Information Security Jobs in the North West

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Information Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Information Security over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 95 82 90
Rank change year-on-year -13 +8 +22
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 275 313 353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 2.41% 4.31% 3.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 4.51% 3.73%
Number of salaries quoted 219 115 244
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,750 £37,875
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,288 £43,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -9.09% +3.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £84,000 £88,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Information Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,085 6,941 9,476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 79.65% 95.62% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 6,603 3,839 5,331
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +7.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £81,250
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 West

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the North West over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the North West

Information Security
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Manchester -17 137 £60,000 +14.29% 35
Lancashire +15 51 £52,084 +22.07% 3
Cheshire +4 40 £40,000 -60.00% 3
Merseyside -6 38 £47,000 -5.05%
Cumbria -14 8 £70,000 -
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 10 (3.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.27%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.45%) CMS
3 4 (1.45%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.36%) OpenStack
Applications
1 11 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 62 (22.55%) Azure
2 29 (10.55%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (9.82%) AWS
4 14 (5.09%) Azure Data Factory
4 14 (5.09%) Entra ID
5 11 (4.00%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.55%) SaaS
7 6 (2.18%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 6 (2.18%) GCP
8 5 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.45%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (1.45%) Amazon GuardDuty
9 4 (1.45%) AWS CloudTrail
9 4 (1.45%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.45%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.45%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.09%) PaaS
11 2 (0.73%) IaaS
12 1 (0.36%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 25 (9.09%) Firewall
2 16 (5.82%) SD-WAN
2 16 (5.82%) WAN
3 11 (4.00%) DNS
4 10 (3.64%) Network Security
5 8 (2.91%) DKIM
5 8 (2.91%) DMARC
6 7 (2.55%) Internet
7 6 (2.18%) Broadband
7 6 (2.18%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (1.45%) MPLS
8 4 (1.45%) Skype
9 3 (1.09%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.09%) Wireless
9 3 (1.09%) Wireshark
10 2 (0.73%) DHCP
10 2 (0.73%) SAN
10 2 (0.73%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.36%) HTTP
11 1 (0.36%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.55%) Power BI
2 2 (0.73%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.45%) Burp Suite
2 3 (1.09%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.73%) JIRA
4 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 47 (17.09%) Social Skills
2 34 (12.36%) Finance
3 26 (9.45%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (9.45%) Legal
4 23 (8.36%) Law
4 23 (8.36%) Military
5 12 (4.36%) Public Sector
6 10 (3.64%) Banking
6 10 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (3.27%) Retail
8 8 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.91%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.82%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.73%) Local Government
11 1 (0.36%) Games
11 1 (0.36%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.36%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.36%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 61 (22.18%) Analyst
2 44 (16.00%) Lead
3 37 (13.45%) Senior
4 35 (12.73%) Security Analyst
5 34 (12.36%) Security Manager
6 30 (10.91%) Architect
6 30 (10.91%) Information Analyst
6 30 (10.91%) Information Security Analyst
7 23 (8.36%) Incident Manager
7 23 (8.36%) Vulnerability Manager
8 22 (8.00%) Security Architect
9 19 (6.91%) Information Manager
9 19 (6.91%) Information Security Manager
9 19 (6.91%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (5.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (5.09%) Senior Architect
12 12 (4.36%) IT Manager
13 11 (4.00%) Security Specialist
14 10 (3.64%) Security Engineer
14 10 (3.64%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.27%) .NET
