NCSC Jobs in the South East

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for NCSC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NCSC over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 351 342 430
Rank change year-on-year -9 +88 -115
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 29 69 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.17% 0.46% 0.24%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.20% 2.45% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 17 23 35
10th Percentile £42,547 £41,250 -
25th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £58,497
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +19.66% -10.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £71,500
90th Percentile £74,864 - £77,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -7.69%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

NCSC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,424 2,811 3,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 14.60% 18.64% 15.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,611 1,341 1,909
10th Percentile £24,500 £29,400 £28,470
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for NCSC in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NCSC in the South East.

Salary trend for NCSC in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing NCSC in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for NCSC in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the South East 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
Hampshire -18 12 £65,000 -13.33% 6
Berkshire -3 7 £78,410 +30.68%
Thames Valley -24 7 £78,410 +30.68%
West Sussex +43 6 £67,500 -
Surrey +10 2 £58,750 -6.00% 1
Sussex - 1 - -
Kent - 1 - -
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England

NCSC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (3.45%) Confluence
1 1 (3.45%) Red Hat Fuse
Cloud Services
1 8 (27.59%) Azure
2 4 (13.79%) AWS
3 3 (10.34%) Entra ID
3 3 (10.34%) GCP
4 1 (3.45%) Amazon CloudWatch
4 1 (3.45%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 1 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) Firewall
2 4 (13.79%) Network Security
3 3 (10.34%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (10.34%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (3.45%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 7 (24.14%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Finance
3 2 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
3 2 (6.90%) Publishing
3 2 (6.90%) Retail
4 1 (3.45%) Games
4 1 (3.45%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (20.69%) Analyst
1 6 (20.69%) Head of Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) Head of Information
1 6 (20.69%) Head of Information Assurance
1 6 (20.69%) Security Analyst
1 6 (20.69%) Security Manager
2 5 (17.24%) Compliance Manager
3 3 (10.34%) Consultant
3 3 (10.34%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 3 (10.34%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Manager
3 3 (10.34%) IT Infrastructure Manager
3 3 (10.34%) IT Manager
3 3 (10.34%) IT Security Manager
3 3 (10.34%) Junior
3 3 (10.34%) Junior Analyst
3 3 (10.34%) Junior Security Analyst
3 3 (10.34%) Security Consultant
3 3 (10.34%) Senior Consultant
3 3 (10.34%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) REST
1 1 (3.45%) SOAP
1 1 (3.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (31.03%) Management Information System
2 7 (24.14%) Cyber Defence
3 6 (20.69%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (20.69%) Operational Technology
4 4 (13.79%) Cyberattack
5 3 (10.34%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (6.90%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (6.90%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (6.90%) Security Posture
7 1 (3.45%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (3.45%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (3.45%) Public Cloud
7 1 (3.45%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.45%) Linux
1 1 (3.45%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (93.10%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (79.31%) Information Security
3 10 (34.48%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 9 (31.03%) Cyber Assurance
5 8 (27.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (24.14%) Information Assurance
6 7 (24.14%) Project Management
7 6 (20.69%) Budget Management
7 6 (20.69%) Budgeting
7 6 (20.69%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 6 (20.69%) Decision-Making
7 6 (20.69%) Mentoring
7 6 (20.69%) Resource Management
8 5 (17.24%) Compliance Management
8 5 (17.24%) Incident Response
8 5 (17.24%) Regulatory Compliance
8 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
8 5 (17.24%) Security Management
8 5 (17.24%) Security Operations
8 5 (17.24%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (41.38%) Security Cleared
2 6 (20.69%) CISSP
2 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
3 5 (17.24%) CISM
4 3 (10.34%) Azure Certification
4 3 (10.34%) CESG Certified Professional
4 3 (10.34%) PCI QSA
5 2 (6.90%) CASP
5 2 (6.90%) DBS Check
5 2 (6.90%) Degree
5 2 (6.90%) DV Cleared
5 2 (6.90%) GIAC
6 1 (3.45%) CEH
6 1 (3.45%) CISA
6 1 (3.45%) CRISC
6 1 (3.45%) GCIA
6 1 (3.45%) GCIH
6 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
6 1 (3.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (68.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (37.93%) GRC
2 11 (37.93%) NIST
3 9 (31.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (31.03%) NIST 800
4 8 (27.59%) GDPR
5 5 (17.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (17.24%) PCI DSS
6 2 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (3.45%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
1 1 (3.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) QRadar
1 1 (3.45%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.90%) Facebook
3 1 (3.45%) Darktrace
3 1 (3.45%) Red Hat