Information Security Officer Jobs in England

Information Security Officer
UK > England

The median Information Security Officer salary in England is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 844 867 1091
Rank change year-on-year +23 +224 -296
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Officer 21 34 98
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.023% 0.040% 0.069%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.044% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 15 30 82
10th Percentile £41,200 £49,575 £47,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £58,125 £47,537
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £81,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +47.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £94,375 £87,188 £77,500
90th Percentile £114,500 £118,875 £90,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £72,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year -10.34% +34.88% +1.42%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security Officer in England

Information Security Officer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Security Officer in England

Information Security Officer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Officer in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security Officer in England

Information Security Officer
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
London +106 10 £72,500 -13.16% 5
South East -8 6 £47,500 -32.14% 2
North of England +35 3 £60,000 - 2
Yorkshire +63 1 - - 1
South West -27 1 £67,500 +44.39% 2
East of England - 1 £40,000 -
North East - 1 £80,000 -
North West - 1 £40,000 - 1
Information Security Officer
UK

Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 across the England region featuring Information Security Officer in the job title.

1 21 (100.00%) Information Security
2 19 (90.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 11 (52.38%) CISM
4 11 (52.38%) NIST
5 10 (47.62%) CISA
5 10 (47.62%) CISSP
6 9 (42.86%) GDPR
7 8 (38.10%) Risk Management
7 8 (38.10%) GRC
8 7 (33.33%) Social Skills
8 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (28.57%) PCI DSS
9 6 (28.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (28.57%) WhatsApp
10 5 (23.81%) Security Posture
10 5 (23.81%) Data Protection
10 5 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (23.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (23.81%) Internal Audit
10 5 (23.81%) IT Audit
10 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (19.05%) SIEM
11 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
11 4 (19.05%) Risk Assessment
11 4 (19.05%) Law
11 4 (19.05%) Management Information System
12 3 (14.29%) Advertising
12 3 (14.29%) Finance

Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (28.57%) WhatsApp
2 2 (9.52%) Azure
3 1 (4.76%) AWS
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) Firewall
General
1 7 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Law
4 3 (14.29%) Advertising
4 3 (14.29%) Finance
5 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
6 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Legal
6 1 (4.76%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.52%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Security Posture
2 4 (19.05%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.76%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Information Security
2 8 (38.10%) Risk Management
3 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (23.81%) Data Protection
5 5 (23.81%) Internal Audit
5 5 (23.81%) IT Audit
6 4 (19.05%) Risk Assessment
6 4 (19.05%) SIEM
6 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
7 3 (14.29%) Incident Management
7 3 (14.29%) Incident Response
7 3 (14.29%) Risk Register
8 2 (9.52%) Information Security Management
8 2 (9.52%) Line Management
8 2 (9.52%) Penetration Testing
8 2 (9.52%) Regulatory Compliance
8 2 (9.52%) Security Management
Qualifications
1 11 (52.38%) CISM
2 10 (47.62%) CISA
2 10 (47.62%) CISSP
3 2 (9.52%) CASP
3 2 (9.52%) CompTIA CySA+
3 2 (9.52%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (9.52%) CRISC
3 2 (9.52%) Degree
4 1 (4.76%) CEH
4 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (90.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (52.38%) NIST
4 9 (42.86%) GDPR
5 8 (38.10%) GRC
6 6 (28.57%) PCI DSS
6 6 (28.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (23.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (14.29%) COBIT
8 3 (14.29%) FISMA
8 3 (14.29%) GLBA
8 3 (14.29%) HIPAA
8 3 (14.29%) SOC 2
9 2 (9.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (14.29%) CASB
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune