Security Posture Job Trends 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 in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 190 330
Rank change year-on-year -100 +140 +43
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 32 73 50
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.18% 1.07% 0.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.63% 2.82% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 28 67 50
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,716 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,188 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -15.38%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £89,125 - £87,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,108 2,590 5,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 29.39% 37.86% 31.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,301 1,360 3,919
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,225 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Security Posture job vacancy trend in the North of England

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Security Posture

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 18 April 2026.

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 18 April 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
Yorkshire -70 15 £77,500 +72.22% 8
North West -60 11 £40,000 -46.57% 13
North East -31 6 £75,000 +80.86% 6
Security Posture
England

Security Posture
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (12.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.13%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 9 (28.13%) Azure
2 7 (21.88%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (15.63%) Entra ID
4 4 (12.50%) SaaS
5 3 (9.38%) AWS
6 2 (6.25%) Amazon GuardDuty
6 2 (6.25%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (3.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 1 (3.13%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (3.13%) GitHub
7 1 (3.13%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (3.13%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (28.13%) Firewall
2 4 (12.50%) Network Security
3 2 (6.25%) TCP/IP
3 2 (6.25%) VLAN
3 2 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (3.13%) DHCP
4 1 (3.13%) DNS
4 1 (3.13%) LAN
4 1 (3.13%) WAN
4 1 (3.13%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (6.25%) JIRA
2 1 (3.13%) Jenkins
General
1 10 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Law
2 5 (15.63%) Public Sector
2 5 (15.63%) Retail
3 2 (6.25%) Aviation
3 2 (6.25%) Finance
3 2 (6.25%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.25%) Social Housing
4 1 (3.13%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 8 (25.00%) Security Manager
2 6 (18.75%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 6 (18.75%) Head of IT
2 6 (18.75%) Head of Security
2 6 (18.75%) Information Manager
2 6 (18.75%) Information Security Manager
2 6 (18.75%) Support Engineer
3 5 (15.63%) Head of IT Security
3 5 (15.63%) IT Engineer
3 5 (15.63%) IT Support
3 5 (15.63%) IT Support Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Security Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Senior
5 2 (6.25%) Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Cloud Engineer
5 2 (6.25%) Cloud Security Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Platform Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Product Owner
6 1 (3.13%) Security Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.25%) SAML
1 2 (6.25%) Software Packaging
2 1 (3.13%) 802.1X
2 1 (3.13%) JWT
2 1 (3.13%) Node.js
2 1 (3.13%) OAuth
2 1 (3.13%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) Cyber Security Posture
2 4 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (12.50%) Onboarding
3 3 (9.38%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (6.25%) Cloud Native
4 2 (6.25%) Cloud Security Posture
4 2 (6.25%) Housing Association
4 2 (6.25%) Management Information System
4 2 (6.25%) Robotics
5 1 (3.13%) Data Centre
5 1 (3.13%) IoT
5 1 (3.13%) Product Ownership
5 1 (3.13%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (15.63%) Windows
2 4 (12.50%) Mac OS
3 2 (6.25%) Windows Server
4 1 (3.13%) Android
4 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
4 1 (3.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (68.75%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (59.38%) Incident Response
3 16 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 15 (46.88%) SIEM
5 12 (37.50%) Vulnerability Management
6 10 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (28.13%) Information Security
8 8 (25.00%) Data Protection
8 8 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
8 8 (25.00%) Incident Management
8 8 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
8 8 (25.00%) Security Operations
9 7 (21.88%) Data Loss Prevention
10 6 (18.75%) Risk Register
10 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (18.75%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 5 (15.63%) Risk Management
12 4 (12.50%) Business Continuity
12 4 (12.50%) Computer Science
12 4 (12.50%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.25%) Bicep
1 2 (6.25%) Python
2 1 (3.13%) C#
2 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (25.00%) CISSP
2 7 (21.88%) CISM
3 4 (12.50%) Degree
4 3 (9.38%) Cisco Certification
5 2 (6.25%) CCNP
5 2 (6.25%) CEH
5 2 (6.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (6.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 2 (6.25%) SC Cleared
5 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
6 1 (3.13%) CCNA
6 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.13%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (40.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (28.13%) GDPR
2 9 (28.13%) NIST
3 7 (21.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (18.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (6.25%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (6.25%) GRC
5 2 (6.25%) NCSC
5 2 (6.25%) SOC 2
6 1 (3.13%) Accessibility
6 1 (3.13%) PCI DSS
6 1 (3.13%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (9.38%) Terraform
3 1 (3.13%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.13%) Aruba
2 1 (3.13%) CheckPoint
2 1 (3.13%) Ekahau
2 1 (3.13%) Meraki
2 1 (3.13%) Palo Alto
2 1 (3.13%) Qualys
2 1 (3.13%) Splunk
2 1 (3.13%) SYSPRO