ModSecurity Job Trends in the South West

ModSecurity (Modsec)
England > South West

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 188 208
Rank change year-on-year +15 +20 -
Permanent jobs citing ModSecurity 4 1 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.079% 0.024% 0.21%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.83% 0.12% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 10
10th Percentile £53,250 - £45,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £42,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £59,375 £47,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £59,750 - £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +33.33%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South West

ModSecurity falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 481 805 1,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 9.47% 19.41% 25.85%
Number of salaries quoted 361 462 993
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £34,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% +3.86%
75th Percentile £67,500 £76,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.52% +1.54% -3.70%

ModSecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

ModSecurity job vacancy trend in the South West

ModSecurity
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ModSecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ModSecurity

ModSecurity
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ModSecurity within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Bristol - 3 £57,500 - 2
Cornwall - 1 - -
ModSecurity
England

ModSecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (75.00%) Tomcat
1 3 (75.00%) WebLogic
1 3 (75.00%) WebLogic Portal
Business Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle EBS
1 3 (75.00%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) LTE
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
1 1 (25.00%) VSAT
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Database
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Discoverer
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle APEX
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (50.00%) Electronics
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (50.00%) Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Administrator
1 3 (75.00%) Developer
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Support
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle ADF
1 3 (75.00%) WebCenter
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
1 3 (75.00%) Unix
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Kalman Filter
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Network Monitoring
3 1 (25.00%) Proactive Monitoring
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Statistics
3 1 (25.00%) Virtual Environments
3 1 (25.00%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (75.00%) PL/SQL
1 3 (75.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) DV Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) CCNA
3 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (25.00%) JNCIA
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) IFS
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle
2 2 (50.00%) SAP
3 1 (25.00%) Freshdesk