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 to 6 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 885 | 928 | 1135 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +207 | -320 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Officer | 25 | 51 | 102 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.025% | 0.049% | 0.065% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.054% | 0.067% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 39 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,375 | £53,625 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £72,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +31.82% | +3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,875 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £108,500 | £115,000 | £86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.83% | +14.29% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 6 May 2024.
Information Security Officer
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 Security Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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 | +85 | 20 | £65,000 | -17.46% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 16 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 11 | £65,000 | -22.14% | 6 |
| London | +116 | 8 | £65,000 | -22.14% | 4 |
| South East | +17 | 5 | £47,500 | -37.70% | 1 |
| Scotland | -61 | 5 | £39,000 | -2.20% | 2 |
| North of England | +57 | 3 | £60,000 | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +96 | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | +13 | 1 | £65,000 | -8.77% | |
| East of England | +13 | 1 | £40,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | -13 | 1 | £65,000 | -7.14% | |
| South West | -33 | 1 | £67,500 | +44.39% | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 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: