Information Security Jobs in Yorkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for Information Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Security over the 3 months to 26 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Information Security (InfoSec) England / Yorkshire
Location	3 months to 26 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	114	66	136
Rank change year-on-year	-48	+70
Permanent jobs citing Information Security	136	206	128
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire	2.51%	3.71%	1.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	2.74%	4.13%	2.09%
Number of salaries quoted	104	137	110
Median salary	£42,000	£45,000	£41,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-6.66%	+9.75%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£26,000	£31,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£65,000	£62,600	£55,000
UK excluding London median salary	£52,500	£52,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-	+5.00%

Information Security is in the process and methodology skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for process and methodology skills.

Process & Methodology Skills Yorkshire
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills	4964	4982	6117
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire	91.55%	89.75%	89.47%
Number of salaries quoted	4172	4172	5010
Median salary	£45,000	£42,500	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+5.88%	+6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£29,500	£27,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£60,000	£61,500
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£44,000
% change year-on-year	-	+2.27%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Yorkshire citing Information Security as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Processes & Methodologies category.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Yorkshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Information Security in Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Information Security in Yorkshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Information Security in Yorkshire over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Yorkshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 26 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire	-21	98	£47,500	+3.26%	20
North Yorkshire	-12	26	£37,500	-11.76%	1
East Yorkshire	-3	10	£27,500	-
South Yorkshire	-19	1	£77,500	+40.90%
Information Security England

Information Security
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 26 June 2017, IT jobs citing Information Security also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Yorkshire region with a requirement for Information Security.

1	101 (45.09%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	69 (30.80%)	CISSP
3	68 (30.36%)	Risk Management
4	65 (29.02%)	Management Information System
5	63 (28.13%)	CISM
6	59 (26.34%)	Finance
6	59 (26.34%)	PCI DSS
7	52 (23.21%)	CISA
8	40 (17.86%)	Firewall
9	39 (17.41%)	Windows
10	33 (14.73%)	Security Management
11	31 (13.84%)	Information Security Management
11	31 (13.84%)	CEH
11	31 (13.84%)	Analytical Skills
12	27 (12.05%)	Degree

13	24 (10.71%)	Penetration Testing
13	24 (10.71%)	Microsoft
13	24 (10.71%)	ISMS
13	24 (10.71%)	Data Protection
14	23 (10.27%)	Cisco
15	22 (9.82%)	LAN
15	22 (9.82%)	GIAC
15	22 (9.82%)	IT Audit
15	22 (9.82%)	Windows Server 2008
16	21 (9.38%)	WAN
16	21 (9.38%)	Unix
17	20 (8.93%)	Microsoft Azure
17	20 (8.93%)	Windows Server 2012
17	20 (8.93%)	Windows Server
18	19 (8.48%)	High Availability

Information Security
Co-occurring IT Skills in Yorkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	7 (3.13%)	MS Exchange
2	5 (2.23%)	Skype for Business
3	4 (1.79%)	Exchange Server 2007
3	4 (1.79%)	IIS
3	4 (1.79%)	SharePoint
4	2 (0.89%)	Exchange Server 2010
5	1 (0.45%)	OpenStack

Applications
1	2 (0.89%)	Microsoft Office
2	1 (0.45%)	Microsoft Excel

Business Applications
1	2 (0.89%)	Sentinel

Cloud Services
1	20 (8.93%)	Microsoft Azure
2	10 (4.46%)	Amazon AWS
3	8 (3.57%)	Force.com
3	8 (3.57%)	Google Cloud Platform
3	8 (3.57%)	SaaS
4	7 (3.13%)	Office 365
5	2 (0.89%)	Cloud Computing

Communications & Networking
1	40 (17.86%)	Firewall
2	22 (9.82%)	LAN
3	21 (9.38%)	WAN
4	17 (7.59%)	Network Security
5	16 (7.14%)	VPN
6	13 (5.80%)	WebEx
7	12 (5.36%)	Wireless
8	11 (4.91%)	Wireless Security
9	9 (4.02%)	Internet
10	8 (3.57%)	HTTP
10	8 (3.57%)	Wireshark
11	6 (2.68%)	BGP
11	6 (2.68%)	EIGRP
11	6 (2.68%)	MPLS
12	4 (1.79%)	SAN
12	4 (1.79%)	TCP/IP
13	3 (1.34%)	VoIP
14	2 (0.89%)	H.323
14	2 (0.89%)	Intrusion Detection
14	2 (0.89%)	SNMP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	17 (7.59%)	SQL Server
1	17 (7.59%)	SQL Server 2008
2	13 (5.80%)	SQL Server 2000
2	13 (5.80%)	SQL Server 2005
2	13 (5.80%)	SQL Server 2012
3	1 (0.45%)	MySQL
3	1 (0.45%)	Oracle Database

