Data Security Jobs in England

Data Security
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 346 448 462
Rank change year-on-year +102 +14 -29
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 664 588 1,040
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.77% 0.65% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.90% 0.68% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 439 349 510
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,600 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,668 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +1.74% +20.32%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £58,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% +1.74% +21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Data 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 73,372 86,501 127,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.52% 95.63% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 53,935 51,101 73,310
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in England

Data 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 Data Security within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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 +36 200 £75,000 +15.38% 60
North of England +98 130 £45,000 -18.18% 36
South East +69 128 £75,000 +46.10% 39
Midlands +67 105 £57,500 +7.98% 26
West Midlands +48 73 £65,000 +22.07% 9
North West +37 73 £50,000 +2.56% 19
South West -40 51 £40,000 +45.45% 9
Yorkshire +94 42 £45,000 -24.40% 18
East Midlands +8 27 £55,000 -15.38% 17
East of England +25 24 £52,500 +18.41% 11
North East +12 15 £42,000 -4.55% 1
Data Security
UK

Data 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 31 (4.67%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.31%) Apache
3 18 (2.71%) IIS
3 18 (2.71%) Tomcat
4 16 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.66%) WordPress
6 5 (0.75%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.60%) CMS
7 4 (0.60%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.45%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.30%) Moodle
9 2 (0.30%) SAS
10 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 36 (5.42%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (5.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (3.16%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.75%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.30%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 320 (48.19%) Azure
2 215 (32.38%) AWS
3 143 (21.54%) GCP
4 88 (13.25%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (10.24%) Power Platform
6 54 (8.13%) SaaS
7 27 (4.07%) Entra ID
8 19 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
8 19 (2.86%) OneDrive
8 19 (2.86%) PaaS
8 19 (2.86%) PowerApps
9 18 (2.71%) Dynamics 365
9 18 (2.71%) IaaS
10 17 (2.56%) Serverless
11 12 (1.81%) Matillion
11 12 (1.81%) Snowflake
12 10 (1.51%) Power Automate
13 9 (1.36%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.36%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 54 (8.13%) Firewall
2 30 (4.52%) Network Security
3 29 (4.37%) VPN
4 23 (3.46%) DHCP
4 23 (3.46%) DNS
5 22 (3.31%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (2.86%) WAN
7 17 (2.56%) LAN
8 12 (1.81%) VLAN
9 11 (1.66%) Internet
10 10 (1.51%) Intrusion Detection
10 10 (1.51%) IPsec
11 6 (0.90%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.75%) Wireless
13 4 (0.60%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.60%) IP Telephony
13 4 (0.60%) VoIP
14 3 (0.45%) TCP/IP
15 2 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
15 2 (0.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (21.84%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (17.32%) BigQuery
3 113 (17.02%) Looker
4 64 (9.64%) Power BI
5 59 (8.89%) SQL Server
6 28 (4.22%) Metadata
7 26 (3.92%) Oracle Database
8 23 (3.46%) Data Lake
9 17 (2.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 16 (2.41%) Relational Database
10 16 (2.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 11 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
12 8 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (1.05%) MongoDB
13 7 (1.05%) MySQL
14 6 (0.90%) GIS
15 5 (0.75%) Amazon Redshift
15 5 (0.75%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 5 (0.75%) Geospatial Data
15 5 (0.75%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 16 (2.41%) Git
2 7 (1.05%) JIRA
3 6 (0.90%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.90%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.60%) ESLint
4 4 (0.60%) IntelliJ
4 4 (0.60%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.30%) GitLab
5 2 (0.30%) Snyk
5 2 (0.30%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
General
1 217 (32.68%) Analytical Skills
2 167 (25.15%) Social Skills
3 126 (18.98%) Finance
4 46 (6.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (5.72%) Legal
6 34 (5.12%) Public Sector
7 26 (3.92%) Local Government
8 25 (3.77%) Marketing
9 24 (3.61%) Law
10 22 (3.31%) Retail
11 21 (3.16%) Police
12 17 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.26%) Banking
14 13 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.36%) Back Office
17 7 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.05%) Telecoms
18 6 (0.90%) Billing
19 5 (0.75%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 216 (32.53%) Architect
2 144 (21.69%) Data Architect
3 62 (9.34%) Senior
4 55 (8.28%) Analyst
5 49 (7.38%) Lead
6 37 (5.57%) Developer
7 33 (4.97%) Data Engineer
8 29 (4.37%) Security Analyst
9 26 (3.92%) Administrator
10 24 (3.61%) IT Manager
10 24 (3.61%) Security Engineer
11 22 (3.31%) Solutions Architect
12 21 (3.16%) Enterprise Architect
13 20 (3.01%) Security Architect
14 18 (2.71%) Applications Support
14 18 (2.71%) DBA
15 17 (2.56%) Security Manager
16 16 (2.41%) Data Manager
17 15 (2.26%) Cybersecurity Architect
18 14 (2.11%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.92%) Web Services
2 23 (3.46%) .NET
3 12 (1.81%) RESTful
4 11 (1.66%) .NET Framework
4 11 (1.66%) Entity Framework
4 11 (1.66%) React
5 9 (1.36%) .NET Core
5 9 (1.36%) Kafka
6 8 (1.20%) ASP.NET
6 8 (1.20%) Middleware
6 8 (1.20%) REST
7 7 (1.05%) HTML
7 7 (1.05%) Lightning Web Components
7 7 (1.05%) Visualforce
8 6 (0.90%) Blazor
8 6 (0.90%) CSS
9 5 (0.75%) ASP.NET Web API
9 5 (0.75%) Jest
9 5 (0.75%) SOAP
10 4 (0.60%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 125 (18.83%) Self-Motivation
2 97 (14.61%) Management Information System
3 40 (6.02%) Public Cloud
4 31 (4.67%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.92%) Cyber Threat
6 18 (2.71%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.56%) Algorithms
8 15 (2.26%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.26%) Legacy Systems
8 15 (2.26%) Onboarding
9 14 (2.11%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (1.66%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.51%) Cloud Security Posture
11 10 (1.51%) PKI
12 9 (1.36%) Housing Association
13 8 (1.20%) Driving Licence
13 8 (1.20%) NHS
14 7 (1.05%) Data Structures
14 7 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.05%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 93 (14.01%) Windows
2 41 (6.17%) Linux
3 25 (3.77%) Windows Server
4 24 (3.61%) Unix
5 22 (3.31%) Solaris
6 12 (1.81%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.36%) Android
7 9 (1.36%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.90%) Windows 10
9 5 (0.75%) CentOS
9 5 (0.75%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.75%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.60%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.60%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.60%) zOS
11 2 (0.30%) VMS
11 2 (0.30%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (39.61%) Problem-Solving
2 192 (28.92%) ETL
3 183 (27.56%) Data Governance
4 182 (27.41%) Data Modelling
5 169 (25.45%) Mentoring
6 148 (22.29%) Data Architecture
7 141 (21.23%) Cybersecurity
7 141 (21.23%) Data Integration
8 133 (20.03%) Data Engineering
9 119 (17.92%) Innovative Thinking
10 115 (17.32%) Platform Engineering
11 111 (16.72%) ERD
12 104 (15.66%) Information Security
13 101 (15.21%) Computer Science
14 83 (12.50%) Data Protection
15 80 (12.05%) Agile
16 76 (11.45%) Data Management
17 74 (11.14%) Analytics
17 74 (11.14%) Business Intelligence
18 67 (10.09%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (14.76%) SQL
2 52 (7.83%) Python
3 34 (5.12%) T-SQL
4 30 (4.52%) PowerShell
5 22 (3.31%) C#
6 20 (3.01%) Shell Script
7 15 (2.26%) Java
8 12 (1.81%) Scala
9 9 (1.36%) JavaScript
9 9 (1.36%) PL/SQL
10 8 (1.20%) R
11 7 (1.05%) Apex Code
11 7 (1.05%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.90%) Bash
12 6 (0.90%) C
13 4 (0.60%) Bicep
14 2 (0.30%) Gremlin
15 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.15%) Google Apps Script
15 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 174 (26.20%) Degree
2 82 (12.35%) CISSP
3 56 (8.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 51 (7.68%) CISM
5 29 (4.37%) Security Cleared
6 25 (3.77%) CISA
7 24 (3.61%) Master's Degree
8 23 (3.46%) Azure Certification
9 20 (3.01%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (2.71%) PCI QSA
11 16 (2.41%) CEH
12 12 (1.81%) CCSP
13 11 (1.66%) A+ Certification
13 11 (1.66%) AWS Certification
14 10 (1.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (1.51%) PMI Certification
14 10 (1.51%) PMP
14 10 (1.51%) SANS
15 8 (1.20%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (26.66%) GDPR
2 157 (23.64%) Data Quality
3 83 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 51 (7.68%) NIST
5 47 (7.08%) PCI DSS
6 41 (6.17%) Cyber Essentials
7 32 (4.82%) Accessibility
8 18 (2.71%) NCSC
9 16 (2.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 12 (1.81%) SOC 2
11 11 (1.66%) GRC
12 8 (1.20%) QA
13 7 (1.05%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.90%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.90%) NIST 800
15 5 (0.75%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.60%) TickIT
17 3 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.30%) ITGC
System Software
1 66 (9.94%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.52%) Docker
3 12 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.75%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.45%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.45%) XenApp
6 3 (0.45%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.15%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.15%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 27 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.41%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.66%) Terraform
4 9 (1.36%) Ansible
4 9 (1.36%) CSIRT
5 7 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.90%) CASB
7 5 (0.75%) Data Guard
7 5 (0.75%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (0.75%) PaperCut
7 5 (0.75%) Suricata
8 4 (0.60%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.45%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.30%) SCCM
11 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.15%) QRadar
11 1 (0.15%) Stealthwatch
11 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 182 (27.41%) Microsoft
2 151 (22.74%) Google
3 38 (5.72%) Oracle
4 23 (3.46%) Databricks
5 21 (3.16%) NEC
6 18 (2.71%) Cisco
7 17 (2.56%) VMware
8 13 (1.96%) Qualys
9 12 (1.81%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.66%) SAP
10 11 (1.66%) Splunk
11 10 (1.51%) Xero
12 9 (1.36%) Salesforce
13 8 (1.20%) Guidewire
14 7 (1.05%) CyberArk
14 7 (1.05%) Varonis
14 7 (1.05%) WatchGuard
15 6 (0.90%) CA
15 6 (0.90%) Nuix
16 5 (0.75%) Apple