Information Assurance Engineer Job Trends

Information Assurance Engineer
UK

The median Information Assurance Engineer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 648 - 707
Rank change year-on-year - - +386
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Assurance Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £82,500 - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 - £60,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 48,887 61,129 48,339
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.28% 94.26% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 30,843 33,997 37,695
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,656 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.95% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.52% - -

Information Assurance Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Information Assurance Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Information Assurance Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Information Assurance Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Information Assurance Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Information Assurance Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Information Assurance Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Assurance Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 December 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 West - 1 £80,000 - 2
England - 1 £80,000 - 2
UK excluding London - 1 £80,000 - 2

Information Assurance Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 December 2025, Information Assurance Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Assurance Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Information Assurance Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Avionics
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware