PCI DSS Jobs in the UK excluding London

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for PCI DSS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PCI DSS 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 549 401 454
Rank change year-on-year -148 +53 -34
Permanent jobs citing PCI DSS 215 419 457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.30% 0.70% 0.65%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.23% 3.39% 3.76%
Number of salaries quoted 168 263 344
10th Percentile £24,240 £26,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £34,250 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -8.70% +15.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £55,667 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.27% -7.22% +2.57%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

PCI DSS 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 UK excluding London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 9,632 12,373 12,157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 13.58% 20.57% 17.16%
Number of salaries quoted 6,357 4,612 6,881
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,650
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +4.93% +0.32%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%

PCI DSS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for PCI DSS in the UK excluding London

PCI DSS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PCI DSS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for PCI DSS in the UK excluding London

PCI DSS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for PCI DSS in the UK excluding London

PCI DSS
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 PCI DSS 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 +31 64 £49,500 +7.61% 14
Midlands -18 46 £53,500 -23.57% 8
North West +15 44 £45,000 - 7
South East -89 43 £71,250 +18.75% 17
South West -60 31 £45,000 +50.00% 7
East Midlands +12 30 £24,811 -40.44% 6
Yorkshire +70 19 £53,500 +16.30% 6
East of England -5 18 £24,526 -64.96% 8
West Midlands -24 15 £75,000 +7.14% 2
Scotland -59 12 £24,526 -62.12% 3
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -
North East -8 1 £37,500 -51.30% 1
Wales -21 1 £52,500 +50.00% 2
PCI DSS
UK

