Application Security (AppSec)
South East > Kent
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Application Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | - | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +36 |
| Permanent jobs citing Application Security | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kent | 0.29% | - | 0.51% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.36% | - | 0.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £66,600 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £72,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,828 | - | £86,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +201.75% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £89,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £62,500 | £85,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.47% | +30.77% | -16.13% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent
Application Security 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 Kent.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 843 | 646 | 480 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 82.65% | 88.37% | 80.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 438 | 213 | 381 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £30,100 | £23,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £37,875 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +22.22% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £68,250 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £79,350 | £67,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +8.49% | -3.64% |
Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Application Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Application Security
Salary Trend in Kent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Application Security.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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: