Data Security
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 375 463 467
Rank change year-on-year +88 +4 -53
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 682 665 1,178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.70% 0.64% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.66% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 467 384 552
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,650 £31,025
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% - +21.05%
75th Percentile £86,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £48,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.95% -7.14% +10.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
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%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Security.

Salary trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the UK 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
England +111 648 £65,000 +11.11% 160
UK excluding London +105 452 £57,500 +17.95% 104
Work from Home +100 211 £57,500 -4.17% 63
London +38 195 £75,000 +15.38% 58
North of England +114 129 £45,000 -11.33% 30
South East +65 126 £71,000 +33.96% 32
Midlands +58 99 £57,500 +7.98% 18
North West +44 71 £50,000 +11.11% 15
West Midlands +52 68 £65,000 +22.07% 10
South West -13 50 £40,000 +45.45% 11
Yorkshire +111 43 £45,000 -20.70% 14
East Midlands +6 26 £53,750 -17.31% 8
East of England +26 25 £52,500 +20.92% 10
North East +12 15 £42,000 -4.55% 2
Scotland -58 15 £50,000 +25.00% 4
Wales +5 9 £46,604 -17.89% 1

Data Security
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 39 (5.72%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.64%) Apache
2 18 (2.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (2.05%) IIS
3 14 (2.05%) Tomcat
4 11 (1.61%) WordPress
5 5 (0.73%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.59%) CMS
6 4 (0.59%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.29%) Moodle
7 2 (0.29%) SAS
8 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 47 (6.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (2.49%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.73%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.29%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 324 (47.51%) Azure
2 215 (31.52%) AWS
3 144 (21.11%) GCP
4 97 (14.22%) Microsoft 365
5 87 (12.76%) Power Platform
6 58 (8.50%) SaaS
7 30 (4.40%) Entra ID
8 25 (3.67%) PowerApps
9 24 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (3.37%) PaaS
11 22 (3.23%) IaaS
12 19 (2.79%) OneDrive
13 17 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (2.49%) Serverless
14 16 (2.35%) Azure Data Factory
14 16 (2.35%) Cloud Computing
15 14 (2.05%) Power Automate
15 14 (2.05%) Snowflake
16 12 (1.76%) Matillion
17 9 (1.32%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 51 (7.48%) Firewall
2 27 (3.96%) Network Security
3 26 (3.81%) VPN
4 25 (3.67%) Wi-Fi
5 23 (3.37%) DHCP
5 23 (3.37%) DNS
6 18 (2.64%) WAN
7 16 (2.35%) LAN
8 12 (1.76%) VLAN
9 9 (1.32%) IPsec
10 8 (1.17%) Internet
10 8 (1.17%) Intrusion Detection
11 6 (0.88%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.73%) Wireless
13 4 (0.59%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.59%) IP Telephony
13 4 (0.59%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (0.59%) VoIP
14 3 (0.44%) Bluetooth
14 3 (0.44%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 154 (22.58%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (16.86%) BigQuery
3 113 (16.57%) Looker
4 80 (11.73%) Power BI
5 69 (10.12%) SQL Server
6 29 (4.25%) Metadata
7 23 (3.37%) Data Lake
8 22 (3.23%) Oracle Database
9 21 (3.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 19 (2.79%) Relational Database
11 16 (2.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 13 (1.91%) Azure SQL Database
12 13 (1.91%) PostgreSQL
13 10 (1.47%) Geospatial Data
14 9 (1.32%) GIS
14 9 (1.32%) RDBMS
15 8 (1.17%) MongoDB
16 7 (1.03%) MySQL
16 7 (1.03%) Spatial Data
17 5 (0.73%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 15 (2.20%) Git
2 7 (1.03%) JIRA
3 6 (0.88%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.88%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.59%) ESLint
4 4 (0.59%) IntelliJ
4 4 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.29%) GitLab
5 2 (0.29%) Snyk
5 2 (0.29%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
6 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 218 (31.96%) Analytical Skills
2 173 (25.37%) Social Skills
3 124 (18.18%) Finance
4 51 (7.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (5.57%) Legal
6 31 (4.55%) Public Sector
7 26 (3.81%) Local Government
8 23 (3.37%) Law
9 22 (3.23%) Marketing
9 22 (3.23%) Retail
10 21 (3.08%) Police
11 18 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (2.05%) Banking
13 13 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.32%) Back Office
16 7 (1.03%) Games
16 7 (1.03%) Telecoms
17 6 (0.88%) Billing
Job Titles
1 216 (31.67%) Architect
2 144 (21.11%) Data Architect
3 67 (9.82%) Senior
4 56 (8.21%) Analyst
5 53 (7.77%) Lead
6 40 (5.87%) Data Engineer
6 40 (5.87%) Developer
7 28 (4.11%) Security Analyst
8 25 (3.67%) IT Manager
9 23 (3.37%) Administrator
9 23 (3.37%) Security Engineer
10 22 (3.23%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (3.08%) Enterprise Architect
12 18 (2.64%) DBA
12 18 (2.64%) Security Architect
13 17 (2.49%) Data Manager
13 17 (2.49%) Security Manager
14 14 (2.05%) Applications Support
14 14 (2.05%) IT Support
14 14 (2.05%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (4.11%) .NET
2 19 (2.79%) Web Services
3 13 (1.91%) React
4 11 (1.61%) ASP.NET
4 11 (1.61%) RESTful
5 10 (1.47%) .NET Framework
