Information Security Jobs in the Midlands

Information Security (InfoSec)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 89 111
Rank change year-on-year -23 +22 -32
Permanent jobs citing Information Security 274 305 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.02% 3.59% 3.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.55% 3.72% 3.19%
Number of salaries quoted 212 183 234
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,191 £47,500 £42,826
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +5.02%
75th Percentile £75,313 £76,250 £76,135
90th Percentile £96,250 £86,000 £91,106
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,752 8,197 10,775
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.32% 96.47% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 7,577 4,361 6,977
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
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 Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Security in the Midlands

Information Security
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Information Security in the Midlands

Information Security
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Security in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Security in the Midlands

Information Security
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Security within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 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
West Midlands -27 193 £57,500 +2.68% 54
East Midlands +21 80 £52,500 -20.75% 26
Information Security
England

Information Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (2.19%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.82%) nginx
3 4 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.09%) CMS
5 2 (0.73%) IIS
5 2 (0.73%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.36%) Drupal
Applications
1 8 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.73%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.73%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 52 (18.98%) Azure
2 28 (10.22%) AWS
3 25 (9.12%) Entra ID
4 15 (5.47%) IaaS
4 15 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (5.47%) PaaS
5 14 (5.11%) SaaS
6 12 (4.38%) GCP
7 7 (2.55%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (1.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 5 (1.82%) Amazon S3
8 5 (1.82%) AWS Fargate
8 5 (1.82%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (1.82%) Azure Pipelines
8 5 (1.82%) npm
8 5 (1.82%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.82%) Serverless
9 4 (1.46%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.73%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.73%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 24 (8.76%) Firewall
2 10 (3.65%) WAN
3 9 (3.28%) VPN
4 8 (2.92%) DHCP
4 8 (2.92%) DNS
5 7 (2.55%) SAN
5 7 (2.55%) SD-WAN
6 5 (1.82%) NAS
7 4 (1.46%) Fibre Channel
7 4 (1.46%) IPsec
7 4 (1.46%) iSCSI
7 4 (1.46%) Kerberos
7 4 (1.46%) SNMP
7 4 (1.46%) SSL
8 3 (1.09%) LAN
9 2 (0.73%) Network Security
9 2 (0.73%) NGFW
9 2 (0.73%) NX-OS
9 2 (0.73%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.73%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (2.55%) SQL Server
3 6 (2.19%) MySQL
4 5 (1.82%) DynamoDB
4 5 (1.82%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.46%) Power BI
6 1 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.36%) GIS
6 1 (0.36%) Metadata
6 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.36%) QGIS
6 1 (0.36%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 11 (4.01%) Git
2 7 (2.55%) JIRA
3 5 (1.82%) MSTest
3 5 (1.82%) webpack
4 2 (0.73%) GitLab
General
1 83 (30.29%) Finance
2 77 (28.10%) Social Skills
3 47 (17.15%) Legal
4 40 (14.60%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (7.66%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (6.57%) Retail
7 14 (5.11%) Environmental Health
8 12 (4.38%) Banking
9 9 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (2.92%) Automotive
10 8 (2.92%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.55%) Law
12 4 (1.46%) Aviation
12 4 (1.46%) Avionics
12 4 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.46%) Marketing
13 3 (1.09%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.09%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.73%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 62 (22.63%) Analyst
2 38 (13.87%) Security Analyst
3 36 (13.14%) Senior
4 35 (12.77%) Security Manager
5 24 (8.76%) Information Manager
6 23 (8.39%) Lead
7 22 (8.03%) Architect
7 22 (8.03%) Information Security Manager
7 22 (8.03%) Senior Analyst
8 18 (6.57%) Information Analyst
8 18 (6.57%) Information Security Analyst
9 15 (5.47%) Developer
10 14 (5.11%) IT Manager
11 13 (4.74%) Security Architect
12 12 (4.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 10 (3.65%) Governance Analyst
14 8 (2.92%) Cloud Architect
14 8 (2.92%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 8 (2.92%) Penetration Tester
