Information Security Jobs in the East of England

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 99 65
Rank change year-on-year -20 -34 +9
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 115 143 311
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 1.86% 2.77% 4.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.33% 2.92% 4.94%
Number of salaries quoted 98 44 107
10th Percentile £41,331 £42,500 £31,700
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,512 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £59,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% +19.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,938 £66,563 £68,125
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £63,187
% change year-on-year -7.69% +2.87% +5.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

Information Security 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 advertised in the East of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,939 4,905 6,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 79.93% 94.89% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 3,706 2,134 2,722
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the East of England

Information Security
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the East of England.

Salary trend for Information Security in the East of England

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the East of England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the East of England

Information Security
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the East of England region over the 6 months to 18 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
Hertfordshire +8 70 £60,000 -4.00% 22
Cambridgeshire +16 17 £60,000 +33.33% 6
Bedfordshire +22 11 £57,500 -25.81% 3
Suffolk -13 9 £97,500 -
Norfolk -30 5 £50,000 - 6
Essex -1 3 £25,000 -47.49% 2
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 (10.43%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.74%) Skype for Business
2 2 (1.74%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.87%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.87%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 24 (20.87%) Azure
2 19 (16.52%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (15.65%) Power Platform
4 10 (8.70%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (8.70%) Azure Functions
4 10 (8.70%) Azure Logic Apps
4 10 (8.70%) Power Automate
4 10 (8.70%) PowerApps
4 10 (8.70%) Serverless
5 5 (4.35%) AWS
6 4 (3.48%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 25 (21.74%) Firewall
2 21 (18.26%) Network Security
3 17 (14.78%) DNS
4 4 (3.48%) VoIP
5 3 (2.61%) DHCP
5 3 (2.61%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.74%) DKIM
6 2 (1.74%) DMARC
6 2 (1.74%) Internet
6 2 (1.74%) Intranet
6 2 (1.74%) MPLS
6 2 (1.74%) PBX
6 2 (1.74%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (1.74%) SAN
6 2 (1.74%) Skype
6 2 (1.74%) VLAN
6 2 (1.74%) VPLS
6 2 (1.74%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.74%) WLAN
7 1 (0.87%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (15.65%) Power BI
2 12 (10.43%) SQL Server
3 5 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
General
1 22 (19.13%) Finance
2 21 (18.26%) Social Skills
3 18 (15.65%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (10.43%) Aerospace
5 10 (8.70%) Retail
6 8 (6.96%) Legal
6 8 (6.96%) Public Sector
6 8 (6.96%) Telecoms
7 7 (6.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (6.09%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (4.35%) Billing
8 5 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.61%) Law
9 3 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (1.74%) Automotive
10 2 (1.74%) Marketing
11 1 (0.87%) Agriculture
11 1 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (17.39%) Security Specialist
2 17 (14.78%) Analyst
3 16 (13.91%) Security Manager
4 15 (13.04%) IT Manager
5 13 (11.30%) Information Manager
5 13 (11.30%) Information Security Manager
6 12 (10.43%) Developer
6 12 (10.43%) Network Security Specialist
6 12 (10.43%) Network Specialist
7 11 (9.57%) Security Analyst
8 10 (8.70%) Lead
8 10 (8.70%) Power Platform Developer
9 9 (7.83%) Project Manager
10 7 (6.09%) Category Manager
10 7 (6.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 7 (6.09%) IT Procurement Manager
10 7 (6.09%) Procurement Manager
10 7 (6.09%) Technical Security Specialist
10 7 (6.09%) Technical Specialist
11 6 (5.22%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (12.17%) HTML
2 12 (10.43%) CSS
3 10 (8.70%) .NET
3 10 (8.70%) .NET Framework
3 10 (8.70%) ASP.NET
3 10 (8.70%) ASP.NET MVC
3 10 (8.70%) Entity Framework
3 10 (8.70%) HTML5 Canvas
4 2 (1.74%) XML
5 1 (0.87%) Laravel
5 1 (0.87%) React
Miscellaneous
1 12 (10.43%) Management Information System
2 10 (8.70%) Enterprise Cloud
2 10 (8.70%) Enterprise Software
2 10 (8.70%) Low-Code
3 6 (5.22%) Cyber Threat
3 6 (5.22%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 3 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.61%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.61%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.74%) CCTV
5 2 (1.74%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.74%) Handset
5 2 (1.74%) IoT
5 2 (1.74%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (1.74%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.87%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.87%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.87%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.87%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.96%) Windows
2 5 (4.35%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.74%) Mac OS X
3 2 (1.74%) Windows Server 2003
3 2 (1.74%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (24.35%) Cybersecurity
2 25 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (18.26%) Project Management
4 20 (17.39%) Change Management
4 20 (17.39%) Data Protection
5 18 (15.65%) Logistics
6 17 (14.78%) Agile
7 15 (13.04%) Waterfall
8 14 (12.17%) Disaster Recovery
8 14 (12.17%) Internal Audit
9 13 (11.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (10.43%) Cryptography
10 12 (10.43%) Decision-Making
10 12 (10.43%) Incident Response
10 12 (10.43%) Information Management
10 12 (10.43%) Risk Management
11 11 (9.57%) PRINCE2
11 11 (9.57%) Project Delivery
12 10 (8.70%) Dashboard Development
12 10 (8.70%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 21 (18.26%) SQL
2 10 (8.70%) C#
2 10 (8.70%) JavaScript
2 10 (8.70%) TypeScript
3 3 (2.61%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.74%) Python
4 2 (1.74%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (18.26%) Degree
2 15 (13.04%) CISSP
3 13 (11.30%) Security Cleared
4 12 (10.43%) DV Cleared
5 10 (8.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (7.83%) CISM
7 8 (6.96%) CISA
8 7 (6.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (3.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (1.74%) SSCP
11 1 (0.87%) ACCA
11 1 (0.87%) CRISC
11 1 (0.87%) ICAEW
11 1 (0.87%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (25.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (12.17%) NIST
3 10 (8.70%) GDPR
3 10 (8.70%) GRC
4 8 (6.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (6.09%) ISO 14000
6 5 (4.35%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.74%) COBIT
7 2 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.74%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.74%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.87%) GxP
System Software
1 6 (5.22%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.74%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.74%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 3 (2.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 2 (1.74%) DatAdvantage
2 2 (1.74%) QRadar
2 2 (1.74%) SCCM
2 2 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (1.74%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 1 (0.87%) Stealthwatch
3 1 (0.87%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.87%) WSUS
Vendors
1 35 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 13 (11.30%) Cisco
3 12 (10.43%) Blue Coat
3 12 (10.43%) CheckPoint
3 12 (10.43%) Infoblox
3 12 (10.43%) Juniper
3 12 (10.43%) Palo Alto
3 12 (10.43%) Riverbed
4 10 (8.70%) Oracle
5 4 (3.48%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.48%) Symantec
6 3 (2.61%) Qualys
6 3 (2.61%) VMware
7 2 (1.74%) Acronis
7 2 (1.74%) ConnectWise
7 2 (1.74%) EqualLogic
7 2 (1.74%) Mitel
7 2 (1.74%) SAP
7 2 (1.74%) Synology
7 2 (1.74%) Varonis