Information Security Jobs

Information Security (InfoSec)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 115 96
Rank change year-on-year +3 -19 +50
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 1,331 2,330 3,661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.55% 2.37% 3.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.74% 2.75% 3.68%
Number of salaries quoted 695 1,860 2,288
10th Percentile £39,000 £37,500 £37,588
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £96,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.48% -2.73% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,641 84,574 99,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.26% 86.00% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,531 59,798 58,397
10th Percentile £30,580 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the UK

Information Security
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England +2 1,211 £65,000 +8.33% 842
UK excluding London +12 851 £57,500 +7.48% 474
London -17 414 £75,000 - 405
Work from Home -10 382 £62,500 +4.17% 427
Midlands +56 256 £55,000 +0.64% 61
South East +35 250 £57,670 +0.30% 154
West Midlands +36 181 £55,000 - 44
North of England -62 166 £58,750 +12.80% 125
North West -76 104 £60,000 +15.20% 75
East Midlands +54 75 £50,000 -4.76% 16
South West +14 59 £62,500 +25.00% 58
Scotland +88 58 £62,500 +21.36% 29
Yorkshire 0 50 £55,000 +4.76% 40
East of England -9 43 £61,500 +9.33% 32
North East +34 12 £70,000 +75.00% 11
Northern Ireland +41 10 - - 9
Wales +26 10 £55,000 -12.00% 9

Information Security
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 47 (3.53%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (2.33%) SharePoint
3 23 (1.73%) IIS
4 10 (0.75%) IBM Domino
5 8 (0.60%) Apache
6 4 (0.30%) Confluence
7 3 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.15%) CMS
8 2 (0.15%) nginx
9 1 (0.075%) Drupal
9 1 (0.075%) Umbraco
Applications
1 48 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.68%) Acrobat
5 6 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.45%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (1.65%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (0.23%) Relativity
4 1 (0.075%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.075%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.075%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.075%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.075%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.075%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 240 (18.03%) Azure
2 149 (11.19%) AWS
3 134 (10.07%) Microsoft 365
4 72 (5.41%) SaaS
5 44 (3.31%) Entra ID
6 42 (3.16%) GCP
7 35 (2.63%) Azure Sentinel
8 34 (2.55%) Power Platform
9 25 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
10 21 (1.58%) GitHub
10 21 (1.58%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 19 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.43%) IaaS
12 15 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (1.05%) PaaS
14 13 (0.98%) Serverless
15 11 (0.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 11 (0.83%) Google Workspace
16 9 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
16 9 (0.68%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 205 (15.40%) Firewall
2 100 (7.51%) Network Security
3 73 (5.48%) Intrusion Detection
4 48 (3.61%) DNS
5 46 (3.46%) TCP/IP
6 41 (3.08%) VPN
7 21 (1.58%) HTTP
8 15 (1.13%) Wireshark
9 11 (0.83%) Intranet
9 11 (0.83%) SMTP
10 10 (0.75%) DHCP
10 10 (0.75%) Wireless
11 9 (0.68%) VLAN
11 9 (0.68%) WAN
12 8 (0.60%) Internet
12 8 (0.60%) LAN
12 8 (0.60%) Spanning Tree
12 8 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
13 7 (0.53%) OSPF
13 7 (0.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (2.40%) SQL Server
2 29 (2.18%) Power BI
3 23 (1.73%) Relational Database
4 13 (0.98%) Metadata
5 8 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.45%) MySQL
6 6 (0.45%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.30%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.23%) EDRMS
8 3 (0.23%) GIS
8 3 (0.23%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.15%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.075%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.075%) Looker
10 1 (0.075%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.075%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 23 (1.73%) Jenkins
2 16 (1.20%) JIRA
3 13 (0.98%) Git
4 10 (0.75%) Burp Suite
5 8 (0.60%) GitLab
6 6 (0.45%) Artifactory
6 6 (0.45%) Cucumber
6 6 (0.45%) git-flow
6 6 (0.45%) Gradle
7 3 (0.23%) Metasploit
8 2 (0.15%) ERwin
8 2 (0.15%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.075%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.075%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 424 (31.86%) Social Skills
2 333 (25.02%) Finance
3 194 (14.58%) Analytical Skills
4 174 (13.07%) Legal
5 115 (8.64%) Law
6 88 (6.61%) Retail
7 63 (4.73%) Marketing
8 60 (4.51%) Telecoms
9 57 (4.28%) Organisational Skills
10 52 (3.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 42 (3.16%) Presentation Skills
12 39 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
12 39 (2.93%) Manufacturing
12 39 (2.93%) Public Sector
13 37 (2.78%) Banking
14 26 (1.95%) German Language
15 24 (1.80%) Games
16 12 (0.90%) Local Government
16 12 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
17 10 (0.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 291 (21.86%) Analyst
2 224 (16.83%) Security Engineer
2 224 (16.83%) Senior
3 218 (16.38%) Security Analyst
4 202 (15.18%) Security Manager
5 176 (13.22%) Architect
6 157 (11.80%) Principal Engineer
7 147 (11.04%) Principal Security Engineer
8 116 (8.72%) Lead
9 113 (8.49%) Security Architect
10 91 (6.84%) Senior Manager
11 87 (6.54%) Principal Security Analyst
11 87 (6.54%) Product Analyst
12 83 (6.24%) Information Manager
13 75 (5.63%) Information Security Manager
14 71 (5.33%) Senior Architect
15 65 (4.88%) Engineering Manager
16 63 (4.73%) Product Architect
16 63 (4.73%) Senior Security Architect
17 60 (4.51%) Product Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (2.85%) REST
1 38 (2.85%) SailPoint
2 32 (2.40%) SOAP
3 30 (2.25%) Middleware
4 25 (1.88%) .NET
5 21 (1.58%) Lightning Web Components
6 14 (1.05%) Node.js
6 14 (1.05%) React
7 11 (0.83%) Kafka
7 11 (0.83%) Leaflet
8 10 (0.75%) HTML
9 9 (0.68%) ADO
9 9 (0.68%) CSS
9 9 (0.68%) Spring Boot
10 8 (0.60%) AngularJS
10 8 (0.60%) EDI
10 8 (0.60%) MERN Stack
10 8 (0.60%) WebSockets
11 7 (0.53%) LDAP
11 7 (0.53%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 456 (34.26%) Management Information System
2 145 (10.89%) Security Posture
3 56 (4.21%) Cyber Threat
4 55 (4.13%) Data Protection Act
5 44 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
6 34 (2.55%) Virtual Team
7 29 (2.18%) Security Operations Centre
8 27 (2.03%) Robotics
9 24 (1.80%) Data Centre
9 24 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
9 24 (1.80%) Private Cloud
10 22 (1.65%) Blockchain
11 21 (1.58%) Cloud Native
11 21 (1.58%) Social Media
11 21 (1.58%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 19 (1.43%) Client/Server
12 19 (1.43%) Freedom of Information
12 19 (1.43%) Operational Technology
13 16 (1.20%) Cyberattack
14 15 (1.13%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 131 (9.84%) Windows
2 49 (3.68%) Linux
3 29 (2.18%) Windows Server
4 21 (1.58%) Windows Vista
5 18 (1.35%) Android
6 16 (1.20%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.60%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.53%) CentOS
8 7 (0.53%) Mac OS
8 7 (0.53%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.23%) Unix
11 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.15%) VMS
12 1 (0.075%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.075%) Debian
12 1 (0.075%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 620 (46.58%) Cybersecurity
