Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PKI in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PKI over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 524 629 831
Rank change year-on-year +105 +202 -182
Permanent jobs citing PKI 428 337 464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.41% 0.36% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.19% 0.82% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 297 206 284
10th Percentile £43,227 £41,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,500 £50,000 £46,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.23% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £106,875 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,100
% change year-on-year - +1.66% -1.64%

All Generic Skills
UK

PKI is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,876 40,905 81,966
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.09% 43.15% 48.47%
Number of salaries quoted 23,224 22,549 34,301
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,116 £46,350 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

PKI
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing PKI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for PKI in the UK

PKI
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PKI.

Salary trend for PKI in the UK

PKI
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PKI over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for PKI in the UK

PKI
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PKI within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
England +135 387 £59,000 -9.23% 54
UK excluding London +34 264 £55,000 - 44
Work from Home +115 195 £56,263 -22.40% 40
London +123 152 £75,000 - 11
South East +15 96 £59,000 -1.67% 23
Midlands +8 48 £44,225 -6.90% 7
North of England +41 47 £62,641 +4.40% 5
South West +12 46 £55,000 -21.43% 8
West Midlands +13 31 £43,227 -21.41% 7
North West +5 30 £62,500 -3.85% 3
East Midlands -19 17 £44,225 -6.90%
Scotland -57 17 £52,500 -34.38% 1
Yorkshire +60 15 £62,500 -16.67% 1
North East -13 8 £62,500 +66.67% 1
Wales +2 7 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 7 - -
East of England -19 5 £62,500 - 1

