Information Security Jobs in Southampton

Information Security (InfoSec)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 62 65
Rank change year-on-year +35 +3 +29
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 13 16 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 3.82% 1.83% 1.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.22% 2.24% 1.50%
Number of salaries quoted 11 14 11
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,875 £57,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,563 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £48,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -26.15% +18.18%
75th Percentile £51,325 £62,813 £88,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 -
Hampshire median annual salary £47,300 £61,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -22.46% -6.15% +18.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 308 715 731
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 90.59% 82.00% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 234 614 539
10th Percentile £30,150 £28,750 £28,550
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -7.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -7.41% +2.86%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Southampton

Information Security
Salary Trend in Southampton

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Southampton

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Southampton over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Southampton

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Entra ID
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (53.85%) Wireshark
2 1 (7.69%) Firewall
General
1 3 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Law
2 1 (7.69%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) NOC Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Security Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Information Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Information Security Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Information Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Operational Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Operations Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Security Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Data Centre
2 2 (15.38%) Security Posture
3 1 (7.69%) Cloud Native
3 1 (7.69%) Cloud Security Posture
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (53.85%) CentOS
1 7 (53.85%) Linux
1 7 (53.85%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Information Security Management
1 7 (53.85%) Penetration Testing
1 7 (53.85%) Proactive Monitoring
1 7 (53.85%) Security Management
1 7 (53.85%) Service Delivery
2 3 (23.08%) Incident Response
3 2 (15.38%) Cloud Security
3 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (15.38%) ISMS
3 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
4 1 (7.69%) Computer Security
4 1 (7.69%) Data Privacy
4 1 (7.69%) DevOps
4 1 (7.69%) Ethical Hacking
4 1 (7.69%) Security Architecture
4 1 (7.69%) Security Operations
4 1 (7.69%) Security Testing
4 1 (7.69%) SIEM
4 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (7.69%) Threat Management
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (53.85%) CCNA
2 7 (53.85%) CCNP
2 7 (53.85%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (53.85%) MCSA
2 7 (53.85%) MCSE
2 7 (53.85%) Network+ Certification
2 7 (53.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 2 (15.38%) CEH
3 2 (15.38%) CISMP
3 2 (15.38%) CISSP
4 1 (7.69%) CISM
4 1 (7.69%) Degree
4 1 (7.69%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
1 2 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 7 (53.85%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Microsoft
2 7 (53.85%) Cisco
2 7 (53.85%) Palo Alto
2 7 (53.85%) Red Hat
2 7 (53.85%) VMware