IT Security Officer Jobs in the UK excluding London

IT Security Officer
UK > UK excluding London

The median IT Security Officer salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 765 715 836
Rank change year-on-year -50 +121 -131
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Security Officer 9 12 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.011% 0.022% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.024% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 9 4 25
10th Percentile £35,070 £44,125 £47,200
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,688 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -22.92% +78.44%
75th Percentile £52,500 £49,375 £62,500
90th Percentile £58,000 £50,500 £64,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -20.83% +23.08%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 75,349 49,280 72,395
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 88.83% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 52,720 29,285 42,723
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

IT Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured IT Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for IT Security Officer in the UK excluding London

IT Security Officer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Security Officer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for IT Security Officer in the UK excluding London

IT Security Officer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Security Officer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Security Officer in the UK excluding London

IT Security Officer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Security Officer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 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
South West - 5 £50,000 -
West Midlands - 2 £33,225 -
Midlands - 2 £33,225 -
North of England +15 1 £52,500 +16.67% 1
South East -16 1 £75,000 +57.89%
North East - 1 £52,500 - 1
IT Security Officer
UK

IT Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, IT 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 UK excluding London region featuring IT Security Officer in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Information Security
2 6 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
4 4 (44.44%) Management Information System
4 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
5 3 (33.33%) CISSP
5 3 (33.33%) CISA
5 3 (33.33%) CISM
5 3 (33.33%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
5 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
5 3 (33.33%) Data Governance
5 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (33.33%) ModSecurity
5 3 (33.33%) NCSC
6 2 (22.22%) Proactive Monitoring
6 2 (22.22%) Threat Intelligence
6 2 (22.22%) GRC
6 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (22.22%) Incident Response
6 2 (22.22%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
6 2 (22.22%) DBS Check
6 2 (22.22%) Threat Management
6 2 (22.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 2 (22.22%) Security Operations
6 2 (22.22%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management

IT Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Cisco IPT
2 2 (22.22%) Firewall
2 2 (22.22%) Network Security
General
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
1 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) ModSecurity
2 2 (22.22%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Management Information System
2 2 (22.22%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Information Security
2 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
3 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
4 2 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (22.22%) Agile
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Incident Response
4 2 (22.22%) ISMS
4 2 (22.22%) Penetration Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Proactive Monitoring
4 2 (22.22%) Security Operations
4 2 (22.22%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 2 (22.22%) Threat Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Threat Management
4 2 (22.22%) Validation
4 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) CISA
2 3 (33.33%) CISM
2 3 (33.33%) CISSP
2 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (33.33%) NCSC
3 2 (22.22%) GRC
3 2 (22.22%) RMADS
4 1 (11.11%) PCI DSS