Security Posture Jobs in England

Security Posture
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 555 527 745
Rank change year-on-year -28 +218 +15
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 257 331 481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.47% 0.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.00% 1.12% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 204 206 215
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,750 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.01% +0.37% +3.85%
75th Percentile £97,500 £97,313 £90,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £115,000 £95,750
UK median annual salary £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +11.54% - -

All Generic Skills
England

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 25,806 29,571 69,564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.93% 41.60% 47.31%
Number of salaries quoted 16,283 18,664 32,310
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,408 £34,506
25th Percentile £40,523 £46,570 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,124 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.66% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in England

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 Security Posture within the England region over the 6 months to 26 July 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 +62 131 £86,250 +1.47% 22
North of England +9 46 £55,000 -6.78% 6
North West -5 35 £60,000 +1.69% 5
South East -21 33 £59,500 +3.48% 8
Midlands -24 24 £55,000 -8.33% 4
West Midlands -5 20 £55,000 -8.33% 3
South West -16 12 £64,000 -1.54% 4
Yorkshire +50 6 £55,000 -6.78% 1
East of England -7 6 £55,000 +7.32% 1
North East - 5 £45,000 -
East Midlands -28 4 £52,500 +50.00% 1
Security Posture
UK

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 (1.17%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.78%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 78 (30.35%) Azure
2 37 (14.40%) AWS
3 28 (10.89%) Microsoft 365
4 25 (9.73%) SaaS
5 15 (5.84%) Entra ID
6 11 (4.28%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (3.11%) Azure Key Vault
7 8 (3.11%) GCP
7 8 (3.11%) IaaS
7 8 (3.11%) PaaS
8 7 (2.72%) Azure API Management
8 7 (2.72%) GitHub
9 6 (2.33%) Mimecast
9 6 (2.33%) WhatsApp
10 3 (1.17%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (1.17%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (1.17%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 3 (1.17%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (1.17%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.17%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 74 (28.79%) Firewall
2 40 (15.56%) Network Security
3 24 (9.34%) Intrusion Detection
4 18 (7.00%) DNS
5 16 (6.23%) WAN
6 14 (5.45%) SD-WAN
7 12 (4.67%) VPN
8 10 (3.89%) DHCP
9 9 (3.50%) Wireless
10 8 (3.11%) LAN
11 7 (2.72%) TCP/IP
12 4 (1.56%) Internet
12 4 (1.56%) NetScaler
13 2 (0.78%) OSPF
13 2 (0.78%) SAN
13 2 (0.78%) VLAN
13 2 (0.78%) WLAN
14 1 (0.39%) ADSL
14 1 (0.39%) HTTP
14 1 (0.39%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.17%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.39%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (2.72%) GitLab
1 7 (2.72%) Katalon Studio
2 3 (1.17%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.78%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.39%) JIRA
General
1 103 (40.08%) Social Skills
2 61 (23.74%) Analytical Skills
3 59 (22.96%) Finance
4 38 (14.79%) Legal
5 16 (6.23%) Presentation Skills
6 13 (5.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (5.06%) Law
7 12 (4.67%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (1.56%) Advertising
8 4 (1.56%) Aerospace
8 4 (1.56%) Games
9 3 (1.17%) Financial Institution
9 3 (1.17%) Health Technology
9 3 (1.17%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.17%) Retail
10 2 (0.78%) Electronics
10 2 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.78%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.39%) iGaming
11 1 (0.39%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 53 (20.62%) Security Manager
2 38 (14.79%) Architect
3 37 (14.40%) Analyst
3 37 (14.40%) Security Architect
4 28 (10.89%) Security Analyst
5 23 (8.95%) Information Manager
5 23 (8.95%) Information Security Manager
6 19 (7.39%) Lead
7 18 (7.00%) Security Engineer
8 16 (6.23%) Senior
9 14 (5.45%) IT Architect
9 14 (5.45%) IT Security Architect
10 12 (4.67%) Azure Engineer
10 12 (4.67%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 12 (4.67%) Network Engineer
11 10 (3.89%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 10 (3.89%) IT Manager
11 10 (3.89%) IT Security Analyst
11 10 (3.89%) Penetration Tester
11 10 (3.89%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.72%) YAML
2 6 (2.33%) .NET
2 6 (2.33%) React
3 4 (1.56%) Web Services
4 3 (1.17%) OAuth
4 3 (1.17%) OpenID
4 3 (1.17%) SAML
5 2 (0.78%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.78%) EDI
5 2 (0.78%) Kafka
6 1 (0.39%) REST
6 1 (0.39%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 36 (14.01%) Cyber Threat
1 36 (14.01%) Management Information System
2 21 (8.17%) Cloud Security Posture
3 14 (5.45%) Cyberattack
4 13 (5.06%) Cyber Security Posture
4 13 (5.06%) Security Operations Centre
5 11 (4.28%) Operational Technology
6 8 (3.11%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.72%) Enterprise Cloud
8 6 (2.33%) Cloud Native
8 6 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.33%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.33%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.56%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (1.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (1.56%) SCADA
11 3 (1.17%) Public Cloud
12 2 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.78%) Mobile Games
Operating Systems
1 31 (12.06%) Windows
2 15 (5.84%) Windows Server
3 10 (3.89%) Linux
4 4 (1.56%) Kali Linux
4 4 (1.56%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.78%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.39%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (56.81%) Cybersecurity
2 130 (50.58%) Information Security
3 88 (34.24%) Incident Response
4 76 (29.57%) Problem-Solving
5 67 (26.07%) Risk Management
5 67 (26.07%) Security Operations
6 59 (22.96%) SIEM
7 56 (21.79%) Security Architecture
8 55 (21.40%) Cloud Security
9 48 (18.68%) Vulnerability Management
10 42 (16.34%) Computer Science
11 41 (15.95%) Security Management
12 34 (13.23%) Penetration Testing
13 31 (12.06%) Identity Access Management
13 31 (12.06%) Information Security Management
14 29 (11.28%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (11.28%) Data Security
15 28 (10.89%) Data Loss Prevention
15 28 (10.89%) Incident Management
15 28 (10.89%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 28 (10.89%) PowerShell
2 27 (10.51%) Python
3 8 (3.11%) Bash
4 7 (2.72%) JavaScript
4 7 (2.72%) SQL
5 6 (2.33%) C#
6 1 (0.39%) C++
6 1 (0.39%) Java
6 1 (0.39%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 109 (42.41%) CISSP
2 67 (26.07%) Degree
3 59 (22.96%) CISM
4 47 (18.29%) Cisco Certification
5 34 (13.23%) CISA
6 32 (12.45%) CCSP
7 30 (11.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 23 (8.95%) CEH
9 19 (7.39%) OSCP
10 18 (7.00%) Master's Degree
11 16 (6.23%) Computer Science Degree
12 13 (5.06%) CRISC
12 13 (5.06%) GIAC
12 13 (5.06%) Microsoft Certification
13 11 (4.28%) Azure Certification
14 10 (3.89%) Security Cleared
15 9 (3.50%) AWS Certification
16 8 (3.11%) CCNA
16 8 (3.11%) CCSK
16 8 (3.11%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (42.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 67 (26.07%) NIST
3 40 (15.56%) GDPR
4 27 (10.51%) GRC
5 25 (9.73%) PCI DSS
6 20 (7.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 16 (6.23%) SOC 2
8 9 (3.50%) NIST 800
9 8 (3.11%) COBIT
10 7 (2.72%) HIPAA
10 7 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 7 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (1.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (1.56%) FISMA
13 4 (1.56%) GLBA
13 4 (1.56%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 1 (0.39%) GxP
15 1 (0.39%) NCSC
System Software
1 27 (10.51%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.72%) Docker
2 7 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.95%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.78%) vSphere
5 1 (0.39%) Firmware
5 1 (0.39%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (6.61%) Kubernetes
2 14 (5.45%) Terraform
3 10 (3.89%) CASB
4 7 (2.72%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (2.33%) CSIRT
5 6 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (2.33%) Nessus
6 4 (1.56%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.56%) Suricata
7 3 (1.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.17%) Nmap
8 2 (0.78%) DatAdvantage
8 2 (0.78%) QRadar
8 2 (0.78%) SCCM
8 2 (0.78%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.39%) Ansible
9 1 (0.39%) Host Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.39%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 68 (26.46%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.84%) VMware
3 14 (5.45%) Cisco
4 7 (2.72%) Palo Alto
4 7 (2.72%) Splunk
5 5 (1.95%) CA
5 5 (1.95%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (1.95%) Google
5 5 (1.95%) Meraki
5 5 (1.95%) Qualys
6 4 (1.56%) Citrix
6 4 (1.56%) Dell
6 4 (1.56%) Juniper
6 4 (1.56%) Proofpoint
6 4 (1.56%) Rapid7
6 4 (1.56%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.17%) Fortinet
7 3 (1.17%) Symantec
7 3 (1.17%) Veeam
8 2 (0.78%) Commvault