Security Posture
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 50 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -3 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs citing Security Posture | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff | - | 0.28% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.78% | 1.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Wales median annual salary | £56,000 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.82% | +22.22% | -10.00% |
All Generic Skills
Cardiff
Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cardiff.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 69 | 128 | 131 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff | 19.60% | 35.46% | 35.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 47 | 98 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,300 | £23,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £31,250 | £36,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £38,750 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.48% | -26.19% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £57,500 | £69,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,625 | £71,943 | £73,750 |
| South Wales median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,307 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.26% | -5.39% | +9.90% |
Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Posture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Security Posture
Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Security Posture.
