Computer Forensics Jobs in the UK excluding London

Computer Forensics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Computer Forensics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Forensics over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 566 762 741
Rank change year-on-year +196 -21 +103
Permanent jobs citing Computer Forensics 11 9 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.028% 0.012% 0.024%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.030% 0.015% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 5 9 14
10th Percentile - £25,500 -
25th Percentile £46,250 - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £32,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -56.67% +15.38%
75th Percentile £48,750 £41,205 -
90th Percentile - £45,964 -
UK median annual salary £47,500 £36,491 £75,000
% change year-on-year +30.17% -51.35% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Computer Forensics 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,483 61,419 55,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.65% 82.37% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 17,392 42,187 28,711
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

Computer Forensics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Computer Forensics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Forensics in the UK excluding London

Computer Forensics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Forensics in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Computer Forensics in the UK excluding London

Computer Forensics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Forensics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
East of England - 6 £47,500 - 11
South West +106 3 - - 2
South East +89 2 - - 5
Computer Forensics
UK

Computer Forensics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (54.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 9 (81.82%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (18.18%) AWS
2 2 (18.18%) Azure
2 2 (18.18%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 11 (100.00%) Network Security
2 6 (54.55%) DHCP
2 6 (54.55%) DNS
2 6 (54.55%) Firewall
2 6 (54.55%) NGFW
2 6 (54.55%) TCP/IP
General
1 4 (36.36%) Legal
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Marketing
3 2 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (18.18%) Law
3 2 (18.18%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (18.18%) Telecoms
4 1 (9.09%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Analyst
1 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 6 (54.55%) Security Analyst
2 3 (27.27%) Engagement Manager
3 2 (18.18%) Information Security Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Security Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Senior
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Information Security Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Management Information System
2 5 (45.45%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (9.09%) CSOC
3 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (72.73%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (100.00%) Incident Response
2 9 (81.82%) Identity Management
2 9 (81.82%) Incident Management
3 6 (54.55%) Malware Analysis
3 6 (54.55%) SIEM
4 5 (45.45%) Regulatory Compliance
4 5 (45.45%) Security Operations
5 3 (27.27%) Analytical Thinking
5 3 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (27.27%) Data Security
5 3 (27.27%) Information Assurance
5 3 (27.27%) ITIL
5 3 (27.27%) Regulatory Change
5 3 (27.27%) Risk Management
6 2 (18.18%) Analytics
6 2 (18.18%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (18.18%) Digital Forensics
6 2 (18.18%) Information Security
6 2 (18.18%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) FFIEC
2 2 (18.18%) CCFP
2 2 (18.18%) CISSP
2 2 (18.18%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) EnCE
2 2 (18.18%) GCFA
2 2 (18.18%) GCFE
2 2 (18.18%) GREM
3 1 (9.09%) A+ Certification
3 1 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (9.09%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) GDPR
1 3 (27.27%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (54.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) EnCase
1 2 (18.18%) FTK
1 2 (18.18%) RSA Security Analytics
2 1 (9.09%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 8 (72.73%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) FireEye
2 2 (18.18%) NetWitness
2 2 (18.18%) Splunk