PCI DSS Job Trends in the North of England

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring PCI DSS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 317 274 292
Rank change year-on-year -43 +18 -43
Permanent jobs citing PCI DSS 31 20 39
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.13% 0.21% 0.28%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.54% 1.82% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 27 11 30
10th Percentile £63,750 £47,875 £37,500
25th Percentile £66,250 £52,500 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +29.46% +6.67% +16.67%
75th Percentile £81,250 £66,250 £64,688
90th Percentile £110,000 £70,000 £75,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £55,043 £62,500
% change year-on-year +27.17% -11.93% +13.64%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England

PCI DSS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,016 1,097 1,763
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 8.49% 11.69% 12.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,438 478 877
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,700 £25,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,125 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £64,594 £60,991
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,270 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.88% -0.87% -4.17%

PCI DSS
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

PCI DSS job vacancy trend in the North of England

PCI DSS
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing PCI DSS

PCI DSS
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PCI DSS in the North of England over the 6 months to 17 September 2026.

Salary histogram for PCI DSS in the North of England

PCI DSS
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 PCI DSS within the North of England region over the 6 months to 17 September 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
North West -7 29 £72,500 +31.82% 18
North East -64 2 £48,500 -29.45% 2
PCI DSS
England

PCI DSS
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:

Cloud Services
1 21 (67.74%) AWS
2 9 (29.03%) SaaS
3 7 (22.58%) GCP
4 6 (19.35%) Twilio
5 4 (12.90%) Azure
6 3 (9.68%) AWS CloudFormation
6 3 (9.68%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 5 (16.13%) Network Security
2 3 (9.68%) Firewall
2 3 (9.68%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.90%) Data Mining
General
1 9 (29.03%) Social Skills
2 8 (25.81%) Public Sector
3 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (9.68%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (25.81%) Architect
1 8 (25.81%) Security Architect
2 7 (22.58%) AWS Architect
2 7 (22.58%) AWS Security Architect
3 6 (19.35%) Analyst
3 6 (19.35%) Chief Technology Officer
3 6 (19.35%) Security Analyst
4 4 (12.90%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 4 (12.90%) IT Architect
4 4 (12.90%) IT Security Architect
4 4 (12.90%) Security Manager
5 3 (9.68%) Cloud Engineer
5 3 (9.68%) Cloud Security Engineer
5 3 (9.68%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Information Security Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Senior
5 3 (9.68%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Senior Security Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Vulnerability Analyst
5 3 (9.68%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.68%) Terraform
2 1 (3.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Cloud Native
2 4 (12.90%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (12.90%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (12.90%) IVR
2 4 (12.90%) Security Posture
3 3 (9.68%) Cloud Security Posture
3 3 (9.68%) Management Information System
3 3 (9.68%) Online Gambling
3 3 (9.68%) Video\Live Streaming
4 1 (3.23%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (51.61%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (32.26%) AI
3 8 (25.81%) Agile
4 7 (22.58%) Risk Assessment
4 7 (22.58%) Threat Modelling
5 6 (19.35%) Data Privacy
5 6 (19.35%) Product Strategy
5 6 (19.35%) Scrum
5 6 (19.35%) Vulnerability Management
6 5 (16.13%) Cloud Security
6 5 (16.13%) DevOps
6 5 (16.13%) DevSecOps
7 4 (12.90%) Customer Service
7 4 (12.90%) Incident Response
7 4 (12.90%) Machine Learning
7 4 (12.90%) Security Architecture
7 4 (12.90%) Sentiment Analysis
7 4 (12.90%) SIEM
7 4 (12.90%) Strategic Thinking
7 4 (12.90%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.23%) Java
1 1 (3.23%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (6.45%) CISSP
1 2 (6.45%) DV Cleared
1 2 (6.45%) SC Cleared
1 2 (6.45%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (61.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (29.03%) GDPR
3 7 (22.58%) SOC 2
4 6 (19.35%) NIST
5 4 (12.90%) GRC
Systems Management
1 3 (9.68%) Kubernetes
2 2 (6.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) CrowdStrike
2 3 (9.68%) Google
3 1 (3.23%) Red Hat