Information Security Officer
UK
The median Information Security Officer salary in the UK 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 | 878 | 901 | 1155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +254 | -327 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Officer | 29 | 46 | 106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.028% | 0.049% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.029% | 0.053% | 0.065% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 38 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,050 | £51,550 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,188 | £54,688 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £72,500 | £53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +34.88% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,313 | £87,188 | £76,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,250 | £116,125 | £86,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £67,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.63% | +28.57% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Information Security Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Officer.
Information Security Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Officer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Information Security Officer
Top 12 Job Locations
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 UK 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 |
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| England | +23 | 21 | £65,000 | -20.00% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 18 | £47,500 | -29.63% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +30 | 14 | £56,250 | -30.77% | 8 |
| London | +106 | 10 | £72,500 | -13.16% | 5 |
| Scotland | -59 | 7 | £38,750 | -35.42% | 2 |
| 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 |
| North East | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £40,000 | - |
Information Security Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 featuring Information Security Officer in the job title.
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Information Security Officer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: