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 advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 768 900 1117
Rank change year-on-year +132 +217 -275
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 47 27 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.055% 0.029% 0.019%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% 0.067% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 44 18 15
10th Percentile £36,625 £61,250 £46,500
25th Percentile £37,938 £62,188 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £72,500 - £100,000
90th Percentile £75,875 £89,250 -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -16.67% +1.44%

All Generic Skills
England

Cyber Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,467 40,061 60,537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.72% 43.24% 46.25%
Number of salaries quoted 20,776 21,656 30,542
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,459 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,686 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

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 April 2024.

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 April 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 +141 16 £70,000 +12.00% 6
South East +25 12 £38,500 -48.67% 4
North of England +41 6 £40,000 -38.46%
South West -19 6 £65,000 -13.33%
East of England - 6 £42,500 -
North East - 5 £40,000 -
West Midlands +20 1 £75,000 -2.60% 1
Midlands -8 1 £75,000 - 1
North West - 1 £27,500 -
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (6.38%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (40.43%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (36.17%) Azure
3 8 (17.02%) Mimecast
4 4 (8.51%) Entra ID
4 4 (8.51%) Power Platform
5 2 (4.26%) AWS
6 1 (2.13%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.02%) Firewall
2 7 (14.89%) LAN
3 6 (12.77%) DHCP
3 6 (12.77%) DNS
4 5 (10.64%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (8.51%) Network Security
6 3 (6.38%) WAN
7 1 (2.13%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (2.13%) SD-WAN
7 1 (2.13%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.51%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Jenkins
General
1 23 (48.94%) Social Skills
2 14 (29.79%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (12.77%) Documentation Skills
3 6 (12.77%) Public Sector
4 5 (10.64%) Finance
4 5 (10.64%) Retail
5 4 (8.51%) Legal
5 4 (8.51%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.13%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 10 (21.28%) Analyst
2 8 (17.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 8 (17.02%) Security Analyst
2 8 (17.02%) Systems Engineer
3 6 (12.77%) Senior
4 5 (10.64%) Administrator
4 5 (10.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 5 (10.64%) IT Engineer
4 5 (10.64%) Systems Administrator
5 4 (8.51%) Compliance Manager
5 4 (8.51%) Penetration Tester
5 4 (8.51%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 4 (8.51%) Senior Tester
5 4 (8.51%) Tester
6 3 (6.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 3 (6.38%) IT Manager
6 3 (6.38%) Network Engineer
6 3 (6.38%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (6.38%) Security Manager
7 2 (4.26%) Security Assurance Manager
Miscellaneous
1 25 (53.19%) Security Posture
2 9 (19.15%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (17.02%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (10.64%) Cyberattack
5 4 (8.51%) Onboarding
6 3 (6.38%) IoT
6 3 (6.38%) Operational Technology
7 2 (4.26%) Management Information System
8 1 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (2.13%) Cloud Native
8 1 (2.13%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 18 (38.30%) Windows
2 9 (19.15%) Android
3 8 (17.02%) Apple iOS
4 6 (12.77%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (2.13%) Linux
5 1 (2.13%) Unix
5 1 (2.13%) Windows 10
5 1 (2.13%) Windows Server
5 1 (2.13%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (2.13%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (36.17%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (25.53%) SIEM
4 9 (19.15%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 9 (19.15%) Risk Management
5 8 (17.02%) Information Security
5 8 (17.02%) Penetration Testing
6 7 (14.89%) Security Management
6 7 (14.89%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 6 (12.77%) Computer Science
7 6 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (12.77%) Email Filtering
7 6 (12.77%) Kalman Filter
7 6 (12.77%) Roadmaps
7 6 (12.77%) Security Testing
8 5 (10.64%) Disaster Recovery
8 5 (10.64%) Ethical Hacking
9 4 (8.51%) Business Continuity
9 4 (8.51%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (8.51%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.38%) Python
2 2 (4.26%) Bash
2 2 (4.26%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (25.53%) Degree
2 9 (19.15%) Security Cleared
3 5 (10.64%) CISSP
4 4 (8.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (8.51%) CCSAM
4 4 (8.51%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (8.51%) CREST Certified
4 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared
5 3 (6.38%) CISM
5 3 (6.38%) GIAC
5 3 (6.38%) SANS
6 2 (4.26%) Azure Certification
6 2 (4.26%) CISA
6 2 (4.26%) CISMP
6 2 (4.26%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (2.13%) CASP
7 1 (2.13%) CEH
7 1 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (2.13%) CRISC
7 1 (2.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.89%) GRC
1 7 (14.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (14.89%) NIST
2 2 (4.26%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.26%) GDPR
3 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (2.13%) NCSC
3 1 (2.13%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (23.40%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.13%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (19.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (8.51%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (2.13%) HP Fortify
3 1 (2.13%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (2.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (27.66%) Microsoft
2 8 (17.02%) VMware
3 7 (14.89%) Meraki
4 5 (10.64%) Acronis
4 5 (10.64%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (10.64%) Sophos
4 5 (10.64%) Synology
5 4 (8.51%) Darktrace
6 2 (4.26%) Cisco
6 2 (4.26%) Forcepoint
6 2 (4.26%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.13%) Apple
7 1 (2.13%) Fortinet
7 1 (2.13%) Progress
7 1 (2.13%) Qualys
7 1 (2.13%) Zscaler