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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 341 450 444
Rank change year-on-year +109 -6 -10
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 669 594 1,071
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.78% 0.66% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.91% 0.69% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 439 360 521
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.65% - +21.05%
75th Percentile £87,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,825 £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 73,254 86,133 128,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.46% 95.62% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 53,821 51,154 73,474
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,410 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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 13 May 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 13 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
London +30 202 £75,000 +15.38% 71
South East +68 130 £75,000 +48.02% 34
North of England +107 129 £45,000 -18.18% 43
Midlands +61 108 £57,500 +7.98% 28
West Midlands +53 76 £65,000 +22.07% 8
North West +34 72 £50,000 +2.56% 24
South West -39 50 £40,000 +45.45% 14
Yorkshire +97 42 £45,000 -24.40% 19
East Midlands +14 27 £55,000 -13.73% 20
East of England +30 24 £52,500 +18.41% 13
North East +10 15 £42,000 -4.55% 1
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 30 (4.48%) SharePoint
2 25 (3.74%) Apache
3 21 (3.14%) IIS
3 21 (3.14%) Tomcat
4 17 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.79%) WordPress
6 5 (0.75%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.60%) CMS
7 4 (0.60%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.45%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.30%) Moodle
9 2 (0.30%) SAS
10 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 38 (5.68%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (3.59%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.75%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.30%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) iTrent
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 318 (47.53%) Azure
2 214 (31.99%) AWS
3 142 (21.23%) GCP
4 87 (13.00%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (10.01%) Power Platform
6 55 (8.22%) SaaS
7 26 (3.89%) Entra ID
8 21 (3.14%) Cloud Computing
9 19 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (2.84%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (2.84%) PaaS
9 19 (2.84%) PowerApps
10 18 (2.69%) IaaS
10 18 (2.69%) OneDrive
11 17 (2.54%) Serverless
12 12 (1.79%) Matillion
12 12 (1.79%) Snowflake
13 9 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
13 9 (1.35%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 56 (8.37%) Firewall
2 30 (4.48%) Network Security
3 28 (4.19%) VPN
4 23 (3.44%) DHCP
4 23 (3.44%) DNS
5 21 (3.14%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (2.69%) WAN
7 16 (2.39%) LAN
8 11 (1.64%) VLAN
9 10 (1.49%) Internet
9 10 (1.49%) Intrusion Detection
10 9 (1.35%) IPsec
11 6 (0.90%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.75%) Wireless
13 4 (0.60%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.60%) IP Telephony
13 4 (0.60%) VoIP
14 3 (0.45%) TCP/IP
15 2 (0.30%) NAS
15 2 (0.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (21.67%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (17.19%) BigQuery
3 113 (16.89%) Looker
4 63 (9.42%) Power BI
5 58 (8.67%) SQL Server
6 29 (4.33%) Oracle Database
7 28 (4.19%) Metadata
8 23 (3.44%) Data Lake
9 16 (2.39%) Relational Database
9 16 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 14 (2.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 11 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (1.05%) MongoDB
12 7 (1.05%) MySQL
13 6 (0.90%) GIS
14 5 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
14 5 (0.75%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 5 (0.75%) Geospatial Data
14 5 (0.75%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 16 (2.39%) Git
2 7 (1.05%) JIRA
3 6 (0.90%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.90%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.60%) ESLint
4 4 (0.60%) IntelliJ
4 4 (0.60%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.30%) GitLab
5 2 (0.30%) Snyk
5 2 (0.30%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
General
1 218 (32.59%) Analytical Skills
2 168 (25.11%) Social Skills
3 130 (19.43%) Finance
4 46 (6.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 39 (5.83%) Legal
6 37 (5.53%) Public Sector
7 29 (4.33%) Local Government
8 26 (3.89%) Marketing
9 24 (3.59%) Police
10 23 (3.44%) Law
10 23 (3.44%) Retail
11 17 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.24%) Banking
13 13 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.35%) Back Office
16 7 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.05%) Telecoms
17 6 (0.90%) Billing
18 5 (0.75%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 217 (32.44%) Architect
2 144 (21.52%) Data Architect
3 62 (9.27%) Senior
4 60 (8.97%) Analyst
5 48 (7.17%) Lead
6 35 (5.23%) Developer
7 33 (4.93%) Data Engineer
8 32 (4.78%) Security Analyst
9 25 (3.74%) Administrator
9 25 (3.74%) IT Manager
10 24 (3.59%) Security Engineer
11 22 (3.29%) Solutions Architect
12 21 (3.14%) Applications Support
12 21 (3.14%) Enterprise Architect
13 20 (2.99%) Security Architect
14 18 (2.69%) Security Manager
15 17 (2.54%) DBA
16 16 (2.39%) Data Manager
