Information Security Job Trends in Swansea

Information Security (InfoSec)
West Wales > Swansea

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Swansea requiring Information Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 16 27
Rank change year-on-year -8 +11 -4
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 3 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 1.82% 5.36% 3.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.38% 5.36% 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 4
10th Percentile £52,532 - £30,375
25th Percentile £59,233 £44,956 £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,600 £49,104 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +51.92% +51.09% -45.83%
75th Percentile £78,800 £53,252 £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £74,600 £49,104 £32,500
% change year-on-year +51.92% +51.09% -45.83%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 126 56 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 76.36% 100.00% 87.58%
Number of salaries quoted 77 25 129
10th Percentile - £32,700 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,733 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £49,104 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.36% +3.38% +18.75%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,252 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,241 £53,762 £70,000
West Wales median annual salary £43,924 £49,104 £46,131
% change year-on-year -10.55% +6.44% +15.33%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Information Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Swansea.

Information Security job vacancy trend in Swansea

Information Security
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Information Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swansea citing Information Security

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Swansea

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Swansea over the 6 months to 21 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Swansea

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Security
1 1 (33.33%) Security Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Security Posture
1 2 (66.67%) Security Posture
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Assurance
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
3 1 (33.33%) SEO
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) NIST