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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 380 469 460
Rank change year-on-year +89 -9 -36
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 688 657 1,199
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.70% 0.63% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.66% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 469 385 548
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,700 £30,850
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +1.74% +21.05%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% -2.91% +8.42%

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 84,746 99,225 149,638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.94% 95.61% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 59,834 58,281 83,297
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £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 £81,750 £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 3 May 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 3 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 +108 653 £65,000 +10.26% 164
UK excluding London +110 454 £57,500 +15.00% 109
Work from Home +97 214 £60,000 +0.80% 62
London +33 198 £75,000 +15.38% 55
North of England +111 128 £45,000 -18.18% 31
South East +50 126 £71,500 +37.50% 36
Midlands +66 100 £57,500 +7.98% 22
North West +37 70 £50,000 +8.11% 17
West Midlands +46 69 £65,000 +22.07% 7
South West -29 51 £40,000 +45.45% 12
Yorkshire +96 43 £45,000 -23.75% 15
East Midlands +15 26 £53,750 -17.31% 15
East of England +30 25 £52,500 +18.41% 8
Scotland -61 16 £43,250 -8.95% 2
North East +10 15 £42,000 -4.55% 1
Wales -1 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 40 (5.81%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (2.62%) Apache
4 14 (2.03%) IIS
4 14 (2.03%) Tomcat
5 11 (1.60%) WordPress
6 5 (0.73%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.58%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.58%) CMS
7 4 (0.58%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.29%) Moodle
8 2 (0.29%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 46 (6.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (5.23%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 17 (2.47%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.73%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.29%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 326 (47.38%) Azure
2 218 (31.69%) AWS
3 144 (20.93%) GCP
4 96 (13.95%) Microsoft 365
5 86 (12.50%) Power Platform
6 59 (8.58%) SaaS
7 30 (4.36%) Entra ID
8 24 (3.49%) PowerApps
9 23 (3.34%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (3.34%) PaaS
10 22 (3.20%) IaaS
11 20 (2.91%) OneDrive
12 18 (2.62%) Cloud Computing
12 18 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (2.47%) Serverless
14 15 (2.18%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (1.89%) Power Automate
15 13 (1.89%) Snowflake
16 12 (1.74%) Matillion
17 9 (1.31%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 52 (7.56%) Firewall
2 30 (4.36%) Network Security
3 28 (4.07%) VPN
4 25 (3.63%) Wi-Fi
5 23 (3.34%) DHCP
5 23 (3.34%) DNS
6 18 (2.62%) WAN
7 16 (2.33%) LAN
8 12 (1.74%) VLAN
9 9 (1.31%) Internet
9 9 (1.31%) Intrusion Detection
9 9 (1.31%) IPsec
10 6 (0.87%) Wireshark
11 5 (0.73%) VoIP
11 5 (0.73%) Wireless
12 4 (0.58%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.58%) IP Telephony
12 4 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.44%) Bluetooth
13 3 (0.44%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 153 (22.24%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (16.72%) BigQuery
3 113 (16.42%) Looker
4 79 (11.48%) Power BI
5 69 (10.03%) SQL Server
6 29 (4.22%) Metadata
7 23 (3.34%) Data Lake
8 22 (3.20%) Oracle Database
9 21 (3.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 19 (2.76%) Relational Database
11 16 (2.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 13 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
12 13 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
13 9 (1.31%) Geospatial Data
13 9 (1.31%) GIS
13 9 (1.31%) RDBMS
14 8 (1.16%) MongoDB
15 7 (1.02%) MySQL
15 7 (1.02%) Spatial Data
16 4 (0.58%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 15 (2.18%) Git
2 7 (1.02%) JIRA
3 6 (0.87%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.87%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.58%) ESLint
4 4 (0.58%) IntelliJ
4 4 (0.58%) 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
General
1 220 (31.98%) Analytical Skills
2 175 (25.44%) Social Skills
3 125 (18.17%) Finance
4 52 (7.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (5.52%) Legal
6 30 (4.36%) Public Sector
7 26 (3.78%) Local Government
8 24 (3.49%) Law
8 24 (3.49%) Marketing
9 22 (3.20%) Retail
10 21 (3.05%) Police
11 18 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (2.18%) Banking
13 13 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.31%) Back Office
16 7 (1.02%) Games
16 7 (1.02%) Telecoms
17 6 (0.87%) Billing
Job Titles
1 219 (31.83%) Architect
2 145 (21.08%) Data Architect
3 67 (9.74%) Senior
4 57 (8.28%) Analyst
5 54 (7.85%) Lead
6 39 (5.67%) Developer
7 38 (5.52%) Data Engineer
8 29 (4.22%) Security Analyst
9 25 (3.63%) IT Manager
10 24 (3.49%) Administrator
11 23 (3.34%) Security Engineer
12 22 (3.20%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (3.05%) Enterprise Architect
14 19 (2.76%) Security Architect
15 18 (2.62%) DBA
16 17 (2.47%) Data Manager
16 17 (2.47%) Security Manager
17 15 (2.18%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 15 (2.18%) IT Support
17 15 (2.18%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.22%) .NET
