Data Security Jobs in the UK excluding London

Data Security
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 30 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 369 468 402
Rank change year-on-year +99 -66 -57
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 480 303 581
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.64% 0.53% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.55% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 296 219 314
10th Percentile £27,625 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £41,500 £28,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,000 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% -10.43% +5.76%
75th Percentile £85,000 £62,833 £66,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £71,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +22.73% -4.35% +21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Data 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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 61,611 54,755 69,391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 82.27% 95.52% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 42,296 28,643 41,264
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data Security
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Security in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data Security
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in the UK excluding London

Data Security
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 Data Security within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 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
South East +74 135 £75,000 +53.85% 30
North of England +117 133 £46,250 -15.91% 56
Midlands +54 114 £58,750 +10.33% 29
West Midlands +47 81 £65,000 +22.07% 14
North West +39 77 £57,500 +13.30% 27
South West -50 47 £40,000 +45.45% 8
Yorkshire +100 42 £45,000 -24.40% 24
East Midlands -4 28 £55,000 -13.73% 15
East of England +13 25 £60,000 - 15
Scotland -78 16 £43,250 -2.26% 4
North East +1 14 £42,000 -4.55% 6
Wales -1 10 £46,604 +69.47% 2
Data Security
UK

Data Security
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 34 (7.08%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.96%) Apache
3 16 (3.33%) IIS
3 16 (3.33%) Tomcat
4 14 (2.92%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (2.50%) WordPress
6 5 (1.04%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.83%) CMS
7 4 (0.83%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.42%) SAS
9 1 (0.21%) Drupal
Applications
1 37 (7.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (3.33%) NEC Housing
2 5 (1.04%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.42%) Shopify
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.21%) iTrent
4 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 233 (48.54%) Azure
2 169 (35.21%) AWS
3 116 (24.17%) GCP
4 66 (13.75%) Power Platform
5 53 (11.04%) Microsoft 365
6 38 (7.92%) SaaS
7 21 (4.38%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (4.17%) PowerApps
9 19 (3.96%) Entra ID
10 17 (3.54%) OneDrive
11 14 (2.92%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (2.71%) Snowflake
13 12 (2.50%) Matillion
14 11 (2.29%) Serverless
15 9 (1.88%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (1.88%) Google Drive
16 7 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
16 7 (1.46%) GitHub
17 6 (1.25%) PaaS
18 5 (1.04%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.83%) Firewall
1 28 (5.83%) VPN
2 22 (4.58%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (3.75%) Network Security
4 15 (3.13%) DHCP
4 15 (3.13%) DNS
4 15 (3.13%) LAN
5 12 (2.50%) WAN
6 10 (2.08%) Internet
6 10 (2.08%) Intrusion Detection
7 9 (1.88%) VLAN
8 8 (1.67%) IPsec
9 5 (1.04%) VoIP
9 5 (1.04%) Wireless
10 4 (0.83%) Ethernet
10 4 (0.83%) IP Telephony
11 3 (0.63%) Bluetooth
11 3 (0.63%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.63%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.42%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (24.79%) Data Warehouse
2 99 (20.63%) BigQuery
3 98 (20.42%) Looker
4 60 (12.50%) Power BI
5 36 (7.50%) SQL Server
6 23 (4.79%) Oracle Database
7 22 (4.58%) Data Lake
8 20 (4.17%) Metadata
9 13 (2.71%) Relational Database
9 13 (2.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
11 9 (1.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (1.46%) MySQL
13 6 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (1.25%) GIS
14 5 (1.04%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 5 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (1.04%) RDBMS
15 4 (0.83%) Geospatial Data
15 4 (0.83%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 15 (3.13%) Git
2 6 (1.25%) JIRA
3 4 (0.83%) ESLint
3 4 (0.83%) IntelliJ
3 4 (0.83%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (0.83%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.42%) Snyk
5 2 (0.42%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.21%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.21%) GitLab
6 1 (0.21%) JUnit
General
1 170 (35.42%) Analytical Skills
2 96 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 71 (14.79%) Finance
4 39 (8.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (5.83%) Legal
5 28 (5.83%) Local Government
6 22 (4.58%) Police
7 21 (4.38%) Marketing
8 17 (3.54%) Public Sector
9 15 (3.13%) Law
10 13 (2.71%) Retail
11 11 (2.29%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.25%) Billing
12 6 (1.25%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.04%) Games
13 5 (1.04%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.83%) Wearables
15 3 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 172 (35.83%) Architect
2 121 (25.21%) Data Architect
3 35 (7.29%) Lead
4 31 (6.46%) Analyst
5 28 (5.83%) Senior
6 21 (4.38%) Developer
7 20 (4.17%) Administrator
8 19 (3.96%) Data Engineer
9 18 (3.75%) IT Manager
10 16 (3.33%) Applications Support
11 15 (3.13%) DBA