17 15 (2.24%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 14 (2.09%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.33%) Web Services
2 23 (3.44%) .NET
3 12 (1.79%) RESTful
4 11 (1.64%) .NET Framework
4 11 (1.64%) Entity Framework
4 11 (1.64%) React
5 9 (1.35%) .NET Core
5 9 (1.35%) Kafka
6 8 (1.20%) ASP.NET
6 8 (1.20%) Middleware
6 8 (1.20%) REST
7 7 (1.05%) HTML
7 7 (1.05%) Lightning Web Components
7 7 (1.05%) Visualforce
8 6 (0.90%) Blazor
8 6 (0.90%) CSS
9 5 (0.75%) ASP.NET Web API
9 5 (0.75%) Jest
9 5 (0.75%) SOAP
10 4 (0.60%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 124 (18.54%) Self-Motivation
2 98 (14.65%) Management Information System
3 44 (6.58%) Public Cloud
4 32 (4.78%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.89%) Cyber Threat
6 18 (2.69%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.54%) Algorithms
7 17 (2.54%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.24%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (1.64%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.49%) Cloud Security Posture
11 10 (1.49%) PKI
12 9 (1.35%) Housing Association
13 8 (1.20%) NHS
14 7 (1.05%) Driving Licence
14 7 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
15 6 (0.90%) Data Structures
15 6 (0.90%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 97 (14.50%) Windows
2 44 (6.58%) Linux
3 27 (4.04%) Unix
4 25 (3.74%) Solaris
4 25 (3.74%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.79%) Mac OS
6 9 (1.35%) Android
6 9 (1.35%) Apple iOS
7 8 (1.20%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.75%) CentOS
8 5 (0.75%) Kali Linux
8 5 (0.75%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.60%) DC/OS
9 4 (0.60%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.60%) zOS
10 2 (0.30%) VMS
10 2 (0.30%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (39.46%) Problem-Solving
2 191 (28.55%) ETL
3 183 (27.35%) Data Governance
4 182 (27.20%) Data Modelling
5 170 (25.41%) Mentoring
6 148 (22.12%) Data Architecture
7 145 (21.67%) Cybersecurity
8 141 (21.08%) Data Integration
9 132 (19.73%) Data Engineering
10 119 (17.79%) Innovative Thinking
11 115 (17.19%) Platform Engineering
12 111 (16.59%) ERD
13 108 (16.14%) Information Security
14 102 (15.25%) Computer Science
15 86 (12.86%) Data Protection
16 80 (11.96%) Agile
17 76 (11.36%) Data Management
18 75 (11.21%) Analytics
19 73 (10.91%) Business Intelligence
20 69 (10.31%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 95 (14.20%) SQL
2 52 (7.77%) Python
3 32 (4.78%) T-SQL
4 31 (4.63%) PowerShell
5 23 (3.44%) Shell Script
6 22 (3.29%) C#
7 15 (2.24%) Java
8 12 (1.79%) Scala
9 9 (1.35%) PL/SQL
10 8 (1.20%) JavaScript
10 8 (1.20%) R
11 7 (1.05%) Apex Code
11 7 (1.05%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.90%) Bash
12 6 (0.90%) C
13 4 (0.60%) Bicep
14 2 (0.30%) Gremlin
15 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 179 (26.76%) Degree
2 83 (12.41%) CISSP
3 56 (8.37%) Computer Science Degree
4 52 (7.77%) CISM
5 33 (4.93%) Security Cleared
6 27 (4.04%) CISA
7 23 (3.44%) Azure Certification
7 23 (3.44%) Master's Degree
8 20 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
9 18 (2.69%) CEH
9 18 (2.69%) PCI QSA
10 17 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (1.79%) CCSP
12 11 (1.64%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.49%) A+ Certification
13 10 (1.49%) CRISC
13 10 (1.49%) PMI Certification
13 10 (1.49%) PMP
13 10 (1.49%) SANS
14 9 (1.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (26.76%) GDPR
2 157 (23.47%) Data Quality
3 87 (13.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (7.47%) NIST
5 49 (7.32%) PCI DSS
6 41 (6.13%) Cyber Essentials
7 34 (5.08%) Accessibility
8 18 (2.69%) NCSC
9 16 (2.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (2.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 12 (1.79%) SOC 2
11 11 (1.64%) GRC
12 8 (1.20%) QA
13 7 (1.05%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.90%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.90%) NIST 800
15 5 (0.75%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.60%) TickIT
17 3 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.30%) ITGC
System Software
1 65 (9.72%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.48%) Docker
3 12 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.75%) Oracle RAC
6 4 (0.60%) XenApp
6 4 (0.60%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.45%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.15%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.15%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 27 (4.04%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.79%) Terraform
4 9 (1.35%) Ansible
4 9 (1.35%) CSIRT
5 8 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.90%) CASB
7 5 (0.75%) Data Guard
7 5 (0.75%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (0.75%) PaperCut
7 5 (0.75%) Suricata
8 4 (0.60%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.45%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.45%) SCCM
10 1 (0.15%) DatAdvantage
10 1 (0.15%) QRadar
10 1 (0.15%) Stealthwatch
10 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 189 (28.25%) Microsoft
2 151 (22.57%) Google
3 41 (6.13%) Oracle
4 24 (3.59%) NEC
5 23 (3.44%) Databricks
6 18 (2.69%) Cisco
6 18 (2.69%) VMware
7 13 (1.94%) Qualys
8 12 (1.79%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.64%) Splunk
10 10 (1.49%) Salesforce
10 10 (1.49%) SAP
10 10 (1.49%) Xero
11 8 (1.20%) Guidewire
12 7 (1.05%) CyberArk
12 7 (1.05%) Varonis
12 7 (1.05%) WatchGuard
13 6 (0.90%) CA
13 6 (0.90%) Nuix
14 5 (0.75%) Palo Alto