.58%) Darktrace