PKI
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 33 (7.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.87%) IIS
3 5 (1.17%) OpenStack
4 4 (0.93%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.70%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.23%) Apache
7 1 (0.23%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.23%) Confluence
7 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.23%) nginx
Applications
1 17 (3.97%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 221 (51.64%) Azure
2 161 (37.62%) AWS
3 138 (32.24%) Microsoft 365
4 109 (25.47%) GCP
5 84 (19.63%) SaaS
6 66 (15.42%) Entra ID
7 24 (5.61%) Azure Monitor
8 20 (4.67%) Azure Storage
9 18 (4.21%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (2.80%) AWS KMS
10 12 (2.80%) Azure Key Vault
11 10 (2.34%) Power Platform
12 7 (1.64%) IaaS
13 6 (1.40%) PaaS
14 5 (1.17%) AWS CloudFormation
15 3 (0.70%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 3 (0.70%) Cloudflare
15 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
15 3 (0.70%) Nutanix
16 2 (0.47%) AWS Direct Connect
Communications & Networking
1 109 (25.47%) DNS
2 97 (22.66%) Firewall
3 70 (16.36%) DHCP
4 61 (14.25%) WAN
5 51 (11.92%) LAN
6 43 (10.05%) VPN
7 32 (7.48%) IPsec
8 30 (7.01%) Wireless
9 26 (6.07%) Wi-Fi
10 23 (5.37%) SAN
11 22 (5.14%) IPv4
11 22 (5.14%) IPv6
11 22 (5.14%) Network Security
12 19 (4.44%) TCP/IP
13 15 (3.50%) BGP
13 15 (3.50%) VSAN
14 13 (3.04%) Internet
15 11 (2.57%) SSL
16 9 (2.10%) SD-WAN
17 8 (1.87%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.57%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (2.34%) Power BI
2 10 (2.34%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.17%) InfluxDB
4 5 (1.17%) MariaDB
4 5 (1.17%) MySQL
5 4 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.93%) Redis
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 21 (4.91%) Jenkins
2 6 (1.40%) Robot Framework
2 6 (1.40%) Sonatype Nexus
3 5 (1.17%) Git
4 4 (0.93%) MSI
5 3 (0.70%) GitLab
5 3 (0.70%) JIRA
General
1 81 (18.93%) Presentation Skills
2 71 (16.59%) Social Skills
3 48 (11.21%) Finance
4 27 (6.31%) Public Sector
5 12 (2.80%) Aerospace
5 12 (2.80%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (2.34%) Law
7 7 (1.64%) Legal
8 6 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.40%) Police
9 4 (0.93%) Banking
9 4 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (0.93%) Military
10 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.70%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.47%) Electronics
11 2 (0.47%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.23%) Games
12 1 (0.23%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 126 (29.44%) Architect
2 81 (18.93%) Cloud Architect
3 63 (14.72%) Senior
4 54 (12.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 41 (9.58%) Security Engineer
6 35 (8.18%) Administrator
7 32 (7.48%) Network Engineer
8 30 (7.01%) Systems Administrator
9 29 (6.78%) Security Architect
10 23 (5.37%) Active Directory Specialist
10 23 (5.37%) Azure Specialist
10 23 (5.37%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
10 23 (5.37%) Senior Security Engineer
11 22 (5.14%) Technical Architect
12 21 (4.91%) Linux Engineer
12 21 (4.91%) Software Engineer
13 18 (4.21%) Support Specialist
14 17 (3.97%) Active Directory Support
15 16 (3.74%) Security Technical Architect
16 15 (3.50%) VMWare Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.67%) .NET
1 20 (4.67%) ARM Templates
2 12 (2.80%) EJB
3 10 (2.34%) GTK
4 6 (1.40%) Web Services
5 5 (1.17%) web3js
6 4 (0.93%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.93%) ASP.NET Web API
6 4 (0.93%) OAuth
7 3 (0.70%) HTML
8 2 (0.47%) 802.1X
8 2 (0.47%) LAMP
8 2 (0.47%) Micronaut
8 2 (0.47%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.47%) OpenID
8 2 (0.47%) Quarkus
8 2 (0.47%) RESTful
8 2 (0.47%) Spring
8 2 (0.47%) Spring Boot
8 2 (0.47%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 99 (23.13%) Public Cloud
2 28 (6.54%) Data Centre
3 21 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (4.44%) Clustering
4 19 (4.44%) Greenfield Project
5 18 (4.21%) Management Information System
6 14 (3.27%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.34%) NHS
9 7 (1.64%) Client/Server
9 7 (1.64%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.17%) Blockchain
10 5 (1.17%) Cyberattack
