PCI QSA Jobs in England

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 683 803 886
Rank change year-on-year +120 +83 +247
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 2 40 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.004% 0.045% 0.013%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.008% 0.16% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 0 38 9
10th Percentile - £57,500 £77,750
25th Percentile - £70,000 £81,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £76,250 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year - -7.58% -8.33%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £105,000
90th Percentile - £85,750 £111,000
UK median annual salary - £77,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year - -6.06% -8.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,632 24,771 28,776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.31% 27.69% 33.31%
Number of salaries quoted 9,782 15,756 13,083
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,938 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing PCI QSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PCI QSA in England.

Salary trend for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI QSA within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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 +101 2 - - 3
PCI QSA
UK

PCI QSA
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 2 (100.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
1 2 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 2 (100.00%) Information Security
1 2 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CISA
1 2 (100.00%) CISM
1 2 (100.00%) CISSP
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GRC
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 2 (100.00%) PCI DSS