Computer Security Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Computer Security (COMPUSEC)
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Computer Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Computer Security 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.15% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,801 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,980 - -
75th Percentile £63,158 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £25,640 - £53,760
% change year-on-year - - -46.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Oxfordshire

Computer Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 591 895 669
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 88.21% 82.34% 96.96%
Number of salaries quoted 357 475 524
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £42,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.43% -0.91% +7.84%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,813
90th Percentile £76,000 £78,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

Computer Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Computer Security job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Computer Security
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Computer Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Computer Security

Computer Security
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Security within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Oxford - 1 £60,980 - 1
Computer Security
South East

Computer Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Head of IT
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware