Security Posture Job Trends 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 9 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 419 510
Rank change year-on-year +63 +91 +119
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 271 313 171
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.55% 0.56% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.51% 1.58% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 185 189 146
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,673 £41,125
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -7.14% +2.41%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £86,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £113,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £68,750 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +5.77% -7.14% +3.70%

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 17,990 19,861 17,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 36.55% 35.67% 38.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,522 9,774 12,922
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,875 £33,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £78,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £103,750 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £53,877 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.21% -4.00% -0.33%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Posture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Security Posture job vacancy trend in England

Security Posture
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Security Posture

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in England over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 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 +46 115 £87,500 +2.94% 57
South East +82 64 £62,500 +19.05% 59
Midlands +57 46 £51,500 +3.00% 44
West Midlands +49 33 £53,000 -3.64% 25
North of England -33 22 £57,500 +27.78% 77
South West +20 14 £51,058 -2.75% 22
East Midlands +21 13 £51,058 +13.46% 17
Yorkshire -34 10 £58,250 +29.44% 22
North West +10 9 £48,500 -25.38% 51
East of England +19 6 £57,500 +7.98% 32
North East +7 3 £87,500 +130.66% 4
Security Posture
UK

Security Posture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.48%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.74%) Confluence
3 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 126 (46.49%) Azure
2 67 (24.72%) AWS
3 33 (12.18%) Entra ID
4 32 (11.81%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (11.44%) Azure Sentinel
5 31 (11.44%) Microsoft 365
6 29 (10.70%) GCP
7 25 (9.23%) PaaS
8 20 (7.38%) SaaS
9 7 (2.58%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 6 (2.21%) Mimecast
10 6 (2.21%) Serverless
11 5 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.85%) GitHub
11 5 (1.85%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.85%) Tessian
12 4 (1.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (1.48%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (1.48%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 47 (17.34%) Firewall
2 33 (12.18%) Network Security
3 25 (9.23%) VPN
4 14 (5.17%) DNS
4 14 (5.17%) TCP/IP
5 8 (2.95%) HTTP
6 6 (2.21%) Wireless
7 5 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (1.85%) WAN
8 4 (1.48%) DHCP
8 4 (1.48%) DMZ
8 4 (1.48%) Internet
8 4 (1.48%) Wireshark
9 3 (1.11%) AMQP
9 3 (1.11%) Softphone
9 3 (1.11%) SSH
9 3 (1.11%) SSL
9 3 (1.11%) VLAN
9 3 (1.11%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.37%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.37%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle Exadata
2 1 (0.37%) Redis
2 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.32%) Burp Suite
1 9 (3.32%) Metasploit
2 6 (2.21%) Snyk
3 5 (1.85%) JIRA
4 4 (1.48%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.74%) Git
5 2 (0.74%) GitLab
6 1 (0.37%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 110 (40.59%) Social Skills
2 68 (25.09%) Finance
3 48 (17.71%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (8.12%) Banking
5 19 (7.01%) Retail
6 18 (6.64%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (6.64%) Public Sector
7 16 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (4.06%) Law
10 9 (3.32%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (3.32%) Legal
11 8 (2.95%) Aerospace
12 7 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (2.21%) Back Office
13 6 (2.21%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.85%) Aviation
14 5 (1.85%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.48%) Automotive
16 3 (1.11%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 60 (22.14%) Security Engineer
2 49 (18.08%) Analyst
3 43 (15.87%) Lead
4 40 (14.76%) Senior
5 35 (12.92%) Security Analyst
6 22 (8.12%) Security Manager
7 17 (6.27%) Senior Analyst
8 15 (5.54%) Consultant
8 15 (5.54%) Security Specialist
9 13 (4.80%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 13 (4.80%) Senior Security Analyst
10 12 (4.43%) Cloud Engineer
11 11 (4.06%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 11 (4.06%) Security Assurance Manager
11 11 (4.06%) Security Consultant
