Information Assurance Jobs in the UK excluding London

Information Assurance
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 507 509 627
Rank change year-on-year +2 +118 +51
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 68 260 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.17% 0.36% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.44% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 63 207 92
10th Percentile - £42,800 £42,981
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £47,025
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,050 £67,925
Median % change year-on-year -0.08% -4.23% -2.96%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,250 £75,000
90th Percentile - £72,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,375 £70,000
% change year-on-year -0.57% -6.61% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,887 59,718 56,668
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.92% 83.64% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 18,036 41,241 29,108
10th Percentile £26,902 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,810 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.62% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

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 17 May 2025.

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 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
South East +49 24 £55,000 -14.73% 17
North of England +38 21 £75,000 +30.43% 9
North West -5 19 £75,000 +30.43% 6
South West -2 9 £64,627 -5.65% 15
Midlands +28 7 £60,635 +10.25% 5
West Midlands +24 7 £60,635 +10.25% 5
Scotland +120 3 £69,384 +8.24% 4
Northern Ireland - 2 £76,092 - 2
North East - 2 £75,574 - 2
Wales - 2 £75,574 - 2
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 2 (2.94%) TPMS
Applications
1 20 (29.41%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.94%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (1.47%) Azure
2 1 (1.47%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (1.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (1.47%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (20.59%) Firewall
1 14 (20.59%) Intrusion Detection
1 14 (20.59%) Network Security
2 2 (2.94%) SCCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.47%) Data Lake
1 1 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.47%) GIS
1 1 (1.47%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 20 (29.41%) Rational DOORS
General
1 33 (48.53%) Social Skills
2 18 (26.47%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (25.00%) Electronics
3 17 (25.00%) Military
4 12 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (16.18%) Legal
6 10 (14.71%) Finance
7 6 (8.82%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (5.88%) Aerospace
8 4 (5.88%) Public Sector
8 4 (5.88%) Retail
9 3 (4.41%) Marketing
10 1 (1.47%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.47%) Local Government
10 1 (1.47%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (39.71%) Architect
2 26 (38.24%) Security Architect
3 20 (29.41%) Senior
4 16 (23.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 16 (23.53%) Systems Engineer
5 11 (16.18%) Lead
6 6 (8.82%) Lead Architect
6 6 (8.82%) Lead Security Architect
6 6 (8.82%) Principal Architect
6 6 (8.82%) Principal Security Architect
7 5 (7.35%) Security Specialist
8 4 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 4 (5.88%) Information Security Advisor
8 4 (5.88%) Information Specialist
8 4 (5.88%) Risk Manager
8 4 (5.88%) Security Advisor
8 4 (5.88%) Security Manager
8 4 (5.88%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 4 (5.88%) Senior Security Specialist
9 2 (2.94%) Senior Information Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.47%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 40 (58.82%) Management Information System
2 14 (20.59%) Security Posture
2 14 (20.59%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (20.59%) Social Media
2 14 (20.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 3 (4.41%) CESG
4 2 (2.94%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.47%) Freedom of Information
5 1 (1.47%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 14 (20.59%) Windows
1 14 (20.59%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (92.65%) Cybersecurity
2 40 (58.82%) Information Security
3 33 (48.53%) Risk Management
4 30 (44.12%) Security Architecture
5 26 (38.24%) TOGAF
6 20 (29.41%) Mathematics
6 20 (29.41%) Physics
6 20 (29.41%) Requirements Management
6 20 (29.41%) Risk Analysis
6 20 (29.41%) Systems Engineering
7 19 (27.94%) Coaching
7 19 (27.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (27.94%) Incident Response
8 18 (26.47%) Cloud Security
9 17 (25.00%) Agile
10 16 (23.53%) Data Protection
10 16 (23.53%) Identity Management
10 16 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
10 16 (23.53%) Risk Assessment
10 16 (23.53%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 20 (29.41%) MATLAB
2 5 (7.35%) Python
3 4 (5.88%) C
3 4 (5.88%) C++
4 1 (1.47%) Scala
4 1 (1.47%) SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (55.88%) Degree
2 24 (35.29%) Security Cleared
3 20 (29.41%) CISSP
4 19 (27.94%) CISM
4 19 (27.94%) SC Cleared
5 16 (23.53%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (23.53%) CEH
6 14 (20.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 14 (20.59%) CISA
6 14 (20.59%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (20.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (20.59%) DBS Check
6 14 (20.59%) Master's Degree
7 4 (5.88%) CESG Certified Professional
8 2 (2.94%) DV Cleared
8 2 (2.94%) FFIEC
8 2 (2.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 1 (1.47%) Azure Certification
9 1 (1.47%) CRISC
9 1 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (57.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (50.00%) NIST
3 16 (23.53%) GDPR
4 15 (22.06%) NCSC
5 6 (8.82%) QA
6 2 (2.94%) GRC
6 2 (2.94%) NIST 800
7 1 (1.47%) ITGC
7 1 (1.47%) JSP 440
Vendors
1 20 (29.41%) Siemens
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.47%) SAP