Cryptography (Cryptology)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cryptography skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cryptography over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 675 654 763
Rank change year-on-year -21 +109 -5
Permanent jobs citing Cryptography 228 352 487
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.34% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.35% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 190 182 135
10th Percentile £46,200 £38,307 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,735 £44,538 £54,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.46% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £92,500 £81,928 £88,125
90th Percentile £120,250 £97,061 £101,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £64,550 £51,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +26.57% -15.00% -4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cryptography 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 84,697 99,477 149,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.97% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,840 58,401 83,209
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,025 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,330
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Cryptography
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cryptography.

Salary trend for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cryptography over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cryptography within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England -7 220 £72,500 +8.94% 76
London +106 121 £90,000 +20.00% 27
UK excluding London -98 98 £64,550 +26.57% 44
Work from Home -28 86 £70,000 +17.60% 21
East of England +37 35 £60,000 -10.45% 12
North of England -47 25 £70,000 +64.71% 4
Yorkshire +11 24 £70,000 +64.71% 3
South East +6 14 £65,000 -45.83% 14
South West -22 10 £59,000 -0.88% 14
Midlands -24 8 £67,500 +63.64% 2
East Midlands -7 6 £70,502 +69.24% 1
Scotland -68 6 £75,000 +26.00% 1
West Midlands -11 2 £67,500 +66.15% 1
North West -2 1 £60,000 +0.80% 1

Cryptography
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 18 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (6.58%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.75%) Ethereum
3 4 (1.75%) Hyperledger
3 4 (1.75%) OpenZeppelin
4 3 (1.32%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (11.40%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 65 (28.51%) Azure
2 40 (17.54%) AWS
3 25 (10.96%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (8.77%) Cloud Computing
5 18 (7.89%) GCP
6 15 (6.58%) Azure Sentinel
7 14 (6.14%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (6.14%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (3.95%) Power Platform
9 6 (2.63%) IaaS
9 6 (2.63%) PaaS
9 6 (2.63%) SaaS
10 1 (0.44%) GitHub
10 1 (0.44%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.44%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.44%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 87 (38.16%) Firewall
2 48 (21.05%) Network Security
3 38 (16.67%) DNS
4 37 (16.23%) TCP/IP
5 21 (9.21%) Intrusion Detection
6 16 (7.02%) LAN
6 16 (7.02%) VPN
6 16 (7.02%) WAN
6 16 (7.02%) Wireshark
7 15 (6.58%) DHCP
8 8 (3.51%) Internet
9 4 (1.75%) IPFS
9 4 (1.75%) Wireless
9 4 (1.75%) Wireless Security
10 3 (1.32%) 4G
10 3 (1.32%) SSL
11 2 (0.88%) HTTP
11 2 (0.88%) IPv4
12 1 (0.44%) HTTPS
12 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.95%) Power BI
2 3 (1.32%) Big Data
2 3 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.32%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.88%) Redis
4 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.44%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (4.82%) Jenkins
2 6 (2.63%) JIRA
3 5 (2.19%) Burp Suite
4 4 (1.75%) Git
4 4 (1.75%) Hardhat
4 4 (1.75%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.88%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.88%) IDA Disassembler
5 2 (0.88%) Rational DOORS
General
1 46 (20.18%) Finance
2 32 (14.04%) Aerospace
2 32 (14.04%) Social Skills
3 25 (10.96%) Law
4 16 (7.02%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (4.39%) Public Sector
6 9 (3.95%) Banking
6 9 (3.95%) Games
7 8 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (1.75%) Legal
8 4 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.32%) Retail
9 3 (1.32%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.88%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.88%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.88%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.88%) Marketing
10 2 (0.88%) Military
10 2 (0.88%) Police
11 1 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 47 (20.61%) Architect
2 41 (17.98%) Security Engineer
3 36 (15.79%) Lead
4 30 (13.16%) Security Architect
5 26 (11.40%) Team Leader
5 26 (11.40%) Technical Architect
6 24 (10.53%) Network Specialist
7 20 (8.77%) Senior
8 17 (7.46%) Security Technical Architect
