Data Security Jobs in England

Data Security
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 351 462 450
Rank change year-on-year +111 -12 -24
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 648 605 1,029
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.76% 0.65% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.89% 0.68% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 437 347 515
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +1.74% +21.05%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,450 £92,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.04% - +21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Data 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,814 89,178 125,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.85% 95.66% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 53,731 52,642 73,765
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,327
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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 +38 195 £75,000 +15.38% 58
North of England +114 129 £45,000 -11.33% 30
South East +65 126 £71,000 +33.96% 32
Midlands +58 99 £57,500 +7.98% 19
North West +44 71 £50,000 +11.11% 15
West Midlands +52 68 £65,000 +22.07% 11
South West -13 50 £40,000 +45.45% 11
Yorkshire +111 43 £45,000 -20.70% 14
East Midlands +6 26 £53,750 -17.31% 8
East of England +26 25 £52,500 +20.92% 10
North East +12 15 £42,000 -4.55% 2
Data Security
UK

Data Security
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 31 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.47%) Apache
3 15 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.85%) IIS
4 12 (1.85%) Tomcat
5 11 (1.70%) WordPress
6 5 (0.77%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.62%) CMS
7 4 (0.62%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.46%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.31%) Moodle
9 2 (0.31%) SAS
10 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 37 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (5.40%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (2.31%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.77%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.31%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 313 (48.30%) Azure
2 211 (32.56%) AWS
3 143 (22.07%) GCP
4 88 (13.58%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (10.80%) Power Platform
6 53 (8.18%) SaaS
7 26 (4.01%) Entra ID
8 20 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (3.09%) PowerApps
9 19 (2.93%) OneDrive
9 19 (2.93%) PaaS
10 18 (2.78%) IaaS
11 17 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
11 17 (2.62%) Serverless
12 16 (2.47%) Cloud Computing
13 13 (2.01%) Snowflake
14 12 (1.85%) Matillion
15 11 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
15 11 (1.70%) Power Automate
16 9 (1.39%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 51 (7.87%) Firewall
2 26 (4.01%) Network Security
2 26 (4.01%) VPN
3 23 (3.55%) DHCP
3 23 (3.55%) DNS
4 22 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
5 18 (2.78%) WAN
6 16 (2.47%) LAN
7 12 (1.85%) VLAN
8 9 (1.39%) IPsec
9 8 (1.23%) Internet
9 8 (1.23%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.93%) Wireshark
11 5 (0.77%) Wireless
12 4 (0.62%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.62%) IP Telephony
12 4 (0.62%) VoIP
13 3 (0.46%) TCP/IP
14 2 (0.31%) NAS
14 2 (0.31%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (22.38%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (17.75%) BigQuery
3 113 (17.44%) Looker
4 66 (10.19%) Power BI
5 57 (8.80%) SQL Server
6 28 (4.32%) Metadata
7 23 (3.55%) Data Lake
8 20 (3.09%) Oracle Database
9 17 (2.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 16 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 15 (2.31%) Relational Database
12 10 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
13 8 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
14 7 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
14 7 (1.08%) MongoDB
14 7 (1.08%) MySQL
15 6 (0.93%) GIS
16 5 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
16 5 (0.77%) RDBMS
17 4 (0.62%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 15 (2.31%) Git
2 7 (1.08%) JIRA
3 6 (0.93%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.93%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.62%) ESLint
4 4 (0.62%) IntelliJ
4 4 (0.62%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.31%) GitLab
5 2 (0.31%) Snyk
5 2 (0.31%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
6 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 215 (33.18%) Analytical Skills
2 165 (25.46%) Social Skills
3 120 (18.52%) Finance
4 46 (7.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (5.86%) Legal
6 29 (4.48%) Public Sector
7 23 (3.55%) Law
8 22 (3.40%) Marketing
8 22 (3.40%) Retail
9 20 (3.09%) Local Government
10 18 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (2.31%) Police
12 14 (2.16%) Banking
13 13 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.39%) Back Office
16 7 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.08%) Telecoms
17 6 (0.93%) Billing
18 4 (0.62%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 211 (32.56%) Architect
2 143 (22.07%) Data Architect
3 62 (9.57%) Senior
4 54 (8.33%) Analyst
5 48 (7.41%) Lead
6 39 (6.02%) Developer
7 35 (5.40%) Data Engineer
8 28 (4.32%) Security Analyst
9 25 (3.86%) IT Manager
10 23 (3.55%) Security Engineer
11 22 (3.40%) Administrator
11 22 (3.40%) Solutions Architect
12 21 (3.24%) Enterprise Architect
13 18 (2.78%) DBA
13 18 (2.78%) Security Architect
14 17 (2.62%) Data Manager
14 17 (2.62%) Security Manager
15 14 (2.16%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 14 (2.16%) IT Support
15 14 (2.16%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (3.24%) .NET
