Information Security Specialist
UK
The median Information Security Specialist salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 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 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 900 | 929 | 1169 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +240 | -325 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Information Security Specialist | 7 | 31 | 60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.031% | 0.037% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.007% | 0.034% | 0.039% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 24 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,625 | £43,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £72,500 | £73,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,000 | £107,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,250 | £64,550 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.60% | +22.95% | - |
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 | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +5.26% |
Information Security Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Information Security Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Information Security Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security Specialist.
Information Security Specialist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security Specialist over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
Information Security Specialist
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 19 May 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 | +52 | 7 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 6 | £51,250 | -20.60% | 5 |
| North of England | +45 | 4 | £51,250 | -21.15% | 1 |
| North West | +5 | 4 | £51,250 | -6.82% | 1 |
| Midlands | +1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | |
| London | +91 | 1 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 1 |
Information Security Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Information Security Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Information Security Specialist 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: