Security Posture Jobs in England

Security Posture
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 532 603 724
Rank change year-on-year +71 +121 -77
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 325 380 442
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.38% 0.41% 0.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.10% 0.94% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 265 176 197
10th Percentile £37,750 £43,375 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.32% -9.67% +25.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,875 £100,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £68,000 £71,250
% change year-on-year +6.62% -4.56% +18.75%

All Generic Skills
England

Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,443 40,387 60,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.72% 43.32% 46.27%
Number of salaries quoted 20,757 21,802 30,475
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,422 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,650 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
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 Posture 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 +115 158 £80,000 +6.67% 46
North of England +56 52 £60,000 -7.69% 9
South East +2 52 £59,500 -20.67% 21
North West +33 42 £60,000 +1.69% 5
Midlands -8 24 £52,500 -4.55% 10
West Midlands +6 17 £55,000 - 8
South West -3 15 £45,000 -40.00% 8
East of England +17 12 £42,500 -10.53% 4
East Midlands -9 7 £52,500 - 2
Yorkshire +75 6 £51,250 -22.93% 1
North East 0 4 £46,250 - 3
Security Posture
UK

Security Posture
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 3 (0.92%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.31%) IIS
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 110 (33.85%) Azure
2 49 (15.08%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (13.23%) AWS
4 26 (8.00%) SaaS
5 16 (4.92%) GCP
6 14 (4.31%) Entra ID
7 13 (4.00%) Nutanix
8 11 (3.38%) PaaS
9 9 (2.77%) IaaS
9 9 (2.77%) Mimecast
10 6 (1.85%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (1.54%) Azure API Management
11 5 (1.54%) Azure Key Vault
11 5 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (1.54%) GitHub
11 5 (1.54%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.92%) Amazon S3
12 3 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.62%) Amazon EC2
13 2 (0.62%) AWS CloudTrail
Communications & Networking
1 74 (22.77%) Firewall
2 35 (10.77%) Intrusion Detection
3 33 (10.15%) Network Security
4 28 (8.62%) DNS
5 22 (6.77%) DHCP
6 13 (4.00%) SAN
7 11 (3.38%) SD-WAN
7 11 (3.38%) WAN
8 10 (3.08%) VPN
9 9 (2.77%) LAN
9 9 (2.77%) TCP/IP
9 9 (2.77%) Wireless
10 6 (1.85%) Internet
11 5 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (1.23%) NetScaler
13 2 (0.62%) VLAN
13 2 (0.62%) Wireless Security
14 1 (0.31%) Cisco IPT
14 1 (0.31%) Intranet
14 1 (0.31%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.92%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.31%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 5 (1.54%) GitLab
1 5 (1.54%) Katalon Studio
2 3 (0.92%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.62%) Metasploit
General
1 123 (37.85%) Social Skills
2 72 (22.15%) Finance
3 69 (21.23%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (15.08%) Legal
5 31 (9.54%) Law
6 24 (7.38%) Documentation Skills
7 17 (5.23%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.15%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
10 5 (1.54%) Retail
11 4 (1.23%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.62%) Advertising
13 2 (0.62%) Games
13 2 (0.62%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.31%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.31%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.31%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 64 (19.69%) Security Manager
2 53 (16.31%) Architect
3 50 (15.38%) Security Architect
4 36 (11.08%) Analyst
4 36 (11.08%) Senior
5 31 (9.54%) Security Analyst
6 29 (8.92%) Information Manager
6 29 (8.92%) Information Security Manager
7 27 (8.31%) Lead
8 17 (5.23%) IT Manager
9 16 (4.92%) Information Analyst
9 16 (4.92%) Information Security Analyst
9 16 (4.92%) Security Engineer
10 15 (4.62%) IT Security Manager
10 15 (4.62%) Penetration Tester
10 15 (4.62%) Tester
11 13 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 13 (4.00%) IT Engineer
11 13 (4.00%) Storage Specialist
12 12 (3.69%) Virtualisation Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.00%) ARM Templates
2 12 (3.69%) React
3 10 (3.08%) .NET
4 5 (1.54%) YAML
5 2 (0.62%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.62%) Flask
5 2 (0.62%) OAuth
5 2 (0.62%) Web Services
6 1 (0.31%) EDI
6 1 (0.31%) JWT
6 1 (0.31%) OpenID
6 1 (0.31%) REST
6 1 (0.31%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.31%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 52 (16.00%) Management Information System
2 41 (12.62%) Cyber Threat
3 25 (7.69%) Cyber Security Posture
4 23 (7.08%) Cloud Security Posture
5 15 (4.62%) Cyberattack
6 11 (3.38%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (3.08%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.77%) Operational Technology
9 8 (2.46%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (1.54%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.54%) Enterprise Cloud
10 5 (1.54%) PKI
10 5 (1.54%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.23%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (1.23%) PMI
12 3 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.92%) Virtual Team
13 2 (0.62%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 48 (14.77%) Windows
2 22 (6.77%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.77%) Android
4 8 (2.46%) Apple iOS
4 8 (2.46%) Linux
4 8 (2.46%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (1.54%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.23%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.92%) Unix
8 2 (0.62%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.31%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (65.54%) Cybersecurity
2 165 (50.77%) Information Security
3 89 (27.38%) Incident Response
4 85 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
5 84 (25.85%) Risk Management
6 66 (20.31%) Security Architecture
7 60 (18.46%) Security Management
8 58 (17.85%) Cloud Security
9 52 (16.00%) SIEM
10 51 (15.69%) Computer Science
11 48 (14.77%) Disaster Recovery
11 48 (14.77%) Security Operations
12 45 (13.85%) Business Continuity
13 43 (13.23%) Roadmaps
14 41 (12.62%) Vulnerability Management
15 33 (10.15%) Penetration Testing
15 33 (10.15%) Risk Assessment
16 30 (9.23%) Information Security Management
17 29 (8.92%) Agile
17 29 (8.92%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 17 (5.23%) Python
2 15 (4.62%) PowerShell
3 13 (4.00%) C#
4 11 (3.38%) JavaScript
5 7 (2.15%) SQL
6 6 (1.85%) Bash
7 2 (0.62%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.31%) Go
8 1 (0.31%) Java
8 1 (0.31%) Lua
8 1 (0.31%) Ruby
8 1 (0.31%) Rust
Qualifications
1 136 (41.85%) CISSP
2 90 (27.69%) Degree
3 64 (19.69%) CISM
4 53 (16.31%) Cisco Certification
5 42 (12.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 35 (10.77%) CCSP
7 28 (8.62%) Computer Science Degree
8 27 (8.31%) Microsoft Certification
9 23 (7.08%) CISA
10 22 (6.77%) CRISC
11 20 (6.15%) CCSK
12 19 (5.85%) CEH
12 19 (5.85%) GSEC
13 15 (4.62%) GIAC
13 15 (4.62%) Master's Degree
13 15 (4.62%) MCSE
13 15 (4.62%) OSCP
13 15 (4.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 14 (4.31%) SSCP
15 13 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 135 (41.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (26.77%) NIST
3 61 (18.77%) GDPR
4 40 (12.31%) GRC
5 32 (9.85%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (8.92%) PCI DSS
7 17 (5.23%) SOC 2
8 13 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 10 (3.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (2.46%) NIST 800
11 7 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 6 (1.85%) COBIT
12 6 (1.85%) HIPAA
13 4 (1.23%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 2 (0.62%) FISMA
15 2 (0.62%) GLBA
15 2 (0.62%) NCSC
15 2 (0.62%) QA
16 1 (0.31%) AIFMD
System Software
1 43 (13.23%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (4.00%) Virtual Servers
4 4 (1.23%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.62%) Docker
6 2 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.31%) Firmware
7 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 11 (3.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.46%) CASB
2 8 (2.46%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (2.15%) Kubernetes
3 7 (2.15%) Terraform
4 5 (1.54%) Nessus
5 4 (1.23%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.92%) CSIRT
6 3 (0.92%) Nmap
6 3 (0.92%) WSUS
7 2 (0.62%) DatAdvantage
7 2 (0.62%) QRadar
7 2 (0.62%) SCCM
7 2 (0.62%) Suricata
7 2 (0.62%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 1 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.31%) Ansible
8 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.31%) Stealthwatch
8 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 85 (26.15%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.54%) VMware
3 16 (4.92%) Veeam
4 13 (4.00%) Commvault
4 13 (4.00%) CrowdStrike
4 13 (4.00%) HP
4 13 (4.00%) Nimble Storage
5 10 (3.08%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.77%) Cisco
6 9 (2.77%) Google
6 9 (2.77%) Meraki
7 7 (2.15%) Darktrace
7 7 (2.15%) Proofpoint
7 7 (2.15%) Rapid7
7 7 (2.15%) Splunk
8 6 (1.85%) Symantec
9 5 (1.54%) CA
9 5 (1.54%) Citrix
9 5 (1.54%) Sophos
9 5 (1.54%) Synology