Application Security Jobs in Berkshire

Application Security (AppSec)
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Application Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Application Security over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 133 176 171
Rank change year-on-year +43 -5 -11
Permanent jobs citing Application Security 32 22 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 1.04% 0.69% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 0.73% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 15
10th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £70,000 £56,250 £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £57,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% -28.13% -3.03%
75th Percentile £112,500 £81,875 £82,500
90th Percentile £114,000 £92,500 £102,000
South East median annual salary £72,500 £56,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year +28.89% -19.64% +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Application 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 advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,666 3,034 3,133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 86.42% 95.41% 91.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,852 1,662 1,997
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% +2.17% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,000 £92,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Application Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Application Security in Berkshire

Application Security
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Application Security in Berkshire

Application Security
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Application Security in Berkshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Application Security in Berkshire

Application Security
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Reading +27 28 £72,500 +7.41% 12
Bracknell -2 3 £105,000 +82.61%
Slough - 1 £70,000 -
Application Security
South East

Application Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (12.50%) AWS
1 4 (12.50%) Azure
2 3 (9.38%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (3.13%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (53.13%) Network Security
2 5 (15.63%) Firewall
3 3 (9.38%) Internet
3 3 (9.38%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (9.38%) VPN
4 2 (6.25%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.25%) Elasticsearch
1 2 (6.25%) NoSQL
1 2 (6.25%) Relational Database
1 2 (6.25%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Burp Suite
1 2 (6.25%) Cypress.io
1 2 (6.25%) Git
1 2 (6.25%) Selenium
1 2 (6.25%) SoapUI
1 2 (6.25%) WebDriver
General
1 10 (31.25%) Telecoms
2 9 (28.13%) Finance
3 4 (12.50%) Retail
4 2 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (43.75%) Senior
2 11 (34.38%) Security Researcher
3 8 (25.00%) Security Assurance Manager
3 8 (25.00%) Security Manager
4 6 (18.75%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 5 (15.63%) Architect
5 5 (15.63%) Security Architect
6 4 (12.50%) Consultant
6 4 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 4 (12.50%) Security Consultant
7 2 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 2 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Development Manager
7 2 (6.25%) Security Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Senior Security Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Software Development Manager
7 2 (6.25%) Software Manager
7 2 (6.25%) Telecoms Manager
8 1 (3.13%) Developer
8 1 (3.13%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.38%) React
1 3 (9.38%) Web Services
2 2 (6.25%) .NET
2 2 (6.25%) Jest
3 1 (3.13%) CSS
3 1 (3.13%) HTML
3 1 (3.13%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (21.88%) Data Centre
2 7 (21.88%) Management Information System
3 5 (15.63%) Security Posture
4 3 (9.38%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (6.25%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (9.38%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Cybersecurity
1 17 (53.13%) Vulnerability Management
2 15 (46.88%) Computer Science
2 15 (46.88%) OWASP
3 14 (43.75%) Software Engineering
4 13 (40.63%) Penetration Testing
5 12 (37.50%) Security Management
5 12 (37.50%) Security Operations
5 12 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (34.38%) Software Assurance
7 10 (31.25%) Risk Management
8 9 (28.13%) DevSecOps
9 8 (25.00%) Content Development
9 8 (25.00%) Information Security
9 8 (25.00%) Purple Team
9 8 (25.00%) Red Team
10 7 (21.88%) Identity Access Management
11 6 (18.75%) ITIL
11 6 (18.75%) SIEM
12 4 (12.50%) Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (9.38%) PowerShell
1 3 (9.38%) Python
1 3 (9.38%) TypeScript
2 2 (6.25%) C#
2 2 (6.25%) JavaScript
2 2 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (46.88%) Degree
2 13 (40.63%) CISSP
3 8 (25.00%) CISM
3 8 (25.00%) GIAC
3 8 (25.00%) GPEN
4 3 (9.38%) AWS Certification
4 3 (9.38%) Azure Certification
4 3 (9.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (6.25%) CCNA
5 2 (6.25%) CCNP
5 2 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (6.25%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (6.25%) GCIA
5 2 (6.25%) ISACA
5 2 (6.25%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (40.63%) NIST
2 10 (31.25%) GDPR
3 8 (25.00%) GRC
4 6 (18.75%) NIST 800
5 5 (15.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (12.50%) COBIT
7 3 (9.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (9.38%) PCI DSS
8 2 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (6.25%) QA
System Software
1 3 (9.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (18.75%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (18.75%) Nessus
2 3 (9.38%) Suricata
3 2 (6.25%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (18.75%) Qualys
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft
3 4 (12.50%) Splunk
4 3 (9.38%) Cisco
4 3 (9.38%) Juniper
4 3 (9.38%) Palo Alto