Security Posture Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Security Posture
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 374 393 580
Rank change year-on-year +19 +187 -93
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 283 165 155
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.39% 0.49% 0.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.71% 1.25% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 230 126 122
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,490 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.16% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.48%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 16,570 13,253 22,358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.05% 39.22% 31.60%
Number of salaries quoted 10,921 6,051 13,587
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,733 £26,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £35,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,130 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.26% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,497 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.73% +4.55% -14.10%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Security Posture job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Security Posture

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the UK excluding London

Security Posture
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 Security Posture within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 July 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 of England -4 83 £57,000 -22.64% 33
South East -22 67 £59,490 -4.82% 40
South West -22 51 £57,500 +16.68% 13
Midlands -10 50 £65,000 +30.00% 11
North West +20 47 £56,000 -25.20% 21
East Midlands +4 25 £61,250 +36.11% 6
West Midlands -18 25 £65,000 +30.00% 5
East of England +5 22 £80,000 +60.00% 3
Yorkshire -21 18 £81,250 +35.42% 10
North East -39 18 £40,000 -52.24% 2
Wales -47 7 £55,000 +4.76% 3
Scotland +9 5 £52,850 +26.59% 1
Security Posture
UK

Security Posture
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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (4.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.35%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 85 (30.04%) Azure
2 49 (17.31%) AWS
3 44 (15.55%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (12.37%) Entra ID
5 17 (6.01%) GCP
6 15 (5.30%) GitHub
7 13 (4.59%) IaaS
7 13 (4.59%) PaaS
8 12 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (4.24%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 12 (4.24%) Azure Functions
8 12 (4.24%) Azure Key Vault
8 12 (4.24%) Azure Monitor
8 12 (4.24%) Serverless
9 5 (1.77%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (1.77%) SaaS
10 3 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (1.06%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (1.06%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 3 (1.06%) Sumo Logic
Communications & Networking
1 56 (19.79%) Firewall
2 35 (12.37%) Network Security
3 29 (10.25%) VPN
4 22 (7.77%) WAN
5 21 (7.42%) DNS
5 21 (7.42%) LAN
6 16 (5.65%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (3.89%) DHCP
7 11 (3.89%) TCP/IP
8 10 (3.53%) Internet
8 10 (3.53%) VLAN
9 7 (2.47%) DMZ
9 7 (2.47%) HTTP
10 6 (2.12%) NGFW
10 6 (2.12%) Wireless
11 5 (1.77%) Cisco Nexus
11 5 (1.77%) SSL
12 4 (1.41%) SD-WAN
13 1 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
13 1 (0.35%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.59%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (0.71%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.71%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 16 (5.65%) Git
2 6 (2.12%) Burp Suite
2 6 (2.12%) Metasploit
3 3 (1.06%) JIRA
4 2 (0.71%) Snyk
General
1 104 (36.75%) Social Skills
2 45 (15.90%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (12.01%) Finance
4 27 (9.54%) Public Sector
5 23 (8.13%) Legal
6 22 (7.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (7.42%) Aerospace
8 19 (6.71%) Law
9 18 (6.36%) Retail
10 12 (4.24%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.12%) Italian Language
13 6 (2.12%) Japanese Language
14 4 (1.41%) Marketing
14 4 (1.41%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.06%) Aviation
16 2 (0.71%) Games
16 2 (0.71%) Military
16 2 (0.71%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 75 (26.50%) Analyst
2 51 (18.02%) Security Analyst
3 43 (15.19%) Senior
4 37 (13.07%) Security Manager
5 33 (11.66%) Senior Analyst
6 30 (10.60%) Security Engineer
7 29 (10.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 27 (9.54%) Senior Security Analyst
9 25 (8.83%) Lead
10 21 (7.42%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 20 (7.07%) IT Engineer
12 17 (6.01%) Information Manager
12 17 (6.01%) Information Security Manager
13 16 (5.65%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
14 15 (5.30%) Consultant
15 14 (4.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 12 (4.24%) Cybersecurity Engineer
16 12 (4.24%) Infrastructure Analyst
17 11 (3.89%) IT Analyst
17 11 (3.89%) Senior Information Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.77%) .NET
