Communications Security Jobs in England

Communications Security (COMSEC)
UK > England

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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 808 930 1127
Rank change year-on-year +122 +197 -271
Permanent jobs citing Communications Security 29 10 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.034% 0.011% 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.040% 0.011% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 29 7 13
10th Percentile £37,500 £46,650 £53,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £56,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.04% -19.29% +23.35%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,375 £86,250
90th Percentile £83,500 £73,000 £87,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £56,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +15.04% -19.29% +23.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Communications 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,311 88,080 127,396
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.77% 95.63% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 54,025 52,110 73,883
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,322 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Communications Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Communications Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Communications Security in England

Communications Security
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Communications Security in England.

Salary trend for Communications Security in England

Communications Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Communications Security in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Communications Security in England

Communications Security
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Security within the England region over the 6 months to 6 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
London +138 17 £67,500 +23.85%
South West -27 6 £40,000 -38.46% 4
West Midlands - 6 £50,000 -
Midlands - 6 £50,000 -
Communications Security
UK

Communications Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 13 (44.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (20.69%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (44.83%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (31.03%) AWS
2 9 (31.03%) Azure
3 6 (20.69%) Entra ID
4 2 (6.90%) GCP
5 1 (3.45%) Amazon EKS
5 1 (3.45%) AWS CloudFormation
5 1 (3.45%) Azure AKS
5 1 (3.45%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (3.45%) Google Kubernetes Engine
5 1 (3.45%) MinIO
Communications & Networking
1 8 (27.59%) Unified Communications
2 7 (24.14%) DHCP
2 7 (24.14%) DNS
2 7 (24.14%) Firewall
2 7 (24.14%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (20.69%) Ethernet
3 6 (20.69%) RS-232
4 2 (6.90%) TCP/IP
4 2 (6.90%) VoIP
5 1 (3.45%) Internet
5 1 (3.45%) SD-WAN
5 1 (3.45%) VLAN
5 1 (3.45%) VPN
5 1 (3.45%) WAN
General
1 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
2 6 (20.69%) Aerospace
2 6 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (20.69%) Electronics
2 6 (20.69%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.90%) Finance
4 1 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Games
4 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (48.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 7 (24.14%) 3rd Line Engineer
2 7 (24.14%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
2 7 (24.14%) Messaging Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) IT Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
3 6 (20.69%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (13.79%) Coordinator
4 4 (13.79%) Security Assurance Coordinator
5 1 (3.45%) 3rd Line Technical Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Architect
5 1 (3.45%) DevOps Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Information Security Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) IT Architect
5 1 (3.45%) Kubernetes Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Network Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Security Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) SOC Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (24.14%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (20.69%) Analogue Electronics
2 6 (20.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (13.79%) CESG
3 4 (13.79%) CESG CLAS
4 1 (3.45%) Anti-Spyware
4 1 (3.45%) CCTV
4 1 (3.45%) IoT
4 1 (3.45%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (3.45%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (24.14%) Linux
1 7 (24.14%) Windows
2 6 (20.69%) Windows Server 2012
2 6 (20.69%) Windows Server 2016
2 6 (20.69%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (65.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 9 (31.03%) Validation
3 7 (24.14%) Agile
3 7 (24.14%) Collaborative Working
3 7 (24.14%) IT Strategy
3 7 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (24.14%) Technology Strategy
4 6 (20.69%) Coaching
4 6 (20.69%) Commercialisation
4 6 (20.69%) Computer Science
4 6 (20.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (20.69%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (20.69%) Mentoring
4 6 (20.69%) Physics
4 6 (20.69%) Project Management
4 6 (20.69%) Service Delivery
4 6 (20.69%) Test Strategy
4 6 (20.69%) Virtual Environments
5 5 (17.24%) Computer Security
5 5 (17.24%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) Python
2 1 (3.45%) Bash
2 1 (3.45%) Go
2 1 (3.45%) Rust
2 1 (3.45%) SQL
2 1 (3.45%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (34.48%) Security Cleared
2 6 (20.69%) Degree
2 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
3 4 (13.79%) CESG Certified Professional
3 4 (13.79%) CLAS
3 4 (13.79%) DV Cleared
4 1 (3.45%) GCIA
4 1 (3.45%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (13.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 4 (13.79%) JSP 440
2 4 (13.79%) RMADS
3 1 (3.45%) GDPR
3 1 (3.45%) NIST
System Software
1 7 (24.14%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 13 (44.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.90%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.45%) Argo
3 1 (3.45%) Istio
3 1 (3.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (44.83%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.45%) F5
2 1 (3.45%) Fortinet