DevSecOps Job Trends in the South East

DevSecOps
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring DevSecOps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 271 257
Rank change year-on-year +56 -14 +6
Permanent jobs citing DevSecOps 127 29 75
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.69% 0.32% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.97% 0.36% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 106 14 67
10th Percentile £55,000 £62,375 £47,500
25th Percentile £62,000 £70,125 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £85,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +51.79% -13.85%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £88,750
90th Percentile £97,500 - £99,500
England median annual salary £85,000 £77,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +9.68% -3.13% -5.88%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

DevSecOps 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,058 7,956 10,399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.40% 87.96% 80.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9,361 4,212 5,979
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -7.93%

DevSecOps
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing DevSecOps relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

DevSecOps job vacancy trend in the South East

DevSecOps
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DevSecOps.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing DevSecOps

DevSecOps
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing DevSecOps in the South East over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Salary histogram for DevSecOps in the South East

DevSecOps
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DevSecOps within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Hampshire -1 62 £80,000 -5.88% 21
Thames Valley +42 30 £60,000 -22.58% 40
Surrey -1 24 £80,000 - 16
West Sussex - 11 £75,500 - 4
Oxfordshire - 11 £55,000 - 7
Buckinghamshire - 11 £62,000 - 6
Berkshire +26 8 £97,500 +25.81% 27
DevSecOps
England