11 11 (4.06%) SOC Analyst
12 10 (3.69%) Architect
12 10 (3.69%) Head of Security
13 9 (3.32%) Cybersecurity Specialist
14 8 (2.95%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.75%) YAML
2 5 (1.85%) OAuth
3 3 (1.11%) .NET
3 3 (1.11%) EDI
3 3 (1.11%) HTML
3 3 (1.11%) OAuth2
3 3 (1.11%) SAML
4 2 (0.74%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.74%) JSON
4 2 (0.74%) LDAP
4 2 (0.74%) OpenID
4 2 (0.74%) SailPoint
5 1 (0.37%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.37%) ARM Templates
5 1 (0.37%) Kendo UI
5 1 (0.37%) Node.js
5 1 (0.37%) React
5 1 (0.37%) RESTful
5 1 (0.37%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.37%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 28 (10.33%) Cloud Security Posture
2 27 (9.96%) Management Information System
3 26 (9.59%) Cloud Native
3 26 (9.59%) Cyber Threat
4 24 (8.86%) Security Operations Centre
5 18 (6.64%) Hybrid Cloud
6 14 (5.17%) Cyber Security Posture
7 10 (3.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 10 (3.69%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.58%) Taxonomies
9 5 (1.85%) Cyber Defence
9 5 (1.85%) Operational Technology
9 5 (1.85%) PKI
10 4 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.48%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.48%) Insider Threat
10 4 (1.48%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.11%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 3 (1.11%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 24 (8.86%) Windows
2 17 (6.27%) Linux
3 6 (2.21%) Unix
4 3 (1.11%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.11%) VMS
5 2 (0.74%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.37%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.37%) Check Point GAiA
6 1 (0.37%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (58.67%) Cybersecurity
2 112 (41.33%) Information Security
3 91 (33.58%) Incident Response
4 83 (30.63%) Cloud Security
4 83 (30.63%) Vulnerability Management
5 71 (26.20%) Continuous Improvement
5 71 (26.20%) Risk Management
6 68 (25.09%) SIEM
7 61 (22.51%) Problem-Solving
8 60 (22.14%) Security Operations
9 45 (16.61%) CI/CD
10 44 (16.24%) DevOps
10 44 (16.24%) Threat Modelling
11 41 (15.13%) DevSecOps
11 41 (15.13%) Mentoring
11 41 (15.13%) Vulnerability Remediation
12 36 (13.28%) SDLC
13 35 (12.92%) Agile
13 35 (12.92%) Computer Science
13 35 (12.92%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 52 (19.19%) PowerShell
2 35 (12.92%) Python
3 26 (9.59%) Bash
4 9 (3.32%) SQL
5 7 (2.58%) Kusto Query Language
6 4 (1.48%) Bicep
7 2 (0.74%) Perl
8 1 (0.37%) Bourne shell
8 1 (0.37%) C#
8 1 (0.37%) C-shell
8 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.37%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 76 (28.04%) CISSP
2 74 (27.31%) Degree
3 44 (16.24%) CISM
4 33 (12.18%) Security Cleared
5 31 (11.44%) CompTIA Security+
6 29 (10.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 27 (9.96%) Master's Degree
8 26 (9.59%) CEH
9 24 (8.86%) Cisco Certification
9 24 (8.86%) SC Cleared
10 18 (6.64%) OSCP
11 16 (5.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 14 (5.17%) CISA
12 14 (5.17%) CREST Certified
12 14 (5.17%) CRISC
13 13 (4.80%) GCIH
14 10 (3.69%) AWS Certification
15 9 (3.32%) DV Cleared
15 9 (3.32%) GIAC
16 8 (2.95%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (52.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 126 (46.49%) NIST
3 56 (20.66%) GDPR
4 36 (13.28%) GRC
5 35 (12.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 35 (12.92%) NCSC
6 31 (11.44%) PCI DSS
7 27 (9.96%) SOC 2
8 14 (5.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 14 (5.17%) NIST 800
9 9 (3.32%) COBIT
9 9 (3.32%) SLA
10 8 (2.95%) SOC 3
11 7 (2.58%) QA
11 7 (2.58%) SOC 1
12 5 (1.85%) ISO 31000
12 5 (1.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 4 (1.48%) JSP 440
13 4 (1.48%) PMO
System Software
1 27 (9.96%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.48%) Docker
3 2 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.37%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (9.96%) Terraform
2 25 (9.23%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (5.17%) Kubernetes
4 10 (3.69%) Nessus
5 7 (2.58%) Nmap
5 7 (2.58%) RSA Archer
6 6 (2.21%) QRadar
7 4 (1.48%) Ansible
7 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (1.11%) CASB
8 3 (1.11%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 2 (0.74%) Suricata
10 1 (0.37%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.37%) Grafana
10 1 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.37%) Oracle ZFS
10 1 (0.37%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.37%) VxRail
Vendors
1 84 (31.00%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.27%) Palo Alto
3 13 (4.80%) Cisco
4 11 (4.06%) Qualys
4 11 (4.06%) Splunk
5 9 (3.32%) Tenable
6 8 (2.95%) CrowdStrike
7 7 (2.58%) Salesforce
7 7 (2.58%) ServiceNow
8 6 (2.21%) Checkmarx
9 5 (1.85%) Google
10 4 (1.48%) Rapid7
10 4 (1.48%) VMware
11 3 (1.11%) CheckPoint
11 3 (1.11%) Okta
12 2 (0.74%) Citrix
12 2 (0.74%) Commvault
12 2 (0.74%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.74%) HP
12 2 (0.74%) Zscaler