PCI DSS
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 4 (1.86%) IIS
2 2 (0.93%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.47%) Apache
3 1 (0.47%) WebSphere
Business Applications
1 3 (1.40%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.47%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 61 (28.37%) Azure
2 49 (22.79%) AWS
3 26 (12.09%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (6.98%) Cloud Computing
4 15 (6.98%) SaaS
5 14 (6.51%) IaaS
6 12 (5.58%) PaaS
7 7 (3.26%) Microsoft Purview
8 6 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.79%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.86%) GCP
9 4 (1.86%) Google Workspace
9 4 (1.86%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.40%) Commercetools
10 3 (1.40%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 2 (0.93%) Nutanix
11 2 (0.93%) Power Platform
11 2 (0.93%) WhatsApp
12 1 (0.47%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (19.53%) Firewall
1 42 (19.53%) Wi-Fi
2 27 (12.56%) Network Security
3 14 (6.51%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (4.65%) VPN
5 8 (3.72%) Internet
5 8 (3.72%) LAN
5 8 (3.72%) TCP/IP
5 8 (3.72%) WAN
6 7 (3.26%) DNS
6 7 (3.26%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.93%) DHCP
8 1 (0.47%) IPsec
8 1 (0.47%) SAN
8 1 (0.47%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.47%) SSL
8 1 (0.47%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.79%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.93%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Git
General
1 50 (23.26%) Social Skills
2 38 (17.67%) Finance
3 31 (14.42%) Retail
4 26 (12.09%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (5.58%) Law
5 12 (5.58%) Legal
6 8 (3.72%) Telecoms
7 7 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.26%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.86%) Games
8 4 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.93%) Banking
10 2 (0.93%) Electronics
10 2 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.93%) Publishing
11 1 (0.47%) Advertising
11 1 (0.47%) Back Office
11 1 (0.47%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (0.47%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 48 (22.33%) Analyst
2 36 (16.74%) Security Analyst
3 32 (14.88%) Mobile Engineer
4 21 (9.77%) Architect
4 21 (9.77%) Information Analyst
4 21 (9.77%) Information Security Analyst
5 20 (9.30%) Senior
6 19 (8.84%) Support Engineer
7 18 (8.37%) Desktop Engineer
7 18 (8.37%) Desktop Support
7 18 (8.37%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 18 (8.37%) Junior
7 18 (8.37%) Junior Desktop Engineer
7 18 (8.37%) Junior Desktop Support
7 18 (8.37%) Junior Desktop Support Engineer
7 18 (8.37%) Junior Support Engineer
8 17 (7.91%) Lead
9 16 (7.44%) Security Architect
9 16 (7.44%) Security Engineer
9 16 (7.44%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (5.12%) Web Services
2 6 (2.79%) Middleware
3 2 (0.93%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 38 (17.67%) Driving Licence
2 37 (17.21%) Management Information System
3 21 (9.77%) Security Operations Centre
4 15 (6.98%) Data Protection Act
4 15 (6.98%) Security Posture
5 13 (6.05%) Data Centre
6 9 (4.19%) Cyber Threat
6 9 (4.19%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (4.19%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 6 (2.79%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.79%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 5 (2.33%) Cyber Defence
8 5 (2.33%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.86%) Enterprise Cloud
9 4 (1.86%) Public Cloud
9 4 (1.86%) Replication
10 3 (1.40%) Life Science
10 3 (1.40%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 55 (25.58%) Windows
2 9 (4.19%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.79%) Android
3 6 (2.79%) Apple iOS
4 5 (2.33%) Kali Linux
5 2 (0.93%) Linux
5 2 (0.93%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (53.02%) Information Security
2 98 (45.58%) Cybersecurity
3 46 (21.40%) Security Operations
4 43 (20.00%) Asset Management
5 42 (19.53%) SIEM
6 41 (19.07%) Cloud Security
7 40 (18.60%) Proactive Maintenance
7 40 (18.60%) Vulnerability Management
8 39 (18.14%) Risk Management
9 36 (16.74%) Incident Response
10 31 (14.42%) Data Protection
11 30 (13.95%) ITIL
12 29 (13.49%) Data Security
13 25 (11.63%) Security Management
14 23 (10.70%) Problem-Solving
15 22 (10.23%) Computer Science
15 22 (10.23%) Information Security Management
15 22 (10.23%) ISMS
16 21 (9.77%) Data Loss Prevention
16 21 (9.77%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 20 (9.30%) Python
2 17 (7.91%) PowerShell
3 6 (2.79%) SQL
4 5 (2.33%) Java
4 5 (2.33%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.93%) Bash
5 2 (0.93%) C#
5 2 (0.93%) VB
6 1 (0.47%) Go
6 1 (0.47%) Groovy
6 1 (0.47%) Perl
Qualifications
1 71 (33.02%) CISSP
2 51 (23.72%) Degree
3 47 (21.86%) Security Cleared
4 38 (17.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 29 (13.49%) CISM
6 22 (10.23%) CISA
7 21 (9.77%) PCI QSA
8 16 (7.44%) AWS Certification
9 14 (6.51%) CEH
9 14 (6.51%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (6.51%) Master's Degree
10 11 (5.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 11 (5.12%) CCSP
11 9 (4.19%) Azure Certification
11 9 (4.19%) CompTIA CySA+
11 9 (4.19%) CRISC
11 9 (4.19%) SANS
12 8 (3.72%) DBS Check
13 7 (3.26%) SC Cleared
13 7 (3.26%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 119 (55.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 85 (39.53%) NIST
3 62 (28.84%) GDPR
4 43 (20.00%) SLA
5 35 (16.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 24 (11.16%) GRC
7 14 (6.51%) COBIT
8 13 (6.05%) NCSC
9 12 (5.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 11 (5.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 10 (4.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 9 (4.19%) SOC 2
13 5 (2.33%) HIPAA
13 5 (2.33%) ISO 9001
14 4 (1.86%) ISO 22301
14 4 (1.86%) NIST 800
15 3 (1.40%) ISO 14000
16 2 (0.93%) GLBA
17 1 (0.47%) Accessibility
17 1 (0.47%) HITRUST
System Software
1 38 (17.67%) KVM
2 8 (3.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.26%) Active Directory
4 6 (2.79%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (2.33%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.93%) Docker
6 2 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.47%) Snort
7 1 (0.47%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 9 (4.19%) CASB
2 6 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.79%) Nmap
3 5 (2.33%) Suricata
4 4 (1.86%) Autotask
5 3 (1.40%) Ansible
5 3 (1.40%) Nessus
5 3 (1.40%) Terraform
6 2 (0.93%) SCCM
7 1 (0.47%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.47%) Nagios
7 1 (0.47%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 85 (39.53%) Microsoft
2 39 (18.14%) Dell
3 12 (5.58%) Splunk
4 8 (3.72%) Cisco
4 8 (3.72%) Qualys
4 8 (3.72%) VMware
5 6 (2.79%) Rapid7
5 6 (2.79%) Thycotic
6 5 (2.33%) Juniper
6 5 (2.33%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.86%) Datto
8 3 (1.40%) Facebook
8 3 (1.40%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.93%) HP
9 2 (0.93%) LogRhythm
9 2 (0.93%) McAfee
10 1 (0.47%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.47%) Citrix
10 1 (0.47%) Darktrace
10 1 (0.47%) Sage