Security Posture Jobs 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 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 434 592 505
Rank change year-on-year +158 -87 +148
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 143 179 262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.36% 0.24% 0.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.06% 0.73% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 102 136 115
10th Percentile £41,033 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £39,010 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -9.48% -3.33%
75th Percentile £76,380 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,875 £100,000
UK median annual salary £74,870 £71,250 £66,500
% change year-on-year +5.08% +7.14% -5.00%

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 13,443 24,459 24,546
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.14% 32.80% 42.31%
Number of salaries quoted 5,886 15,283 10,904
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,925 £35,000 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the UK excluding London

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in the UK excluding London

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 30 May 2025.

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 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
South East +95 59 £62,500 +38.89% 184
North of England +32 35 £74,870 +49.74% 120
North West -5 29 £74,870 +24.78% 56
Midlands +74 16 £50,500 -3.81% 107
South West +106 14 £51,058 +13.46% 67
West Midlands +48 11 £54,250 -1.36% 55
East of England +42 8 £50,000 +17.65% 94
Scotland +108 7 £45,000 -35.71% 38
Yorkshire +59 5 £52,500 +40.00% 52
East Midlands +44 5 £37,500 -28.57% 45
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 15
Wales +47 1 £55,000 - 21
North East +42 1 £80,000 +77.78% 12
Security Posture
UK

