Information Security Officer
UK
The median Information Security Officer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 802 | 848 | 1143 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +295 | -236 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Officer | 40 | 39 | 132 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.044% | 0.048% | 0.075% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.053% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 35 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,250 | £50,800 | £39,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £53,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £72,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +20.83% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £83,125 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,250 | £120,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,000 | £63,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.86% | +21.43% | - |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Officer.
Information Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Officer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Information Security Officer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Officer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +40 | 32 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 26 | £53,000 | -16.86% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +50 | 21 | £61,750 | -14.83% | 1 |
| London | +82 | 13 | £72,500 | -37.63% | 1 |
| South East | +8 | 8 | £47,500 | -25.49% | 1 |
| Scotland | -36 | 7 | £38,750 | -35.42% | |
| West Midlands | -2 | 5 | £58,500 | -19.31% | |
| Midlands | -19 | 5 | £58,500 | -19.31% | |
| South West | -3 | 3 | £67,500 | +58.82% | 1 |
| North of England | +9 | 2 | £40,000 | -46.67% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £40,000 | - |
Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Information Security Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Information Security Officer in the job title.
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Information Security Officer Skill Set
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: