Application Security Jobs in Reading

Application Security (AppSec)
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Application Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Application Security over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 88 120 121
Rank change year-on-year +32 +1 -31
Permanent jobs citing Application Security 29 16 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 1.70% 0.98% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 1.01% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile - - £21,300
25th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% +73.08% -52.73%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £115,000
90th Percentile £101,500 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £72,500 £57,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +26.09% -28.13% -3.03%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Application 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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,509 1,579 1,623
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.30% 97.17% 92.32%
Number of salaries quoted 917 822 930
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,380 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,995 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.34% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +3.45% +5.45%

Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Application Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Application Security in Reading

Application Security
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Application Security in Reading.

Salary trend for Application Security in Reading

Application Security
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Application Security in Reading over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Application Security in Reading

Application Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 4 (13.79%) AWS
1 4 (13.79%) Azure
1 4 (13.79%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 18 (62.07%) Network Security
2 6 (20.69%) Firewall
3 4 (13.79%) Internet
3 4 (13.79%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (13.79%) VPN
4 2 (6.90%) TCP/IP
General
1 10 (34.48%) Telecoms
2 8 (27.59%) Finance
3 2 (6.90%) Retail
3 2 (6.90%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (44.83%) Senior
2 11 (37.93%) Security Researcher
3 8 (27.59%) Security Assurance Manager
3 8 (27.59%) Security Manager
4 6 (20.69%) Architect
4 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 6 (20.69%) Security Architect
5 4 (13.79%) Consultant
5 4 (13.79%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 4 (13.79%) Security Consultant
6 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 2 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) Security Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) Senior Security Engineer
6 2 (6.90%) Telecoms Manager
7 1 (3.45%) Telecoms Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (27.59%) Data Centre
1 8 (27.59%) Management Information System
1 8 (27.59%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (17.24%) Security Posture
3 4 (13.79%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (13.79%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (62.07%) Cybersecurity
1 18 (62.07%) Vulnerability Management
2 16 (55.17%) OWASP
3 14 (48.28%) Computer Science
3 14 (48.28%) Penetration Testing
4 12 (41.38%) Security Management
4 12 (41.38%) Security Operations
4 12 (41.38%) Software Engineering
4 12 (41.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 11 (37.93%) Software Assurance
6 10 (34.48%) Risk Management
7 8 (27.59%) Content Development
7 8 (27.59%) DevSecOps
7 8 (27.59%) Identity Access Management
7 8 (27.59%) Information Security
7 8 (27.59%) Purple Team
7 8 (27.59%) Red Team
8 6 (20.69%) ITIL
8 6 (20.69%) SIEM
9 4 (13.79%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.79%) PowerShell
1 4 (13.79%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (48.28%) CISSP
1 14 (48.28%) Degree
2 8 (27.59%) CISM
2 8 (27.59%) GIAC
2 8 (27.59%) GPEN
3 4 (13.79%) AWS Certification
3 4 (13.79%) Azure Certification
4 3 (10.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (6.90%) CCNA
5 2 (6.90%) CCNP
5 2 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (6.90%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (6.90%) GCIA
5 2 (6.90%) ISACA
5 2 (6.90%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (48.28%) NIST
2 10 (34.48%) GDPR
3 8 (27.59%) GRC
4 6 (20.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (20.69%) NIST 800
5 4 (13.79%) COBIT
5 4 (13.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 4 (13.79%) PCI DSS
6 2 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
Systems Management
1 6 (20.69%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (20.69%) Nessus
2 4 (13.79%) Suricata
Vendors
1 6 (20.69%) Qualys
2 4 (13.79%) Cisco
2 4 (13.79%) Juniper
2 4 (13.79%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.79%) Palo Alto
2 4 (13.79%) Splunk