12 14 (2.92%) IT Support
12 14 (2.92%) Security Analyst
12 14 (2.92%) Support Engineer
13 13 (2.71%) Security Architect
13 13 (2.71%) Technical Architect
14 12 (2.50%) Enterprise Architect
14 12 (2.50%) Power Platform Architect
15 11 (2.29%) Lead Architect
16 10 (2.08%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.79%) Web Services
2 13 (2.71%) .NET
3 11 (2.29%) React
4 10 (2.08%) .NET Framework
4 10 (2.08%) Entity Framework
5 9 (1.88%) .NET Core
6 6 (1.25%) RESTful
7 5 (1.04%) ASP.NET Web API
7 5 (1.04%) Blazor
7 5 (1.04%) Jest
7 5 (1.04%) REST
8 4 (0.83%) CSS
8 4 (0.83%) HTML
8 4 (0.83%) Kafka
8 4 (0.83%) Redux
9 3 (0.63%) EDI
9 3 (0.63%) Node.js
9 3 (0.63%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.63%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.63%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 111 (23.13%) Self-Motivation
2 59 (12.29%) Management Information System
3 30 (6.25%) Public Cloud
4 18 (3.75%) Onboarding
5 17 (3.54%) Product Ownership
5 17 (3.54%) Security Posture
6 14 (2.92%) Algorithms
7 9 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.67%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.67%) NHS
9 7 (1.46%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (1.46%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.25%) Blog
10 6 (1.25%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.25%) Reference Data
11 5 (1.04%) Clustering
11 5 (1.04%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.04%) IoT
11 5 (1.04%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 68 (14.17%) Windows
2 28 (5.83%) Linux
3 20 (4.17%) Windows Server
4 16 (3.33%) Solaris
4 16 (3.33%) Unix
5 12 (2.50%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.46%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.04%) Kali Linux
8 4 (0.83%) Android
8 4 (0.83%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.83%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.42%) VMS
9 2 (0.42%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.21%) CentOS
10 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (41.88%) Problem-Solving
2 147 (30.63%) Data Modelling
3 144 (30.00%) Mentoring
4 140 (29.17%) Data Governance
5 139 (28.96%) ETL
6 133 (27.71%) Data Architecture
7 113 (23.54%) Data Engineering
7 113 (23.54%) Data Integration
8 105 (21.88%) Innovative Thinking
9 98 (20.42%) Platform Engineering
10 96 (20.00%) ERD
11 81 (16.88%) Cybersecurity
12 72 (15.00%) Computer Science
13 70 (14.58%) Business Intelligence
14 61 (12.71%) Data Management
14 61 (12.71%) Information Security
15 55 (11.46%) Analytics
16 50 (10.42%) Agile
16 50 (10.42%) Data Protection
17 47 (9.79%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 69 (14.38%) SQL
2 36 (7.50%) Python
3 22 (4.58%) PowerShell
4 18 (3.75%) Shell Script
5 16 (3.33%) T-SQL
6 13 (2.71%) C#
7 10 (2.08%) Java
8 6 (1.25%) Scala
9 5 (1.04%) C
9 5 (1.04%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.04%) R
9 5 (1.04%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.63%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.63%) Bash
10 3 (0.63%) Bicep
10 3 (0.63%) VB
11 1 (0.21%) Gremlin
11 1 (0.21%) Perl
11 1 (0.21%) PHP
Qualifications
1 132 (27.50%) Degree
2 36 (7.50%) CISSP
3 31 (6.46%) Computer Science Degree
4 28 (5.83%) CISM
5 21 (4.38%) CISA
6 17 (3.54%) Security Cleared
7 14 (2.92%) Azure Certification
8 11 (2.29%) PCI QSA
9 10 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.67%) A+ Certification
11 7 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.46%) CRISC
12 6 (1.25%) CEH
12 6 (1.25%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.04%) AWS Certification
13 5 (1.04%) CCNA
13 5 (1.04%) OCA
13 5 (1.04%) OCP
13 5 (1.04%) Oracle Certification
13 5 (1.04%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (29.58%) GDPR
2 119 (24.79%) Data Quality
3 55 (11.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 33 (6.88%) NIST
5 32 (6.67%) Cyber Essentials
6 30 (6.25%) PCI DSS
7 28 (5.83%) Accessibility
8 11 (2.29%) SOC 2
9 10 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (1.46%) NCSC
11 5 (1.04%) GRC
11 5 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (1.04%) SOC 1
12 4 (0.83%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.83%) QA
12 4 (0.83%) TickIT
13 3 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 2 (0.42%) COBIT
14 2 (0.42%) HIPAA
14 2 (0.42%) ITGC
System Software
1 39 (8.13%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.96%) Docker
3 12 (2.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.04%) Oracle RAC
5 3 (0.63%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.63%) XenApp
5 3 (0.63%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.42%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 2 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.21%) Dovecot
7 1 (0.21%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 15 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 13 (2.71%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.67%) Terraform
4 5 (1.04%) Data Guard
4 5 (1.04%) Oracle RMAN
4 5 (1.04%) Suricata
5 4 (0.83%) AirWatch
5 4 (0.83%) Ansible
6 3 (0.63%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.42%) SCCM
8 1 (0.21%) DatAdvantage
8 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.21%) QRadar
8 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.21%) Stealthwatch
8 1 (0.21%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 1 (0.21%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 134 (27.92%) Microsoft
2 127 (26.46%) Google
3 25 (5.21%) Oracle
4 19 (3.96%) Cisco
5 18 (3.75%) VMware
6 16 (3.33%) Databricks
6 16 (3.33%) NEC
7 9 (1.88%) Xero
8 7 (1.46%) Guidewire
8 7 (1.46%) WatchGuard
9 6 (1.25%) Nuix
10 5 (1.04%) Juniper
10 5 (1.04%) Palo Alto
10 5 (1.04%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.04%) Splunk
11 4 (0.83%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.83%) Apple
11 4 (0.83%) Mapbox
12 3 (0.63%) Meraki
12 3 (0.63%) Veracode