Security Posture Job Trends in the East Midlands

Security Posture
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 122 118
Rank change year-on-year -5 -4 -
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 16 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.63% 0.22% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.06% 0.71% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 2
10th Percentile £38,633 - £58,650
25th Percentile £48,165 - £58,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 - £60,500
75th Percentile £53,951 - £62,625
90th Percentile - - £63,150
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -

All Generic Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 776 709 539
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 30.79% 31.01% 32.67%
Number of salaries quoted 446 311 384
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £41,250 £35,520
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £53,563 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Posture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Security Posture job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Security Posture

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the East Midlands

Security Posture
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
Nottinghamshire - 9 £51,058 -
Leicestershire - 4 £37,500 - 4
Northamptonshire - 2 £50,000 -
Derbyshire - 1 - - 1
Security Posture
England

Security Posture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 12 (75.00%) AWS
2 9 (56.25%) Azure
3 1 (6.25%) GCP
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) Network Security
2 1 (6.25%) Wireless
2 1 (6.25%) Wireshark
Development Applications
1 7 (43.75%) Burp Suite
1 7 (43.75%) Metasploit
General
1 9 (56.25%) Retail
1 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Analyst
1 7 (43.75%) Security Analyst
2 6 (37.50%) Security Specialist
2 6 (37.50%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
3 5 (31.25%) Information Analyst
3 5 (31.25%) Information Security Analyst
4 3 (18.75%) Senior
4 3 (18.75%) Senior Analyst
4 3 (18.75%) Senior Information Analyst
4 3 (18.75%) Senior Information Security Analyst
4 3 (18.75%) Senior Security Analyst
5 2 (12.50%) Architect
5 2 (12.50%) Security Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Consultant
6 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 1 (6.25%) IT Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) IT Security Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) Insider Threat
2 1 (6.25%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (6.25%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 1 (6.25%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Linux
1 2 (12.50%) Windows
2 1 (6.25%) Android
2 1 (6.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) Information Security
2 9 (56.25%) Decision-Making
2 9 (56.25%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
4 7 (43.75%) Red Team
5 6 (37.50%) Actionable Insight
5 6 (37.50%) Anomaly Detection
5 6 (37.50%) Ethical Hacking
5 6 (37.50%) Offensive Security
5 6 (37.50%) Open Source
5 6 (37.50%) Threat Intelligence
6 5 (31.25%) Risk Assessment
6 5 (31.25%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (18.75%) Black-Box Testing
8 3 (18.75%) Information Security Management
8 3 (18.75%) Risk Management
8 3 (18.75%) Security Architecture
8 3 (18.75%) Security Management
8 3 (18.75%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 13 (81.25%) CISSP
2 11 (68.75%) CompTIA Security+
3 10 (62.50%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (56.25%) Degree
4 9 (56.25%) OSCP
4 9 (56.25%) SC Cleared
4 9 (56.25%) Security Cleared
5 8 (50.00%) CEH
6 7 (43.75%) CCNA
6 7 (43.75%) CREST Certified
6 7 (43.75%) GPEN
7 6 (37.50%) CISMP
7 6 (37.50%) GIAC
7 6 (37.50%) MCP
7 6 (37.50%) MCSE
7 6 (37.50%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (31.25%) CISM
9 3 (18.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (18.75%) AWS Certification
10 2 (12.50%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (37.50%) Actionable Recommendations
3 5 (31.25%) GDPR
4 4 (25.00%) NIST
5 3 (18.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (6.25%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (43.75%) Nmap
2 1 (6.25%) Nessus
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Microsoft
2 6 (37.50%) Cisco
3 1 (6.25%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (6.25%) Qualys