Information Assurance Jobs in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Information Assurance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Assurance over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 520 642 690
Rank change year-on-year +122 +48 -219
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 261 119 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.37% 0.19% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.20% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 210 90 118
10th Percentile £42,950 £42,700 £51,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,025 £57,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,275 £67,925 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.43% -2.96% +19.15%
75th Percentile £70,250 £75,000 £89,375
90th Percentile £72,625 £85,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% - +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Information Assurance 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,507 58,626 66,961
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.34% 95.62% 94.03%
Number of salaries quoted 41,180 30,153 41,508
10th Percentile £27,117 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Information Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Assurance in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Information Assurance in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Assurance in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Assurance in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
South West +53 128 £68,500 -2.14% 18
South East +26 60 £63,500 -6.51% 7
Midlands +48 38 £55,000 -24.14% 1
West Midlands +58 37 £55,000 -24.14% 1
North of England +64 26 £57,500 -15.75% 1
North West +37 24 £57,500 -17.86% 1
East of England +23 8 £63,250 +5.42% 4
Yorkshire +87 2 £58,775 -11.62%
Scotland -67 1 £64,100 +50.82% 1
East Midlands - 1 £65,050 -
Information Assurance
UK

Information Assurance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 12 (4.60%) IIS
2 2 (0.77%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 12 (4.60%) AWS
2 10 (3.83%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.53%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (1.53%) OpenLDAP
1 4 (1.53%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.38%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.60%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (3.45%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 12 (4.60%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (1.53%) GitLab
2 4 (1.53%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.53%) Rational Team Concert
3 3 (1.15%) Eclipse
3 3 (1.15%) NetBeans
3 3 (1.15%) SonarQube
3 3 (1.15%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
General
1 29 (11.11%) Social Skills
2 21 (8.05%) Public Sector
3 19 (7.28%) Aerospace
4 16 (6.13%) Finance
4 16 (6.13%) Military
5 15 (5.75%) Aviation
6 13 (4.98%) Legal
7 10 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.92%) Swedish Language
9 4 (1.53%) French Language
9 4 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.15%) Retail
11 2 (0.77%) Electronics
11 2 (0.77%) Games
11 2 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.77%) Police
11 2 (0.77%) Welsh Language
12 1 (0.38%) Law
12 1 (0.38%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 81 (31.03%) Consultant
2 78 (29.89%) Security Consultant
3 58 (22.22%) Information Manager
4 54 (20.69%) Information Assurance Manager
5 35 (13.41%) Senior
6 33 (12.64%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 33 (12.64%) Security Assurance Manager
6 33 (12.64%) Security Manager
7 31 (11.88%) Architect
8 30 (11.49%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 30 (11.49%) Information Security Manager
9 16 (6.13%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (5.75%) Cyber Defence Consultant
11 14 (5.36%) Senior Consultant
11 14 (5.36%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
11 14 (5.36%) Senior Security Consultant
12 11 (4.21%) Security Architect
13 10 (3.83%) Data Manager
14 9 (3.45%) Data Architect
15 8 (3.07%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.53%) Keycloak
2 1 (0.38%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 72 (27.59%) Management Information System
2 32 (12.26%) Cyberattack
3 22 (8.43%) Greenfield Project
4 16 (6.13%) CESG
5 12 (4.60%) Freedom of Information
5 12 (4.60%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (4.60%) Taxonomies
6 9 (3.45%) Cyber Defence
7 8 (3.07%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.92%) Robotics
10 4 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.53%) PMI
10 4 (1.53%) PropTech
11 3 (1.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 2 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
12 2 (0.77%) Security Posture
13 1 (0.38%) Cloud Security Posture
13 1 (0.38%) Cyber Security Posture
13 1 (0.38%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (65.90%) Cybersecurity
2 122 (46.74%) Risk Management
3 53 (20.31%) Information Security
4 45 (17.24%) Security Management
5 40 (15.33%) Systems Engineering
6 30 (11.49%) Stakeholder Management
7 23 (8.81%) Information Management
8 22 (8.43%) Analytics
9 21 (8.05%) Data Modelling
10 20 (7.66%) Agile
11 18 (6.90%) Decision-Making
11 18 (6.90%) Enterprise Architecture
11 18 (6.90%) Security Architecture
12 17 (6.51%) Data Science
13 16 (6.13%) Cyber Assurance
13 16 (6.13%) Project Management
14 15 (5.75%) Coaching
14 15 (5.75%) Data Architecture
14 15 (5.75%) Technology Strategy
15 14 (5.36%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.92%) Bash
1 5 (1.92%) Python
2 3 (1.15%) Java
3 1 (0.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 201 (77.01%) Security Cleared
2 152 (58.24%) SC Cleared
3 67 (25.67%) CESG Certified Professional
4 57 (21.84%) CISSP
5 47 (18.01%) CISM
6 35 (13.41%) CRISC
7 27 (10.34%) Degree
8 24 (9.20%) CISMP
9 12 (4.60%) IISP
10 10 (3.83%) DV Cleared
11 9 (3.45%) CISA
12 7 (2.68%) CREST Certified
13 4 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (1.53%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.77%) CEH
14 2 (0.77%) CompTIA Security+
14 2 (0.77%) GIAC
15 1 (0.38%) CASP
15 1 (0.38%) CLAS
15 1 (0.38%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (37.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 53 (20.31%) NIST
3 49 (18.77%) NCSC
4 33 (12.64%) JSP 440
5 30 (11.49%) RMADS
6 25 (9.58%) NIST 800
7 24 (9.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 22 (8.43%) GRC
9 14 (5.36%) Def Stans
10 6 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (2.30%) SLA
11 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.15%) HMG Infosec
12 2 (0.77%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.77%) GDPR
13 1 (0.38%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (4.60%) Firmware
2 4 (1.53%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.92%) SELinux
2 4 (1.53%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.38%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 7 (2.68%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.53%) Red Hat
2 4 (1.53%) VMware
3 3 (1.15%) Atlassian
3 3 (1.15%) Splunk