Cybersecurity Jobs in Reading

Cybersecurity
Berkshire > Reading

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 33 59
Rank change year-on-year -13 +26 +1
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 78 126 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 4.55% 7.93% 4.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.16% 8.17% 4.50%
Number of salaries quoted 48 43 56
10th Percentile £47,025 £52,400 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,825 £63,750 £35,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £70,000 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% +29.03% -13.20%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,625 £73,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,200 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £52,550 £70,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -24.93% +32.08% -16.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Cybersecurity is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,512 1,542 1,646
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 88.21% 97.04% 92.37%
Number of salaries quoted 912 797 930
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,375
25th Percentile £39,500 £42,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.10% +3.33% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,625
Berkshire median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Reading.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Reading over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (10.26%) Azure
2 7 (8.97%) AWS
3 6 (7.69%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.28%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 22 (28.21%) Network Security
2 12 (15.38%) Firewall
3 6 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (6.41%) Internet
4 5 (6.41%) VPN
5 3 (3.85%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.28%) LAN
6 1 (1.28%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.28%) Oracle Database
1 1 (1.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Git
General
1 10 (12.82%) Telecoms
2 8 (10.26%) Finance
2 8 (10.26%) Social Skills
3 2 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (2.56%) Retail
4 1 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.28%) Games
4 1 (1.28%) Legal
4 1 (1.28%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 27 (34.62%) Senior
2 14 (17.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (17.95%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (17.95%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 14 (17.95%) Systems Engineer
3 10 (12.82%) Configuration Manager
3 10 (12.82%) Security Manager
4 9 (11.54%) Administrator
4 9 (11.54%) Systems Administrator
5 8 (10.26%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 8 (10.26%) Security Assurance Manager
5 8 (10.26%) Senior Systems Administrator
6 7 (8.97%) Architect
6 7 (8.97%) Head of Information
6 7 (8.97%) Security Architect
7 6 (7.69%) Analyst
7 6 (7.69%) Head of Compliance
7 6 (7.69%) Head of Information Assurance
7 6 (7.69%) Security Engineer
8 4 (5.13%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.41%) Web Services
2 1 (1.28%) .NET
2 1 (1.28%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.28%) CSS
2 1 (1.28%) HTML
2 1 (1.28%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 25 (32.05%) Management Information System
2 9 (11.54%) Data Centre
2 9 (11.54%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (8.97%) Security Posture
4 6 (7.69%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (6.41%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (3.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 2 (2.56%) Insider Threat
7 2 (2.56%) Operational Technology
7 2 (2.56%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.28%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 22 (28.21%) Windows
2 18 (23.08%) Windows Server 2016
2 18 (23.08%) Windows Server 2019
3 17 (21.79%) Windows 10
3 17 (21.79%) Windows 7
3 17 (21.79%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (6.41%) Kali Linux
5 2 (2.56%) Linux
5 2 (2.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.28%) Unix
6 1 (1.28%) VMS
6 1 (1.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (56.41%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 44 (56.41%) Decision-Making
2 34 (43.59%) ITIL
3 21 (26.92%) Change Management
3 21 (26.92%) Roadmaps
3 21 (26.92%) Vulnerability Management
4 19 (24.36%) Application Security
4 19 (24.36%) Security Operations
4 19 (24.36%) Stakeholder Management
5 18 (23.08%) Information Security
5 18 (23.08%) Problem Management
5 18 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (21.79%) OWASP
7 16 (20.51%) Computer Science
7 16 (20.51%) Penetration Testing
7 16 (20.51%) SIEM
8 14 (17.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 13 (16.67%) Incident Response
9 13 (16.67%) Software Engineering
10 12 (15.38%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (32.05%) PowerShell
2 5 (6.41%) Python
3 2 (2.56%) SQL
3 2 (2.56%) VBScript
4 1 (1.28%) C#
4 1 (1.28%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 37 (47.44%) Security Cleared
2 35 (44.87%) Degree
3 17 (21.79%) HNC
4 15 (19.23%) CISSP
5 8 (10.26%) CISM
5 8 (10.26%) GIAC
5 8 (10.26%) GPEN
6 7 (8.97%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (6.41%) AWS Certification
7 5 (6.41%) Azure Certification
8 3 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.56%) CCNA
9 2 (2.56%) CCNP
9 2 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.56%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (2.56%) GCIA
9 2 (2.56%) ISACA
9 2 (2.56%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (2.56%) SANS
10 1 (1.28%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (29.49%) NIST
2 15 (19.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (17.95%) GRC
4 12 (15.38%) NIST 800
5 11 (14.10%) GDPR
6 9 (11.54%) PCI DSS
7 6 (7.69%) NCSC
8 5 (6.41%) COBIT
8 5 (6.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (3.85%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (1.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (1.28%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (23.08%) Active Directory
1 18 (23.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.28%) Docker
2 1 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.28%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 18 (23.08%) SCCM
2 7 (8.97%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (8.97%) Nessus
3 5 (6.41%) Suricata
4 1 (1.28%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.28%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (1.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 24 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 18 (23.08%) VMware
3 6 (7.69%) Cisco
3 6 (7.69%) Qualys
3 6 (7.69%) Splunk
4 5 (6.41%) Juniper
4 5 (6.41%) Palo Alto
5 3 (3.85%) Computacenter
6 2 (2.56%) ArcSight
6 2 (2.56%) BT
6 2 (2.56%) Citrix
6 2 (2.56%) LogRhythm
6 2 (2.56%) McAfee
7 1 (1.28%) Apple
7 1 (1.28%) CheckPoint
7 1 (1.28%) Oracle