ModSecurity Job Trends in the North of England

ModSecurity (Modsec)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring ModSecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 301 322 299
Rank change year-on-year +21 -23 -
Permanent jobs citing ModSecurity 1 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.011% 0.008% 0.036%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.069% 0.045% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - £78,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - £82,500
75th Percentile £73,750 - £86,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £72,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +45.00% -16.67% -22.58%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
North of England

ModSecurity falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 1,448 2,235 2,270
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 15.27% 17.07% 27.19%
Number of salaries quoted 695 1,343 1,711
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £37,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £69,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% -3.70% +3.85%

ModSecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

ModSecurity job vacancy trend in the North of England

ModSecurity
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing ModSecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing ModSecurity

ModSecurity
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ModSecurity within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 October 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
Yorkshire - 1 £72,500 -
ModSecurity
England

ModSecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP