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 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 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 324 392
Rank change year-on-year +31 +68 +30
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 42 53 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.37% 0.30% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.10% 0.98% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 38 51 34
10th Percentile £48,625 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £42,500 £53,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,870 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.74% -16.67% -6.98%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £89,625
90th Percentile - £87,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £74,935 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.36% +11.54% -13.33%

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 3,813 5,420 6,691
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 33.23% 30.60% 39.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,444 3,993 3,068
10th Percentile £27,650 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,688 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

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 23 May 2025.

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 23 May 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
North West -7 35 £74,870 +24.78% 68
Yorkshire +63 6 £52,500 +40.00% 63
North East +42 1 £80,000 +77.78% 16
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 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (28.57%) Azure
2 5 (11.90%) AWS
3 4 (9.52%) Entra ID
4 2 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.38%) Azure AKS
5 1 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.38%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (2.38%) IaaS
5 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (42.86%) Firewall
2 14 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (4.76%) DNS
3 2 (4.76%) HTTP
3 2 (4.76%) SMTP
3 2 (4.76%) TCP/IP
General
1 28 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 19 (45.24%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (19.05%) Finance
4 7 (16.67%) Banking
5 3 (7.14%) Law
6 2 (4.76%) Manufacturing
6 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Health Technology
7 1 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 13 (30.95%) Architect
1 13 (30.95%) Security Engineer
2 12 (28.57%) Security Architect
3 10 (23.81%) Cloud Engineer
3 10 (23.81%) Cloud Security Engineer
4 8 (19.05%) Analyst
5 5 (11.90%) Security Analyst
6 4 (9.52%) Security Manager
7 3 (7.14%) AWS Engineer
7 3 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 2 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 2 (4.76%) Information Manager
8 2 (4.76%) Information Security Manager
8 2 (4.76%) SOC Analyst
9 1 (2.38%) Head of Information Security
9 1 (2.38%) Head of Security
9 1 (2.38%) Information Security Analyst
9 1 (2.38%) IT Security Manager
9 1 (2.38%) Operational Security Manager
9 1 (2.38%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 18 (42.86%) Management Information System
2 12 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (28.57%) Social Media
2 12 (28.57%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 7 (16.67%) Cloud Native
3 7 (16.67%) Product Ownership
3 7 (16.67%) Public Cloud
4 5 (11.90%) Security Operations Centre
5 3 (7.14%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (7.14%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (7.14%) Cyberattack
6 2 (4.76%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (2.38%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (33.33%) Windows
2 12 (28.57%) Windows Vista
3 9 (21.43%) Linux
4 7 (16.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (4.76%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 28 (66.67%) Incident Response
2 26 (61.90%) Information Security
3 24 (57.14%) Cloud Security
4 21 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 21 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 19 (45.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (45.24%) SIEM
6 18 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (35.71%) Computer Science
8 14 (33.33%) Ethical Hacking
8 14 (33.33%) Risk Analysis
9 13 (30.95%) Collaborative Working
9 13 (30.95%) Data Protection
9 13 (30.95%) DevSecOps
9 13 (30.95%) Proactive Management
10 12 (28.57%) Information Assurance
10 12 (28.57%) Security Architecture
10 12 (28.57%) Security Operations
10 12 (28.57%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.14%) Kusto Query Language
2 2 (4.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 20 (47.62%) Degree
2 17 (40.48%) CEH
2 17 (40.48%) CISM
2 17 (40.48%) CISSP
3 15 (35.71%) CISA
4 14 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (28.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 12 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (28.57%) DBS Check
5 12 (28.57%) Master's Degree
6 3 (7.14%) AWS Certification
6 3 (7.14%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 2 (4.76%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (4.76%) CRISC
7 2 (4.76%) GCIH
7 2 (4.76%) GIAC
7 2 (4.76%) GISF
7 2 (4.76%) ISACA
7 2 (4.76%) SANS
7 2 (4.76%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (35.71%) NIST
3 14 (33.33%) GDPR
4 2 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (2.38%) GRC
System Software
1 7 (16.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (19.05%) Terraform
2 1 (2.38%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.38%) Splunk