Cloud Security Jobs in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Cloud Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cloud Security over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 336 165 345
Rank change year-on-year -171 +180 -29
Permanent jobs citing Cloud Security 526 1,263 689
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.74% 2.10% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 2.20% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 409 543 361
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,999 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,091 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,007 £65,956 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.57% +14.71% -4.17%
75th Percentile £71,250 £88,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £102,850 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +7.14% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Cloud 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,550 57,521 66,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.98% 95.64% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 41,216 29,548 40,995
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Cloud Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Cloud Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Cloud Security in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cloud Security in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Cloud Security in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cloud Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cloud Security in the UK excluding London

Cloud Security
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cloud Security within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
North of England -107 181 £52,500 -19.23% 33
South East -94 107 £50,000 -23.08% 11
South West -48 99 £59,763 -20.32% 14
North West -108 86 £50,000 -16.00% 13
Midlands -81 71 £65,000 -13.33% 19
Yorkshire -65 63 £60,000 -12.43% 12
West Midlands -58 43 £75,000 - 14
Scotland -114 39 £59,526 -14.29% 10
North East +11 32 £42,500 -12.60% 9
East Midlands -20 27 £60,000 -12.73% 5
East of England -25 18 £72,500 +52.70% 8
Northern Ireland +22 7 £90,000 +80.00% 4
Isle of Man - 4 £46,500 - 1
Wales -2 2 £72,500 +45.00% 4
Cloud Security
UK

Cloud Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 20 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (1.71%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.76%) CloudStack
4 2 (0.38%) IIS
5 1 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 289 (54.94%) Azure
2 168 (31.94%) AWS
3 122 (23.19%) Microsoft 365
4 69 (13.12%) GCP
5 54 (10.27%) PaaS
6 47 (8.94%) SaaS
7 42 (7.98%) Entra ID
8 41 (7.79%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (7.41%) Cloud Computing
10 38 (7.22%) AWS CloudFormation
11 37 (7.03%) IaaS
12 21 (3.99%) GitHub
13 20 (3.80%) Azure Sentinel
14 14 (2.66%) Serverless
15 11 (2.09%) Amazon ECS
15 11 (2.09%) Microsoft Purview
15 11 (2.09%) Mimecast
16 10 (1.90%) Amazon S3
16 10 (1.90%) Azure Logic Apps
16 10 (1.90%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 108 (20.53%) Firewall
2 78 (14.83%) Network Security
3 64 (12.17%) DNS
4 39 (7.41%) TCP/IP
5 33 (6.27%) WAN
6 32 (6.08%) DHCP
6 32 (6.08%) LAN
7 31 (5.89%) HTTP
7 31 (5.89%) Internet
8 28 (5.32%) VPN
9 26 (4.94%) DKIM
9 26 (4.94%) DMARC
10 18 (3.42%) Software-Defined Networking
11 17 (3.23%) WLAN
12 16 (3.04%) Wireless
13 14 (2.66%) SD-WAN
14 12 (2.28%) BGP
14 12 (2.28%) Intrusion Detection
14 12 (2.28%) VoIP
15 10 (1.90%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
2 7 (1.33%) Power BI
3 6 (1.14%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.76%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.19%) Big Data
6 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.19%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 28 (5.32%) Jenkins
2 13 (2.47%) Git
3 5 (0.95%) Burp Suite
3 5 (0.95%) GitLab
3 5 (0.95%) Maven
3 5 (0.95%) Selenium
3 5 (0.95%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.57%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.38%) JIRA
5 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 176 (33.46%) Social Skills
2 118 (22.43%) Finance
3 58 (11.03%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (8.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 37 (7.03%) Retail
6 32 (6.08%) Banking
7 15 (2.85%) Law
7 15 (2.85%) Legal
8 11 (2.09%) Back Office
9 10 (1.90%) Public Sector
9 10 (1.90%) Tech for Good
10 9 (1.71%) Marketing
11 8 (1.52%) Games
12 6 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.38%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.38%) Police
13 2 (0.38%) Publishing
13 2 (0.38%) Welsh Language
14 1 (0.19%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 114 (21.67%) Analyst
2 103 (19.58%) Architect
3 98 (18.63%) Senior
4 96 (18.25%) Security Analyst
5 79 (15.02%) Cloud Engineer
6 56 (10.65%) Security Engineer
7 52 (9.89%) Information Analyst
7 52 (9.89%) Information Security Analyst
7 52 (9.89%) Lead
8 46 (8.75%) Cloud Architect
9 37 (7.03%) Security Architect
10 30 (5.70%) Cloud Security Engineer
10 30 (5.70%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 28 (5.32%) Solutions Architect
12 27 (5.13%) Network Engineer
13 26 (4.94%) Senior Cloud Engineer
14 22 (4.18%) Senior Analyst
14 22 (4.18%) Team Leader
15 21 (3.99%) Security Manager