2 2 (0.71%) .NET Core
2 2 (0.71%) JSON
2 2 (0.71%) JSON Schema
2 2 (0.71%) LDAP
2 2 (0.71%) Regular Expression
2 2 (0.71%) REST
2 2 (0.71%) XML
3 1 (0.35%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.35%) gRPC
3 1 (0.35%) Model Context Protocol
3 1 (0.35%) OpenID
3 1 (0.35%) SAML
3 1 (0.35%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.35%) VCL
3 1 (0.35%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 29 (10.25%) Cyber Security Posture
2 28 (9.89%) Cyber Threat
3 22 (7.77%) Management Information System
4 17 (6.01%) Cloud Security Posture
4 17 (6.01%) Onboarding
5 16 (5.65%) Security Operations Centre
6 15 (5.30%) Cloud Native
7 13 (4.59%) Public Cloud
8 12 (4.24%) Podcast
8 12 (4.24%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (3.89%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (3.18%) CSOC
10 9 (3.18%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 8 (2.83%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (2.47%) Driving Licence
13 5 (1.77%) Blog
13 5 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
13 5 (1.77%) Operational Technology
13 5 (1.77%) PKI
14 4 (1.41%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 47 (16.61%) Windows
2 16 (5.65%) Linux
3 15 (5.30%) Windows Server
4 12 (4.24%) VMS
5 7 (2.47%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.71%) Android
6 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.71%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.35%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.35%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (69.96%) Cybersecurity
2 95 (33.57%) Incident Response
3 91 (32.16%) Information Security
4 82 (28.98%) Vulnerability Management
5 80 (28.27%) Security Operations
6 73 (25.80%) Problem-Solving
6 73 (25.80%) SIEM
7 69 (24.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 60 (21.20%) Cloud Security
9 59 (20.85%) Risk Management
10 36 (12.72%) AI
10 36 (12.72%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 34 (12.01%) Threat Intelligence
12 33 (11.66%) Mentoring
13 32 (11.31%) Roadmaps
13 32 (11.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 32 (11.31%) Threat Detection
14 31 (10.95%) Penetration Testing
15 30 (10.60%) Root Cause Analysis
15 30 (10.60%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (9.89%) PowerShell
2 23 (8.13%) Kusto Query Language
3 19 (6.71%) Python
4 15 (5.30%) SQL
5 13 (4.59%) Bash
6 12 (4.24%) Bicep
7 10 (3.53%) C#
8 5 (1.77%) C
9 4 (1.41%) Java
9 4 (1.41%) Search Processing Language
10 2 (0.71%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.35%) Delphi
11 1 (0.35%) Pascal
11 1 (0.35%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 64 (22.61%) Security Cleared
2 53 (18.73%) CISSP
3 40 (14.13%) SC Cleared
4 34 (12.01%) Degree
5 27 (9.54%) CISM
5 27 (9.54%) DV Cleared
6 22 (7.77%) Cisco Certification
7 21 (7.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 20 (7.07%) Azure Certification
9 13 (4.59%) CCNA
10 11 (3.89%) CCNP
11 10 (3.53%) CEH
12 9 (3.18%) BPSS Clearance
13 8 (2.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (2.83%) CompTIA Security+
14 7 (2.47%) Computer Science Degree
15 6 (2.12%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 6 (2.12%) SANS
16 5 (1.77%) CREST Certified
16 5 (1.77%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (37.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 58 (20.49%) NIST
3 41 (14.49%) GDPR
4 39 (13.78%) Cyber Essentials
5 29 (10.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 23 (8.13%) PCI DSS
7 22 (7.77%) NCSC
8 18 (6.36%) GRC
9 10 (3.53%) SOC 2
10 7 (2.47%) JSP 440
10 7 (2.47%) QA
11 6 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (2.12%) SLA
12 5 (1.77%) NIST 800
12 5 (1.77%) PERC
13 4 (1.41%) Data Quality
14 3 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
14 3 (1.06%) SOC 3
15 2 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 1 (0.35%) Def Stans
System Software
1 32 (11.31%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (4.95%) vSphere
4 12 (4.24%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (2.12%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.71%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.35%) Firmware
7 1 (0.35%) KVM
7 1 (0.35%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 24 (8.48%) Terraform
2 18 (6.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (3.53%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.12%) Nmap
5 5 (1.77%) Ansible
6 4 (1.41%) SCCM
7 2 (0.71%) Argo
7 2 (0.71%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.71%) Nessus
8 1 (0.35%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.35%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.35%) QRadar
8 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 100 (35.34%) Microsoft
2 25 (8.83%) VMware
3 15 (5.30%) Cisco
4 12 (4.24%) ScienceLogic
5 11 (3.89%) Palo Alto
5 11 (3.89%) Splunk
6 10 (3.53%) Aruba
7 9 (3.18%) Fortinet
8 7 (2.47%) Tanium
9 6 (2.12%) CrowdStrike
9 6 (2.12%) Qualys
10 5 (1.77%) Google
10 5 (1.77%) Meraki
11 3 (1.06%) Dell
11 3 (1.06%) New Relic
11 3 (1.06%) SolarWinds
11 3 (1.06%) Veeam
11 3 (1.06%) Zerto
12 2 (0.71%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.71%) iManage