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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 517 633 806
Rank change year-on-year +116 +173 -177
Permanent jobs citing PKI 429 343 462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.35% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.21% 0.82% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 298 206 287
10th Percentile £43,235 £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 £77,500 £87,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,375 £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 35,381 41,658 80,546
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.48% 42.79% 48.24%
Number of salaries quoted 23,078 22,714 34,326
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,738 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,070 £46,350 £45,625
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 £86,250 £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 28 May 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 28 May 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 +120 388 £59,000 -9.23% 63
UK excluding London +52 261 £55,000 - 54
Work from Home +132 196 £57,025 -22.41% 48
London +157 156 £75,000 - 11
South East +27 94 £59,000 -1.67% 29
North of England +50 47 £62,641 -3.63% 7
Midlands +14 47 £44,225 -6.90% 5
South West +13 46 £55,000 -21.43% 11
West Midlands +32 30 £49,114 -10.70% 5
North West +22 30 £62,500 -10.71% 4
East Midlands -18 17 £44,225 -6.90%
Scotland -45 17 £52,500 -34.38% 2
Yorkshire +74 15 £62,500 -16.67% 2
North East -9 8 £62,500 +66.67% 1
Wales +1 7 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 7 - -
East of England -18 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 34 (7.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.86%) 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 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 221 (51.52%) Azure
2 160 (37.30%) AWS
3 138 (32.17%) Microsoft 365
4 109 (25.41%) GCP
5 84 (19.58%) SaaS
6 66 (15.38%) Entra ID
7 25 (5.83%) Azure Monitor
8 20 (4.66%) Azure Storage
9 17 (3.96%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (2.80%) AWS KMS
10 12 (2.80%) Azure Key Vault
11 10 (2.33%) Power Platform
12 8 (1.86%) 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%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 109 (25.41%) DNS
2 97 (22.61%) Firewall
3 69 (16.08%) DHCP
4 60 (13.99%) WAN
5 50 (11.66%) LAN
6 45 (10.49%) VPN
7 33 (7.69%) IPsec
8 30 (6.99%) Wireless
9 26 (6.06%) Wi-Fi
10 25 (5.83%) Network Security
11 23 (5.36%) SAN
12 22 (5.13%) IPv4
12 22 (5.13%) IPv6
13 21 (4.90%) TCP/IP
14 16 (3.73%) BGP
15 15 (3.50%) VSAN
16 13 (3.03%) Internet
17 11 (2.56%) SSL
18 10 (2.33%) SD-WAN
19 9 (2.10%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
1 10 (2.33%) Power BI
1 10 (2.33%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.17%) InfluxDB
3 5 (1.17%) MariaDB
3 5 (1.17%) MySQL
4 4 (0.93%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (0.93%) Redis
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 21 (4.90%) 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 (18.88%) Presentation Skills
2 72 (16.78%) Social Skills
3 47 (10.96%) Finance
4 27 (6.29%) Public Sector
5 13 (3.03%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (2.80%) Aerospace
7 11 (2.56%) Law
8 7 (1.63%) Legal
9 6 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.40%) Police
10 4 (0.93%) Banking
10 4 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.70%) Military
11 3 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.70%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.47%) Electronics
12 2 (0.47%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.23%) Back Office
13 1 (0.23%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 126 (29.37%) Architect
2 81 (18.88%) Cloud Architect
3 66 (15.38%) Senior
4 54 (12.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 43 (10.02%) Security Engineer
6 35 (8.16%) Administrator
7 33 (7.69%) Network Engineer
8 30 (6.99%) Systems Administrator
9 29 (6.76%) Security Architect
10 26 (6.06%) Senior Security Engineer
11 23 (5.36%) Active Directory Specialist
11 23 (5.36%) Azure Specialist
11 23 (5.36%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
12 22 (5.13%) Technical Architect
13 21 (4.90%) Linux Engineer
13 21 (4.90%) Software Engineer
14 18 (4.20%) Support Specialist
15 17 (3.96%) Active Directory Support
16 16 (3.73%) Security Technical Architect
17 15 (3.50%) VMWare Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (4.66%) .NET
1 20 (4.66%) ARM Templates
2 12 (2.80%) EJB
3 10 (2.33%) GTK
4 7 (1.63%) web3js
5 6 (1.40%) Web Services
6 4 (0.93%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.93%) ASP.NET Web API
6 4 (0.93%) HTML
6 4 (0.93%) OAuth
7 2 (0.47%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.47%) LAMP