DevSecOps
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 6 (4.72%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.36%) IIS
3 2 (1.57%) Apache
3 2 (1.57%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 66 (51.97%) AWS
1 66 (51.97%) Azure
2 25 (19.69%) SaaS
3 19 (14.96%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (12.60%) Snowflake
5 14 (11.02%) GitHub
6 13 (10.24%) GCP
7 10 (7.87%) GitHub Actions
7 10 (7.87%) Serverless
8 8 (6.30%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (6.30%) Power Platform
9 6 (4.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 6 (4.72%) OpenShift
9 6 (4.72%) Power Automate
9 6 (4.72%) PowerApps
10 5 (3.94%) Entra ID
11 3 (2.36%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 2 (1.57%) Amazon EKS
12 2 (1.57%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (1.57%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.09%) MQTT
2 7 (5.51%) Network Security
3 4 (3.15%) Firewall
3 4 (3.15%) SSH
4 3 (2.36%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (1.57%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (17.32%) Redis
2 16 (12.60%) SQL Server
3 11 (8.66%) MongoDB
4 9 (7.09%) Elasticsearch
4 9 (7.09%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (4.72%) Metadata
6 2 (1.57%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.79%) MySQL
7 1 (0.79%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (14.17%) Git
2 10 (7.87%) GitLab
3 4 (3.15%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.15%) JIRA
3 4 (3.15%) SonarQube
4 2 (1.57%) MSI
4 2 (1.57%) Snyk
4 2 (1.57%) Terragrunt
5 1 (0.79%) Cucumber
General
1 28 (22.05%) Social Skills
2 5 (3.94%) Aerospace
2 5 (3.94%) Manufacturing
3 4 (3.15%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (3.15%) Legal
4 3 (2.36%) Aviation
4 3 (2.36%) Finance
4 3 (2.36%) Military
5 2 (1.57%) Retail
6 1 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (25.20%) Lead
2 24 (18.90%) Developer
3 23 (18.11%) Software Engineer
4 21 (16.54%) Lead Developer
5 19 (14.96%) DevSecOps Engineer
6 16 (12.60%) Full-Stack Developer
6 16 (12.60%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
6 16 (12.60%) Lead Software Developer
6 16 (12.60%) Software Developer
7 13 (10.24%) Architect
7 13 (10.24%) Consultant
8 11 (8.66%) Security Engineer
9 9 (7.09%) AWS Engineer
9 9 (7.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (6.30%) DevOps Consultant
11 7 (5.51%) Security Architect
12 6 (4.72%) Lead Software Engineer
12 6 (4.72%) Security Manager
12 6 (4.72%) Software Architect
13 5 (3.94%) SharePoint Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (33.07%) Terraform
2 19 (14.96%) Node.js
3 16 (12.60%) Vue
4 15 (11.81%) React
5 12 (9.45%) Kafka
6 7 (5.51%) AngularJS
7 5 (3.94%) .NET
7 5 (3.94%) ASP.NET
7 5 (3.94%) ASP.NET Core
7 5 (3.94%) Elastic Stack
7 5 (3.94%) gRPC
7 5 (3.94%) SPFx
8 4 (3.15%) Protocol Buffers
8 4 (3.15%) REST
9 3 (2.36%) Apache NiFi
9 3 (2.36%) Keycloak
9 3 (2.36%) ModSecurity
10 2 (1.57%) CSS
10 2 (1.57%) OpenTofu
10 2 (1.57%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.66%) Product Ownership
2 10 (7.87%) Security Posture
3 8 (6.30%) Robotics
4 7 (5.51%) Algorithms
4 7 (5.51%) Cloud Native
4 7 (5.51%) Cyber Defence
4 7 (5.51%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (5.51%) Data Structures
4 7 (5.51%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (5.51%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.94%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (3.94%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.36%) Cyber Warfare
6 3 (2.36%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.36%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (1.57%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.57%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.79%) CESG
8 1 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 35 (27.56%) Linux
2 15 (11.81%) Windows
3 11 (8.66%) Windows Server
4 6 (4.72%) CentOS
4 6 (4.72%) Ubuntu
4 6 (4.72%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.79%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.79%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (74.02%) CI/CD
2 48 (37.80%) Agile
3 47 (37.01%) Software Engineering
4 42 (33.07%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (33.07%) Technical Leadership
5 41 (32.28%) Microservices
6 36 (28.35%) AI
7 35 (27.56%) DevOps
8 33 (25.98%) Infrastructure as Code
9 30 (23.62%) Cybersecurity
10 25 (19.69%) Computer Science
11 23 (18.11%) Test Automation
12 22 (17.32%) Collaborative Working
12 22 (17.32%) SIEM
12 22 (17.32%) Vulnerability Management
13 21 (16.54%) Incident Response
14 19 (14.96%) SDLC
15 18 (14.17%) Containerisation
15 18 (14.17%) Design Patterns
15 18 (14.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 41 (32.28%) TypeScript
2 37 (29.13%) Python
3 36 (28.35%) JavaScript
4 23 (18.11%) Rust
5 18 (14.17%) PowerShell
6 14 (11.02%) Java
7 13 (10.24%) Go
8 8 (6.30%) C#
8 8 (6.30%) C++
9 7 (5.51%) C
10 5 (3.94%) Bash
11 4 (3.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 53 (41.73%) Security Cleared
2 31 (24.41%) Degree
3 29 (22.83%) SC Cleared
4 23 (18.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (11.02%) DV Cleared
6 11 (8.66%) CEH
6 11 (8.66%) CISM
6 11 (8.66%) CISSP
7 5 (3.94%) GIAC
8 4 (3.15%) AWS Certification
9 3 (2.36%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (2.36%) CISA
9 3 (2.36%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (2.36%) CRISC
10 2 (1.57%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.79%) CCSP
11 1 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (13.39%) NIST
2 12 (9.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (7.09%) NIST 800
4 5 (3.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (3.94%) GDPR
4 5 (3.94%) JSP 440
4 5 (3.94%) MISRA
5 4 (3.15%) Def Stans
5 4 (3.15%) GRC
6 3 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 3 (2.36%) QA
7 1 (0.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.79%) NCSC
System Software
1 32 (25.20%) Docker
2 6 (4.72%) Firmware
2 6 (4.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (4.72%) vSphere
3 4 (3.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 53 (41.73%) Kubernetes
2 25 (19.69%) Ansible
3 8 (6.30%) Grafana
3 8 (6.30%) Prometheus
4 7 (5.51%) Nessus
4 7 (5.51%) Puppet
5 6 (4.72%) Argo
5 6 (4.72%) vCenter Server
6 5 (3.94%) Podman
7 4 (3.15%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 26 (20.47%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.87%) New Relic
2 10 (7.87%) Splunk
3 6 (4.72%) Red Hat
3 6 (4.72%) VMware
4 5 (3.94%) Qualys
5 4 (3.15%) NVIDIA
5 4 (3.15%) SolarWinds
5 4 (3.15%) Tenable
5 4 (3.15%) Zerto
6 2 (1.57%) Foundry
6 2 (1.57%) Palantir
7 1 (0.79%) EMC
7 1 (0.79%) Thales