Information Security Jobs in the Thames Valley

Information Security (InfoSec)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 111 139
Rank change year-on-year +24 +28 -17
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 103 147 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 3.01% 2.20% 2.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.20% 2.59% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 28 90 55
10th Percentile £37,250 £32,750 £46,750
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,500 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -28.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £75,252 £70,438 £83,750
90th Percentile £76,009 £77,591 £96,500
South East median annual salary £57,670 £59,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.08% +3.48% -4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,221 5,669 5,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 94.04% 84.71% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,225 3,877 3,051
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,183 £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 £56,673 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.35% -9.09% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the Thames Valley

Information Security
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the Thames Valley

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the Thames Valley

Information Security
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 Security within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 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 +21 72 £49,750 -17.08% 41
Buckinghamshire +33 19 £69,119 +38.24% 10
Oxfordshire +7 12 £43,250 -8.95% 26
Information Security
South East

Information Security
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (4.85%) Apache
1 5 (4.85%) IIS
2 4 (3.88%) Exchange Server 2013
2 4 (3.88%) IBM Domino
2 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 21 (20.39%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 14 (13.59%) Salsify
3 7 (6.80%) Azure
4 6 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (4.85%) AWS
5 5 (4.85%) SaaS
6 1 (0.97%) PaaS
6 1 (0.97%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.97%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (12.62%) Firewall
2 8 (7.77%) TCP/IP
3 7 (6.80%) DNS
4 6 (5.83%) VLAN
4 6 (5.83%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (3.88%) LAN
5 4 (3.88%) SAN
5 4 (3.88%) WAN
6 3 (2.91%) Broadband
7 2 (1.94%) DHCP
7 2 (1.94%) IP Telephony
7 2 (1.94%) Mobile Broadband
7 2 (1.94%) SCCP
7 2 (1.94%) Wireless
8 1 (0.97%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (13.59%) Metadata
2 5 (4.85%) Relational Database
2 5 (4.85%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.94%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.97%) Power BI
General
1 63 (61.17%) Social Skills
2 49 (47.57%) Law
3 36 (34.95%) Marketing
4 28 (27.18%) Legal
5 25 (24.27%) Finance
6 17 (16.50%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (10.68%) Retail
8 8 (7.77%) Publishing
9 5 (4.85%) Back Office
9 5 (4.85%) Local Government
9 5 (4.85%) Public Sector
10 4 (3.88%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.97%) Banking
12 1 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.97%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.97%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 29 (28.16%) Architect
2 23 (22.33%) Senior
3 22 (21.36%) Enterprise Architect
4 21 (20.39%) Salesforce Architect
5 17 (16.50%) Senior Manager
6 11 (10.68%) Security Manager
7 10 (9.71%) Analyst
8 9 (8.74%) Information Manager
9 8 (7.77%) Information Security Manager
10 7 (6.80%) Governance Manager
10 7 (6.80%) Information Governance Manager
11 5 (4.85%) Data Architect
11 5 (4.85%) Information Security Specialist
11 5 (4.85%) Information Specialist
11 5 (4.85%) Security Specialist
11 5 (4.85%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 5 (4.85%) Senior Information Security Specialist
11 5 (4.85%) Senior Security Specialist
12 4 (3.88%) 3rd Line Support
12 4 (3.88%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (20.39%) Lightning Web Components
1 21 (20.39%) Middleware
1 21 (20.39%) REST
1 21 (20.39%) SOAP
2 2 (1.94%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 34 (33.01%) Management Information System
2 21 (20.39%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (13.59%) Taxonomies
4 7 (6.80%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (6.80%) Freedom of Information
4 7 (6.80%) Freedom of Information Act
5 5 (4.85%) Client/Server
5 5 (4.85%) Data Centre
5 5 (4.85%) Onboarding
6 4 (3.88%) CESG
6 4 (3.88%) Replication
7 3 (2.91%) CMDB
7 3 (2.91%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.91%) SCADA
7 3 (2.91%) Security Posture
8 2 (1.94%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.94%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.94%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.94%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.97%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 11 (10.68%) Windows
2 9 (8.74%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.94%) Android
3 2 (1.94%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.94%) Linux
3 2 (1.94%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (40.78%) Continuous Improvement
2 39 (37.86%) Agile
3 36 (34.95%) Data Privacy
4 35 (33.98%) Analytics
4 35 (33.98%) Data Management
5 33 (32.04%) Stakeholder Management
6 28 (27.18%) Data Modelling
7 26 (25.24%) Enterprise Architecture
8 23 (22.33%) Business Strategy
8 23 (22.33%) Computer Science
9 22 (21.36%) Cybersecurity
10 21 (20.39%) CI/CD
10 21 (20.39%) Design Patterns
10 21 (20.39%) DevOps
10 21 (20.39%) E-Commerce
10 21 (20.39%) Master Data Management
10 21 (20.39%) Microservices
10 21 (20.39%) Release Management
10 21 (20.39%) Software Delivery
10 21 (20.39%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 21 (20.39%) Apex Code
2 5 (4.85%) PowerShell
2 5 (4.85%) Python
2 5 (4.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (37.86%) Degree
2 36 (34.95%) Master's Degree
3 23 (22.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (17.48%) CISSP
5 10 (9.71%) CISM
6 7 (6.80%) CISA
6 7 (6.80%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 6 (5.83%) CESG Certified Professional
7 6 (5.83%) Security Cleared
8 4 (3.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (2.91%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 3 (2.91%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 3 (2.91%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
10 2 (1.94%) CISMP
10 2 (1.94%) CompTIA CySA+
10 2 (1.94%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.94%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.97%) CCNP
11 1 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.97%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (33.98%) Data Quality
2 24 (23.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (12.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 12 (11.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (6.80%) HIPAA
6 6 (5.83%) GDPR
6 6 (5.83%) NIST
7 4 (3.88%) GRC
8 3 (2.91%) PCI DSS
9 2 (1.94%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.97%) QA
System Software
1 9 (8.74%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (5.83%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (4.85%) ZABBIX
2 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (3.88%) SCCM
2 4 (3.88%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 21 (20.39%) Salesforce
1 21 (20.39%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
2 15 (14.56%) Microsoft
3 9 (8.74%) VMware
4 5 (4.85%) Oracle
5 4 (3.88%) arcserve
6 2 (1.94%) Aruba
6 2 (1.94%) HP
7 1 (0.97%) SAP