Security Posture Jobs in the North of England

Security Posture
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 350 391 424
Rank change year-on-year +41 +33 -99
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 52 41 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.30% 0.24% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.96% 0.59% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 50 28 22
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £43,438 £54,750 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +14.68% -0.91%
75th Percentile £71,875 £73,550 £69,885
90th Percentile £87,625 £100,000 £71,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £66,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -11.33% +25.00%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,397 6,915 8,084
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 31.24% 39.71% 44.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3,995 3,096 4,333
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,459 £71,652 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £86,125 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the North of England

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Posture in the North of England.

Salary trend for Security Posture in the North of England

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in the North of England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the North of England

Security Posture
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 Security Posture within the North of England region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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 +32 42 £60,000 +1.69% 5
Yorkshire +73 6 £51,250 -22.93% 1
North East -2 4 £46,250 - 3
Security Posture
England

Security Posture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.92%) IIS
1 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.00%) Azure
2 5 (9.62%) AWS
2 5 (9.62%) SaaS
3 3 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (5.77%) PaaS
4 2 (3.85%) GCP
5 1 (1.92%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.92%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (34.62%) Firewall
2 10 (19.23%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (17.31%) Network Security
4 4 (7.69%) NetScaler
4 4 (7.69%) VPN
5 1 (1.92%) DHCP
5 1 (1.92%) DNS
5 1 (1.92%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.92%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.92%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
General
1 23 (44.23%) Social Skills
2 17 (32.69%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (11.54%) Finance
3 6 (11.54%) Legal
4 3 (5.77%) Law
5 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.85%) Retail
6 1 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.92%) Local Government
6 1 (1.92%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (21.15%) Architect
2 9 (17.31%) Security Architect
3 7 (13.46%) Security Manager
3 7 (13.46%) Systems Manager
4 6 (11.54%) Lead
4 6 (11.54%) Senior
4 6 (11.54%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (9.62%) Analyst
5 5 (9.62%) Graduate
6 4 (7.69%) Compliance Manager
6 4 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 4 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 4 (7.69%) Enterprise Architect
6 4 (7.69%) Enterprise Security Architect
6 4 (7.69%) IT Engineer
6 4 (7.69%) Network Engineer
6 4 (7.69%) Risk Manager
6 4 (7.69%) Security Solutions Architect
6 4 (7.69%) Team Leader
6 4 (7.69%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 20 (38.46%) Cyber Threat
2 14 (26.92%) Cyberattack
3 12 (23.08%) Management Information System
4 4 (7.69%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (7.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 4 (7.69%) Cyber Security Posture
4 4 (7.69%) Security Operations Centre
5 3 (5.77%) PMI
6 2 (3.85%) Cloud Native
6 2 (3.85%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (1.92%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.92%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.77%) Windows
2 2 (3.85%) Linux
2 2 (3.85%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (1.92%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (1.92%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (44.23%) Information Security
3 21 (40.38%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (36.54%) Risk Management
5 18 (34.62%) Incident Response
6 17 (32.69%) Project Management
7 16 (30.77%) SIEM
8 14 (26.92%) Cloud Security
9 12 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (19.23%) ISMS
10 10 (19.23%) Roadmaps
10 10 (19.23%) SDLC
11 9 (17.31%) Decision-Making
12 8 (15.38%) Compliance Management
12 8 (15.38%) Data Security
12 8 (15.38%) Risk Assessment
12 8 (15.38%) Security Architecture
13 7 (13.46%) Database Security
13 7 (13.46%) Network Management
13 7 (13.46%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (32.69%) CISSP
2 11 (21.15%) CISM
3 7 (13.46%) Degree
4 6 (11.54%) CEH
4 6 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (9.62%) CISA
5 5 (9.62%) CRISC
6 4 (7.69%) CCNA
6 4 (7.69%) CCNA CyberOps
6 4 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (5.77%) PMI Certification
8 2 (3.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (3.85%) AWS Certification
8 2 (3.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (3.85%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (3.85%) OSCP
9 1 (1.92%) AAT
9 1 (1.92%) CIMA
9 1 (1.92%) CIPD
9 1 (1.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (32.69%) NIST
3 8 (15.38%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (15.38%) SOC 2
4 7 (13.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 5 (9.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (9.62%) PCI DSS
6 4 (7.69%) GDPR
6 4 (7.69%) ISO 9001
7 2 (3.85%) GRC
7 2 (3.85%) QA
System Software
1 4 (7.69%) VMware NSX
2 1 (1.92%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.92%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.92%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (7.69%) Nessus
2 1 (1.92%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.62%) Cisco
2 5 (9.62%) Citrix
2 5 (9.62%) VMware
3 4 (7.69%) Dell
3 4 (7.69%) Meraki
4 1 (1.92%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.92%) Fortinet