PCI DSS Jobs in England

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
UK > England

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 546 472 554
Rank change year-on-year -74 +82 -88
Permanent jobs citing PCI DSS 314 559 745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.37% 0.60% 0.56%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.65% 3.11% 3.44%
Number of salaries quoted 248 356 497
10th Percentile £24,807 £33,000 £37,259
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £59,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.69% -0.42% +4.35%
75th Percentile £81,250 £80,313 £79,000
90th Percentile £88,250 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -4.17% +2.57%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

PCI DSS is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance 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 quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,857 17,960 21,678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 13.91% 19.43% 16.40%
Number of salaries quoted 8,364 8,274 11,754
10th Percentile £27,050 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

PCI DSS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for PCI DSS in England

PCI DSS
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for PCI DSS in England

PCI DSS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PCI DSS in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for PCI DSS in England

PCI DSS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI DSS within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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 +76 108 £72,500 - 35
North of England +18 65 £49,000 +6.52% 15
North West +5 45 £45,000 - 7
Midlands -2 45 £53,500 -23.57% 11
South East -68 43 £72,500 +20.83% 24
South West -56 32 £45,000 -14.69% 8
East Midlands +14 31 £24,811 -40.44% 8
Yorkshire +70 19 £53,500 +16.30% 6
East of England -9 18 £24,526 -64.96% 10
West Midlands -15 13 £75,000 +7.14% 3
North East -11 1 £37,500 -51.30% 2
PCI DSS
UK

PCI DSS
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 6 (1.91%) IIS
1 6 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.96%) Apache
2 3 (0.96%) CMS
3 2 (0.64%) nginx
3 2 (0.64%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.32%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (0.96%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Magento
3 1 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 105 (33.44%) Azure
2 80 (25.48%) AWS
3 42 (13.38%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (6.37%) Cloud Computing
4 20 (6.37%) GCP
5 19 (6.05%) Azure Sentinel
6 17 (5.41%) SaaS
7 15 (4.78%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (4.78%) IaaS
7 15 (4.78%) Microsoft Purview
8 13 (4.14%) PaaS
9 7 (2.23%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 5 (1.59%) Cloudflare
10 5 (1.59%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.59%) WhatsApp
11 4 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.27%) GitHub
11 4 (1.27%) Google Workspace
12 3 (0.96%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 3 (0.96%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 93 (29.62%) Firewall
2 47 (14.97%) Network Security
3 43 (13.69%) Wi-Fi
4 21 (6.69%) Wireshark
5 20 (6.37%) LAN
5 20 (6.37%) WAN
6 17 (5.41%) TCP/IP
6 17 (5.41%) VPN
7 16 (5.10%) Intrusion Detection
8 12 (3.82%) Wireless
9 11 (3.50%) Internet
10 8 (2.55%) DNS
11 6 (1.91%) SSL
12 5 (1.59%) Cisco Firepower
12 5 (1.59%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (1.59%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 5 (1.59%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
12 5 (1.59%) Unified Communications
12 5 (1.59%) VoIP
13 4 (1.27%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.82%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.59%) BigQuery
2 5 (1.59%) Redis
3 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.96%) MySQL
4 3 (0.96%) RDBMS
4 3 (0.96%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.64%) Power BI
6 1 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.27%) Git
2 3 (0.96%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.64%) git-flow
3 2 (0.64%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 84 (26.75%) Social Skills
2 69 (21.97%) Finance
3 37 (11.78%) Retail
4 34 (10.83%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (6.05%) Law
5 19 (6.05%) Legal
6 18 (5.73%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (4.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.50%) Banking
9 9 (2.87%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.55%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.23%) Marketing
12 4 (1.27%) Games
13 3 (0.96%) Advertising
14 2 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.64%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.64%) Publishing
15 1 (0.32%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.32%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.32%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 58 (18.47%) Analyst
2 45 (14.33%) Security Analyst
3 40 (12.74%) Senior
4 30 (9.55%) Architect
4 30 (9.55%) Security Engineer
5 27 (8.60%) Lead
6 26 (8.28%) Security Architect
7 25 (7.96%) Mobile Engineer
7 25 (7.96%) Security Manager
8 24 (7.64%) Information Analyst
8 24 (7.64%) Information Security Analyst
9 21 (6.69%) Consultant
10 19 (6.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 15 (4.78%) IT Analyst
11 15 (4.78%) IT Security Analyst
12 14 (4.46%) Information Manager
12 14 (4.46%) Information Security Manager
12 14 (4.46%) Penetration Tester
12 14 (4.46%) Support Engineer
12 14 (4.46%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.18%) Web Services
2 6 (1.91%) .NET
2 6 (1.91%) Kafka
2 6 (1.91%) Middleware
3 4 (1.27%) .NET Framework
3 4 (1.27%) OAuth
3 4 (1.27%) SAML
4 3 (0.96%) Next.js
4 3 (0.96%) Node.js
4 3 (0.96%) React
4 3 (0.96%) REST
4 3 (0.96%) RESTful
5 2 (0.64%) LAMP
5 2 (0.64%) LEMP Stack
5 2 (0.64%) Spring
6 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (0.32%) CSS
6 1 (0.32%) HTML
6 1 (0.32%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 61 (19.43%) Management Information System
2 30 (9.55%) Driving Licence
2 30 (9.55%) Security Posture
3 28 (8.92%) Security Operations Centre
4 22 (7.01%) Cyber Threat
5 16 (5.10%) Data Protection Act
6 12 (3.82%) Data Centre
6 12 (3.82%) Onboarding
7 11 (3.50%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 10 (3.18%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (2.23%) Cloud Security Posture
9 7 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.91%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 6 (1.91%) Operational Technology
10 6 (1.91%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 5 (1.59%) Blog
11 5 (1.59%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.59%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.59%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 67 (21.34%) Windows
2 22 (7.01%) Android
2 22 (7.01%) Apple iOS
3 15 (4.78%) Linux
4 12 (3.82%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.27%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.64%) Unix
6 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.32%) CentOS
7 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (57.96%) Information Security
2 155 (49.36%) Cybersecurity
3 72 (22.93%) Cloud Security
4 67 (21.34%) SIEM
5 61 (19.43%) Incident Response
5 61 (19.43%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (19.43%) Security Operations
6 60 (19.11%) Vulnerability Management
7 54 (17.20%) Risk Management
8 48 (15.29%) Data Protection
9 45 (14.33%) Data Security
10 39 (12.42%) ITIL
11 38 (12.10%) Asset Management
11 38 (12.10%) DevOps
11 38 (12.10%) Roadmaps
12 36 (11.46%) Computer Science
12 36 (11.46%) Disaster Recovery
12 36 (11.46%) Security Management
13 35 (11.15%) Identity Access Management
13 35 (11.15%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (12.42%) Python
2 31 (9.87%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.87%) Bash
3 9 (2.87%) JavaScript
3 9 (2.87%) SQL
4 8 (2.55%) Java
5 6 (1.91%) C#
5 6 (1.91%) Go
6 5 (1.59%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.64%) VB
8 1 (0.32%) Groovy
8 1 (0.32%) Perl
8 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 119 (37.90%) CISSP
2 65 (20.70%) Degree
3 55 (17.52%) CISM
4 41 (13.06%) Security Cleared
5 39 (12.42%) PCI QSA
6 36 (11.46%) CISA
7 34 (10.83%) Cisco Certification
8 30 (9.55%) BPSS Clearance
9 28 (8.92%) AWS Certification
10 27 (8.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 24 (7.64%) CEH
12 23 (7.32%) SANS
13 21 (6.69%) Azure Certification
14 20 (6.37%) CCSP
15 18 (5.73%) Master's Degree
16 15 (4.78%) SSCP
17 14 (4.46%) CRISC
18 13 (4.14%) Microsoft Certification
19 12 (3.82%) Computer Science Degree
20 9 (2.87%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 168 (53.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 136 (43.31%) NIST
3 88 (28.03%) GDPR
4 46 (14.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 43 (13.69%) GRC
6 35 (11.15%) SLA
7 24 (7.64%) NCSC
8 21 (6.69%) HIPAA
9 18 (5.73%) COBIT
10 16 (5.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 13 (4.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 12 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 11 (3.50%) SOC 2
14 8 (2.55%) ISO 9001
15 6 (1.91%) Actionable Recommendations
15 6 (1.91%) GLBA
16 4 (1.27%) ISO 22301
16 4 (1.27%) NIST 800
16 4 (1.27%) QA
17 3 (0.96%) FISMA
System Software
1 30 (9.55%) KVM
2 14 (4.46%) Virtual Desktop
3 9 (2.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.55%) Active Directory
5 7 (2.23%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.59%) Docker
7 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.32%) Snort
8 1 (0.32%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (4.78%) CASB
1 15 (4.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (4.46%) Nmap
3 13 (4.14%) Kubernetes
4 8 (2.55%) Ansible
4 8 (2.55%) Terraform
5 6 (1.91%) CSIRT
6 4 (1.27%) Autotask
6 4 (1.27%) Suricata
7 3 (0.96%) Nessus
7 3 (0.96%) SCCM
8 2 (0.64%) Packer
9 1 (0.32%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.32%) Nagios
9 1 (0.32%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.32%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 112 (35.67%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.87%) Dell
3 28 (8.92%) Qualys
4 21 (6.69%) Splunk
5 14 (4.46%) Cisco
5 14 (4.46%) Rapid7
5 14 (4.46%) Thycotic
6 13 (4.14%) Google
7 10 (3.18%) CheckPoint
7 10 (3.18%) VMware
8 7 (2.23%) F5
8 7 (2.23%) Juniper
9 6 (1.91%) Citrix
9 6 (1.91%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.59%) Forcepoint
10 5 (1.59%) SolarWinds
11 4 (1.27%) Datto
12 3 (0.96%) Facebook
12 3 (0.96%) HP
12 3 (0.96%) Salesforce