Information Security Jobs in Staffordshire

Information Security (InfoSec)
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 72 52 59
Rank change year-on-year -20 +7 -8
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 24 17 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 2.00% 3.21% 1.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.46% 3.41% 2.14%
Number of salaries quoted 19 16 9
10th Percentile - £44,375 £53,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £57,813 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% +35.29%
75th Percentile £75,625 £68,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,500 £84,375 £98,000
West Midlands median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +13.64%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 976 498 607
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 81.40% 93.96% 90.46%
Number of salaries quoted 655 366 415
10th Percentile £23,700 £24,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £56,746 £54,688 £53,896
90th Percentile £64,980 £67,500 £65,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Job postings citing Information Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in Staffordshire

Information Security
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in Staffordshire.

Salary trend for Information Security in Staffordshire

Information Security
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

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

Salary histogram for Information Security in Staffordshire

Information Security
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Staffordshire 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
Stoke-on-Trent -16 5 £65,000 - 5
Cannock - 5 £37,500 -
Uttoxeter - 2 - - 1
Lichfield - 1 £28,500 -
Information Security
West Midlands

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.33%) Azure
2 2 (8.33%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (8.33%) Mimecast
3 1 (4.17%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.17%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.17%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.17%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (50.00%) Firewall
2 8 (33.33%) VPN
3 1 (4.17%) Network Security
General
1 9 (37.50%) Finance
2 8 (33.33%) Retail
3 5 (20.83%) Automotive
4 2 (8.33%) Electronics
5 1 (4.17%) Legal
5 1 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (54.17%) Analyst
2 12 (50.00%) Security Analyst
3 8 (33.33%) Operations Analyst
3 8 (33.33%) Security Manager
3 8 (33.33%) Security Operations Analyst
4 5 (20.83%) Information Manager
4 5 (20.83%) Information Security Manager
5 3 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 3 (12.50%) Security Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Coordinator
6 2 (8.33%) Information Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) Information Security Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) Information Security Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) Security Assurance Coordinator
7 1 (4.17%) IT Analyst
7 1 (4.17%) IT Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) IT Security Engineer
7 1 (4.17%) IT Support
7 1 (4.17%) IT Support Analyst
7 1 (4.17%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (12.50%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.33%) Cyberattack
3 2 (8.33%) Data Centre
3 2 (8.33%) Driving Licence
3 2 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 2 (8.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (37.50%) Windows
2 8 (33.33%) Linux
3 1 (4.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (41.67%) Risk Management
2 10 (41.67%) Security Operations
2 10 (41.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 8 (33.33%) Incident Response
4 4 (16.67%) ITIL
4 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (12.50%) Business Continuity
5 3 (12.50%) Business Strategy
5 3 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 3 (12.50%) SIEM
6 2 (8.33%) Antivirus Management
6 2 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (8.33%) Identity Access Management
6 2 (8.33%) RBAC
6 2 (8.33%) Regulatory Change
6 2 (8.33%) Social Engineering
6 2 (8.33%) Thought Leadership
6 2 (8.33%) Threat Analysis
6 2 (8.33%) UEBA
Qualifications
1 7 (29.17%) CISM
1 7 (29.17%) CISSP
2 3 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.33%) CEH
3 2 (8.33%) CISA
3 2 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (8.33%) CRISC
3 2 (8.33%) Degree
3 2 (8.33%) DV Cleared
3 2 (8.33%) GIAC
4 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (62.50%) NIST
2 10 (41.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (37.50%) GDPR
4 6 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (20.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (12.50%) PCI DSS
7 2 (8.33%) JSP 440
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.33%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (4.17%) LogRhythm