Security Posture Job Trends in Reading

Security Posture
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 - 106
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 6 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.54% - 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.97% - 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -21.43% - -

All Generic Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 304 203 526
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 27.36% 39.34% 34.97%
Number of salaries quoted 198 116 369
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £56,033 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.69% +6.73% -16.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,875 £88,750 £77,682
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -14.16%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Security Posture job vacancy trend in Reading

Security Posture
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Security Posture

Security Posture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) AWS
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Banking
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Product Owner
2 2 (33.33%) Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Application Security Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Security Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Junior
3 1 (16.67%) Junior Penetration Tester
3 1 (16.67%) Junior Tester
3 1 (16.67%) Penetration Tester
3 1 (16.67%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Cloud Native
1 3 (50.00%) Cloud Security Posture
1 3 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Security Architecture
2 3 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 3 (50.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 2 (33.33%) Application Security
3 2 (33.33%) Coaching
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Information Security
3 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 2 (33.33%) Open Source
3 2 (33.33%) OWASP
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 2 (33.33%) SDLC
3 2 (33.33%) Secure Coding
3 2 (33.33%) Static Application Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C#
1 2 (33.33%) Java
1 2 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (16.67%) CHECK Team Leader
4 1 (16.67%) CHECK Team Member
4 1 (16.67%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (50.00%) NCSC
3 2 (33.33%) QA
4 1 (16.67%) GDPR
4 1 (16.67%) GRC