Computer Forensics
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Computer Forensics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Forensics over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 881 971 1173
Rank change year-on-year +90 +202 -307
Permanent jobs citing Computer Forensics 13 14 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.013% 0.020%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.015% 0.014% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 13 14 27
10th Percentile £26,900 - £39,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £45,000 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,482 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -46.02% +15.38% +10.64%
75th Percentile £46,250 - £71,875
90th Percentile £64,450 - £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -56.67% +15.38% +23.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Computer Forensics 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,343 100,922 147,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.11% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,769 59,097 83,311
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,488
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Computer Forensics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Computer Forensics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Forensics in the UK

Computer Forensics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Forensics.

Salary trend for Computer Forensics in the UK

Computer Forensics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Forensics over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Forensics in the UK

Computer Forensics
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Forensics within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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
England +126 11 £40,482 -46.02% 13
UK excluding London +17 9 £32,500 -56.67% 10
Work from Home +103 7 £32,500 -56.67%
London - 4 £51,000 - 3
Midlands +4 2 £27,000 -52.00% 3
South West -18 2 £40,482 -46.02% 3
Scotland -57 2 £32,500 -62.86%
West Midlands - 2 £27,000 - 3
North West - 2 £32,500 - 1
North of England - 2 £32,500 - 2
South East +15 1 £65,000 -13.33% 1

Computer Forensics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (7.69%) SharePoint
1 1 (7.69%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Power Platform
2 1 (7.69%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) Firewall
2 2 (15.38%) VPN
3 1 (7.69%) Skype
3 1 (7.69%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Power BI
General
1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Local Government
2 4 (30.77%) Police
3 3 (23.08%) Legal
3 3 (23.08%) Retail
4 2 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Finance
5 1 (7.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Graduate
2 4 (30.77%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Digital Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Forensic Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Forensic Investigator
3 2 (15.38%) Graduate Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Security Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Technical Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) CISSP Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Compliance Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Data Compliance Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Data Protection Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Information Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Information Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (38.46%) Management Information System
2 5 (38.46%) Security Posture
3 2 (15.38%) Cybercrime
3 2 (15.38%) Driving Licence
3 2 (15.38%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (46.15%) Decision-Making
3 4 (30.77%) Active Listening
3 4 (30.77%) Computer Architecture
3 4 (30.77%) Decarbonisation
3 4 (30.77%) Digital Forensics
3 4 (30.77%) Forensic Analysis
3 4 (30.77%) Innovative Thinking
3 4 (30.77%) Mathematics
3 4 (30.77%) Mentoring
3 4 (30.77%) Project Delivery
3 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 4 (30.77%) Security Architecture
3 4 (30.77%) Security Operations
4 3 (23.08%) Data Protection
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Assessment
5 2 (15.38%) Case Management
5 2 (15.38%) Data Loss Prevention
5 2 (15.38%) Information Security
5 2 (15.38%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (15.38%) PowerShell
1 2 (15.38%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (76.92%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (23.08%) CISA
3 3 (23.08%) CISSP
3 3 (23.08%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (15.38%) CCIE
4 2 (15.38%) CCNP
4 2 (15.38%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (15.38%) CISM
4 2 (15.38%) GIAC
4 2 (15.38%) SANS
4 2 (15.38%) SC Cleared
4 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 1 (7.69%) CEH
5 1 (7.69%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (46.15%) GRC
2 5 (38.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (23.08%) ISO 9001
4 2 (15.38%) GDPR
4 2 (15.38%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
4 2 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 1 (7.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (7.69%) HIPAA
5 1 (7.69%) NIST
5 1 (7.69%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Cisco
2 2 (15.38%) Sophos
3 1 (7.69%) Dell
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.69%) ServiceNow