CSIRT Jobs in England

Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CSIRT skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CSIRT over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 793 852 1095
Rank change year-on-year +59 +243 -277
Permanent jobs citing CSIRT 21 94 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.025% 0.099% 0.027%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.25% 0.66% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 16 70 29
10th Percentile - £43,850 £46,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £54,813 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +16.38% -19.44%
75th Percentile £91,250 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £81,250 £87,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +16.38% -19.44%

All Systems Management Skills
England

CSIRT is in the Systems Management category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 8,566 14,326 23,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.18% 15.09% 17.72%
Number of salaries quoted 6,714 8,910 12,728
10th Percentile £32,715 £35,398 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £88,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £105,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -3.57% +12.00%

CSIRT
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CSIRT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CSIRT in England

CSIRT
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CSIRT in England.

Salary trend for CSIRT in England

CSIRT
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CSIRT in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CSIRT in England

CSIRT
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CSIRT within the England region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
London +137 13 £55,000 -18.52% 1
North of England +43 3 £65,000 -3.70%
South East -18 3 £87,500 +66.67% 1
Yorkshire +98 2 £65,000 +22.64%
West Midlands +29 2 £115,000 +64.29%
Midlands +10 2 £115,000 +64.29%
North West +5 1 £37,500 -46.43%
CSIRT
UK

CSIRT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 8 (38.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (9.52%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (19.05%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (38.10%) Azure
2 6 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (52.38%) Firewall
2 8 (38.10%) Wireshark
3 2 (9.52%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (9.52%) Network Security
3 2 (9.52%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (19.05%) SAP BW
2 2 (9.52%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Banking
3 4 (19.05%) Finance
3 4 (19.05%) Marketing
4 2 (9.52%) Games
4 2 (9.52%) Legal
Job Titles
1 13 (61.90%) Analyst
2 12 (57.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 12 (57.14%) Security Analyst
3 8 (38.10%) IT Analyst
3 8 (38.10%) IT Security Analyst
4 6 (28.57%) Email Analyst
4 6 (28.57%) Senior
4 6 (28.57%) Vulnerability Analyst
4 6 (28.57%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
5 4 (19.05%) Security Manager
5 4 (19.05%) Senior Analyst
5 4 (19.05%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
5 4 (19.05%) Senior Security Analyst
6 2 (9.52%) Incident Engineer
6 2 (9.52%) Lead
6 2 (9.52%) Security Engineer
6 2 (9.52%) Senior Security Engineer
6 2 (9.52%) Team Leader
7 1 (4.76%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (19.05%) SAP Business Workflow
Miscellaneous
1 8 (38.10%) Cyber Threat
2 7 (33.33%) Management Information System
3 2 (9.52%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 11 (52.38%) Windows
2 9 (42.86%) Linux
3 2 (9.52%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (80.95%) SIEM
2 15 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
2 15 (71.43%) Incident Response
3 12 (57.14%) Vulnerability Management
4 10 (47.62%) Risk Analysis
4 10 (47.62%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
5 8 (38.10%) Data Security
5 8 (38.10%) ITIL
6 7 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 7 (33.33%) Security Operations
6 7 (33.33%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 6 (28.57%) Data Protection
7 6 (28.57%) Patch Management
7 6 (28.57%) Problem Management
7 6 (28.57%) Project Planning
7 6 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (28.57%) Ticket Management
8 5 (23.81%) Information Security
8 5 (23.81%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 4 (19.05%) Cryptography
Programming Languages
1 4 (19.05%) Python
2 2 (9.52%) Bash
2 2 (9.52%) PowerShell
2 2 (9.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (42.86%) Degree
2 6 (28.57%) CEH
2 6 (28.57%) OSCP
3 4 (19.05%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (19.05%) GCIH
4 2 (9.52%) CCNA
4 2 (9.52%) CCSP
4 2 (9.52%) CISSP
4 2 (9.52%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (9.52%) GCFA
4 2 (9.52%) GCFE
4 2 (9.52%) GREM
4 2 (9.52%) Master's Degree
4 2 (9.52%) MCSE
4 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (9.52%) SANS
4 2 (9.52%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (66.67%) GRC
2 13 (61.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (28.57%) GDPR
3 6 (28.57%) NCSC
3 6 (28.57%) PCI DSS
4 4 (19.05%) ITGC
5 1 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (4.76%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (9.52%) VMware ESXi
1 2 (9.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (14.29%) CASB
Vendors
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 6 (28.57%) Qualys
3 4 (19.05%) SAP
4 2 (9.52%) Cisco
4 2 (9.52%) Citrix
4 2 (9.52%) VMware