Information Security Jobs in the Midlands

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 121 93 114
Rank change year-on-year -28 +21 -32
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 264 307 341
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.02% 3.59% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 3.72% 3.21%
Number of salaries quoted 207 186 235
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,056 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,961 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,650 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.92% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £86,875 £91,058
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,426 8,254 10,635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.81% 96.48% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 7,458 4,379 6,963
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,276 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £62,374 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £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 Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the Midlands

Information Security
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the Midlands

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Information Security in the Midlands

Information Security
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Midlands 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
West Midlands -36 184 £55,000 -4.35% 52
East Midlands +24 79 £52,500 -22.22% 36
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 6 (2.27%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.89%) nginx
3 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.14%) CMS
5 2 (0.76%) IIS
5 2 (0.76%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.38%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.38%) Drupal
Applications
1 6 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.76%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.76%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 50 (18.94%) Azure
2 28 (10.61%) AWS
3 24 (9.09%) Entra ID
4 15 (5.68%) IaaS
4 15 (5.68%) PaaS
5 14 (5.30%) SaaS
6 13 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (4.55%) GCP
8 7 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (1.89%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 5 (1.89%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.89%) AWS Fargate
9 5 (1.89%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.89%) Azure Pipelines
9 5 (1.89%) npm
9 5 (1.89%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.89%) Serverless
10 4 (1.52%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.76%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.76%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 24 (9.09%) Firewall
2 9 (3.41%) VPN
2 9 (3.41%) WAN
3 8 (3.03%) DHCP
3 8 (3.03%) DNS
4 7 (2.65%) SAN
4 7 (2.65%) SD-WAN
5 5 (1.89%) NAS
6 4 (1.52%) Fibre Channel
6 4 (1.52%) IPsec
6 4 (1.52%) iSCSI
6 4 (1.52%) Kerberos
6 4 (1.52%) SNMP
6 4 (1.52%) SSL
7 2 (0.76%) LAN
7 2 (0.76%) Network Security
7 2 (0.76%) NX-OS
7 2 (0.76%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.76%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.79%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (2.65%) SQL Server
3 6 (2.27%) MySQL
4 5 (1.89%) DynamoDB
4 5 (1.89%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.52%) Power BI
6 1 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.38%) GIS
6 1 (0.38%) Metadata
6 1 (0.38%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.38%) QGIS
6 1 (0.38%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 11 (4.17%) Git
2 7 (2.65%) JIRA
3 5 (1.89%) MSTest
3 5 (1.89%) webpack
4 2 (0.76%) GitLab
General
1 83 (31.44%) Finance
2 73 (27.65%) Social Skills
3 43 (16.29%) Legal
4 39 (14.77%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (7.58%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (6.82%) Retail
7 14 (5.30%) Environmental Health
8 12 (4.55%) Banking
9 8 (3.03%) Automotive
9 8 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (3.03%) Public Sector
10 6 (2.27%) Law
11 4 (1.52%) Aviation
11 4 (1.52%) Avionics
11 4 (1.52%) Marketing
12 3 (1.14%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.76%) Electronics
13 2 (0.76%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.76%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 60 (22.73%) Analyst
2 37 (14.02%) Security Analyst
3 35 (13.26%) Senior
4 33 (12.50%) Security Manager
5 22 (8.33%) Architect
5 22 (8.33%) Information Manager
5 22 (8.33%) Lead
5 22 (8.33%) Senior Analyst
6 20 (7.58%) Information Security Manager
7 18 (6.82%) Information Analyst
7 18 (6.82%) Information Security Analyst
8 15 (5.68%) Developer
9 13 (4.92%) IT Manager
9 13 (4.92%) Security Architect
10 11 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 10 (3.79%) Governance Analyst
12 8 (3.03%) Cloud Architect
