Information Security Jobs in the UK excluding London

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 104 97
Rank change year-on-year -34 -7 +14
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 1,227 1,510 2,734
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.88% 3.14% 3.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 3.28% 3.66%
Number of salaries quoted 848 863 1,400
10th Percentile £36,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +9.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £84,919 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,202 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.38% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,975 45,995 74,754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.63% 95.53% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 33,355 26,900 43,045
10th Percentile £28,371 £30,500 £30,076
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,050 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the UK excluding London

Information Security
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the UK excluding London

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the UK excluding London

Information Security
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 Security within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
North of England -17 360 £52,084 +2.63% 72
South East -34 274 £60,000 - 49
Midlands -30 251 £55,000 -8.33% 44
North West -25 223 £52,084 +5.22% 37
West Midlands -22 174 £57,500 - 32
South West -5 171 £55,000 - 32
Yorkshire +1 104 £50,000 -9.09% 22
East of England -27 77 £55,000 -10.20% 20
East Midlands +12 74 £52,500 -19.23% 12
Scotland -54 62 £52,500 -8.70% 11
North East +5 33 £51,250 +2.50% 14
Wales +30 25 £54,000 +17.39% 5
Northern Ireland +4 5 £42,500 -15.00% 14
Isle of Man -15 4 £46,500 -20.85%
Information Security
UK

Information Security
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 38 (3.10%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.57%) CMS
4 6 (0.49%) nginx
5 4 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.24%) WordPress
7 2 (0.16%) Apache
7 2 (0.16%) IIS
7 2 (0.16%) WildFly
8 1 (0.081%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.081%) Confluence
8 1 (0.081%) Drupal
8 1 (0.081%) IBM Domino
8 1 (0.081%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.081%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.081%) Umbraco
Applications
1 45 (3.67%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (0.98%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.16%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.57%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (0.49%) Endur
4 4 (0.33%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.33%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.16%) SAP BPC
5 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.081%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.081%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 1 (0.081%) JDE World
6 1 (0.081%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.081%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 241 (19.64%) Azure
2 143 (11.65%) AWS
3 111 (9.05%) Microsoft 365
4 88 (7.17%) Entra ID
5 62 (5.05%) SaaS
6 42 (3.42%) Power Platform
7 36 (2.93%) IaaS
8 35 (2.85%) PaaS
9 33 (2.69%) GCP
10 19 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
12 16 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
12 16 (1.30%) Serverless
13 13 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
14 10 (0.81%) AWS Lambda
15 9 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
15 9 (0.73%) OneDrive
15 9 (0.73%) PowerApps
15 9 (0.73%) Snowflake
16 8 (0.65%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 129 (10.51%) Firewall
2 80 (6.52%) Network Security
3 57 (4.65%) WAN
4 41 (3.34%) DNS
5 37 (3.02%) SD-WAN
6 28 (2.28%) VPN
7 24 (1.96%) Intrusion Detection
8 23 (1.87%) LAN
8 23 (1.87%) Wireless
9 22 (1.79%) TCP/IP
10 19 (1.55%) DHCP
11 16 (1.30%) SAN
12 15 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
13 13 (1.06%) OSPF
14 11 (0.90%) HTTP
14 11 (0.90%) SSL
15 10 (0.81%) BGP
15 10 (0.81%) Cisco IPT
16 9 (0.73%) MPLS
17 8 (0.65%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (3.67%) SQL Server
2 31 (2.53%) Power BI
3 15 (1.22%) Oracle Database
4 14 (1.14%) Amazon RDS
5 12 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (0.98%) MySQL
5 12 (0.98%) Relational Database
6 9 (0.73%) Metadata
6 9 (0.73%) NoSQL
7 8 (0.65%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.57%) Big Data
9 5 (0.41%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.33%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.24%) Amazon Athena
11 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.24%) Tableau
12 2 (0.16%) DTS
12 2 (0.16%) SAP BW
13 1 (0.081%) GIS
Development Applications
1 24 (1.96%) Git
2 13 (1.06%) Oracle Forms
3 11 (0.90%) JIRA
4 7 (0.57%) Selenium
5 5 (0.41%) Artifactory
5 5 (0.41%) MSTest
5 5 (0.41%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.41%) webpack
6 4 (0.33%) GitLab
6 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.33%) Toad
7 3 (0.24%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.24%) Metasploit
7 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.16%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.081%) GDB
9 1 (0.081%) Postman
9 1 (0.081%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.081%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.081%) SpecFlow
General
1 300 (24.45%) Social Skills
2 234 (19.07%) Finance
3 183 (14.91%) Analytical Skills
4 171 (13.94%) Legal
5 75 (6.11%) Banking
6 59 (4.81%) Retail
7 55 (4.48%) Law
8 53 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
9 52 (4.24%) Military
9 52 (4.24%) Public Sector
10 51 (4.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 36 (2.93%) Telecoms
12 27 (2.20%) Aerospace
13 20 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (1.30%) Manufacturing
15 16 (1.30%) Marketing
16 11 (0.90%) Automotive
16 11 (0.90%) Environmental Health
17 9 (0.73%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 259 (21.11%) Analyst
2 160 (13.04%) Senior
3 134 (10.92%) Security Analyst
4 120 (9.78%) Security Manager
5 114 (9.29%) Lead
6 96 (7.82%) Senior Analyst
7 75 (6.11%) Information Manager
8 74 (6.03%) Information Analyst
8 74 (6.03%) Information Security Analyst
9 71 (5.79%) Information Security Manager
10 70 (5.70%) Architect
11 67 (5.46%) Consultant
12 65 (5.30%) IT Manager
13 59 (4.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 56 (4.56%) Security Consultant
15 44 (3.59%) Governance Analyst
16 43 (3.50%) Security Architect
17 41 (3.34%) Security Officer
18 35 (2.85%) Security Engineer
19 34 (2.77%) Security Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (2.61%) .NET
2 19 (1.55%) React
3 14 (1.14%) Middleware
4 11 (0.90%) CSS
5 10 (0.81%) HTML
5 10 (0.81%) Laravel
5 10 (0.81%) ModSecurity
6 8 (0.65%) AngularJS
6 8 (0.65%) Web Services
7 7 (0.57%) .NET Core
7 7 (0.57%) jQuery
7 7 (0.57%) JSON
7 7 (0.57%) Vue
7 7 (0.57%) XML
8 6 (0.49%) HTML5
8 6 (0.49%) RESTful
9 5 (0.41%) Blazor
9 5 (0.41%) LAMP
9 5 (0.41%) LESS
9 5 (0.41%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 353 (28.77%) Management Information System
