Computer Forensics Jobs in England

Computer Forensics
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Computer Forensics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Forensics over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 646 825 901
Rank change year-on-year +179 +76 +237
Permanent jobs citing Computer Forensics 13 10 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.027% 0.011% 0.010%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.028% 0.013% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 9
10th Percentile - £25,500 £67,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £32,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,482 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.34% -46.02% +15.38%
75th Percentile £59,375 £46,250 -
90th Percentile £70,800 £66,250 -
UK median annual salary £47,500 £36,491 £75,000
% change year-on-year +30.17% -51.35% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Computer Forensics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,650 74,784 82,741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.04% 84.16% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 22,641 54,521 49,313
10th Percentile £29,500 £29,000 £34,334
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,474 £93,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Computer Forensics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Computer Forensics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Forensics in England

Computer Forensics
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Forensics in England.

Salary trend for Computer Forensics in England

Computer Forensics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Forensics in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Forensics in England

Computer Forensics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Forensics within the England region over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. 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
East of England - 6 £47,500 - 8
South West +118 3 - -
South East +100 2 - - 1
London +99 2 £69,500 +63.53% 4
Computer Forensics
UK

Computer Forensics
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 6 (46.15%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 9 (69.23%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (15.38%) AWS
2 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 12 (92.31%) Network Security
2 6 (46.15%) DHCP
2 6 (46.15%) DNS
2 6 (46.15%) Firewall
2 6 (46.15%) NGFW
2 6 (46.15%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) GIS
General
1 4 (30.77%) Legal
2 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (23.08%) Marketing
2 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
3 2 (15.38%) Law
3 2 (15.38%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (7.69%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Analyst
1 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 6 (46.15%) Security Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Engagement Manager
2 3 (23.08%) Information Security Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Security Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Senior
2 3 (23.08%) Senior Information Security Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Senior Security Engineer
3 1 (7.69%) Head of Cybersecurity
3 1 (7.69%) Head of Security
Miscellaneous
1 11 (84.62%) Management Information System
2 5 (38.46%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (15.38%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (7.69%) CSOC
4 1 (7.69%) Cybercrime
4 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (61.54%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 12 (92.31%) Incident Response
3 10 (76.92%) Incident Management
4 9 (69.23%) Identity Management
5 6 (46.15%) Malware Analysis
5 6 (46.15%) SIEM
6 5 (38.46%) Regulatory Compliance
6 5 (38.46%) Security Operations
7 3 (23.08%) Analytical Thinking
7 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (23.08%) Data Security
7 3 (23.08%) Information Assurance
7 3 (23.08%) Information Security
7 3 (23.08%) ITIL
7 3 (23.08%) Regulatory Change
7 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
8 2 (15.38%) Analytics
8 2 (15.38%) Artificial Intelligence
8 2 (15.38%) Digital Forensics
8 2 (15.38%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) FFIEC
2 2 (15.38%) CCFP
2 2 (15.38%) CISSP
2 2 (15.38%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) EnCE
2 2 (15.38%) GCFA
2 2 (15.38%) GCFE
2 2 (15.38%) GREM
3 1 (7.69%) A+ Certification
3 1 (7.69%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (7.69%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) GDPR
1 3 (23.08%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (46.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) EnCase
1 2 (15.38%) FTK
1 2 (15.38%) RSA Security Analytics
2 1 (7.69%) Computer Incident Response Team
2 1 (7.69%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) FireEye
2 2 (15.38%) NetWitness
2 2 (15.38%) Splunk