9 15 (6.58%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 13 (5.70%) Network Operations Specialist
11 12 (5.26%) Analyst
11 12 (5.26%) Consultant
11 12 (5.26%) Cryptography Engineer
11 12 (5.26%) Security Consultant
12 11 (4.82%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 11 (4.82%) Information Security Engineer
12 11 (4.82%) Network Security Specialist
12 11 (4.82%) Security Specialist
12 11 (4.82%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.02%) .NET
2 13 (5.70%) Web Services
3 12 (5.26%) web3js
4 9 (3.95%) Smart Contracts
5 8 (3.51%) Middleware
5 8 (3.51%) OAuth
6 7 (3.07%) PyTorch
6 7 (3.07%) TensorFlow
7 6 (2.63%) OpenID
8 5 (2.19%) ERC20
8 5 (2.19%) Truffle
9 4 (1.75%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (1.75%) Node.js
9 4 (1.75%) RESTful
9 4 (1.75%) Spring
9 4 (1.75%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.88%) HTML
10 2 (0.88%) HTML5
10 2 (0.88%) RabbitMQ
10 2 (0.88%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 62 (27.19%) PKI
2 32 (14.04%) Management Information System
3 27 (11.84%) Blockchain
4 20 (8.77%) Security Operations Centre
5 17 (7.46%) Greenfield Project
6 15 (6.58%) Replication
6 15 (6.58%) Security Posture
7 11 (4.82%) Algorithms
7 11 (4.82%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (4.82%) Web3
8 9 (3.95%) Virtual Team
9 8 (3.51%) Cyberattack
10 7 (3.07%) Data Centre
10 7 (3.07%) Distributed Computing
11 6 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (2.63%) Onboarding
11 6 (2.63%) Operational Technology
12 5 (2.19%) Industry 4.0
12 5 (2.19%) IoT
12 5 (2.19%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 53 (23.25%) Windows
2 36 (15.79%) Linux
3 32 (14.04%) Android
3 32 (14.04%) Apple iOS
4 16 (7.02%) Windows Server
5 15 (6.58%) Windows 10
5 15 (6.58%) Windows Server 2008
6 10 (4.39%) Kali Linux
7 5 (2.19%) Unix
8 3 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.88%) Debian
9 2 (0.88%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (59.65%) Cybersecurity
2 62 (27.19%) Information Security
3 59 (25.88%) SIEM
4 47 (20.61%) Vulnerability Management
5 45 (19.74%) Incident Response
6 40 (17.54%) Data Loss Prevention
7 38 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
8 37 (16.23%) Software Engineering
9 35 (15.35%) ITIL
10 34 (14.91%) Kalman Filter
11 31 (13.60%) DevOps
12 28 (12.28%) Cloud Security
13 27 (11.84%) Computer Science
13 27 (11.84%) Identity Management
13 27 (11.84%) Security Operations
14 26 (11.40%) Identity Access Management
15 25 (10.96%) Security Architecture
16 24 (10.53%) Security Management
17 23 (10.09%) Agile
18 22 (9.65%) Information Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (25.44%) Python
2 39 (17.11%) PowerShell
3 23 (10.09%) C
4 16 (7.02%) Rust
5 12 (5.26%) Java
6 11 (4.82%) Bash
6 11 (4.82%) C++
7 9 (3.95%) Go
8 8 (3.51%) Solidity
9 6 (2.63%) C#
9 6 (2.63%) Kotlin
10 5 (2.19%) Scala
11 4 (1.75%) JavaScript
11 4 (1.75%) SQL
11 4 (1.75%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.88%) Dart
12 2 (0.88%) Objective-C
12 2 (0.88%) PHP
12 2 (0.88%) Ruby
12 2 (0.88%) Swift
Qualifications
1 72 (31.58%) Degree
2 49 (21.49%) CISSP
3 40 (17.54%) Cisco Certification
4 39 (17.11%) Security Cleared
5 30 (13.16%) CEH
6 29 (12.72%) Master's Degree
7 24 (10.53%) CISM
8 22 (9.65%) CREST Certified
9 21 (9.21%) DV Cleared
10 19 (8.33%) CCSP
11 18 (7.89%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 17 (7.46%) CCDA
12 17 (7.46%) CCDP
12 17 (7.46%) Microsoft Certification
13 16 (7.02%) SSCP
14 15 (6.58%) MCSA
15 14 (6.14%) SANS
16 12 (5.26%) SC Cleared
17 11 (4.82%) GIAC
17 11 (4.82%) ISSMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (19.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (13.60%) NIST
3 29 (12.72%) PCI DSS
4 17 (7.46%) COBIT
5 13 (5.70%) Accessibility
6 10 (4.39%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (3.07%) GDPR
7 7 (3.07%) NCSC
8 6 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (1.75%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 18 (7.89%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (7.46%) Active Directory
3 14 (6.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.88%) Docker
6 1 (0.44%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (7.89%) Nmap
2 14 (6.14%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (4.82%) Ansible
4 8 (3.51%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (3.07%) CASB
6 5 (2.19%) CSIRT
7 4 (1.75%) Suricata
8 2 (0.88%) Cisco Prime
8 2 (0.88%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.44%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 56 (24.56%) Cisco
2 50 (21.93%) Microsoft
3 19 (8.33%) Splunk
4 18 (7.89%) VMware
5 17 (7.46%) CheckPoint
5 17 (7.46%) Juniper
5 17 (7.46%) Palo Alto
6 15 (6.58%) Bloomberg
6 15 (6.58%) FactSet
6 15 (6.58%) MobileIron
6 15 (6.58%) Refinitiv
7 14 (6.14%) Qualys
7 14 (6.14%) Rapid7
7 14 (6.14%) Thycotic
8 13 (5.70%) Blue Coat
8 13 (5.70%) Infoblox
9 12 (5.26%) Riverbed
10 11 (4.82%) Alibaba
10 11 (4.82%) Google
11 7 (3.07%) Citrix