7 2 (0.47%) Micronaut
7 2 (0.47%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.47%) OpenID
7 2 (0.47%) Quarkus
7 2 (0.47%) RESTful
7 2 (0.47%) Spring
7 2 (0.47%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.47%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 99 (23.08%) Public Cloud
2 29 (6.76%) Data Centre
3 21 (4.90%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (4.43%) Clustering
4 19 (4.43%) Greenfield Project
5 18 (4.20%) Management Information System
6 13 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.80%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (2.10%) NHS
9 7 (1.63%) Blockchain
9 7 (1.63%) Client/Server
9 7 (1.63%) Product Ownership
9 7 (1.63%) Web3
10 5 (1.17%) Cyberattack
10 5 (1.17%) Hedge funds
10 5 (1.17%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.17%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.93%) Enterprise Storage
12 3 (0.70%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (0.70%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 159 (37.06%) Windows
2 116 (27.04%) Linux
3 95 (22.14%) Windows Server
4 35 (8.16%) Windows Server 2019
5 31 (7.23%) Windows Server 2016
6 26 (6.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 23 (5.36%) Ubuntu
8 19 (4.43%) Android
8 19 (4.43%) Apple iOS
9 16 (3.73%) Debian
10 10 (2.33%) CentOS
10 10 (2.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 9 (2.10%) Windows 10
12 3 (0.70%) Unix
13 2 (0.47%) VMS
14 1 (0.23%) Data ONTAP
14 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (21.91%) Actionable Insight
2 93 (21.68%) Project Management
3 91 (21.21%) Cybersecurity
4 90 (20.98%) TOGAF
5 86 (20.05%) Migration
6 84 (19.58%) Presales
7 83 (19.35%) Configuration Management
8 81 (18.88%) Application Virtualisation
9 69 (16.08%) DevOps
10 68 (15.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 62 (14.45%) Agile
12 61 (14.22%) ITIL
13 56 (13.05%) Cryptography
14 53 (12.35%) Identity Management
15 42 (9.79%) Problem-Solving
16 36 (8.39%) Infrastructure as Code
16 36 (8.39%) Key Management
17 33 (7.69%) CI/CD
17 33 (7.69%) Information Security
18 32 (7.46%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (17.95%) PowerShell
2 55 (12.82%) Python
3 36 (8.39%) VB
4 35 (8.16%) C
5 34 (7.93%) C#
6 31 (7.23%) Bash
7 23 (5.36%) VBScript
8 17 (3.96%) Bicep
9 13 (3.03%) ActionScript
10 12 (2.80%) SQL
11 11 (2.56%) C++
12 10 (2.33%) 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%) Go
16 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
16 1 (0.23%) Rust
16 1 (0.23%) Swift
Qualifications
1 136 (31.70%) Security Cleared
2 87 (20.28%) Degree
3 84 (19.58%) DV Cleared
4 39 (9.09%) CISSP
4 39 (9.09%) SC Cleared
5 30 (6.99%) CISM
6 23 (5.36%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (4.20%) GIAC
8 17 (3.96%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.73%) CRISC
9 16 (3.73%) ISSMP
10 15 (3.50%) CCNA
11 12 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (2.56%) Master's Degree
13 9 (2.10%) CEH
13 9 (2.10%) DBS Check
14 7 (1.63%) AWS Certification
14 7 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (1.63%) MCSE
15 6 (1.40%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.73%) COBIT
2 13 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.03%) SLA
3 11 (2.56%) GDPR
4 9 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (2.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 2 (0.47%) NCSC
5 2 (0.47%) NIST
5 2 (0.47%) PMO
6 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.23%) NIST 800
System Software
1 129 (30.07%) Active Directory
2 73 (17.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 42 (9.79%) vSphere
4 38 (8.86%) VMware ESXi
5 22 (5.13%) Virtual Machines
6 20 (4.66%) Docker
7 19 (4.43%) Hyper-V
7 19 (4.43%) Virtual Desktop
8 16 (3.73%) VMware NSX
8 16 (3.73%) XenApp
9 13 (3.03%) OpenSSH
10 8 (1.86%) VMware Server
11 7 (1.63%) 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 (9.79%) Ansible
2 35 (8.16%) Kubernetes
3 32 (7.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 31 (7.23%) Terraform
5 30 (6.99%) Single Sign-On
6 26 (6.06%) SCCM
6 26 (6.06%) WSUS
7 24 (5.59%) SCOM
8 22 (5.13%) Microsoft Intune
9 21 (4.90%) vCenter Server
10 16 (3.73%) PowerCLI
11 13 (3.03%) IBM BigFix
12 12 (2.80%) CA Single Sign-On
13 6 (1.40%) SCOrch
14 5 (1.17%) Puppet
14 5 (1.17%) Red Hat Spacewalk
15 4 (0.93%) Cisco CUCM
15 4 (0.93%) Stealthwatch
15 4 (0.93%) vMotion
15 4 (0.93%) WMI
Vendors
1 230 (53.61%) Microsoft
2 98 (22.84%) Google
3 81 (18.88%) VMware
4 25 (5.83%) Cisco
5 21 (4.90%) Citrix
6 20 (4.66%) Juniper
7 19 (4.43%) Fortinet
8 16 (3.73%) Alibaba
9 15 (3.50%) ServiceNow
10 14 (3.26%) CA
10 14 (3.26%) SolarWinds
11 13 (3.03%) IBM
12 12 (2.80%) CyberArk
13 10 (2.33%) HP
14 9 (2.10%) Splunk
15 8 (1.86%) Dell
16 7 (1.63%) Red Hat
17 5 (1.17%) NetApp
17 5 (1.17%) Veeam
18 3 (0.70%) 3PAR