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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 781 912 1110
Rank change year-on-year +131 +198 -248
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 50 24 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.058% 0.027% 0.021%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.17% 0.062% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 47 19 12
10th Percentile £37,000 £58,650 £43,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £61,250 £62,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £72,500 - £100,000
90th Percentile £76,750 £88,500 -
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 29,672 38,867 62,621
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.62% 43.15% 46.70%
Number of salaries quoted 20,820 21,319 30,474
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,474 £34,825
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,570 £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 £100,000 £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 13 May 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 13 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 +121 18 £70,000 +12.00% 5
South East +18 13 £38,500 -48.67% 4
North of England +55 6 £40,000 -38.46%
East of England - 6 £42,500 -
South West -19 5 £65,000 -13.33% 1
North East - 5 £40,000 -
West Midlands +16 2 £65,000 -15.58% 1
Midlands -3 2 £65,000 -13.33% 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 4 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (8.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 19 (38.00%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (34.00%) Azure
3 8 (16.00%) Mimecast
4 5 (10.00%) Power Platform
5 3 (6.00%) Entra ID
6 2 (4.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (18.00%) Firewall
2 8 (16.00%) LAN
3 6 (12.00%) DHCP
3 6 (12.00%) DNS
4 5 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (8.00%) Network Security
5 4 (8.00%) WAN
6 1 (2.00%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (2.00%) SD-WAN
6 1 (2.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
General
1 25 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (28.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (12.00%) Finance
3 6 (12.00%) Public Sector
4 5 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (10.00%) Retail
5 4 (8.00%) Manufacturing
6 3 (6.00%) Legal
7 1 (2.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 12 (24.00%) Analyst
2 8 (16.00%) Security Analyst
2 8 (16.00%) Systems Engineer
3 7 (14.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 7 (14.00%) Senior
4 5 (10.00%) Administrator
4 5 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 5 (10.00%) IT Engineer
4 5 (10.00%) Systems Administrator
5 4 (8.00%) Compliance Manager
5 4 (8.00%) Penetration Tester
5 4 (8.00%) Senior Penetration Tester
5 4 (8.00%) Senior Tester
5 4 (8.00%) Tester
6 3 (6.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 3 (6.00%) IT Manager
6 3 (6.00%) Lead
6 3 (6.00%) Network Engineer
6 3 (6.00%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (6.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 25 (50.00%) Security Posture
2 10 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (18.00%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (10.00%) Cyberattack
5 4 (8.00%) Onboarding
5 4 (8.00%) Operational Technology
6 3 (6.00%) IoT
6 3 (6.00%) Management Information System
7 1 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (2.00%) Cloud Native
7 1 (2.00%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (2.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 19 (38.00%) Windows
2 9 (18.00%) Android
3 8 (16.00%) Apple iOS
4 6 (12.00%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (4.00%) Windows Server
6 1 (2.00%) Linux
6 1 (2.00%) Unix
6 1 (2.00%) Windows 10
6 1 (2.00%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (2.00%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (34.00%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (26.00%) Risk Management
4 12 (24.00%) SIEM
5 11 (22.00%) Information Security
6 8 (16.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 8 (16.00%) Penetration Testing
7 7 (14.00%) Security Management
7 7 (14.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 6 (12.00%) Computer Science
8 6 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (12.00%) Email Filtering
8 6 (12.00%) Kalman Filter
8 6 (12.00%) Roadmaps
8 6 (12.00%) Security Testing
9 5 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
9 5 (10.00%) Ethical Hacking
10 4 (8.00%) Business Continuity
10 4 (8.00%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.00%) Python
2 2 (4.00%) Bash
2 2 (4.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (32.00%) Degree
2 10 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 9 (18.00%) CISSP
4 7 (14.00%) CISM
5 4 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (8.00%) CCSAM
5 4 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (8.00%) CREST Certified
5 4 (8.00%) SC Cleared
6 3 (6.00%) CISA
6 3 (6.00%) CRISC
6 3 (6.00%) GIAC
6 3 (6.00%) SANS
7 2 (4.00%) Azure Certification
7 2 (4.00%) CISMP
7 2 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.00%) PMI Certification
7 2 (4.00%) PMP
8 1 (2.00%) CASP
8 1 (2.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (18.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (18.00%) NIST
2 7 (14.00%) GRC
3 4 (8.00%) GDPR
4 3 (6.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (4.00%) Accessibility
6 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (2.00%) NCSC
6 1 (2.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (22.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.00%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (18.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (8.00%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (2.00%) HP Fortify
3 1 (2.00%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (2.00%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (2.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (26.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (16.00%) VMware
3 7 (14.00%) Meraki
4 5 (10.00%) Acronis
4 5 (10.00%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (10.00%) Sophos
4 5 (10.00%) Synology
5 4 (8.00%) Darktrace
6 2 (4.00%) Cisco
6 2 (4.00%) Forcepoint
6 2 (4.00%) Fortinet
6 2 (4.00%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.00%) Apple
7 1 (2.00%) Progress
7 1 (2.00%) Qualys
7 1 (2.00%) Rapid7
7 1 (2.00%) Zscaler