Information Security Jobs in the Thames Valley

Information Security (InfoSec)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 117 136 113
Rank change year-on-year +19 -23 -45
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 143 113 217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.93% 2.03% 2.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 2.14% 3.07%
Number of salaries quoted 81 54 124
10th Percentile £32,750 £46,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £56,313 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £68,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +14.58% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68,750 £84,375 £77,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £96,750 £81,750
South East median annual salary £59,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.83% +4.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,117 5,275 7,065
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 82.61% 94.70% 93.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,005 2,984 3,915
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,939
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Information Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the Thames Valley

Information Security
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Information Security in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Information Security in the Thames Valley

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the Thames Valley

Information Security
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 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
Berkshire +3 81 £67,500 - 9
Oxfordshire +21 40 £47,500 -38.71% 10
Buckinghamshire -4 22 £50,000 -9.09% 3
Information Security
South East

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 6 (4.20%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.40%) CMS
2 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.70%) Apache
3 1 (0.70%) nginx
Applications
1 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 27 (18.88%) Azure
2 20 (13.99%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (10.49%) AWS
4 10 (6.99%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (4.20%) Entra ID
5 6 (4.20%) Power Platform
6 4 (2.80%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (2.80%) Azure Storage
6 4 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.80%) GCP
6 4 (2.80%) OneDrive
7 3 (2.10%) Amazon S3
7 3 (2.10%) AWS Lambda
7 3 (2.10%) Serverless
7 3 (2.10%) Snowflake
7 3 (2.10%) WhatsApp
8 2 (1.40%) AWS Direct Connect
8 2 (1.40%) GitHub
8 2 (1.40%) IaaS
8 2 (1.40%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (11.19%) DNS
2 15 (10.49%) Firewall
2 15 (10.49%) Network Security
3 12 (8.39%) WAN
4 11 (7.69%) LAN
5 6 (4.20%) DKIM
5 6 (4.20%) DMARC
5 6 (4.20%) Internet
5 6 (4.20%) OSPF
5 6 (4.20%) SD-WAN
5 6 (4.20%) Wireless
6 5 (3.50%) TCP/IP
7 4 (2.80%) SAN
8 3 (2.10%) BGP
8 3 (2.10%) DHCP
8 3 (2.10%) VPN
9 2 (1.40%) SSL
9 2 (1.40%) VXLAN
9 2 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.70%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.50%) Power BI
2 4 (2.80%) BusinessObjects
3 3 (2.10%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (2.10%) Big Data
3 3 (2.10%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.70%) SQL Server
General
1 57 (39.86%) Social Skills
2 34 (23.78%) Finance
3 22 (15.38%) Legal
4 16 (11.19%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (11.19%) Telecoms
5 12 (8.39%) Retail
6 10 (6.99%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (6.29%) Law
8 7 (4.90%) Banking
8 7 (4.90%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (4.20%) Marketing
10 3 (2.10%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.40%) Electronics
11 2 (1.40%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.70%) Digital Healthcare
12 1 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.70%) Local Government
12 1 (0.70%) Military
Job Titles
1 21 (14.69%) Analyst
2 17 (11.89%) Lead
3 16 (11.19%) Senior
4 14 (9.79%) Architect
4 14 (9.79%) Security Architect
5 12 (8.39%) Information Architect
5 12 (8.39%) Information Security Architect
6 10 (6.99%) Security Analyst
7 9 (6.29%) Administrator
7 9 (6.29%) Team Leader
8 7 (4.90%) Category Manager
8 7 (4.90%) Consultant
8 7 (4.90%) Head of Information
8 7 (4.90%) Procurement Manager
8 7 (4.90%) Quality Manager
9 6 (4.20%) Data Manager
9 6 (4.20%) Head of Compliance