10 5 (1.17%) Web3
11 4 (0.93%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (0.93%) Hedge funds
11 4 (0.93%) Security Posture
11 4 (0.93%) Virtual Team
12 3 (0.70%) Cloud Security Posture
12 3 (0.70%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 159 (37.15%) Windows
2 114 (26.64%) Linux
3 96 (22.43%) Windows Server
4 35 (8.18%) Windows Server 2019
5 32 (7.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 26 (6.07%) Windows Server 2012
7 23 (5.37%) Ubuntu
8 19 (4.44%) Android
8 19 (4.44%) Apple iOS
9 16 (3.74%) Debian
10 11 (2.57%) Windows 10
11 10 (2.34%) CentOS
11 10 (2.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.47%) Unix
13 1 (0.23%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.23%) Solaris
13 1 (0.23%) VMS
13 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (21.96%) Actionable Insight
2 93 (21.73%) Project Management
3 90 (21.03%) TOGAF
4 89 (20.79%) Cybersecurity
5 86 (20.09%) Migration
6 84 (19.63%) Presales
7 83 (19.39%) Configuration Management
8 81 (18.93%) Application Virtualisation
9 68 (15.89%) DevOps
9 68 (15.89%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 62 (14.49%) Agile
11 61 (14.25%) ITIL
12 54 (12.62%) Cryptography
13 53 (12.38%) Identity Management
14 43 (10.05%) Problem-Solving
15 36 (8.41%) Infrastructure as Code
15 36 (8.41%) Key Management
16 33 (7.71%) CI/CD
17 32 (7.48%) Information Security
18 31 (7.24%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (17.76%) PowerShell
2 55 (12.85%) Python
3 36 (8.41%) VB
4 35 (8.18%) C
5 33 (7.71%) C#
6 31 (7.24%) Bash
7 23 (5.37%) VBScript
8 17 (3.97%) Bicep
9 13 (3.04%) ActionScript
10 12 (2.80%) SQL
11 11 (2.57%) C++
12 10 (2.34%) Java
13 5 (1.17%) Perl
14 4 (0.93%) JavaScript
15 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
16 1 (0.23%) Dart
16 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
16 1 (0.23%) Objective-C
16 1 (0.23%) Rust
16 1 (0.23%) Swift
Qualifications
1 137 (32.01%) Security Cleared
2 85 (19.86%) Degree
2 85 (19.86%) DV Cleared
3 39 (9.11%) SC Cleared
4 36 (8.41%) CISSP
5 27 (6.31%) CISM
6 21 (4.91%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (4.21%) GIAC
8 17 (3.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.74%) CRISC
9 16 (3.74%) ISSMP
10 15 (3.50%) CCNA
11 12 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (2.57%) Master's Degree
13 10 (2.34%) DBS Check
14 7 (1.64%) AWS Certification
14 7 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (1.64%) MCSE
15 6 (1.40%) CEH
15 6 (1.40%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.74%) COBIT
2 13 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.04%) SLA
3 12 (2.80%) GDPR
4 10 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 2 (0.47%) NCSC
6 2 (0.47%) NIST
6 2 (0.47%) PMO
7 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.23%) NIST 800
System Software
1 128 (29.91%) Active Directory
2 71 (16.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (10.05%) vSphere
4 37 (8.64%) VMware ESXi
5 22 (5.14%) Virtual Machines
6 19 (4.44%) Docker
6 19 (4.44%) Virtual Desktop
7 18 (4.21%) Hyper-V
8 16 (3.74%) VMware NSX
8 16 (3.74%) XenApp
9 13 (3.04%) OpenSSH
10 8 (1.87%) VMware Server
11 7 (1.64%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 6 (1.40%) Virtual Servers
13 3 (0.70%) KVM
13 3 (0.70%) XenDesktop
14 2 (0.47%) Firmware
14 2 (0.47%) pfSense
14 2 (0.47%) Terminal Services
15 1 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 42 (9.81%) Ansible
2 34 (7.94%) Kubernetes
3 32 (7.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 31 (7.24%) Terraform
5 30 (7.01%) Single Sign-On
6 26 (6.07%) SCCM
7 25 (5.84%) WSUS
8 24 (5.61%) SCOM
9 22 (5.14%) Microsoft Intune
10 21 (4.91%) vCenter Server
11 16 (3.74%) PowerCLI
12 13 (3.04%) IBM BigFix
13 12 (2.80%) CA Single Sign-On
14 6 (1.40%) SCOrch
15 5 (1.17%) Puppet
15 5 (1.17%) Red Hat Spacewalk
16 4 (0.93%) vMotion
16 4 (0.93%) WMI
17 3 (0.70%) Stealthwatch
17 3 (0.70%) vRealize
Vendors
1 231 (53.97%) Microsoft
2 98 (22.90%) Google
3 81 (18.93%) VMware
4 23 (5.37%) Cisco
5 21 (4.91%) Citrix
6 20 (4.67%) Juniper
7 19 (4.44%) Fortinet
8 16 (3.74%) Alibaba
9 15 (3.50%) ServiceNow
10 14 (3.27%) CA
10 14 (3.27%) SolarWinds
11 13 (3.04%) IBM
12 12 (2.80%) CyberArk
13 10 (2.34%) HP
14 9 (2.10%) Splunk
15 8 (1.87%) Red Hat
16 7 (1.64%) Dell
17 5 (1.17%) NetApp
17 5 (1.17%) Veeam
18 3 (0.70%) Brocade