PCI QSA Job Trends in the UK excluding London

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 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 579 - 722
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 3 0 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% - 0.030%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.019% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 21
10th Percentile - - £57,500
25th Percentile £39,875 - £70,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 - £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.59%
75th Percentile £58,438 - £85,000
90th Percentile £66,125 - -
UK median annual salary £42,750 - £80,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.03%

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 15,657 12,724 18,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.48% 43.53% 26.28%
Number of salaries quoted 6,099 5,165 12,151
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,925 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% +3.00% -4.18%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,254 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £79,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PCI QSA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

PCI QSA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

PCI QSA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PCI QSA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PCI QSA

PCI QSA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PCI QSA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for PCI QSA in the UK excluding London

PCI QSA
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 PCI QSA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
North West - 2 £42,750 - 2
North of England - 2 £42,750 - 2
Midlands - 1 £67,500 -
West Midlands - 1 £67,500 -
PCI QSA
UK

PCI QSA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Compliance Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Compliance Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Security
2 1 (33.33%) Facilities Management
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Security Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 22301
2 2 (66.67%) ISO 9001
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001