PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 675 | 666 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -9 | +182 |
| Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | 0.037% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.14% | 0.029% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £66,375 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £68,125 | £70,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | - | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | -5.56% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London
PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 18,970 | 16,351 | 17,049 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 42.66% | 26.37% | 38.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,942 | 8,358 | 7,692 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,500 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £51,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.14% | -2.86% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,000 | £66,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing PCI QSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
PCI QSA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PCI QSA in the UK excluding London.