CHAP Job Trends in England

Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring CHAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 591 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CHAP 14 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.027% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £86,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £96,250 - -
75th Percentile £118,750 - -
90th Percentile £122,500 - -
UK median annual salary £96,250 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

CHAP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,813 6,462 6,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.77% 13.47% 14.02%
Number of salaries quoted 3,421 3,379 5,607
10th Percentile £25,875 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £40,000 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £82,500
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -29.68% +9.50% -4.76%

CHAP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CHAP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

CHAP job vacancy trend in England

CHAP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CHAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CHAP

CHAP
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CHAP in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CHAP in England

CHAP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CHAP within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
London - 14 £96,250 -
CHAP
UK

CHAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 14 (100.00%) Banking
1 14 (100.00%) Finance
1 14 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 14 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (100.00%) Auditor
1 14 (100.00%) Internal Auditor
1 14 (100.00%) Security Auditor
Miscellaneous
1 14 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 7 (50.00%) Blockchain
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Agile
1 14 (100.00%) Analytics
1 14 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 14 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 14 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 14 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 14 (100.00%) Information Security
1 14 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 14 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 14 (100.00%) Project Management
1 14 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 14 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 14 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 14 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 14 (100.00%) Threat Management
1 14 (100.00%) Validation
1 14 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 7 (50.00%) Coaching
2 7 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 7 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) CGEIT
1 14 (100.00%) CISA
1 14 (100.00%) CISM
1 14 (100.00%) CISSP
1 14 (100.00%) FFIEC
1 14 (100.00%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (100.00%) COBIT
1 14 (100.00%) GDPR
1 14 (100.00%) NIST