15 21 (3.99%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (5.70%) SAML
2 29 (5.51%) HTML
2 29 (5.51%) OpenID
3 9 (1.71%) .NET
4 8 (1.52%) Laravel
5 6 (1.14%) AngularJS
5 6 (1.14%) Middleware
6 5 (0.95%) JSON
6 5 (0.95%) YAML
7 4 (0.76%) LAMP
7 4 (0.76%) LDAP
8 3 (0.57%) SailPoint
9 2 (0.38%) AWS CDK
9 2 (0.38%) Django
9 2 (0.38%) Lambda Expressions
9 2 (0.38%) Node.js
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.38%) RESTful
9 2 (0.38%) XML
10 1 (0.19%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 74 (14.07%) Cloud Native
2 69 (13.12%) Cyberattack
3 47 (8.94%) Data Centre
4 42 (7.98%) Management Information System
5 40 (7.60%) Public Cloud
6 29 (5.51%) Cyber Threat
7 19 (3.61%) Private Cloud
7 19 (3.61%) Security Operations Centre
7 19 (3.61%) Security Posture
8 14 (2.66%) Driving Licence
8 14 (2.66%) Product Ownership
9 12 (2.28%) Onboarding
10 11 (2.09%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.33%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 7 (1.33%) Hybrid Cloud
12 6 (1.14%) CCTV
12 6 (1.14%) IoT
12 6 (1.14%) NHS
12 6 (1.14%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.14%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 115 (21.86%) Windows
2 60 (11.41%) Linux
3 59 (11.22%) Windows Server
4 20 (3.80%) Windows 10
5 16 (3.04%) Unix
6 12 (2.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (2.09%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (1.14%) Android
8 6 (1.14%) Apple iOS
8 6 (1.14%) Solaris
8 6 (1.14%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.57%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.57%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.57%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (33.08%) Cybersecurity
2 152 (28.90%) Information Security
3 126 (23.95%) DevOps
4 113 (21.48%) Agile
5 108 (20.53%) Infrastructure as Code
6 102 (19.39%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (15.59%) SIEM
8 73 (13.88%) Roadmaps
9 64 (12.17%) CI/CD
10 63 (11.98%) DevSecOps
11 60 (11.41%) SDLC
12 49 (9.32%) Vulnerability Management
13 47 (8.94%) Technical Leadership
14 43 (8.17%) Incident Response
15 41 (7.79%) Continuous Improvement
15 41 (7.79%) Identity Access Management
15 41 (7.79%) Risk Management
16 40 (7.60%) Containerisation
16 40 (7.60%) Security Operations
17 39 (7.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 75 (14.26%) Python
2 45 (8.56%) PowerShell
3 29 (5.51%) Bash
3 29 (5.51%) SQL
4 16 (3.04%) Bicep
4 16 (3.04%) Java
4 16 (3.04%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.52%) C#
5 8 (1.52%) PHP
5 8 (1.52%) Rust
6 7 (1.33%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.14%) Go
8 5 (0.95%) C
8 5 (0.95%) R
8 5 (0.95%) Scala
8 5 (0.95%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.76%) AWK
9 4 (0.76%) sed
10 1 (0.19%) Ruby
10 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 72 (13.69%) CISSP
2 56 (10.65%) AWS Certification
3 52 (9.89%) Degree
4 49 (9.32%) Security Cleared
5 45 (8.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 37 (7.03%) Azure Certification
6 37 (7.03%) DV Cleared
7 34 (6.46%) CISM
8 29 (5.51%) Cisco Certification
9 25 (4.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 22 (4.18%) CCSP
11 21 (3.99%) CEH
12 19 (3.61%) Computer Science Degree
13 16 (3.04%) Master's Degree
14 13 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
15 12 (2.28%) SC Cleared
16 11 (2.09%) CompTIA CySA+
16 11 (2.09%) CompTIA Security+
16 11 (2.09%) SANS
17 10 (1.90%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (18.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 87 (16.54%) NIST
3 41 (7.79%) PCI DSS
4 24 (4.56%) GDPR
5 23 (4.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (3.42%) GRC
7 16 (3.04%) SLA
8 7 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 6 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.14%) NCSC
9 6 (1.14%) NIST 800
10 5 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.76%) COBIT
11 4 (0.76%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.38%) ITGC
12 2 (0.38%) QA
13 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.19%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.19%) ISO 31000
13 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 70 (13.31%) Active Directory
2 49 (9.32%) Docker
3 31 (5.89%) Hyper-V
4 19 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (2.28%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
6 6 (1.14%) Virtual Servers
7 4 (0.76%) vSphere
8 3 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 86 (16.35%) Terraform
2 59 (11.22%) Kubernetes
3 36 (6.84%) CASB
4 23 (4.37%) Ansible
5 18 (3.42%) Microsoft Intune
6 11 (2.09%) FortiGate
7 9 (1.71%) Nmap
8 8 (1.52%) SCCM
8 8 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (1.14%) Progress Chef
9 6 (1.14%) Puppet
10 5 (0.95%) Argo
10 5 (0.95%) Nagios
10 5 (0.95%) OfficeScan
10 5 (0.95%) WSUS
11 4 (0.76%) cPanel
11 4 (0.76%) Plesk
12 3 (0.57%) Nessus
12 3 (0.57%) vCenter Server
13 2 (0.38%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 138 (26.24%) Microsoft
2 44 (8.37%) Google
3 41 (7.79%) Cisco
4 22 (4.18%) VMware
5 16 (3.04%) Juniper
6 14 (2.66%) Splunk
7 13 (2.47%) Palo Alto
8 12 (2.28%) Barracuda Networks
8 12 (2.28%) Rapid7
9 11 (2.09%) Apple
9 11 (2.09%) ConnectWise
9 11 (2.09%) Sophos
10 10 (1.90%) Draytek
11 9 (1.71%) Qualys
12 8 (1.52%) Oracle
13 7 (1.33%) CheckPoint
14 6 (1.14%) CyberArk
14 6 (1.14%) McAfee
14 6 (1.14%) ServiceNow
14 6 (1.14%) Zscaler