2 497 (37.34%) Risk Management
3 304 (22.84%) Project Management
4 252 (18.93%) Problem-Solving
5 220 (16.53%) Incident Response
6 214 (16.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 211 (15.85%) Mentoring
8 193 (14.50%) SIEM
9 182 (13.67%) Agile
10 172 (12.92%) Data Protection
11 170 (12.77%) Computer Science
12 167 (12.55%) Security Testing
13 161 (12.10%) Cyber Resilience
14 156 (11.72%) Stakeholder Management
15 153 (11.50%) Security Operations
16 149 (11.19%) Vulnerability Management
17 123 (9.24%) Security Management
18 121 (9.09%) Cloud Security
19 115 (8.64%) ITIL
20 106 (7.96%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 82 (6.16%) PowerShell
2 75 (5.63%) Python
3 30 (2.25%) SQL
4 28 (2.10%) C#
5 21 (1.58%) Apex Code
5 21 (1.58%) Java
6 19 (1.43%) Bash
7 15 (1.13%) JavaScript
7 15 (1.13%) TypeScript
8 10 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
9 9 (0.68%) C++
10 7 (0.53%) R
11 6 (0.45%) Go
11 6 (0.45%) Ruby
12 5 (0.38%) C
13 3 (0.23%) Bicep
13 3 (0.23%) PHP
14 2 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.15%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.15%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 538 (40.42%) Degree
2 508 (38.17%) CISSP
3 361 (27.12%) CISM
4 215 (16.15%) BPSS Clearance
5 160 (12.02%) CESG Certified Professional
6 111 (8.34%) Computer Science Degree
7 107 (8.04%) CISA
8 92 (6.91%) CRISC
9 85 (6.39%) Security Cleared
10 82 (6.16%) Cisco Certification
11 72 (5.41%) Master's Degree
12 58 (4.36%) CompTIA Security+
13 56 (4.21%) SC Cleared
14 53 (3.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 48 (3.61%) CEH
16 32 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
17 27 (2.03%) ISACA
18 26 (1.95%) DV Cleared
19 25 (1.88%) DBS Check
19 25 (1.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 564 (42.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 414 (31.10%) NIST
3 189 (14.20%) GDPR
4 149 (11.19%) Cyber Essentials
5 147 (11.04%) JSP 440
5 147 (11.04%) RMADS
6 107 (8.04%) PCI DSS
7 94 (7.06%) GRC
8 64 (4.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 47 (3.53%) COBIT
10 44 (3.31%) Data Quality
11 32 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 32 (2.40%) SOC 2
12 26 (1.95%) ITGC
12 26 (1.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 24 (1.80%) NCSC
14 23 (1.73%) SLA
15 21 (1.58%) HIPAA
15 21 (1.58%) QA
16 17 (1.28%) NIST 800
System Software
1 81 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (0.83%) Docker
4 8 (0.60%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.23%) DFS Replication
5 3 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.075%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.075%) Firmware
6 1 (0.075%) NFS
6 1 (0.075%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 44 (3.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (2.03%) Terraform
3 25 (1.88%) Ansible
3 25 (1.88%) Kubernetes
4 16 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.68%) CSIRT
6 8 (0.60%) SCCM
7 7 (0.53%) CASB
7 7 (0.53%) QRadar
8 5 (0.38%) ArcSight ESM
8 5 (0.38%) Grafana
8 5 (0.38%) Puppet
8 5 (0.38%) ZABBIX
9 3 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.23%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 3 (0.23%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.23%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 3 (0.23%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.15%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 234 (17.58%) Microsoft
2 58 (4.36%) Salesforce
3 52 (3.91%) VMware
4 42 (3.16%) Oracle
5 37 (2.78%) Cisco
6 34 (2.55%) Google
7 31 (2.33%) SAP
8 29 (2.18%) Okta
9 21 (1.58%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 19 (1.43%) Tenable
11 15 (1.13%) Splunk
12 13 (0.98%) OneTrust
13 12 (0.90%) Adobe
13 12 (0.90%) ServiceNow
14 11 (0.83%) Databricks
15 10 (0.75%) Palo Alto
16 9 (0.68%) CrowdStrike
16 9 (0.68%) Red Hat
17 8 (0.60%) Qualys
18 7 (0.53%) McAfee