Application Security Jobs in the Thames Valley

Application Security (AppSec)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Application Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Application Security over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 205 239 253
Rank change year-on-year +34 +14 -52
Permanent jobs citing Application Security 35 23 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.52% 0.37% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% 0.40% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 11 7 17
10th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £63,750 £56,250 £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £57,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.09% -28.13% +6.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £81,875 £82,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £92,500 £115,000
South East median annual salary £72,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +31.82% -21.43% +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Application Security 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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,737 5,819 6,460
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.18% 94.71% 92.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4,015 3,162 3,948
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Application Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Application Security in the Thames Valley

Application Security
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Application Security in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Application Security in the Thames Valley

Application Security
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Application Security in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Application Security in the Thames Valley

Application Security
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. 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
Berkshire +35 33 £72,500 +26.09% 11
Buckinghamshire -16 1 £80,000 -
Oxfordshire - 1 £42,750 -
Application Security
South East

Application Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 5 (14.29%) AWS
1 5 (14.29%) Azure
2 4 (11.43%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (2.86%) npm
3 1 (2.86%) SonarCloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (51.43%) Network Security
2 6 (17.14%) Firewall
3 4 (11.43%) Internet
3 4 (11.43%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (11.43%) VPN
4 2 (5.71%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.71%) Elasticsearch
1 2 (5.71%) NoSQL
1 2 (5.71%) Relational Database
1 2 (5.71%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (8.57%) Cypress.io
1 3 (8.57%) Git
2 2 (5.71%) Burp Suite
2 2 (5.71%) Selenium
2 2 (5.71%) SoapUI
2 2 (5.71%) WebDriver
General
1 10 (28.57%) Finance
1 10 (28.57%) Telecoms
2 4 (11.43%) Retail
3 2 (5.71%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.86%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 15 (42.86%) Senior
2 11 (31.43%) Security Researcher
3 8 (22.86%) Security Assurance Manager
3 8 (22.86%) Security Manager
4 6 (17.14%) Architect
4 6 (17.14%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 6 (17.14%) Security Architect
5 4 (11.43%) Consultant
5 4 (11.43%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 4 (11.43%) Security Consultant
6 3 (8.57%) Developer
7 2 (5.71%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 2 (5.71%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Development Manager
7 2 (5.71%) Security Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Senior Developer
7 2 (5.71%) Senior Security Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Software Development Manager
7 2 (5.71%) Software Manager
7 2 (5.71%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (14.29%) React
1 5 (14.29%) Web Services
2 2 (5.71%) .NET
2 2 (5.71%) Jest
3 1 (2.86%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.86%) CSS
3 1 (2.86%) HTML
3 1 (2.86%) JSON
3 1 (2.86%) LAMP
3 1 (2.86%) Next.js
3 1 (2.86%) Node.js
3 1 (2.86%) Redux
3 1 (2.86%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.86%) Data Centre
1 8 (22.86%) Management Information System
1 8 (22.86%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (17.14%) Security Posture
3 4 (11.43%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (5.71%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.86%) Mobile App
5 1 (2.86%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.43%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.86%) Android
2 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (51.43%) Cybersecurity
1 18 (51.43%) Vulnerability Management
2 17 (48.57%) OWASP
3 16 (45.71%) Computer Science
3 16 (45.71%) Software Engineering
4 14 (40.00%) Penetration Testing
5 13 (37.14%) Security Operations
6 12 (34.29%) Security Management
6 12 (34.29%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (31.43%) Software Assurance
8 10 (28.57%) Risk Management
9 9 (25.71%) DevSecOps
10 8 (22.86%) Content Development
10 8 (22.86%) Identity Access Management
10 8 (22.86%) Information Security
10 8 (22.86%) Purple Team
10 8 (22.86%) Red Team
11 7 (20.00%) SIEM
12 6 (17.14%) ITIL
13 5 (14.29%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 5 (14.29%) Python
2 4 (11.43%) JavaScript
2 4 (11.43%) PowerShell
3 3 (8.57%) TypeScript
4 2 (5.71%) C#
4 2 (5.71%) SQL
5 1 (2.86%) C++
5 1 (2.86%) Java
5 1 (2.86%) PHP
Qualifications
1 16 (45.71%) Degree
2 14 (40.00%) CISSP
3 8 (22.86%) CISM
3 8 (22.86%) GIAC
3 8 (22.86%) GPEN
4 4 (11.43%) AWS Certification
4 4 (11.43%) Azure Certification
5 3 (8.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (5.71%) CCNA
6 2 (5.71%) CCNP
6 2 (5.71%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (5.71%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (5.71%) GCIA
6 2 (5.71%) ISACA
6 2 (5.71%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (40.00%) NIST
2 10 (28.57%) GDPR
3 8 (22.86%) GRC
4 6 (17.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (17.14%) NIST 800
5 4 (11.43%) COBIT
5 4 (11.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 4 (11.43%) PCI DSS
6 2 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (5.71%) QA
System Software
1 3 (8.57%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (17.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 6 (17.14%) Nessus
2 4 (11.43%) Suricata
3 2 (5.71%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (17.14%) Microsoft
1 6 (17.14%) Qualys
2 5 (14.29%) Splunk
3 4 (11.43%) Cisco
3 4 (11.43%) Juniper
3 4 (11.43%) Palo Alto