Security Patching Jobs in England

Security Patching
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Security Patching skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Patching over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 743 725 913
Rank change year-on-year -18 +188 -177
Permanent jobs citing Security Patching 94 227 205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.24% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% 0.25% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 74 157 146
10th Percentile £31,825 £33,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £53,688
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% - -4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Security Patching 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 72,981 89,600 124,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.92% 95.65% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 53,915 52,820 73,594
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,306
25th Percentile £39,750 £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 £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%

Security Patching
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Patching in England

Security Patching
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Security Patching in England

Security Patching
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Patching in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Patching in England

Security Patching
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Patching within the England region over the 6 months to 25 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
South West +11 41 £55,000 -18.52% 2
South East -12 16 £46,250 +8.82% 3
Midlands +3 13 £40,000 -21.95% 1
London +67 12 £37,500 -32.50% 3
North of England -10 11 £41,500 +3.75% 5
North West -14 11 £41,500 -7.78% 3
West Midlands +23 7 £40,000 -20.00% 1
East Midlands -24 6 £36,750 -30.00%
Security Patching
UK

Security Patching
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 9 (9.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (6.38%) Skype for Business
3 5 (5.32%) SharePoint
4 3 (3.19%) Tomcat
4 3 (3.19%) WildFly
5 2 (2.13%) Apache
5 2 (2.13%) nginx
6 1 (1.06%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (2.13%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 23 (24.47%) Azure
2 16 (17.02%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (10.64%) AWS
4 6 (6.38%) OpenShift
5 5 (5.32%) Nutanix
6 3 (3.19%) SaaS
7 2 (2.13%) Akamai
7 2 (2.13%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (2.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 2 (2.13%) Entra ID
7 2 (2.13%) GitHub
7 2 (2.13%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (2.13%) OneDrive
7 2 (2.13%) Power Platform
8 1 (1.06%) Amazon ELB
8 1 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (1.06%) Google Workspace
8 1 (1.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 1 (1.06%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 37 (39.36%) Firewall
2 22 (23.40%) LAN
2 22 (23.40%) WAN
3 20 (21.28%) VPN
4 16 (17.02%) Network Security
4 16 (17.02%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (14.89%) SD-WAN
6 10 (10.64%) SAN
7 8 (8.51%) Unified Communications
7 8 (8.51%) VoIP
8 7 (7.45%) NAS
9 6 (6.38%) Skype
9 6 (6.38%) Wireless
10 5 (5.32%) WLAN
11 3 (3.19%) TCP/IP
12 2 (2.13%) Cisco IOS
12 2 (2.13%) Internet
12 2 (2.13%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (2.13%) IP Telephony
12 2 (2.13%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (18.09%) MySQL
1 17 (18.09%) SQL Server
2 7 (7.45%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (7.45%) OLTP
2 7 (7.45%) Relational Database
3 3 (3.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (2.13%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (2.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (3.19%) Git
2 1 (1.06%) AdminStudio
General
1 31 (32.98%) Social Skills
2 12 (12.77%) Finance
3 6 (6.38%) Manufacturing
4 4 (4.26%) Advertising
4 4 (4.26%) Marketing
5 3 (3.19%) Aerospace
5 3 (3.19%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.19%) Automotive
5 3 (3.19%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (2.13%) Law
6 2 (2.13%) Legal
6 2 (2.13%) Military
6 2 (2.13%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.06%) Games
7 1 (1.06%) Health Technology
7 1 (1.06%) iGaming
7 1 (1.06%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.06%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.06%) Retail
Job Titles
1 22 (23.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (14.89%) Network Manager
