Information Assurance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 615 725 931
Rank change year-on-year +110 +206 -285
Permanent jobs citing Information Assurance 290 249 301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.24% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.25% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 229 185 196
10th Percentile £45,700 £46,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £53,418
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,050 £67,925 £67,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% +1.00% +12.08%
75th Percentile £70,250 £76,250 £88,500
90th Percentile £76,300 £85,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,050 £66,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -2.18% -5.00% +27.27%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Information Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Information Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Assurance in the UK

Information Assurance
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Assurance.

Salary trend for Information Assurance in the UK

Information Assurance
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Assurance over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Assurance in the UK

Information Assurance
Top 14 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England +166 282 £66,275 -2.43% 32
UK excluding London +143 263 £65,050 -2.18% 29
South West +80 129 £68,500 -2.14% 19
Work from Home +57 63 £60,000 -14.29% 12
South East +41 61 £62,500 +4.17% 8
Midlands +41 38 £55,000 -24.14% 1
West Midlands +58 37 £55,000 -24.14% 1
North of England +58 26 £57,500 -13.53% 1
North West +29 24 £57,500 -11.54% 1
London +69 18 £78,500 +12.14% 3
East of England +19 8 £63,250 +5.42% 2
Yorkshire +84 2 £58,775 -11.62%
Scotland -67 1 £64,100 +50.82%
East Midlands - 1 £65,050 -

Information Assurance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (4.14%) IIS
2 2 (0.69%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.83%) AWS
2 12 (4.14%) Azure
3 2 (0.69%) OCI
4 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.41%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (1.38%) OpenLDAP
2 4 (1.38%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.34%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (0.34%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.14%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (3.10%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 11 (3.79%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (1.38%) GitLab
2 4 (1.38%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.38%) Rational Team Concert
3 3 (1.03%) Eclipse
3 3 (1.03%) NetBeans
3 3 (1.03%) SonarQube
3 3 (1.03%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.34%) Burp Suite
General
1 43 (14.83%) Social Skills
2 25 (8.62%) Public Sector
3 24 (8.28%) Legal
4 19 (6.55%) Aerospace
5 17 (5.86%) Finance
6 16 (5.52%) Military
7 15 (5.17%) Aviation
8 12 (4.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.72%) Swedish Language
11 4 (1.38%) French Language
12 3 (1.03%) Advertising
12 3 (1.03%) Marketing
12 3 (1.03%) Retail
13 2 (0.69%) Electronics
13 2 (0.69%) Games
13 2 (0.69%) Police
13 2 (0.69%) Welsh Language
14 1 (0.34%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 89 (30.69%) Consultant
2 86 (29.66%) Security Consultant
3 61 (21.03%) Information Manager
4 56 (19.31%) Information Assurance Manager
5 37 (12.76%) Senior
6 35 (12.07%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 35 (12.07%) Security Assurance Manager
6 35 (12.07%) Security Manager
7 34 (11.72%) Architect
8 32 (11.03%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 30 (10.34%) Information Security Manager
10 16 (5.52%) Cyber Defence Consultant
11 15 (5.17%) Systems Engineer
12 14 (4.83%) Security Architect
12 14 (4.83%) Senior Consultant
12 14 (4.83%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
12 14 (4.83%) Senior Security Consultant
13 13 (4.48%) Data Manager
14 9 (3.10%) Data Architect
15 8 (2.76%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.38%) Keycloak
2 1 (0.34%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 78 (26.90%) Management Information System
2 32 (11.03%) Cyberattack
3 22 (7.59%) Greenfield Project
4 21 (7.24%) CESG
5 14 (4.83%) Cyber Defence
6 13 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (4.14%) Freedom of Information
7 12 (4.14%) Taxonomies
8 8 (2.76%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (2.41%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (2.07%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.72%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.72%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.72%) Robotics
11 5 (1.72%) Security Posture
12 4 (1.38%) CESG CLAS
12 4 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.38%) PMI
12 4 (1.38%) PropTech
13 3 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.38%) Linux
2 2 (0.69%) AIX
2 2 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 2 (0.69%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (67.93%) Cybersecurity
2 143 (49.31%) Risk Management
3 79 (27.24%) Information Security
4 49 (16.90%) Security Management
5 39 (13.45%) Systems Engineering
6 37 (12.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 24 (8.28%) Decision-Making
7 24 (8.28%) Security Architecture
8 23 (7.93%) Information Management
9 22 (7.59%) Analytics
10 21 (7.24%) Data Modelling
11 20 (6.90%) Agile
12 19 (6.55%) Enterprise Architecture
13 18 (6.21%) Data Protection
13 18 (6.21%) Mentoring
14 17 (5.86%) Data Science
14 17 (5.86%) Project Management
14 17 (5.86%) Validation
15 16 (5.52%) Cyber Assurance
15 16 (5.52%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.72%) Bash
1 5 (1.72%) Python
2 3 (1.03%) Java
3 1 (0.34%) SQL
Qualifications
1 218 (75.17%) Security Cleared
2 166 (57.24%) SC Cleared
3 74 (25.52%) CESG Certified Professional
4 63 (21.72%) CISSP
5 53 (18.28%) CISM
6 41 (14.14%) CRISC
7 36 (12.41%) Degree
8 25 (8.62%) CISMP
9 15 (5.17%) DV Cleared
10 12 (4.14%) IISP
11 10 (3.45%) CISA
12 7 (2.41%) CREST Certified
13 5 (1.72%) CLAS
13 5 (1.72%) MBCS
14 4 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (1.38%) PMI Certification
15 2 (0.69%) CEH
15 2 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
15 2 (0.69%) GIAC
15 2 (0.69%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (38.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (22.07%) NIST
3 54 (18.62%) NCSC
4 40 (13.79%) JSP 440
5 37 (12.76%) RMADS
6 30 (10.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 27 (9.31%) GRC
7 27 (9.31%) NIST 800
8 14 (4.83%) Def Stans
9 9 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (3.10%) GDPR
10 6 (2.07%) SLA
11 3 (1.03%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (1.03%) HMG Infosec
12 2 (0.69%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.34%) AIFMD
13 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 1 (0.34%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (3.79%) Firmware
2 4 (1.38%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (1.72%) SELinux
2 4 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 9 (3.10%) Microsoft
2 6 (2.07%) Red Hat
2 6 (2.07%) Splunk
3 4 (1.38%) VMware
4 3 (1.03%) Atlassian
5 2 (0.69%) ArcSight
5 2 (0.69%) Cisco
5 2 (0.69%) Oracle
5 2 (0.69%) Sophos
5 2 (0.69%) Tripwire