2 8 (2.91%) React
3 5 (1.82%) CSS
3 5 (1.82%) HTML
4 2 (0.73%) Web Services
5 1 (0.36%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.36%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.36%) HTML5
5 1 (0.36%) jQuery
5 1 (0.36%) SAML
5 1 (0.36%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 85 (30.91%) Management Information System
2 21 (7.64%) Security Posture
3 16 (5.82%) Data Centre
3 16 (5.82%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 16 (5.82%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (5.09%) Cyberattack
5 12 (4.36%) Cyber Threat
6 8 (2.91%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (2.18%) PMI
7 6 (2.18%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.82%) Operational Technology
9 4 (1.45%) NHS
9 4 (1.45%) Onboarding
10 3 (1.09%) IoT
10 3 (1.09%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.73%) Anti-Spyware
11 2 (0.73%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.73%) Cyber Defence
11 2 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.73%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.00%) Windows
2 16 (5.82%) Linux
2 16 (5.82%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.09%) Kali Linux
3 3 (1.09%) Unix
4 1 (0.36%) Android
4 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.36%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (45.82%) Cybersecurity
2 48 (17.45%) Incident Response
3 44 (16.00%) Data Protection
4 41 (14.91%) Coaching
4 41 (14.91%) Incident Management
4 41 (14.91%) Vulnerability Management
5 39 (14.18%) Problem-Solving
6 37 (13.45%) Continuous Improvement
6 37 (13.45%) ITIL
7 34 (12.36%) Cloud Security
8 32 (11.64%) Security Operations
8 32 (11.64%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 31 (11.27%) Risk Management
10 30 (10.91%) ISMS
11 29 (10.55%) Risk Assessment
11 29 (10.55%) Roadmaps
12 27 (9.82%) Business Continuity
13 26 (9.45%) Project Management
14 25 (9.09%) Security Architecture
15 23 (8.36%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 25 (9.09%) Python
2 22 (8.00%) PowerShell
3 16 (5.82%) SQL
4 8 (2.91%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.55%) Bash
6 4 (1.45%) Java
7 1 (0.36%) C#
7 1 (0.36%) C++
7 1 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.36%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (29.09%) CISM
2 70 (25.45%) CISSP
3 53 (19.27%) Degree
4 25 (9.09%) Security Cleared
5 24 (8.73%) CISA
6 21 (7.64%) AWS Certification
6 21 (7.64%) SC Cleared
7 20 (7.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 20 (7.27%) Cisco Certification
7 20 (7.27%) CRISC
8 16 (5.82%) Azure Certification
9 15 (5.45%) CCSK
9 15 (5.45%) CCSP
10 9 (3.27%) OSCP
11 6 (2.18%) CompTIA Security+
11 6 (2.18%) PCI QSA
11 6 (2.18%) PMI Certification
12 5 (1.82%) CREST Certified
12 5 (1.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (36.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (21.09%) NIST
3 55 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (9.09%) GDPR
4 25 (9.09%) GRC
5 22 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 19 (6.91%) PCI DSS
7 12 (4.36%) SLA
8 10 (3.64%) NCSC
9 7 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 7 (2.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 7 (2.55%) NIST 800
10 4 (1.45%) ISO 9001
10 4 (1.45%) SOC 2
10 4 (1.45%) TickIT
11 3 (1.09%) ITGC
11 3 (1.09%) QA
12 2 (0.73%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.73%) Def Stans
13 1 (0.36%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (6.18%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.82%) Docker
3 10 (3.64%) RACF
3 10 (3.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.45%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.36%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.36%) Lustre
5 1 (0.36%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.36%) Snort
Systems Management
1 16 (5.82%) Kubernetes
1 16 (5.82%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (2.55%) CASB
3 5 (1.82%) Nessus
3 5 (1.82%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (1.09%) Nmap
5 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.36%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.36%) Icinga
6 1 (0.36%) Proxmox
6 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 63 (22.91%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.45%) VMware
3 10 (3.64%) CyberArk
3 10 (3.64%) Databricks
4 9 (3.27%) Cisco
5 6 (2.18%) Veeam
6 5 (1.82%) Rapid7
7 4 (1.45%) Citrix
7 4 (1.45%) Dell
7 4 (1.45%) Qualys
8 3 (1.09%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.73%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.73%) IBM
10 1 (0.36%) Aderant
10 1 (0.36%) AlienVault
10 1 (0.36%) Informatica
10 1 (0.36%) NVIDIA
10 1 (0.36%) OneTrust
10 1 (0.36%) Progress
10 1 (0.36%) SAP