Zero Trust Job Trends in England

Zero Trust
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Zero Trust skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 397 610 534
Rank change year-on-year +213 -76 +210
Permanent jobs citing Zero Trust 212 66 150
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.40% 0.14% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.15% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 152 41 111
10th Percentile £50,500 £55,384 £53,750
25th Percentile £62,188 £62,500 £66,859
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £85,000 £79,632
Median % change year-on-year - +6.74% +13.76%
75th Percentile £113,125 £102,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £132,500 £105,000 £100,064
UK median annual salary £85,000 £88,750 £79,632
% change year-on-year -4.23% +11.45% +6.18%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Zero Trust falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,676 43,550 44,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 81.20% 90.77% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 25,628 21,301 34,459
10th Percentile £28,697 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Zero Trust
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Zero Trust job vacancy trend in England

Zero Trust
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Zero Trust.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Zero Trust

Zero Trust
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Zero Trust in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Zero Trust in England

Zero Trust
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Zero Trust within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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 +164 144 £90,000 - 39
South East +39 17 £50,500 - 30
East of England - 17 £51,000 - 11
Midlands +28 13 £65,000 - 10
West Midlands +28 11 £65,000 -35.00% 5
North of England +28 6 £60,000 -16.66% 17
North West +28 4 £81,900 +21.33% 10
South West +4 4 £72,500 -7.94% 15
Yorkshire -7 2 £55,500 -35.46% 6
East Midlands -10 2 - - 5
Zero Trust
UK

