Information Security Jobs in the North of England

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 97 135
Rank change year-on-year +2 +38 +2
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 443 602 471
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.51% 3.56% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.02% 3.68% 2.74%
Number of salaries quoted 377 257 351
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,050 £37,450
25th Percentile £39,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £50,000 £54,653
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -8.51% +4.10%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,919 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,671 16,349 17,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 82.99% 96.81% 94.04%
Number of salaries quoted 11,247 7,908 10,703
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,317
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,650 £80,000
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 North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the North of England.

Salary trend for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the North of England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the North of England

Information Security
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 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
North West -3 269 £52,084 +4.17% 38
Yorkshire 0 140 £50,000 -4.76% 53
North East +13 34 £41,536 -12.56% 10
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 15 (3.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.26%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.03%) WordPress
4 5 (1.13%) IIS
5 4 (0.90%) CMS
5 4 (0.90%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.23%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
1 2 (0.45%) SAP GRC
1 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 97 (21.90%) Azure
2 77 (17.38%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (9.93%) AWS
4 26 (5.87%) Entra ID
5 15 (3.39%) SaaS
6 11 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (2.26%) Azure Data Factory
8 8 (1.81%) Azure Sentinel
8 8 (1.81%) Microsoft Purview
8 8 (1.81%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.58%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (1.35%) GCP
10 6 (1.35%) PaaS
11 5 (1.13%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 5 (1.13%) IaaS
12 4 (0.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (0.90%) AWS CloudTrail
12 4 (0.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.90%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 42 (9.48%) Firewall
2 41 (9.26%) WAN
3 29 (6.55%) SD-WAN
4 21 (4.74%) DNS
5 20 (4.51%) Network Security
6 14 (3.16%) TCP/IP
7 12 (2.71%) DKIM
7 12 (2.71%) DMARC
8 11 (2.48%) Internet
9 10 (2.26%) LAN
10 9 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
10 9 (2.03%) Wireshark
11 7 (1.58%) DHCP
11 7 (1.58%) Intrusion Detection
12 6 (1.35%) Broadband
13 5 (1.13%) Wireless
14 4 (0.90%) MPLS
14 4 (0.90%) Skype
15 3 (0.68%) VoIP
15 3 (0.68%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.58%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.35%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.13%) Power BI
4 4 (0.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.45%) Metadata
6 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.23%) Big Data
6 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.23%) MySQL
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 4 (0.90%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.68%) JIRA
2 3 (0.68%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.23%) Selenium
3 1 (0.23%) SpecFlow
3 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 105 (23.70%) Social Skills
2 56 (12.64%) Legal
3 54 (12.19%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (12.19%) Finance
4 34 (7.67%) Law
5 25 (5.64%) Public Sector
6 23 (5.19%) Military
7 18 (4.06%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (3.84%) Banking
9 10 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.26%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.03%) Retail
11 6 (1.35%) Marketing
12 5 (1.13%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.68%) Automotive
13 3 (0.68%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.45%) Games
14 2 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.45%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 100 (22.57%) Analyst
2 61 (13.77%) Lead
3 57 (12.87%) Security Analyst
4 50 (11.29%) Architect
5 44 (9.93%) Senior
6 42 (9.48%) Information Analyst
6 42 (9.48%) Information Security Analyst
7 36 (8.13%) IT Manager
7 36 (8.13%) Security Manager
8 33 (7.45%) Security Architect
9 25 (5.64%) Incident Manager
10 23 (5.19%) Consultant
10 23 (5.19%) Vulnerability Manager
11 21 (4.74%) Security Consultant
11 21 (4.74%) Senior Analyst
12 20 (4.51%) Lead Architect
12 20 (4.51%) Lead Security Architect
13 18 (4.06%) Information Security Consultant
13 18 (4.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 17 (3.84%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.39%) .NET
2 8 (1.81%) React
3 6 (1.35%) CSS
4 5 (1.13%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.13%) HTML
5 4 (0.90%) Web Services
6 3 (0.68%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.45%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.23%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.23%) Entity Framework
8 1 (0.23%) HTML5
8 1 (0.23%) jQuery
8 1 (0.23%) JSON
8 1 (0.23%) Middleware
8 1 (0.23%) RESTful
8 1 (0.23%) SAML
8 1 (0.23%) SignalR
8 1 (0.23%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 146 (32.96%) Management Information System
2 28 (6.32%) Data Centre
3 26 (5.87%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 25 (5.64%) Cyberattack
5 23 (5.19%) Security Posture
6 19 (4.29%) Cyber Threat
7 18 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.93%) Security Operations Centre
9 11 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (1.58%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.35%) NHS
11 6 (1.35%) PMI
11 6 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.13%) Onboarding
13 3 (0.68%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (0.68%) IoT
13 3 (0.68%) Mobile App
14 2 (0.45%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 39 (8.80%) Windows
2 22 (4.97%) Windows Server
3 20 (4.51%) Linux
4 11 (2.48%) Android
5 7 (1.58%) Apple iOS
6 5 (1.13%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.68%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.68%) Unix
8 2 (0.45%) zOS
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (39.73%) Cybersecurity
2 79 (17.83%) Problem-Solving
3 63 (14.22%) Data Protection
4 61 (13.77%) Incident Response
5 55 (12.42%) Vulnerability Management
6 54 (12.19%) Coaching
6 54 (12.19%) Disaster Recovery
6 54 (12.19%) Roadmaps
7 53 (11.96%) Cloud Security
8 52 (11.74%) Risk Management
8 52 (11.74%) Security Operations
9 49 (11.06%) Security Management
10 47 (10.61%) Business Continuity
11 46 (10.38%) Incident Management
12 45 (10.16%) Continuous Improvement
13 44 (9.93%) ISMS
13 44 (9.93%) ITIL
14 43 (9.71%) Information Security Management
15 42 (9.48%) Project Management
16 38 (8.58%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 43 (9.71%) PowerShell
2 31 (7.00%) Python
3 27 (6.09%) SQL
4 9 (2.03%) Bash
4 9 (2.03%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.35%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.90%) C#
7 3 (0.68%) Java
8 2 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 91 (20.54%) CISM
2 87 (19.64%) CISSP
3 62 (14.00%) Degree
4 38 (8.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 38 (8.58%) Cisco Certification
5 33 (7.45%) CCSP
6 32 (7.22%) AWS Certification
6 32 (7.22%) CISA
7 31 (7.00%) Security Cleared
8 27 (6.09%) Azure Certification
9 26 (5.87%) CCSK
10 25 (5.64%) CRISC
10 25 (5.64%) SC Cleared
11 9 (2.03%) CEH
11 9 (2.03%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 8 (1.81%) Master's Degree
12 8 (1.81%) OSCP
13 7 (1.58%) PCI QSA
13 7 (1.58%) SSCP
14 6 (1.35%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (35.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 93 (20.99%) NIST
3 90 (20.32%) Cyber Essentials
4 55 (12.42%) GDPR
5 40 (9.03%) GRC
6 37 (8.35%) PCI DSS
7 34 (7.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 20 (4.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 17 (3.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 16 (3.61%) SLA
11 13 (2.93%) NCSC
12 9 (2.03%) ISO 9001
13 7 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (1.35%) NIST 800
15 5 (1.13%) COBIT
15 5 (1.13%) SOC 2
16 4 (0.90%) ISO 14001
16 4 (0.90%) ISO 22301
16 4 (0.90%) QA
16 4 (0.90%) TickIT
System Software
1 37 (8.35%) Active Directory
2 27 (6.09%) Docker
3 13 (2.93%) RACF
3 13 (2.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (1.35%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.23%) Lustre
6 1 (0.23%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.23%) Snort
Systems Management
1 31 (7.00%) Single Sign-On
2 29 (6.55%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.26%) CASB
3 10 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (2.03%) Nmap
5 5 (1.13%) Nessus
5 5 (1.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.45%) WSUS
7 1 (0.23%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.23%) Icinga
7 1 (0.23%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.23%) SCCM
Vendors
1 127 (28.67%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.29%) VMware
3 13 (2.93%) CyberArk
4 11 (2.48%) Rapid7
5 10 (2.26%) Qualys
6 9 (2.03%) Cisco
7 8 (1.81%) Databricks
7 8 (1.81%) Splunk
7 8 (1.81%) Veeam
8 6 (1.35%) Thycotic
9 5 (1.13%) Citrix
10 4 (0.90%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (0.90%) Dell
11 3 (0.68%) IBM
11 3 (0.68%) OneTrust
11 3 (0.68%) SAP
12 2 (0.45%) Remedy
12 2 (0.45%) Salesforce
13 1 (0.23%) Fortinet
13 1 (0.23%) Sophos