Development Applications
1	8 (3.57%)	Burp Suite
2	6 (2.68%)	Bugzilla
2	6 (2.68%)	JIRA
2	6 (2.68%)	Selenium
2	6 (2.68%)	SoapUI
2	6 (2.68%)	Toad
3	1 (0.45%)	Git (software)
3	1 (0.45%)	Jenkins

General
1	59 (26.34%)	Finance
2	10 (4.46%)	Retail
3	9 (4.02%)	Legal
4	8 (3.57%)	Publishing
5	5 (2.23%)	Games
6	4 (1.79%)	Telecoms
7	2 (0.89%)	Advertising
7	2 (0.89%)	Banking
7	2 (0.89%)	Financial Institution
7	2 (0.89%)	Retail Banking
8	1 (0.45%)	Back Office
8	1 (0.45%)	Law

Job Titles
1	61 (27.23%)	Analyst
2	44 (19.64%)	Security Analyst
3	35 (15.63%)	Security Manager
4	24 (10.71%)	Information Manager
4	24 (10.71%)	Information Security Manager
4	24 (10.71%)	IT Analyst
5	21 (9.38%)	Information Analyst
5	21 (9.38%)	Information Security Analyst
6	19 (8.48%)	IT Security Analyst
7	18 (8.04%)	PCI DSS Security Analyst
8	17 (7.59%)	Consultant
9	15 (6.70%)	Architect
9	15 (6.70%)	Information Security Consultant
9	15 (6.70%)	Security Consultant
10	13 (5.80%)	2nd Line Support
10	13 (5.80%)	Security Specialist
10	13 (5.80%)	Server Engineer
10	13 (5.80%)	Server Support
10	13 (5.80%)	Support Engineer
10	13 (5.80%)	Windows Server Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	6 (2.68%)	SOAP
2	3 (1.34%)	.NET
3	1 (0.45%)	CSS
3	1 (0.45%)	HTML
3	1 (0.45%)	Node.js
3	1 (0.45%)	React
3	1 (0.45%)	Twitter Bootstrap

Miscellaneous
1	65 (29.02%)	Management Information System
2	31 (13.84%)	Analytical Skills
3	13 (5.80%)	Computer Science
3	13 (5.80%)	Replication
4	6 (2.68%)	Mobile App
4	6 (2.68%)	Private Cloud
4	6 (2.68%)	Smartphone
5	5 (2.23%)	Data Protection Act
5	5 (2.23%)	NHS
6	4 (1.79%)	Distributed Denial-of-Service
6	4 (1.79%)	Hybrid Cloud
6	4 (1.79%)	Public Cloud
7	3 (1.34%)	Clustering
7	3 (1.34%)	Data Centre
7	3 (1.34%)	Mainframe
7	3 (1.34%)	Virtual Team
8	2 (0.89%)	Driving Licence
8	2 (0.89%)	Greenfield Project
8	2 (0.89%)	IVR
9	1 (0.45%)	Microsoft Licensing

Operating Systems
1	39 (17.41%)	Windows
2	22 (9.82%)	Windows Server 2008
3	21 (9.38%)	Unix
4	20 (8.93%)	Windows Server
4	20 (8.93%)	Windows Server 2012
5	18 (8.04%)	Windows Server 2003
6	14 (6.25%)	Linux
7	13 (5.80%)	Windows XP
8	6 (2.68%)	Android
8	6 (2.68%)	Apple iOS
9	2 (0.89%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10	1 (0.45%)	Windows 7

Processes & Methodologies
1	68 (30.36%)	Risk Management
2	33 (14.73%)	Security Management
3	31 (13.84%)	Information Security Management
4	24 (10.71%)	Data Protection
4	24 (10.71%)	ISMS
4	24 (10.71%)	Penetration Testing
5	22 (9.82%)	IT Audit
6	19 (8.48%)	Disaster Recovery
6	19 (8.48%)	High Availability
7	18 (8.04%)	Service Management
8	16 (7.14%)	E-Commerce
9	15 (6.70%)	Agile Software Development
9	15 (6.70%)	Continuous Improvement
9	15 (6.70%)	Cybersecurity
9	15 (6.70%)	ITIL
10	14 (6.25%)	Business Continuity
10	14 (6.25%)	Data Management
11	13 (5.80%)	Security Operations
12	12 (5.36%)	Stakeholder Management
13	11 (4.91%)	Risk Assessment

Programming Languages
1	14 (6.25%)	Java
2	12 (5.36%)	SQL
3	9 (4.02%)	PHP
4	8 (3.57%)	Bash Shell
4	8 (3.57%)	C
4	8 (3.57%)	C++
4	8 (3.57%)	Perl
4	8 (3.57%)	Ruby
5	6 (2.68%)	JavaScript
6	2 (0.89%)	Python

Qualifications
1	69 (30.80%)	CISSP
2	63 (28.13%)	CISM
3	52 (23.21%)	CISA
4	31 (13.84%)	CEH
5	27 (12.05%)	Degree
6	22 (9.82%)	GIAC
7	16 (7.14%)	Computer Science Degree
7	16 (7.14%)	SSCP
8	15 (6.70%)	SANS
9	14 (6.25%)	MCSE
9	14 (6.25%)	Microsoft Certification
10	13 (5.80%)	Cisco Certification
10	13 (5.80%)	GNVQ
10	13 (5.80%)	HND
10	13 (5.80%)	MCP
10	13 (5.80%)	MCSA
11	12 (5.36%)	CompTIA Security+
11	12 (5.36%)	Security+ Certification
12	11 (4.91%)	CREST Certified
13	9 (4.02%)	CSSLP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	101 (45.09%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	59 (26.34%)	PCI DSS
3	15 (6.70%)	ISO/IEC 20000
4	14 (6.25%)	Sarbanes-Oxley
5	8 (3.57%)	SSAE 16
6	7 (3.13%)	Cyber Essentials
7	6 (2.68%)	GDPR
8	5 (2.23%)	ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9	4 (1.79%)	COBIT
9	4 (1.79%)	ISO 9001
9	4 (1.79%)	ISO/IEC 27005
10	3 (1.34%)	PMO
10	3 (1.34%)	SLA
11	2 (0.89%)	ISO 14001
11	2 (0.89%)	QA
12	1 (0.45%)	Cyber Essentials PLUS
12	1 (0.45%)	ISO 22301

System Software
1	15 (6.70%)	VMware ESXi
2	13 (5.80%)	Hyper-V
3	11 (4.91%)	Active Directory
4	9 (4.02%)	VMware Infrastructure
5	3 (1.34%)	VMware Workstation
5	3 (1.34%)	vSphere
6	2 (0.89%)	Docker

Systems Management
1	13 (5.80%)	DameWare
1	13 (5.80%)	Perfmon
2	8 (3.57%)	Puppet
3	5 (2.23%)	Nessus
4	3 (1.34%)	Cisco UCCX
4	3 (1.34%)	Opscode Chef
5	2 (0.89%)	WMI
6	1 (0.45%)	Ansible
6	1 (0.45%)	CFEngine
6	1 (0.45%)	QRadar
6	1 (0.45%)	Salt

Vendors
1	24 (10.71%)	Microsoft
2	23 (10.27%)	Cisco
3	12 (5.36%)	VMware
4	10 (4.46%)	CheckPoint
5	9 (4.02%)	Splunk
6	8 (3.57%)	Google
7	7 (3.13%)	Oracle
8	6 (2.68%)	Blue Coat
9	5 (2.23%)	Citrix
9	5 (2.23%)	Symantec
10	4 (1.79%)	CommVault
10	4 (1.79%)	Dell Compellent
10	4 (1.79%)	LogRhythm
10	4 (1.79%)	NetApp
10	4 (1.79%)	Nimble Storage
10	4 (1.79%)	Qualys
11	3 (1.34%)	Avaya
11	3 (1.34%)	F5
11	3 (1.34%)	Red Hat
12	2 (0.89%)	Juniper