9 6 (4.20%) Head of Information Assurance
9 6 (4.20%) Information Analyst
9 6 (4.20%) Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.40%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.70%) ARM Templates
2 1 (0.70%) Azure Blueprints
Miscellaneous
1 37 (25.87%) Management Information System
2 10 (6.99%) PMI
2 10 (6.99%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (6.29%) Cyberattack
4 8 (5.59%) Data Centre
4 8 (5.59%) Security Posture
5 6 (4.20%) Cyber Defence
5 6 (4.20%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (4.20%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (4.20%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.80%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 4 (2.80%) Data Structures
6 4 (2.80%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.10%) Cloud Native
7 3 (2.10%) Operational Technology
7 3 (2.10%) PKI
8 2 (1.40%) Fibre Optics
8 2 (1.40%) Molecular Biology
9 1 (0.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (0.70%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.29%) Windows
2 6 (4.20%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.10%) Linux
4 2 (1.40%) Android
4 2 (1.40%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (25.87%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (16.08%) Security Management
2 23 (16.08%) Stakeholder Management
3 22 (15.38%) Risk Management
4 21 (14.69%) Business Continuity
4 21 (14.69%) ITIL
4 21 (14.69%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (13.99%) Mentoring
6 18 (12.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (12.59%) Project Management
6 18 (12.59%) SIEM
7 17 (11.89%) Data Protection
8 15 (10.49%) Collaborative Working
8 15 (10.49%) Information Security Management
9 14 (9.79%) Incident Response
10 13 (9.09%) Security Operations
11 12 (8.39%) Vulnerability Management
12 11 (7.69%) Budget Management
12 11 (7.69%) Budgeting
12 11 (7.69%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.80%) Python
2 1 (0.70%) AWK
2 1 (0.70%) Bash
2 1 (0.70%) Korn
2 1 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
2 1 (0.70%) PHP
2 1 (0.70%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.70%) sed
2 1 (0.70%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 37 (25.87%) Degree
2 15 (10.49%) CISSP
3 10 (6.99%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (6.99%) PMI Certification
4 7 (4.90%) CISA
4 7 (4.90%) CISM
4 7 (4.90%) Security Cleared
5 6 (4.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 6 (4.20%) AWS Certification
5 6 (4.20%) CCSK
5 6 (4.20%) CCSP
5 6 (4.20%) ISEB
6 5 (3.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.80%) CCNP
8 3 (2.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (2.10%) CRISC
8 3 (2.10%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.10%) MCP
8 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (2.10%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (34.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (20.98%) NIST
3 26 (18.18%) GDPR
4 20 (13.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (10.49%) ISO 9001
6 12 (8.39%) GRC
6 12 (8.39%) PCI DSS
7 10 (6.99%) SLA
8 9 (6.29%) ISO 22301
9 8 (5.59%) NIST 800
10 7 (4.90%) COBIT
10 7 (4.90%) ISO 14001
10 7 (4.90%) NEBOSH
10 7 (4.90%) QA
11 6 (4.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (4.20%) NCSC
12 5 (3.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (2.80%) JSP 440
13 4 (2.80%) RMADS
13 4 (2.80%) SOC 2
System Software
1 8 (5.59%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.80%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.70%) Firmware
4 1 (0.70%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.70%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 6 (4.20%) CASB
2 4 (2.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (2.10%) Ansible
3 3 (2.10%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 3 (2.10%) Nessus
3 3 (2.10%) Terraform
4 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.70%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.70%) WSUS
Vendors
1 26 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.50%) VMware
3 4 (2.80%) Google
4 3 (2.10%) LogRhythm
4 3 (2.10%) McAfee
5 2 (1.40%) Citrix
5 2 (1.40%) Qualys
5 2 (1.40%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.40%) Splunk
6 1 (0.70%) AlienVault
6 1 (0.70%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.70%) Cisco
6 1 (0.70%) Meraki
6 1 (0.70%) NetApp
6 1 (0.70%) Oracle
6 1 (0.70%) Veeam