Security Posture Jobs in the South East

Security Posture
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 328 330 402
Rank change year-on-year +2 +72 -87
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 52 81 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.31% 0.54% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.91% 1.26% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 29 18 11
10th Percentile £36,150 £45,875 £46,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £75,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.67% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £76,250 - £71,875
90th Percentile £80,250 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £67,750 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.32% -9.67% +25.00%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,724 6,407 8,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.48% 42.49% 41.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3,755 3,315 4,629
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £73,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £88,250 £85,000
England 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 the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the South East

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in the South East

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the South East

Security Posture
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 Security Posture 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
Thames Valley -29 17 £72,500 +26.09% 4
West Sussex - 12 £72,500 - 4
Oxfordshire +12 10 £76,250 +32.61%
Kent +5 9 £38,000 -53.94%
Hampshire -16 9 £59,500 -20.67% 6
Berkshire -15 6 £70,000 - 3
Surrey - 2 £76,250 - 5
Buckinghamshire -18 1 £60,000 +33.33% 1
Sussex - 1 - -
Security Posture
England

Security Posture
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:

Cloud Services
1 32 (61.54%) Azure
2 19 (36.54%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (21.15%) SaaS
4 6 (11.54%) AWS
5 3 (5.77%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.92%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 1 (1.92%) Amazon S3
6 1 (1.92%) AWS CloudTrail
6 1 (1.92%) GCP
6 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.92%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.92%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (13.46%) Firewall
2 6 (11.54%) Network Security
3 4 (7.69%) LAN
3 4 (7.69%) SD-WAN
3 4 (7.69%) WAN
3 4 (7.69%) Wireless
4 3 (5.77%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (3.85%) Internet
5 2 (3.85%) VPN
6 1 (1.92%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
General
1 21 (40.38%) Social Skills
2 11 (21.15%) Finance
3 10 (19.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (13.46%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (7.69%) Aerospace
6 3 (5.77%) Law
7 2 (3.85%) Retail
8 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (44.23%) Architect
1 23 (44.23%) Security Architect
2 8 (15.38%) Information Architect
2 8 (15.38%) Information Security Architect
3 7 (13.46%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 7 (13.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (13.46%) Network Engineer
3 7 (13.46%) Security Manager
4 6 (11.54%) Security Assurance Manager
5 4 (7.69%) Administrator
5 4 (7.69%) Systems Administrator
6 3 (5.77%) Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (5.77%) SOC Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (3.85%) Consultant
7 2 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 2 (3.85%) Senior
7 2 (3.85%) SIEM Analyst
7 2 (3.85%) Technical Assurance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (19.23%) .NET
1 10 (19.23%) React
2 2 (3.85%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (21.15%) Cyber Security Posture
2 10 (19.23%) Product Ownership
3 8 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (11.54%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (9.62%) Management Information System
6 4 (7.69%) Data Centre
7 3 (5.77%) Cloud Native
7 3 (5.77%) Operational Technology
8 2 (3.85%) Cloud Security Posture
8 2 (3.85%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (1.92%) CSOC
9 1 (1.92%) Cyberattack
9 1 (1.92%) Educational Technology
9 1 (1.92%) Public Cloud
9 1 (1.92%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 9 (17.31%) Windows
2 8 (15.38%) Android
2 8 (15.38%) Apple iOS
3 2 (3.85%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (57.69%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (36.54%) Technical Architecture
3 18 (34.62%) Information Security
3 18 (34.62%) Vulnerability Management
4 16 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (26.92%) Incident Response
5 14 (26.92%) OWASP
5 14 (26.92%) Security Architecture
6 13 (25.00%) Security Management
7 11 (21.15%) Business Strategy
7 11 (21.15%) Static Application Security Testing
8 10 (19.23%) Agile
8 10 (19.23%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
8 10 (19.23%) Regulatory Compliance
8 10 (19.23%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 10 (19.23%) SDLC
8 10 (19.23%) Time Management
9 9 (17.31%) Security Operations
9 9 (17.31%) SIEM
10 7 (13.46%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 10 (19.23%) C#
1 10 (19.23%) JavaScript
2 2 (3.85%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (30.77%) CISSP
1 16 (30.77%) Degree
2 9 (17.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 9 (17.31%) CCSK
2 9 (17.31%) CCSP
2 9 (17.31%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (7.69%) Security Cleared
4 3 (5.77%) CEH
4 3 (5.77%) GIAC
5 2 (3.85%) AWS Certification
5 2 (3.85%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.85%) CISM
5 2 (3.85%) GCFE
5 2 (3.85%) GISP
5 2 (3.85%) GSEC
5 2 (3.85%) SSCP
6 1 (1.92%) CASP
6 1 (1.92%) CISA
6 1 (1.92%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 16 (30.77%) NIST
2 13 (25.00%) GDPR
3 12 (23.08%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 10 (19.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (5.77%) COBIT
5 3 (5.77%) PCI DSS
6 2 (3.85%) NCSC
7 1 (1.92%) GRC
7 1 (1.92%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (7.69%) FortiGate
2 2 (3.85%) Suricata
3 1 (1.92%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 9 (17.31%) VMware
3 7 (13.46%) Darktrace
4 6 (11.54%) Splunk
5 4 (7.69%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (3.85%) Cisco
6 2 (3.85%) Juniper
6 2 (3.85%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.92%) Tripwire