Cybersecurity Jobs in Reading

Cybersecurity
Berkshire > Reading

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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 51 36 64
Rank change year-on-year -15 +28 -2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 73 126 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 4.29% 7.81% 4.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.85% 8.05% 4.46%
Number of salaries quoted 45 44 55
10th Percentile £47,025 £50,675 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,825 £61,875 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% +27.27% -12.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £73,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £52,550 £70,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -24.93% +32.08% -16.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Cybersecurity 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 1,505 1,566 1,638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.37% 97.09% 92.44%
Number of salaries quoted 913 810 930
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,490 £41,250 £43,813
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 £82,625
Berkshire median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Reading over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
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 6 (8.22%) Azure
2 5 (6.85%) AWS
2 5 (6.85%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.37%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 21 (28.77%) Network Security
2 11 (15.07%) Firewall
3 5 (6.85%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (5.48%) Internet
4 4 (5.48%) VPN
5 3 (4.11%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.37%) LAN
6 1 (1.37%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.37%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.37%) Git
General
1 10 (13.70%) Telecoms
2 8 (10.96%) Finance
2 8 (10.96%) Social Skills
3 2 (2.74%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (2.74%) Retail
4 1 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.37%) Games
4 1 (1.37%) Legal
4 1 (1.37%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 26 (35.62%) Senior
2 14 (19.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (19.18%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (19.18%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 14 (19.18%) Systems Engineer
3 10 (13.70%) Configuration Manager
3 10 (13.70%) Security Manager
4 8 (10.96%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 8 (10.96%) Security Assurance Manager
5 7 (9.59%) Administrator
5 7 (9.59%) Head of Information
5 7 (9.59%) Senior Systems Administrator
5 7 (9.59%) Systems Administrator
6 6 (8.22%) Architect
6 6 (8.22%) Head of Compliance
6 6 (8.22%) Head of Information Assurance
6 6 (8.22%) Security Architect
6 6 (8.22%) Security Engineer
7 4 (5.48%) Analyst
7 4 (5.48%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.48%) Web Services
2 1 (1.37%) .NET
2 1 (1.37%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.37%) CSS
2 1 (1.37%) HTML
2 1 (1.37%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 22 (30.14%) Management Information System
2 9 (12.33%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (10.96%) Data Centre
4 6 (8.22%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (8.22%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (8.22%) Security Posture
5 4 (5.48%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (4.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (2.74%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.37%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.37%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 21 (28.77%) Windows
2 16 (21.92%) Windows 10
2 16 (21.92%) Windows 7
2 16 (21.92%) Windows Server 2012
2 16 (21.92%) Windows Server 2016
2 16 (21.92%) Windows Server 2019
3 4 (5.48%) Kali Linux
4 3 (4.11%) Linux
4 3 (4.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (1.37%) Unix
5 1 (1.37%) VMS
5 1 (1.37%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (53.42%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 39 (53.42%) Decision-Making
2 32 (43.84%) ITIL
3 20 (27.40%) Vulnerability Management
4 19 (26.03%) Change Management
4 19 (26.03%) Roadmaps
4 19 (26.03%) Stakeholder Management
5 18 (24.66%) Application Security
5 18 (24.66%) Information Security
6 17 (23.29%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (21.92%) OWASP
7 16 (21.92%) Problem Management
7 16 (21.92%) Security Operations
7 16 (21.92%) SIEM
8 15 (20.55%) Computer Science
8 15 (20.55%) Penetration Testing
9 14 (19.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 12 (16.44%) Risk Management
10 12 (16.44%) Security Management
10 12 (16.44%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 23 (31.51%) PowerShell
2 4 (5.48%) Python
3 3 (4.11%) VBScript
4 1 (1.37%) C#
4 1 (1.37%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (46.58%) Security Cleared
2 33 (45.21%) Degree
3 16 (21.92%) HNC
4 14 (19.18%) CISSP
5 8 (10.96%) CISM
5 8 (10.96%) GIAC
5 8 (10.96%) GPEN
6 7 (9.59%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (5.48%) AWS Certification
7 4 (5.48%) Azure Certification
8 3 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.74%) CCNA
9 2 (2.74%) CCNP
9 2 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.74%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (2.74%) DV Cleared
9 2 (2.74%) GCIA
9 2 (2.74%) ISACA
9 2 (2.74%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (2.74%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (30.14%) NIST
2 14 (19.18%) GRC
2 14 (19.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (16.44%) NIST 800
4 11 (15.07%) GDPR
5 8 (10.96%) PCI DSS
6 6 (8.22%) NCSC
7 5 (6.85%) COBIT
8 4 (5.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (4.11%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (1.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 17 (23.29%) Active Directory
1 17 (23.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.37%) Docker
2 1 (1.37%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 17 (23.29%) SCCM
2 7 (9.59%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (9.59%) Nessus
3 4 (5.48%) Suricata
4 1 (1.37%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.37%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (1.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 22 (30.14%) Microsoft
2 17 (23.29%) VMware
3 6 (8.22%) Qualys
4 5 (6.85%) Cisco
4 5 (6.85%) Splunk
5 4 (5.48%) Juniper
5 4 (5.48%) Palo Alto
6 3 (4.11%) ArcSight
6 3 (4.11%) Computacenter
7 2 (2.74%) LogRhythm
7 2 (2.74%) McAfee
8 1 (1.37%) Apple
8 1 (1.37%) CheckPoint
8 1 (1.37%) Citrix