Security Posture
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 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.70%) IBM Domino
2 1 (0.70%) IIS
2 1 (0.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 53 (37.06%) Azure
2 28 (19.58%) AWS
3 17 (11.89%) PaaS
4 16 (11.19%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (11.19%) Entra ID
5 14 (9.79%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (9.09%) Azure Sentinel
7 8 (5.59%) Microsoft Purview
8 7 (4.90%) SaaS
9 4 (2.80%) GCP
10 3 (2.10%) IaaS
11 2 (1.40%) Amazon ECS
12 1 (0.70%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 42 (29.37%) Firewall
2 16 (11.19%) Network Security
3 15 (10.49%) VPN
4 14 (9.79%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (6.29%) DNS
6 7 (4.90%) DHCP
7 6 (4.20%) TCP/IP
7 6 (4.20%) VLAN
8 4 (2.80%) WAN
8 4 (2.80%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (2.10%) Wireshark
10 2 (1.40%) HTTP
10 2 (1.40%) LAN
10 2 (1.40%) SD-WAN
10 2 (1.40%) SMTP
11 1 (0.70%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 5 (3.50%) Burp Suite
1 5 (3.50%) Metasploit
2 3 (2.10%) AppScan
General
1 52 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 37 (25.87%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (25.17%) Finance
4 8 (5.59%) Legal
4 8 (5.59%) Retail
5 7 (4.90%) Banking
6 6 (4.20%) Manufacturing
7 5 (3.50%) Law
8 4 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.80%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.40%) Advertising
10 2 (1.40%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.70%) Automotive
11 1 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.70%) Health Technology
11 1 (0.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 52 (36.36%) Security Engineer
2 38 (26.57%) Analyst
3 32 (22.38%) Security Analyst
4 20 (13.99%) Lead
5 17 (11.89%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 12 (8.39%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 11 (7.69%) Cloud Engineer
7 11 (7.69%) Cloud Security Engineer
8 9 (6.29%) Architect
9 8 (5.59%) Security Architect
9 8 (5.59%) Security Manager
9 8 (5.59%) Senior
9 8 (5.59%) SOC Analyst
10 6 (4.20%) Operations Engineer
10 6 (4.20%) Vulnerability Manager
11 5 (3.50%) Information Analyst
11 5 (3.50%) Information Security Analyst
12 4 (2.80%) Information Manager
12 4 (2.80%) Information Security Manager
12 4 (2.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.49%) YAML
2 1 (0.70%) EDI
2 1 (0.70%) HTML
2 1 (0.70%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 30 (20.98%) Management Information System
2 21 (14.69%) Security Operations Centre
3 15 (10.49%) Cyber Threat
4 14 (9.79%) Cloud Security Posture
5 13 (9.09%) Cloud Native
6 11 (7.69%) Cyber Security Posture
7 9 (6.29%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (4.90%) Product Ownership
8 7 (4.90%) Public Cloud
8 7 (4.90%) Social Media
8 7 (4.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 6 (4.20%) Operational Technology
10 4 (2.80%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (2.10%) Cyberattack
12 2 (1.40%) Biopharmaceutical
12 2 (1.40%) PKI
12 2 (1.40%) Renewable Energy
12 2 (1.40%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (1.40%) YARA
13 1 (0.70%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 22 (15.38%) Windows
2 17 (11.89%) Linux
3 9 (6.29%) Windows Server
4 7 (4.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 7 (4.90%) Windows Vista
5 4 (2.80%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (2.10%) Kali Linux
7 2 (1.40%) Mac OS
7 2 (1.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (73.43%) Cybersecurity
2 56 (39.16%) Incident Response
3 54 (37.76%) Information Security
3 54 (37.76%) Vulnerability Management
4 44 (30.77%) Cloud Security
5 39 (27.27%) SIEM
6 37 (25.87%) Computer Science
7 36 (25.17%) Risk Management
8 34 (23.78%) Mentoring
8 34 (23.78%) Security Operations
9 32 (22.38%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (19.58%) Agile
11 26 (18.18%) DevOps
12 25 (17.48%) Coaching
12 25 (17.48%) DevSecOps
12 25 (17.48%) Threat Intelligence
13 23 (16.08%) Threat Detection
14 22 (15.38%) Creative Thinking
15 21 (14.69%) Continuous Improvement
16 19 (13.29%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 30 (20.98%) PowerShell
2 12 (8.39%) Python
3 10 (6.99%) Kusto Query Language
4 7 (4.90%) Bash
5 4 (2.80%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.40%) Search Processing Language
6 2 (1.40%) Shell Script
6 2 (1.40%) SQL
7 1 (0.70%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 52 (36.36%) Degree
2 35 (24.48%) CISSP
3 33 (23.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 27 (18.88%) CISM
5 22 (15.38%) Master's Degree
6 20 (13.99%) CEH
7 14 (9.79%) CompTIA Security+
8 12 (8.39%) CISA
8 12 (8.39%) Security Cleared
9 10 (6.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 10 (6.99%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (6.29%) OSCP
10 9 (6.29%) SC Cleared
11 8 (5.59%) Network+ Certification
12 7 (4.90%) DBS Check
13 6 (4.20%) GCIH
13 6 (4.20%) GIAC
14 4 (2.80%) AWS Certification
15 3 (2.10%) GPEN
15 3 (2.10%) GWAPT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (39.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 47 (32.87%) NIST
3 25 (17.48%) GDPR
4 19 (13.29%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (10.49%) NCSC
6 9 (6.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (2.80%) HIPAA
8 3 (2.10%) GRC
8 3 (2.10%) PCI DSS
9 2 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (1.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.90%) Virtual Machines
2 7 (4.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.20%) Docker
4 5 (3.50%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.40%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.70%) Snort
Systems Management
1 8 (5.59%) Terraform
2 6 (4.20%) Nessus
2 6 (4.20%) QRadar
3 5 (3.50%) CASB
3 5 (3.50%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.80%) FortiGate
4 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (2.10%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.40%) Ansible
6 2 (1.40%) Host Intrusion Detection System
6 2 (1.40%) ZENworks
7 1 (0.70%) Nmap
7 1 (0.70%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 64 (44.76%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.99%) Splunk
3 7 (4.90%) VMware
4 4 (2.80%) Cisco
4 4 (2.80%) Fortinet
4 4 (2.80%) Google
4 4 (2.80%) Palo Alto
5 3 (2.10%) Tenable
5 3 (2.10%) Trustwave
6 2 (1.40%) Meraki
7 1 (0.70%) LogRhythm
7 1 (0.70%) Okta
7 1 (0.70%) SAP