14 8 (2.92%) Security Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.92%) Middleware
2 7 (2.55%) .NET
3 5 (1.82%) .NET Core
3 5 (1.82%) Blazor
3 5 (1.82%) CSS
3 5 (1.82%) HTML
3 5 (1.82%) HTML5
3 5 (1.82%) jQuery
3 5 (1.82%) JSON
3 5 (1.82%) LAMP
3 5 (1.82%) Laravel
3 5 (1.82%) LEMP Stack
3 5 (1.82%) LESS
3 5 (1.82%) React
3 5 (1.82%) Sass
3 5 (1.82%) Vue
3 5 (1.82%) XML
4 3 (1.09%) EDI
5 1 (0.36%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 88 (32.12%) Management Information System
2 21 (7.66%) Data Centre
3 20 (7.30%) Security Posture
4 14 (5.11%) NHS
5 11 (4.01%) Cyberattack
5 11 (4.01%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (3.65%) Security Operations Centre
7 8 (2.92%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.92%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.92%) Freedom of Information
7 8 (2.92%) Taxonomies
8 6 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (2.19%) PKI
9 5 (1.82%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.46%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.46%) PMI
10 4 (1.46%) Replication
10 4 (1.46%) Virtual Team
11 3 (1.09%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 45 (16.42%) Windows
2 22 (8.03%) Linux
3 8 (2.92%) Solaris
3 8 (2.92%) Ubuntu
3 8 (2.92%) Unix
3 8 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.55%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.46%) VMS
5 4 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (1.09%) zOS
7 1 (0.36%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.36%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (45.62%) Cybersecurity
2 53 (19.34%) Risk Management
3 51 (18.61%) Project Management
4 49 (17.88%) Agile
4 49 (17.88%) Data Protection
5 45 (16.42%) Continuous Improvement
6 38 (13.87%) Security Operations
7 35 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
8 30 (10.95%) Coaching
9 28 (10.22%) Incident Response
10 27 (9.85%) Penetration Testing
11 25 (9.12%) Customer Service
11 25 (9.12%) ITIL
11 25 (9.12%) Security Management
12 24 (8.76%) Business Continuity
13 23 (8.39%) Vulnerability Management
14 22 (8.03%) IT Strategy
14 22 (8.03%) Roadmaps
15 20 (7.30%) Disaster Recovery
15 20 (7.30%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (6.93%) SQL
2 18 (6.57%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.19%) PHP
4 5 (1.82%) C#
4 5 (1.82%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.82%) Python
5 2 (0.73%) Java
5 2 (0.73%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 58 (21.17%) CISSP
2 47 (17.15%) CISM
3 31 (11.31%) Degree
4 20 (7.30%) Azure Certification
5 18 (6.57%) OSCP
6 17 (6.20%) CISA
7 14 (5.11%) CRISC
8 13 (4.74%) AWS Certification
9 12 (4.38%) Security Cleared
10 9 (3.28%) CEH
10 9 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (2.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 8 (2.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 8 (2.92%) SANS
11 8 (2.92%) SC Cleared
12 7 (2.55%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (2.19%) GIAC
14 5 (1.82%) PCI QSA
14 5 (1.82%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (29.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (18.25%) GDPR
3 46 (16.79%) NIST
4 31 (11.31%) PCI DSS
5 27 (9.85%) GRC
6 20 (7.30%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (3.65%) QA
8 6 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (1.82%) COBIT
10 4 (1.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (1.09%) NCSC
11 3 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (1.09%) SLA
12 2 (0.73%) IASME
12 2 (0.73%) ISO 31000
12 2 (0.73%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.73%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.36%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.36%) PMO
System Software
1 31 (11.31%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.74%) Hyper-V
3 12 (4.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (3.65%) RACF
5 4 (1.46%) pfSense
6 3 (1.09%) Docker
7 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.73%) vSphere
8 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (2.19%) WSUS
2 4 (1.46%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.09%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.73%) CSIRT
4 2 (0.73%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.73%) SCCM
4 2 (0.73%) Terraform
5 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.36%) Nessus
Vendors
1 49 (17.88%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.11%) VMware
3 13 (4.74%) Cisco
4 10 (3.65%) CyberArk
5 9 (3.28%) Veeam
6 8 (2.92%) CrowdStrike
6 8 (2.92%) Dell
6 8 (2.92%) Rapid7
7 7 (2.55%) Proofpoint
8 6 (2.19%) HP
9 5 (1.82%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.46%) BroadSoft
10 4 (1.46%) Brocade
10 4 (1.46%) Dell Compellent
10 4 (1.46%) Meraki
10 4 (1.46%) QNAP
10 4 (1.46%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.46%) Ubiquiti
10 4 (1.46%) Zerto
11 3 (1.09%) IBM