12 8 (3.03%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 8 (3.03%) Operations Analyst
12 8 (3.03%) Security Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.03%) Middleware
2 7 (2.65%) .NET
3 5 (1.89%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.89%) Blazor
3 5 (1.89%) CSS
3 5 (1.89%) HTML
3 5 (1.89%) HTML5
3 5 (1.89%) jQuery
3 5 (1.89%) JSON
3 5 (1.89%) LAMP
3 5 (1.89%) Laravel
3 5 (1.89%) LEMP Stack
3 5 (1.89%) LESS
3 5 (1.89%) React
3 5 (1.89%) Sass
3 5 (1.89%) Vue
3 5 (1.89%) XML
4 3 (1.14%) EDI
5 1 (0.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 86 (32.58%) Management Information System
2 21 (7.95%) Data Centre
3 20 (7.58%) Security Posture
4 14 (5.30%) NHS
5 11 (4.17%) Cyberattack
5 11 (4.17%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (3.79%) Security Operations Centre
7 8 (3.03%) Cloud Native
7 8 (3.03%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (3.03%) Freedom of Information
7 8 (3.03%) Taxonomies
8 6 (2.27%) PKI
9 5 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.89%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.52%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.52%) PMI
10 4 (1.52%) Replication
10 4 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.52%) Virtual Team
11 3 (1.14%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 42 (15.91%) Windows
2 22 (8.33%) Linux
3 8 (3.03%) Solaris
3 8 (3.03%) Ubuntu
3 8 (3.03%) Unix
4 7 (2.65%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.27%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.52%) VMS
6 4 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.14%) zOS
8 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.38%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (46.21%) Cybersecurity
2 52 (19.70%) Risk Management
3 50 (18.94%) Project Management
4 47 (17.80%) Agile
5 46 (17.42%) Data Protection
6 44 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (14.02%) Security Operations
8 33 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
9 29 (10.98%) Coaching
10 26 (9.85%) Incident Response
11 25 (9.47%) Customer Service
11 25 (9.47%) Penetration Testing
12 23 (8.71%) ITIL
12 23 (8.71%) Security Management
13 22 (8.33%) IT Strategy
13 22 (8.33%) Vulnerability Management
14 21 (7.95%) Business Continuity
14 21 (7.95%) Roadmaps
15 20 (7.58%) Identity Access Management
16 19 (7.20%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.20%) SQL
2 18 (6.82%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.27%) PHP
4 5 (1.89%) C#
4 5 (1.89%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.89%) Python
5 2 (0.76%) Java
5 2 (0.76%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 54 (20.45%) CISSP
2 44 (16.67%) CISM
3 27 (10.23%) Degree
4 20 (7.58%) Azure Certification
5 16 (6.06%) OSCP
6 15 (5.68%) CISA
7 14 (5.30%) CRISC
8 13 (4.92%) AWS Certification
9 10 (3.79%) Security Cleared
10 9 (3.41%) CEH
10 9 (3.41%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (3.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (3.03%) SANS
12 7 (2.65%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (2.27%) GIAC
13 6 (2.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 6 (2.27%) SC Cleared
14 5 (1.89%) PCI QSA
15 4 (1.52%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (29.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 46 (17.42%) GDPR
3 44 (16.67%) NIST
4 28 (10.61%) PCI DSS
5 26 (9.85%) GRC
6 14 (5.30%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (3.41%) QA
8 6 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.89%) COBIT
10 4 (1.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (1.14%) NCSC
11 3 (1.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.76%) IASME
12 2 (0.76%) ISO 31000
12 2 (0.76%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.76%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.76%) SLA
13 1 (0.38%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.38%) PMO
System Software
1 28 (10.61%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.92%) Hyper-V
3 11 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (3.79%) RACF
5 4 (1.52%) pfSense
6 3 (1.14%) Docker
7 2 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.76%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.27%) WSUS
2 4 (1.52%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.76%) CSIRT
4 2 (0.76%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.76%) SCCM
4 2 (0.76%) Terraform
5 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.38%) Nessus
Vendors
1 45 (17.05%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.92%) Cisco
2 13 (4.92%) VMware
3 10 (3.79%) CyberArk
4 8 (3.03%) CrowdStrike
4 8 (3.03%) Dell
4 8 (3.03%) Rapid7
4 8 (3.03%) Veeam
5 7 (2.65%) Proofpoint
6 6 (2.27%) HP
7 5 (1.89%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.52%) BroadSoft
8 4 (1.52%) Brocade
8 4 (1.52%) Dell Compellent
8 4 (1.52%) QNAP
8 4 (1.52%) Ubiquiti
8 4 (1.52%) Zerto
9 3 (1.14%) IBM
9 3 (1.14%) Meraki
9 3 (1.14%) ServiceNow