3 9 (9.57%) Analyst
3 9 (9.57%) Systems Engineer
4 8 (8.51%) Administrator
4 8 (8.51%) Lead
4 8 (8.51%) Linux Engineer
4 8 (8.51%) Linux Systems Engineer
4 8 (8.51%) Network Engineer
4 8 (8.51%) Security Manager
4 8 (8.51%) Senior
5 7 (7.45%) DBA
5 7 (7.45%) IT Engineer
5 7 (7.45%) IT Manager
5 7 (7.45%) IT Security Manager
5 7 (7.45%) Network Operations Manager
5 7 (7.45%) NOC Manager
5 7 (7.45%) Operations Manager
6 6 (6.38%) Backup Engineer
6 6 (6.38%) Network Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.13%) ARM Templates
1 2 (2.13%) Azure Blueprints
2 1 (1.06%) Software Packaging
2 1 (1.06%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 22 (23.40%) Data Centre
2 17 (18.09%) Management Information System
3 7 (7.45%) Learning Management System
3 7 (7.45%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (6.38%) EMC VNX
5 5 (5.32%) Onboarding
5 5 (5.32%) Public Cloud
6 4 (4.26%) Educational Technology
7 3 (3.19%) Driving Licence
7 3 (3.19%) IVR
7 3 (3.19%) Life Science
7 3 (3.19%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (2.13%) Anti-Spyware
8 2 (2.13%) BYOD
8 2 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (2.13%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (2.13%) PKI
8 2 (2.13%) Smartcard
8 2 (2.13%) Smartphone
9 1 (1.06%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 37 (39.36%) Windows
2 22 (23.40%) Linux
2 22 (23.40%) Windows Server
3 8 (8.51%) Debian
3 8 (8.51%) Ubuntu
3 8 (8.51%) Windows Server 2019
4 7 (7.45%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (5.32%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (3.19%) Mac OS
7 2 (2.13%) Android
7 2 (2.13%) Apple iOS
7 2 (2.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (2.13%) Unix
8 1 (1.06%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (1.06%) Windows 10
8 1 (1.06%) Windows 7
8 1 (1.06%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (29.79%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (26.60%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (23.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 20 (21.28%) Computer Science
5 18 (19.15%) Project Delivery
6 14 (14.89%) Office Automation
7 13 (13.83%) Server Management
7 13 (13.83%) Service Delivery
8 10 (10.64%) ITIL
9 9 (9.57%) Configuration Management
10 8 (8.51%) B2B
10 8 (8.51%) Containerisation
10 8 (8.51%) Continuous Delivery
10 8 (8.51%) DevOps
10 8 (8.51%) ITSM
10 8 (8.51%) Mathematics
10 8 (8.51%) Physics
10 8 (8.51%) Test Automation
10 8 (8.51%) Validation
10 8 (8.51%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 14 (14.89%) SQL
2 12 (12.77%) PowerShell
3 10 (10.64%) Bash
4 9 (9.57%) Python
5 3 (3.19%) PHP
6 2 (2.13%) Korn
7 1 (1.06%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 26 (27.66%) Degree
2 18 (19.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (9.57%) CCNA
3 9 (9.57%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (9.57%) Security Cleared
4 8 (8.51%) SC Cleared
5 7 (7.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 4 (4.26%) CWNA
7 3 (3.19%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (2.13%) Azure Certification
8 2 (2.13%) CCNP
8 2 (2.13%) CISM
8 2 (2.13%) CISSP
8 2 (2.13%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (8.51%) PMO
3 7 (7.45%) SLA
4 4 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (3.19%) GDPR
6 2 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 22 (23.40%) Active Directory
1 22 (23.40%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (13.83%) Virtual Machines
3 9 (9.57%) Hyper-V
4 8 (8.51%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (6.38%) Docker
5 6 (6.38%) vSphere
6 2 (2.13%) Firmware
6 2 (2.13%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (2.13%) XenApp
7 1 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (21.28%) WSUS
2 15 (15.96%) SCCM
3 7 (7.45%) Ansible
4 6 (6.38%) EMC NetWorker
4 6 (6.38%) FortiGate
4 6 (6.38%) Kubernetes
4 6 (6.38%) Nagios
4 6 (6.38%) vCenter Server
5 5 (5.32%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (3.19%) Nessus
7 2 (2.13%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (1.06%) Progress Chef
8 1 (1.06%) Puppet
8 1 (1.06%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 39 (41.49%) Microsoft
2 27 (28.72%) Cisco
3 26 (27.66%) VMware
4 9 (9.57%) Aruba
4 9 (9.57%) Veeam
5 8 (8.51%) Meraki
6 7 (7.45%) Oracle
7 6 (6.38%) EMC
7 6 (6.38%) Red Hat
7 6 (6.38%) SolarWinds
8 4 (4.26%) Qualys
8 4 (4.26%) Ruckus Wireless
9 3 (3.19%) Apple
9 3 (3.19%) CheckPoint
9 3 (3.19%) Ericsson
9 3 (3.19%) Google
9 3 (3.19%) HP
9 3 (3.19%) Nimble Storage
9 3 (3.19%) Sophos
9 3 (3.19%) ZyXEL