Zero Trust
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 17 (8.02%) SharePoint
2 15 (7.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.36%) Apache Pulsar
4 2 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.94%) Confluence
4 2 (0.94%) nginx
4 2 (0.94%) OpenStack
Cloud Services
1 146 (68.87%) Azure
2 83 (39.15%) AWS
3 80 (37.74%) Entra ID
4 39 (18.40%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (15.57%) GCP
6 21 (9.91%) Azure Sentinel
7 19 (8.96%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (7.55%) Azure AKS
9 15 (7.08%) Azure Monitor
10 13 (6.13%) GitHub
10 13 (6.13%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (5.66%) Nutanix
11 12 (5.66%) OneDrive
12 11 (5.19%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 10 (4.72%) Azure Key Vault
13 10 (4.72%) Datadog
13 10 (4.72%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (4.72%) SaaS
14 8 (3.77%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (3.30%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 64 (30.19%) Firewall
2 49 (23.11%) WAN
3 48 (22.64%) VPN
4 31 (14.62%) SD-WAN
5 22 (10.38%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (8.49%) Network Security
6 18 (8.49%) TCP/IP
7 16 (7.55%) DNS
7 16 (7.55%) LAN
8 13 (6.13%) BGP
9 10 (4.72%) OSPF
9 10 (4.72%) VLAN
10 9 (4.25%) DHCP
10 9 (4.25%) Wireless
11 8 (3.77%) MPLS
11 8 (3.77%) WLAN
12 7 (3.30%) HTTP
13 6 (2.83%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (2.83%) DMZ
14 5 (2.36%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (1.89%) Power BI
3 3 (1.42%) Redis
4 2 (0.94%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.94%) Metadata
4 2 (0.94%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.94%) MySQL
5 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (3.77%) GitLab
2 4 (1.89%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.42%) Burp Suite
3 3 (1.42%) Git
3 3 (1.42%) Metasploit
3 3 (1.42%) Snyk
4 2 (0.94%) Jaeger
4 2 (0.94%) MLflow
4 2 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.47%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.47%) JIRA
General
1 51 (24.06%) Social Skills
2 28 (13.21%) Finance
2 28 (13.21%) Telecoms
3 24 (11.32%) Legal
4 16 (7.55%) Documentation Skills
5 15 (7.08%) Retail
6 14 (6.60%) Banking
6 14 (6.60%) Public Sector
7 11 (5.19%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (4.72%) Law
8 10 (4.72%) Marketing
9 7 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.42%) Analytical Skills
12 2 (0.94%) Agriculture
12 2 (0.94%) Electronics
12 2 (0.94%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.47%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 48 (22.64%) Senior
2 34 (16.04%) Lead
3 33 (15.57%) Architect
4 26 (12.26%) Security Engineer
5 14 (6.60%) Operations Engineer
6 13 (6.13%) Cloud Engineer
6 13 (6.13%) Consultant
7 12 (5.66%) 3rd Line Support
7 12 (5.66%) Network Engineer
7 12 (5.66%) Senior Security Engineer
8 11 (5.19%) Solutions Architect
9 10 (4.72%) Head of Security
9 10 (4.72%) Support Engineer
10 9 (4.25%) Designer
10 9 (4.25%) IT Manager
10 9 (4.25%) Lead Designer
10 9 (4.25%) Security Architect
10 9 (4.25%) Security Consultant
10 9 (4.25%) Solutions Designer
11 8 (3.77%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (13.68%) OAuth
2 21 (9.91%) RESTful
3 19 (8.96%) Kafka
4 17 (8.02%) OAuth2
5 14 (6.60%) gRPC
5 14 (6.60%) SAML
6 13 (6.13%) WebSockets
7 10 (4.72%) REST
8 9 (4.25%) ADO
8 9 (4.25%) YAML
9 8 (3.77%) Microsoft Graph
10 7 (3.30%) SailPoint
11 5 (2.36%) OpenID
12 4 (1.89%) Android NDK
12 4 (1.89%) JWT
13 3 (1.42%) Node.js
13 3 (1.42%) OpenTelemetry
13 3 (1.42%) PyTorch
13 3 (1.42%) TensorFlow
14 2 (0.94%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 46 (21.70%) Security Posture
2 32 (15.09%) Cloud Native
3 22 (10.38%) Onboarding
4 17 (8.02%) Cloud Security Posture
4 17 (8.02%) Distributed Systems
4 17 (8.02%) Hybrid Cloud
5 15 (7.08%) PKI
6 11 (5.19%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (4.72%) Management Information System
8 9 (4.25%) AI Agents
8 9 (4.25%) Data Centre
9 8 (3.77%) Mobile App
10 6 (2.83%) Blog
10 6 (2.83%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 5 (2.36%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (2.36%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (1.89%) iPad
12 4 (1.89%) iPhone
12 4 (1.89%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 27 (12.74%) Android
1 27 (12.74%) Windows
2 16 (7.55%) Apple iOS
3 14 (6.60%) Windows Server
4 12 (5.66%) Linux
5 9 (4.25%) VMS
6 4 (1.89%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.94%) CentOS
7 2 (0.94%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.94%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.47%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (40.57%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (24.06%) Cloud Security
2 51 (24.06%) Security Architecture
3 50 (23.58%) DevOps
4 46 (21.70%) AI
4 46 (21.70%) CI/CD
4 46 (21.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 41 (19.34%) RBAC
6 40 (18.87%) Incident Response
7 38 (17.92%) SIEM
8 37 (17.45%) Identity Access Management
8 37 (17.45%) Information Security
9 32 (15.09%) Infrastructure as Code
10 29 (13.68%) Disaster Recovery
10 29 (13.68%) Roadmaps
11 28 (13.21%) Containerisation
11 28 (13.21%) Vulnerability Management
12 26 (12.26%) High Availability
12 26 (12.26%) Service Delivery
12 26 (12.26%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 29 (13.68%) Python
2 26 (12.26%) PowerShell
3 23 (10.85%) Go
4 11 (5.19%) C++
5 10 (4.72%) Kusto Query Language
5 10 (4.72%) SQL
6 8 (3.77%) Bash
7 5 (2.36%) Bicep
8 4 (1.89%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.94%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.47%) C#
10 1 (0.47%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 50 (23.58%) CISSP
2 40 (18.87%) Security Cleared
3 36 (16.98%) Degree
4 29 (13.68%) CISM
4 29 (13.68%) SC Cleared
5 25 (11.79%) Cisco Certification
6 23 (10.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (7.08%) DV Cleared
8 11 (5.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 10 (4.72%) Azure Certification
9 10 (4.72%) CISA
10 9 (4.25%) CCNP
10 9 (4.25%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (3.30%) AWS Certification
11 7 (3.30%) CCIE
11 7 (3.30%) CCSP
12 6 (2.83%) OSCP
13 5 (2.36%) CEH
13 5 (2.36%) GCIH
14 4 (1.89%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (32.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 56 (26.42%) GDPR
3 52 (24.53%) NIST
4 24 (11.32%) PCI DSS
5 20 (9.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (8.96%) NCSC
7 16 (7.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (5.66%) SLA
9 11 (5.19%) SOC 2
10 10 (4.72%) JSP 440
11 8 (3.77%) GRC
12 7 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 4 (1.89%) QA
14 3 (1.42%) HIPAA
14 3 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (1.42%) NIST 800
15 2 (0.94%) Def Stans
15 2 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 39 (18.40%) Active Directory
2 26 (12.26%) Docker
3 20 (9.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (6.13%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (3.30%) KVM
6 5 (2.36%) Hyper-V
7 4 (1.89%) vSphere
8 3 (1.42%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.94%) GPFS
9 2 (0.94%) Lustre
9 2 (0.94%) NFS
9 2 (0.94%) QEMU
9 2 (0.94%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 2 (0.94%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 36 (16.98%) Terraform
2 35 (16.51%) Kubernetes
3 26 (12.26%) Single Sign-On
4 25 (11.79%) Ansible
4 25 (11.79%) Microsoft Intune
5 18 (8.49%) CASB
6 13 (6.13%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (3.30%) SCCM
8 6 (2.83%) Grafana
8 6 (2.83%) Prometheus
9 5 (2.36%) Nessus
10 3 (1.42%) Nmap
10 3 (1.42%) Proxmox
11 2 (0.94%) Argo
11 2 (0.94%) SELinux
11 2 (0.94%) VxRail
Vendors
1 61 (28.77%) Microsoft
2 31 (14.62%) Cisco
3 21 (9.91%) Palo Alto
3 21 (9.91%) VMware
4 19 (8.96%) Fortinet
5 15 (7.08%) Zscaler
6 14 (6.60%) Apple
6 14 (6.60%) CrowdStrike
7 12 (5.66%) CyberArk
8 10 (4.72%) Meraki
9 7 (3.30%) CheckPoint
9 7 (3.30%) Samsung
9 7 (3.30%) ServiceNow
10 6 (2.83%) Tenable
11 5 (2.36%) Dell
11 5 (2.36%) Ericsson
11 5 (2.36%) Nokia
11 5 (2.36%) Qualys
11 5 (2.36%) Salesforce
11 5 (2.36%) SolarWinds