Information Security Jobs in Hertfordshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 60 54 58
Rank change year-on-year -6 +4 -10
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 65 78 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 3.09% 4.63% 4.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.03% 4.95% 5.33%
Number of salaries quoted 59 26 33
10th Percentile £46,000 £44,375 £35,165
25th Percentile £46,250 £57,125 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +17.92% -29.33%
75th Percentile £74,375 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £83,250
East of England median annual salary £57,500 £59,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.36% +13.33% -3.23%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,614 1,575 2,008
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 76.64% 93.58% 93.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,276 717 895
10th Percentile £25,809 £28,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £78,000 £80,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary trend for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in Hertfordshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 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
Stevenage -7 23 £47,500 -24.00% 3
Watford +9 15 £72,500 -3.33% 1
Hatfield -2 6 £60,000 - 1
Hemel Hempstead - 4 £43,000 - 1
Potters Bar - 4 £50,000 -
Information Security
East of England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (3.08%) WordPress
2 1 (1.54%) Apache
2 1 (1.54%) IBM Domino
2 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.54%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.54%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (18.46%) Azure
2 5 (7.69%) AWS
3 4 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.08%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 23 (35.38%) Firewall
2 21 (32.31%) Network Security
3 15 (23.08%) DNS
4 2 (3.08%) DKIM
4 2 (3.08%) DMARC
4 2 (3.08%) Internet
4 2 (3.08%) PBX
4 2 (3.08%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (3.08%) VoIP
5 1 (1.54%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (1.54%) DHCP
5 1 (1.54%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.62%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.54%) SQL Server
General
1 12 (18.46%) Aerospace
2 11 (16.92%) Finance
3 8 (12.31%) Telecoms
4 7 (10.77%) Social Skills
5 4 (6.15%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.08%) Law
6 2 (3.08%) Marketing
7 1 (1.54%) Legal
7 1 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.54%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (29.23%) Security Specialist
2 12 (18.46%) Analyst
2 12 (18.46%) Network Security Specialist
2 12 (18.46%) Network Specialist
3 10 (15.38%) Security Manager
4 9 (13.85%) Information Manager
4 9 (13.85%) Information Security Manager
4 9 (13.85%) Security Analyst
5 7 (10.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 7 (10.77%) Technical Security Specialist
5 7 (10.77%) Technical Specialist
6 5 (7.69%) IT Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Business Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Business Project Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Information Analyst
7 4 (6.15%) IT Project Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Lead
7 4 (6.15%) Project Manager
7 4 (6.15%) Senior
8 3 (4.62%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.15%) HTML
2 2 (3.08%) CSS
3 1 (1.54%) .NET
3 1 (1.54%) Laravel
3 1 (1.54%) React
Miscellaneous
1 9 (13.85%) Management Information System
2 5 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (7.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (3.08%) CCTV
3 2 (3.08%) Data Centre
3 2 (3.08%) Driving Licence
3 2 (3.08%) Handset
3 2 (3.08%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (3.08%) Mobile App
3 2 (3.08%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.54%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.15%) Windows
2 2 (3.08%) Mac OS X
3 1 (1.54%) Linux
3 1 (1.54%) NetWare
3 1 (1.54%) Solaris
3 1 (1.54%) SUSE
3 1 (1.54%) Unix
3 1 (1.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (29.23%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (18.46%) Cryptography
2 12 (18.46%) Information Management
2 12 (18.46%) Project Management
3 11 (16.92%) Change Management
4 9 (13.85%) Cloud Security
4 9 (13.85%) Vulnerability Management
5 8 (12.31%) Disaster Recovery
5 8 (12.31%) Incident Response
5 8 (12.31%) Internal Audit
5 8 (12.31%) SDLC
5 8 (12.31%) Validation
6 7 (10.77%) Security Architecture
7 6 (9.23%) Business Continuity
7 6 (9.23%) Business Intelligence
7 6 (9.23%) Data Protection
7 6 (9.23%) Enterprise Architecture
7 6 (9.23%) Performance Management
7 6 (9.23%) Problem Management
7 6 (9.23%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.23%) SQL
2 2 (3.08%) Python
3 1 (1.54%) ActionScript
3 1 (1.54%) C++
3 1 (1.54%) Java
3 1 (1.54%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.54%) VC++
Qualifications
1 12 (18.46%) DV Cleared
1 12 (18.46%) Security Cleared
2 11 (16.92%) Degree
3 9 (13.85%) CISSP
4 7 (10.77%) CISA
4 7 (10.77%) CISM
4 7 (10.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 4 (6.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (3.08%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (33.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (16.92%) NIST
3 8 (12.31%) GRC
4 6 (9.23%) GDPR
5 5 (7.69%) NIST 800
6 3 (4.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.54%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.08%) Terminal Services
3 1 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.08%) DatAdvantage
1 2 (3.08%) QRadar
1 2 (3.08%) SCCM
1 2 (3.08%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (3.08%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
2 1 (1.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (1.54%) Stealthwatch
2 1 (1.54%) vCenter Server
2 1 (1.54%) WSUS
2 1 (1.54%) ZENworks
Vendors
1 16 (24.62%) Microsoft
2 13 (20.00%) Cisco
3 12 (18.46%) Blue Coat
3 12 (18.46%) CheckPoint
3 12 (18.46%) Infoblox
3 12 (18.46%) Juniper
3 12 (18.46%) Palo Alto
3 12 (18.46%) Riverbed
4 11 (16.92%) Oracle
5 4 (6.15%) Salesforce
6 2 (3.08%) Citrix
6 2 (3.08%) ConnectWise
6 2 (3.08%) Qualys
6 2 (3.08%) Sage
6 2 (3.08%) SAP
6 2 (3.08%) Symantec
6 2 (3.08%) Varonis
7 1 (1.54%) Novell
7 1 (1.54%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.54%) Sun