Cyber Security Posture Jobs in England

Cybersecurity Posture
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 662 790 901
Rank change year-on-year +128 +111 +252
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 21 52 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.043% 0.059% 0.023%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% 0.17% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 13 48 18
10th Percentile £32,250 £37,125 £57,350
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,438 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,500 £60,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.83% -20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £72,500 -
90th Percentile £113,500 £76,625 £86,275
UK median annual salary £71,500 £65,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.33% -16.67%

All Generic Skills
England

Cyber 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,271 30,096 38,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.77% 34.04% 43.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,369 20,900 20,691
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,000 £46,686
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Cyber Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Security Posture in England

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Cyber Security Posture in England

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Security Posture in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cyber Security Posture in England

Cyber Security Posture
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Security Posture within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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
London +112 10 £75,500 +7.86% 15
South East +84 9 £47,500 +23.38% 32
West Midlands +63 1 £85,000 +30.77% 11
Midlands +59 1 £85,000 +30.77% 20
North of England +36 1 £65,000 +62.50% 23
Yorkshire - 1 £65,000 - 8
Cyber Security Posture
UK

Cyber Security Posture
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) Azure
2 2 (9.52%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (9.52%) Entra ID
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 3 (14.29%) Firewall
2 1 (4.76%) Asterisk PBX
2 1 (4.76%) BGP
2 1 (4.76%) DMVPN
2 1 (4.76%) EIGRP
2 1 (4.76%) NAS
2 1 (4.76%) VLAN
2 1 (4.76%) Wireless
General
1 10 (47.62%) Social Skills
2 8 (38.10%) Finance
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Legal
4 1 (4.76%) Military
4 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (23.81%) Vulnerability Manager
2 3 (14.29%) Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Cybersecurity Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Security Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Security Manager
2 3 (14.29%) Security Solutions Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (9.52%) Administrator
3 2 (9.52%) Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Business Continuity Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Business Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 2 (9.52%) IT Administrator
3 2 (9.52%) IT Security Administrator
3 2 (9.52%) Security Administrator
3 2 (9.52%) Security Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Security Assurance Manager
3 2 (9.52%) SOC Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 17 (80.95%) Security Posture
2 10 (47.62%) Management Information System
3 5 (23.81%) Cloud Native
3 5 (23.81%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (9.52%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (9.52%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (4.76%) Client/Server
5 1 (4.76%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
5 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 3 (14.29%) Linux
1 3 (14.29%) Windows
2 1 (4.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (4.76%) Windows 7
2 1 (4.76%) Windows Server
2 1 (4.76%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (38.10%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 8 (38.10%) Incident Response
2 8 (38.10%) Threat Intelligence
2 8 (38.10%) Vulnerability Management
3 7 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 7 (33.33%) Security Operations
4 6 (28.57%) Cyber Resilience
4 6 (28.57%) Risk Management
5 5 (23.81%) Agile
5 5 (23.81%) Coaching
5 5 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (23.81%) Creative Thinking
5 5 (23.81%) Data Loss Prevention
5 5 (23.81%) Information Security
5 5 (23.81%) Mentoring
5 5 (23.81%) Penetration Testing
5 5 (23.81%) Security Monitoring
5 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (23.81%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) R
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 6 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 5 (23.81%) CISSP
2 5 (23.81%) Degree
3 1 (4.76%) CCNA
3 1 (4.76%) CCNP
3 1 (4.76%) CEH
3 1 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (4.76%) CISMP
3 1 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (28.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (19.05%) GDPR
2 4 (19.05%) NIST
3 3 (14.29%) PCI DSS
4 2 (9.52%) ISO 9001
5 1 (4.76%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
1 1 (4.76%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (23.81%) CASB
Vendors
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.52%) Tenable
3 1 (4.76%) Cisco
3 1 (4.76%) Red Hat
3 1 (4.76%) VMware