Information Assurance Jobs in the Thames Valley

Information Assurance
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Information Assurance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Assurance over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 182 213 215
Rank change year-on-year +31 +2 +57
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 2 29 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.058% 0.43% 0.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.062% 0.51% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1 21 31
10th Percentile - £61,250 -
25th Percentile £71,250 £65,230 £47,025
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £69,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.07% +15.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,000 £73,963
90th Percentile - £72,500 -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £64,500 £67,925
% change year-on-year -14.73% -5.04% -2.96%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Information Assurance 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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,221 5,681 5,597
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 94.04% 84.54% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,220 3,876 3,044
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £88,750
South East median annual salary £55,790 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.58% -9.09% -

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Information Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in the Thames Valley

Information Assurance
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Assurance in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Information Assurance in the Thames Valley

Information Assurance
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Berkshire +7 2 £72,500 +5.07% 1
Information Assurance
South East

Information Assurance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) SCCP
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security Specialist
1 2 (100.00%) Information Specialist
1 2 (100.00%) Security Specialist
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Information Security Specialist
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) CESG
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001