2 89 (7.25%) Data Centre
3 56 (4.56%) Security Posture
4 47 (3.83%) Data Protection Act
5 44 (3.59%) Cyber Threat
5 44 (3.59%) Security Operations Centre
6 41 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
7 35 (2.85%) Cyberattack
8 32 (2.61%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 31 (2.53%) Cyber Defence
10 28 (2.28%) Operational Technology
11 23 (1.87%) Driving Licence
12 18 (1.47%) PMI
13 17 (1.39%) Onboarding
14 15 (1.22%) PKI
15 14 (1.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
15 14 (1.14%) Mobile App
16 13 (1.06%) NHS
17 12 (0.98%) Cloud Native
17 12 (0.98%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 140 (11.41%) Windows
2 82 (6.68%) Linux
3 57 (4.65%) Windows Server
4 29 (2.36%) Windows 10
5 20 (1.63%) Unix
6 11 (0.90%) Android
7 10 (0.81%) Solaris
8 9 (0.73%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (0.73%) zOS
9 8 (0.65%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.65%) Ubuntu
9 8 (0.65%) Windows Server 2012
9 8 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (0.57%) Mac OS X
11 4 (0.33%) VMS
12 3 (0.24%) Kali Linux
12 3 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.16%) SUSE
14 1 (0.081%) Windows Phone
14 1 (0.081%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 474 (38.63%) Cybersecurity
2 229 (18.66%) Risk Management
3 199 (16.22%) Data Protection
4 185 (15.08%) Problem-Solving
5 162 (13.20%) Security Operations
6 159 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
7 152 (12.39%) Agile
8 144 (11.74%) Incident Response
9 139 (11.33%) ITIL
10 128 (10.43%) Security Management
11 127 (10.35%) Project Management
12 126 (10.27%) Vulnerability Management
13 117 (9.54%) Coaching
14 111 (9.05%) Information Security Management
15 110 (8.96%) Incident Management
16 109 (8.88%) Business Continuity
17 103 (8.39%) Roadmaps
18 100 (8.15%) Cloud Security
19 92 (7.50%) SIEM
20 91 (7.42%) ISMS
Programming Languages
1 116 (9.45%) SQL
2 90 (7.33%) PowerShell
3 50 (4.07%) Python
4 17 (1.39%) Bash
4 17 (1.39%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.06%) C#
5 13 (1.06%) Java
6 12 (0.98%) T-SQL
7 11 (0.90%) PHP
8 6 (0.49%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.33%) C++
10 3 (0.24%) VB
11 2 (0.16%) C
11 2 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.081%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.081%) Perl
12 1 (0.081%) R
12 1 (0.081%) RPG
12 1 (0.081%) SOQL
12 1 (0.081%) VC++
Qualifications
1 227 (18.50%) CISSP
2 203 (16.54%) Degree
3 200 (16.30%) CISM
4 155 (12.63%) Security Cleared
5 96 (7.82%) SC Cleared
6 85 (6.93%) CISA
7 60 (4.89%) Azure Certification
8 57 (4.65%) Cisco Certification
9 45 (3.67%) CRISC
10 42 (3.42%) AWS Certification
11 37 (3.02%) DV Cleared
12 36 (2.93%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 35 (2.85%) CCSP
14 28 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
15 24 (1.96%) CCSK
16 22 (1.79%) OSCP
17 21 (1.71%) Master's Degree
18 20 (1.63%) CompTIA Security+
18 20 (1.63%) PMI Certification
19 17 (1.39%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 377 (30.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 218 (17.77%) NIST
3 186 (15.16%) GDPR
4 145 (11.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 110 (8.96%) GRC
6 92 (7.50%) PCI DSS
7 59 (4.81%) NCSC
8 48 (3.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 39 (3.18%) SLA
10 37 (3.02%) NIST 800
11 23 (1.87%) COBIT
12 22 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 21 (1.71%) QA
14 20 (1.63%) SOC 2
15 17 (1.39%) ISO 22301
15 17 (1.39%) ISO 9001
16 16 (1.30%) JSP 440
16 16 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 15 (1.22%) RMADS
18 13 (1.06%) Data Quality
System Software
1 136 (11.08%) Active Directory
2 47 (3.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 44 (3.59%) RACF
4 24 (1.96%) Hyper-V
5 23 (1.87%) Docker
6 7 (0.57%) vSphere
7 4 (0.33%) pfSense
7 4 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 3 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.16%) Firmware
9 2 (0.16%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.081%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.081%) Lustre
10 1 (0.081%) NFS
10 1 (0.081%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.081%) Snort
10 1 (0.081%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 42 (3.42%) Kubernetes
2 27 (2.20%) Single Sign-On
3 21 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (1.30%) Terraform
5 12 (0.98%) Nessus
6 10 (0.81%) WSUS
7 9 (0.73%) Ansible
7 9 (0.73%) CASB
7 9 (0.73%) Puppet
8 7 (0.57%) CSIRT
9 5 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.33%) SCCM
11 3 (0.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 3 (0.24%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.24%) Nmap
11 3 (0.24%) QRadar
11 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.16%) DatAdvantage
12 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.16%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 329 (26.81%) Microsoft
2 67 (5.46%) VMware
3 65 (5.30%) Cisco
4 47 (3.83%) CyberArk
5 32 (2.61%) Oracle
6 23 (1.87%) HP
6 23 (1.87%) Palo Alto
7 20 (1.63%) Dell
8 18 (1.47%) Veeam
9 17 (1.39%) Red Hat
10 16 (1.30%) Databricks
11 14 (1.14%) CheckPoint
12 12 (0.98%) Blue Coat
12 12 (0.98%) Infoblox
12 12 (0.98%) Juniper
12 12 (0.98%) Riverbed
12 12 (0.98%) SAP
13 11 (0.90%) Citrix
13 11 (0.90%) Google
13 11 (0.90%) Qualys