PCI QSA Jobs in England

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 781 938 1065
Rank change year-on-year +157 +127 -223
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 40 16 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.048% 0.017% 0.045%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% 0.051% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 38 14 35
10th Percentile £57,500 - £51,350
25th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £86,250 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% -4.17% +69.01%
75th Percentile £85,000 £101,250 £94,375
90th Percentile £87,500 £106,750 £105,750
UK median annual salary £80,000 £86,250 £87,500
% change year-on-year -7.25% -1.43% +45.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

PCI QSA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications 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 academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,031 31,209 34,082
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.54% 32.74% 26.27%
Number of salaries quoted 15,762 13,891 16,739
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £30,932
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,700 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.87% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,863
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £57,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.49% +5.00% -

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PCI QSA in England over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
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 QSA within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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 +158 15 £75,000 -9.09% 1
North of England +62 8 £80,000 -
North West - 7 £80,000 -
Midlands - 6 £80,000 -
West Midlands - 6 £80,000 -
South West - 5 £75,000 -
South East +34 3 £65,000 -27.78% 2
Yorkshire - 1 £150,000 -
PCI QSA
UK

PCI QSA
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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (20.00%) AWS
2 3 (7.50%) Azure
2 3 (7.50%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.00%) Firewall
1 6 (15.00%) Wireless
General
1 6 (15.00%) Marketing
1 6 (15.00%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (12.50%) Telecoms
3 3 (7.50%) Social Skills
4 2 (5.00%) Public Speaking
5 1 (2.50%) Finance
5 1 (2.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.50%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (45.00%) Consultant
2 13 (32.50%) Senior
3 10 (25.00%) Security Consultant
4 7 (17.50%) Senior Consultant
4 7 (17.50%) Senior Security Consultant
5 6 (15.00%) Penetration Tester
5 6 (15.00%) Security Penetration Tester
5 6 (15.00%) Security Tester
5 6 (15.00%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 6 (15.00%) Senior Tester
5 6 (15.00%) Tester
6 5 (12.50%) Technical Consultant
7 3 (7.50%) Chief Information Security Officer
7 3 (7.50%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 3 (7.50%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
8 1 (2.50%) PCI DSS Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.00%) Management Information System
2 5 (12.50%) Mobile App
3 3 (7.50%) Security Posture
4 1 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.50%) Linux
1 5 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (82.50%) Cybersecurity
1 33 (82.50%) Information Security
2 18 (45.00%) Data Security
3 14 (35.00%) Application Security
3 14 (35.00%) Computer Science
3 14 (35.00%) IT Audit
3 14 (35.00%) Validation
3 14 (35.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
4 12 (30.00%) Risk Management
5 10 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (22.50%) Data Privacy
6 9 (22.50%) ISMS
7 8 (20.00%) Information Security Management
7 8 (20.00%) Security Management
8 6 (15.00%) GAP Analysis
8 6 (15.00%) OWASP
8 6 (15.00%) Penetration Testing
8 6 (15.00%) Security Architecture
8 6 (15.00%) Security Testing
8 6 (15.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.50%) JavaScript
1 5 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (57.50%) CISM
1 23 (57.50%) CISSP
2 17 (42.50%) CISA
3 14 (35.00%) Degree
4 6 (15.00%) CHECK Team Leader
4 6 (15.00%) CHECK Team Member
4 6 (15.00%) CREST Certified
4 6 (15.00%) CRISC
4 6 (15.00%) Cyber Scheme
4 6 (15.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 6 (15.00%) OSCP
4 6 (15.00%) Tigerscheme
5 5 (12.50%) AWS Certification
6 4 (10.00%) SC Cleared
6 4 (10.00%) Security Cleared
7 3 (7.50%) CESG Certified Professional
7 3 (7.50%) ISACA
7 3 (7.50%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (2.50%) PMI Certification
8 1 (2.50%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (100.00%) PCI DSS
2 33 (82.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (82.50%) NIST
3 18 (45.00%) GRC
4 9 (22.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (20.00%) NCSC
6 6 (15.00%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (10.00%) GDPR
8 3 (7.50%) NIST 800
9 1 (2.50%) ISO 9001
9 1 (2.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (2.50%) SOC 2