2 20 (2.91%) Web Services
3 12 (1.74%) React
4 11 (1.60%) ASP.NET
4 11 (1.60%) RESTful
5 10 (1.45%) .NET Framework
5 10 (1.45%) Entity Framework
5 10 (1.45%) HTML
6 9 (1.31%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.31%) CSS
6 9 (1.31%) Kafka
7 8 (1.16%) Middleware
7 8 (1.16%) REST
8 7 (1.02%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (0.87%) Lightning Web Components
9 6 (0.87%) Visualforce
10 5 (0.73%) ASP.NET Web API
10 5 (0.73%) Blazor
10 5 (0.73%) Jest
10 5 (0.73%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 128 (18.60%) Self-Motivation
2 99 (14.39%) Management Information System
3 36 (5.23%) Public Cloud
4 30 (4.36%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.78%) Cyber Threat
6 17 (2.47%) Algorithms
6 17 (2.47%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.33%) Cloud Native
7 16 (2.33%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
9 13 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.74%) PKI
11 11 (1.60%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.60%) Data Structures
12 10 (1.45%) Cloud Security Posture
13 9 (1.31%) Housing Association
14 8 (1.16%) Driving Licence
14 8 (1.16%) NHS
15 7 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
15 7 (1.02%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 92 (13.37%) Windows
2 37 (5.38%) Linux
3 25 (3.63%) Windows Server
4 20 (2.91%) Unix
5 18 (2.62%) Solaris
6 12 (1.74%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.45%) Android
7 10 (1.45%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.87%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.73%) CentOS
9 5 (0.73%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.58%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.58%) Kali Linux
10 4 (0.58%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.58%) zOS
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 (38.95%) Problem-Solving
2 197 (28.63%) ETL
3 188 (27.33%) Data Modelling
4 183 (26.60%) Data Governance
5 178 (25.87%) Mentoring
6 151 (21.95%) Data Architecture
7 141 (20.49%) Data Integration
8 140 (20.35%) Cybersecurity
9 133 (19.33%) Data Engineering
10 122 (17.73%) Innovative Thinking
11 115 (16.72%) Platform Engineering
12 111 (16.13%) ERD
13 109 (15.84%) Computer Science
14 107 (15.55%) Information Security
15 91 (13.23%) Agile
16 86 (12.50%) Data Protection
17 84 (12.21%) Business Intelligence
18 82 (11.92%) Data Management
19 77 (11.19%) Analytics
20 76 (11.05%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 121 (17.59%) SQL
2 60 (8.72%) Python
3 38 (5.52%) T-SQL
4 28 (4.07%) C#
4 28 (4.07%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.33%) Java
5 16 (2.33%) Shell Script
6 13 (1.89%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.74%) Scala
8 9 (1.31%) PL/SQL
9 8 (1.16%) R
10 7 (1.02%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.87%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.87%) Bash
11 6 (0.87%) C
12 4 (0.58%) Bicep
12 4 (0.58%) VBA
13 3 (0.44%) VB
14 1 (0.15%) ActionScript
14 1 (0.15%) Perl
Qualifications
1 178 (25.87%) Degree
2 81 (11.77%) CISSP
3 55 (7.99%) Computer Science Degree
4 51 (7.41%) CISM
5 27 (3.92%) Security Cleared
6 25 (3.63%) CISA
7 24 (3.49%) Master's Degree
8 21 (3.05%) Azure Certification
9 20 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.62%) PCI QSA
11 17 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
12 16 (2.33%) CEH
13 12 (1.74%) CCSP
14 11 (1.60%) A+ Certification
15 10 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 10 (1.45%) AWS Certification
15 10 (1.45%) PMI Certification
15 10 (1.45%) PMP
15 10 (1.45%) SANS
16 9 (1.31%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (25.87%) GDPR
2 157 (22.82%) Data Quality
3 82 (11.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (7.27%) NIST
5 45 (6.54%) PCI DSS
6 41 (5.96%) Cyber Essentials
7 31 (4.51%) Accessibility
8 18 (2.62%) NCSC
9 16 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 15 (2.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 12 (1.74%) SOC 2
12 11 (1.60%) GRC
13 7 (1.02%) HIPAA
13 7 (1.02%) QA
14 6 (0.87%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.87%) NIST 800
15 5 (0.73%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.58%) TickIT
17 3 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.29%) COBIT
System Software
1 70 (10.17%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.51%) Docker
3 12 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.73%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.44%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.44%) XenApp
6 3 (0.44%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.15%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.15%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 28 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.60%) Terraform
4 10 (1.45%) Ansible
5 9 (1.31%) CSIRT
6 7 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.87%) CASB
8 5 (0.73%) Data Guard
8 5 (0.73%) Oracle RMAN
8 5 (0.73%) PaperCut
9 4 (0.58%) AirWatch
9 4 (0.58%) Suricata
10 3 (0.44%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.29%) SCCM
12 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.15%) QRadar
12 1 (0.15%) Stealthwatch
12 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 192 (27.91%) Microsoft
2 152 (22.09%) Google
3 33 (4.80%) Oracle
4 24 (3.49%) Databricks
5 17 (2.47%) Cisco
5 17 (2.47%) NEC
5 17 (2.47%) VMware
6 13 (1.89%) Qualys
7 12 (1.74%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.60%) SAP
9 10 (1.45%) Splunk
9 10 (1.45%) Xero
10 9 (1.31%) Guidewire
11 8 (1.16%) Salesforce
12 7 (1.02%) CyberArk
12 7 (1.02%) Mapbox
12 7 (1.02%) Varonis
12 7 (1.02%) WatchGuard
13 6 (0.87%) CA
13 6 (0.87%) Nuix