2 17 (2.62%) Web Services
3 13 (2.01%) React
4 11 (1.70%) RESTful
5 10 (1.54%) .NET Framework
5 10 (1.54%) Entity Framework
6 9 (1.39%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.39%) Kafka
7 8 (1.23%) Middleware
7 8 (1.23%) REST
8 7 (1.08%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.93%) CSS
9 6 (0.93%) HTML
10 5 (0.77%) ASP.NET Web API
10 5 (0.77%) Blazor
10 5 (0.77%) Jest
10 5 (0.77%) Lightning Web Components
10 5 (0.77%) SOAP
10 5 (0.77%) Visualforce
11 4 (0.62%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 125 (19.29%) Self-Motivation
2 94 (14.51%) Management Information System
3 32 (4.94%) Public Cloud
4 29 (4.48%) Security Posture
5 26 (4.01%) Cyber Threat
6 17 (2.62%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.47%) Algorithms
7 16 (2.47%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (2.16%) Cloud Native
10 12 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
11 11 (1.70%) PKI
12 10 (1.54%) Cloud Security Posture
13 9 (1.39%) Data Centre
13 9 (1.39%) Housing Association
14 8 (1.23%) Driving Licence
14 8 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.23%) NHS
15 7 (1.08%) Data Structures
15 7 (1.08%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 86 (13.27%) Windows
2 34 (5.25%) Linux
3 24 (3.70%) Windows Server
4 18 (2.78%) Unix
5 16 (2.47%) Solaris
6 12 (1.85%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.70%) Android
7 11 (1.70%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.77%) CentOS
8 5 (0.77%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.77%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.62%) DC/OS
9 4 (0.62%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.62%) zOS
10 3 (0.46%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.31%) VMS
11 2 (0.31%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (40.28%) Problem-Solving
2 193 (29.78%) ETL
3 184 (28.40%) Data Modelling
4 181 (27.93%) Data Governance
5 168 (25.93%) Mentoring
6 147 (22.69%) Data Architecture
7 139 (21.45%) Data Integration
8 138 (21.30%) Cybersecurity
9 131 (20.22%) Data Engineering
10 118 (18.21%) Innovative Thinking
11 115 (17.75%) Platform Engineering
12 111 (17.13%) ERD
13 103 (15.90%) Information Security
14 93 (14.35%) Computer Science
15 82 (12.65%) Agile
15 82 (12.65%) Data Protection
16 76 (11.73%) Data Management
17 75 (11.57%) Analytics
17 75 (11.57%) Business Intelligence
18 67 (10.34%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 100 (15.43%) SQL
2 52 (8.02%) Python
3 34 (5.25%) T-SQL
4 21 (3.24%) C#
4 21 (3.24%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.47%) Java
6 14 (2.16%) Shell Script
7 11 (1.70%) JavaScript
7 11 (1.70%) Scala
8 9 (1.39%) PL/SQL
9 7 (1.08%) R
9 7 (1.08%) TypeScript
10 6 (0.93%) Bash
11 5 (0.77%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.77%) C
12 4 (0.62%) Bicep
13 2 (0.31%) C++
13 2 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.31%) PHP
14 1 (0.15%) Perl
Qualifications
1 159 (24.54%) Degree
2 79 (12.19%) CISSP
3 50 (7.72%) CISM
3 50 (7.72%) Computer Science Degree
4 24 (3.70%) CISA
5 23 (3.55%) Master's Degree
5 23 (3.55%) Security Cleared
6 20 (3.09%) Azure Certification
6 20 (3.09%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (2.78%) PCI QSA
8 17 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (2.47%) CEH
10 12 (1.85%) CCSP
11 11 (1.70%) A+ Certification
12 10 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 10 (1.54%) PMI Certification
12 10 (1.54%) PMP
13 9 (1.39%) AWS Certification
13 9 (1.39%) SANS
14 8 (1.23%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (27.62%) GDPR
2 157 (24.23%) Data Quality
3 81 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 48 (7.41%) NIST
5 44 (6.79%) PCI DSS
6 42 (6.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 24 (3.70%) Accessibility
8 18 (2.78%) NCSC
9 17 (2.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 12 (1.85%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.70%) GRC
13 7 (1.08%) HIPAA
13 7 (1.08%) QA
14 6 (0.93%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.93%) NIST 800
15 5 (0.77%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.62%) TickIT
17 3 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.31%) ITGC
System Software
1 65 (10.03%) Active Directory
2 29 (4.48%) Docker
3 12 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.77%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.46%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.31%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.31%) XenApp
7 2 (0.31%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.15%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.15%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 27 (4.17%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.54%) Terraform
4 9 (1.39%) Ansible
4 9 (1.39%) CSIRT
5 6 (0.93%) CASB
5 6 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.77%) Data Guard
6 5 (0.77%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (0.77%) PaperCut
7 4 (0.62%) AirWatch
8 3 (0.46%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.46%) Suricata
9 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.15%) DatAdvantage
9 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.15%) QRadar
9 1 (0.15%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.15%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 170 (26.23%) Microsoft
2 151 (23.30%) Google
3 31 (4.78%) Oracle
4 25 (3.86%) Databricks
5 16 (2.47%) Cisco
5 16 (2.47%) VMware
6 15 (2.31%) NEC
7 13 (2.01%) Qualys
8 12 (1.85%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.70%) SAP
10 10 (1.54%) Xero
11 8 (1.23%) Guidewire
11 8 (1.23%) Splunk
12 7 (1.08%) CyberArk
12 7 (1.08%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.08%) Varonis
12 7 (1.08%) WatchGuard
13 6 (0.93%) CA
13 6 (0.93%) Nuix
14 5 (0.77%) Apple