5 10 (1.47%) Entity Framework
6 9 (1.32%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.32%) CSS
6 9 (1.32%) HTML
6 9 (1.32%) Kafka
7 8 (1.17%) Middleware
7 8 (1.17%) REST
8 7 (1.03%) ASP.NET MVC
9 5 (0.73%) ASP.NET Web API
9 5 (0.73%) Blazor
9 5 (0.73%) Jest
9 5 (0.73%) Lightning Web Components
9 5 (0.73%) SOAP
9 5 (0.73%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 128 (18.77%) Self-Motivation
2 98 (14.37%) Management Information System
3 34 (4.99%) Public Cloud
4 29 (4.25%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.81%) Cyber Threat
6 17 (2.49%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.35%) Algorithms
7 16 (2.35%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.20%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (1.76%) Hybrid Cloud
9 12 (1.76%) PKI
10 11 (1.61%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.47%) Cloud Security Posture
12 9 (1.32%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.32%) Housing Association
13 8 (1.17%) Driving Licence
13 8 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.17%) NHS
14 7 (1.03%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 91 (13.34%) Windows
2 36 (5.28%) Linux
3 24 (3.52%) Windows Server
4 20 (2.93%) Unix
5 18 (2.64%) Solaris
6 12 (1.76%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.61%) Android
7 11 (1.61%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.73%) CentOS
8 5 (0.73%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.73%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.59%) DC/OS
9 4 (0.59%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.59%) zOS
10 3 (0.44%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.29%) VMS
11 2 (0.29%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 268 (39.30%) Problem-Solving
2 199 (29.18%) ETL
3 191 (28.01%) Data Modelling
4 183 (26.83%) Data Governance
5 177 (25.95%) Mentoring
6 151 (22.14%) Data Architecture
7 140 (20.53%) Data Integration
8 138 (20.23%) Cybersecurity
9 132 (19.35%) Data Engineering
10 121 (17.74%) Innovative Thinking
11 115 (16.86%) Platform Engineering
12 111 (16.28%) ERD
13 106 (15.54%) Information Security
14 103 (15.10%) Computer Science
15 92 (13.49%) Agile
16 86 (12.61%) Data Protection
17 85 (12.46%) Business Intelligence
18 83 (12.17%) Data Management
19 79 (11.58%) Analytics
20 75 (11.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 123 (18.04%) SQL
2 59 (8.65%) Python
3 38 (5.57%) T-SQL
4 28 (4.11%) C#
5 24 (3.52%) PowerShell
6 16 (2.35%) Java
6 16 (2.35%) Shell Script
7 14 (2.05%) JavaScript
8 11 (1.61%) Scala
9 9 (1.32%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.03%) R
10 7 (1.03%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.88%) Bash
12 5 (0.73%) Apex Code
12 5 (0.73%) C
13 4 (0.59%) Bicep
13 4 (0.59%) VBA
14 3 (0.44%) VB
15 2 (0.29%) C++
15 2 (0.29%) PHP
Qualifications
1 171 (25.07%) Degree
2 79 (11.58%) CISSP
3 50 (7.33%) CISM
3 50 (7.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 26 (3.81%) Security Cleared
5 24 (3.52%) CISA
6 23 (3.37%) Master's Degree
7 20 (2.93%) Azure Certification
7 20 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
8 18 (2.64%) PCI QSA
9 17 (2.49%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (2.35%) CEH
11 12 (1.76%) CCSP
12 11 (1.61%) A+ Certification
13 10 (1.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 10 (1.47%) PMI Certification
13 10 (1.47%) PMP
14 9 (1.32%) AWS Certification
14 9 (1.32%) SANS
15 8 (1.17%) CCSK
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (26.25%) GDPR
2 157 (23.02%) Data Quality
3 81 (11.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 48 (7.04%) NIST
5 44 (6.45%) PCI DSS
6 42 (6.16%) Cyber Essentials
7 29 (4.25%) Accessibility
8 18 (2.64%) NCSC
9 17 (2.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 12 (1.76%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.61%) GRC
13 7 (1.03%) HIPAA
13 7 (1.03%) QA
14 6 (0.88%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.88%) NIST 800
15 5 (0.73%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.59%) TickIT
17 3 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.29%) COBIT
System Software
1 69 (10.12%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.40%) Docker
3 12 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.73%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.44%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.29%) XenApp
7 2 (0.29%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.15%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.15%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 28 (4.11%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.47%) Ansible
3 10 (1.47%) Terraform
4 9 (1.32%) CSIRT
5 6 (0.88%) CASB
5 6 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.73%) Data Guard
6 5 (0.73%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (0.73%) PaperCut
7 4 (0.59%) AirWatch
8 3 (0.44%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.44%) Suricata
9 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.15%) DatAdvantage
9 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.15%) QRadar
9 1 (0.15%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.15%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 189 (27.71%) Microsoft
2 152 (22.29%) Google
3 33 (4.84%) Oracle
4 25 (3.67%) Databricks
5 17 (2.49%) NEC
6 16 (2.35%) Cisco
6 16 (2.35%) VMware
7 13 (1.91%) Qualys
8 12 (1.76%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.61%) SAP
10 10 (1.47%) Xero
11 9 (1.32%) Guidewire
12 8 (1.17%) Splunk
13 7 (1.03%) CyberArk
13 7 (1.03%) Mapbox
13 7 (1.03%) Salesforce
13 7 (1.03%) Varonis
13 7 (1.03%) WatchGuard
14 6 (0.88%) CA
14 6 (0.88%) Nuix