Information Security Jobs in Staffordshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 68 49 54
Rank change year-on-year -19 +5 -7
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 15 20 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 1.53% 3.68% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 3.85% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 14 18 12
10th Percentile - £47,125 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £60,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.31% +8.33% +41.18%
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,125 £91,787 -
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 810 520 534
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 82.40% 95.76% 88.70%
Number of salaries quoted 569 374 382
10th Percentile £23,500 £23,000 £24,750
25th Percentile £28,119 £32,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - +14.23%
75th Percentile £55,000 £56,166 £54,043
90th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Staffordshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Staffordshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Staffordshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Cannock - 3 £37,500 -
Lichfield - 1 £28,500 -
Information Security
West Midlands

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 1 (6.67%) Azure
1 1 (6.67%) Entra ID
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (6.67%) Power Automate
1 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
1 1 (6.67%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (66.67%) Firewall
2 8 (53.33%) VPN
3 1 (6.67%) Network Security
General
1 9 (60.00%) Finance
2 8 (53.33%) Retail
3 5 (33.33%) Automotive
4 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (60.00%) Analyst
2 8 (53.33%) Operations Analyst
2 8 (53.33%) Security Analyst
2 8 (53.33%) Security Operations Analyst
3 5 (33.33%) Security Manager
4 3 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 2 (13.33%) Information Manager
5 2 (13.33%) Information Security Manager
6 1 (6.67%) IT Analyst
6 1 (6.67%) IT Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) IT Security Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) IT Support
6 1 (6.67%) IT Support Analyst
6 1 (6.67%) Security Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (53.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (13.33%) Data Centre
2 2 (13.33%) Driving Licence
3 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (60.00%) Windows
2 8 (53.33%) Linux
3 1 (6.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (53.33%) Risk Management
2 8 (53.33%) Security Operations
2 8 (53.33%) Vulnerability Management
3 6 (40.00%) Incident Response
4 3 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (13.33%) ITIL
5 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (6.67%) Agile
6 1 (6.67%) Cryptography
6 1 (6.67%) Customer Service
6 1 (6.67%) Project Delivery
6 1 (6.67%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (6.67%) Service Management
6 1 (6.67%) SIEM
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) CISM
1 5 (33.33%) CISSP
2 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (86.67%) NIST
2 8 (53.33%) GDPR
3 5 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 5 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) LogRhythm