Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring CASB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited CASB over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 781 827 1123
Rank change year-on-year +46 +296 -164
Permanent jobs citing CASB 61 60 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.067% 0.074% 0.087%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.74% 0.53% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 40 38 86
10th Percentile £45,000 - £40,625
25th Percentile £58,750 £32,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £37,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +113.33% -51.61% +5.08%
75th Percentile £95,000 £48,750 £92,500
90th Percentile £101,000 £79,375 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -32.14% -3.45%

All Systems Management Skills
UK

CASB falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 8,299 11,343 31,593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.18% 14.06% 18.03%
Number of salaries quoted 5,668 8,161 14,111
10th Percentile £34,404 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,719 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%

CASB
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CASB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CASB in the UK

CASB
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CASB.

Salary trend for CASB in the UK

CASB
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CASB over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for CASB in the UK

CASB
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CASB within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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
England +38 61 £80,000 +113.33% 7
UK excluding London -21 28 £45,000 -5.26% 4
London +66 26 £95,000 +153.33% 2
Work from Home +62 26 £65,000 +4.00% 4
South West +7 13 £45,000 -45.45%
South East +11 5 - - 4
North of England +1 5 - -
West Midlands 0 5 - -
North West -16 5 - -
Midlands -17 5 - -

CASB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 22 (36.07%) Azure
2 13 (21.31%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (13.11%) SaaS
4 6 (9.84%) AWS
4 6 (9.84%) Mimecast
5 4 (6.56%) WhatsApp
6 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (3.28%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (3.28%) Serverless
8 1 (1.64%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 19 (31.15%) Firewall
2 17 (27.87%) SD-WAN
2 17 (27.87%) WAN
3 12 (19.67%) Network Security
4 8 (13.11%) Internet
5 4 (6.56%) DKIM
6 3 (4.92%) VPN
7 1 (1.64%) BGP
7 1 (1.64%) NGFW
7 1 (1.64%) OSPF
General
1 15 (24.59%) Social Skills
2 9 (14.75%) Retail
3 5 (8.20%) Finance
4 4 (6.56%) Advertising
4 4 (6.56%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.64%) Automotive
5 1 (1.64%) Banking
5 1 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (45.90%) Senior
2 17 (27.87%) Architect
2 17 (27.87%) Security Engineer
3 16 (26.23%) Senior Architect
4 15 (24.59%) Analyst
4 15 (24.59%) Cisco Architect
4 15 (24.59%) Cisco Solutions Architect
4 15 (24.59%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 15 (24.59%) IT Analyst
4 15 (24.59%) IT Security Analyst
4 15 (24.59%) Security Analyst
4 15 (24.59%) Senior Cisco Architect
4 15 (24.59%) Senior Cisco Solutions Architect
4 15 (24.59%) Senior Solutions Architect
4 15 (24.59%) Solutions Architect
5 7 (11.48%) Senior Analyst
5 7 (11.48%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
5 7 (11.48%) Senior IT Security Analyst
5 7 (11.48%) Senior Security Analyst
6 5 (8.20%) Security Officer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (26.23%) Data Centre
2 10 (16.39%) Security Posture
3 9 (14.75%) Data Protection Act
3 9 (14.75%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (3.28%) Cloud Native
4 2 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.64%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (1.64%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.64%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (16.39%) Windows
2 6 (9.84%) Linux
3 2 (3.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (65.57%) Cybersecurity
2 34 (55.74%) SIEM
3 31 (50.82%) Vulnerability Management
4 21 (34.43%) Data Loss Prevention
4 21 (34.43%) Information Security
5 18 (29.51%) Cloud Security
6 16 (26.23%) Presales
6 16 (26.23%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (24.59%) Customer Engagement
7 15 (24.59%) Security Operations
7 15 (24.59%) Software Licensing
7 15 (24.59%) Time Management
8 9 (14.75%) Cryptography
8 9 (14.75%) Data Protection
8 9 (14.75%) E-Commerce
8 9 (14.75%) Fintech
8 9 (14.75%) Network Monitoring
8 9 (14.75%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 7 (11.48%) Change Control
9 7 (11.48%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.03%) Python
2 9 (14.75%) Bash
2 9 (14.75%) PowerShell
3 2 (3.28%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (63.93%) Degree
2 22 (36.07%) Cisco Certification
3 19 (31.15%) CISSP
4 16 (26.23%) CCNA
4 16 (26.23%) CCNP
5 9 (14.75%) CEH
5 9 (14.75%) CISM
5 9 (14.75%) CompTIA CySA+
5 9 (14.75%) Master's Degree
6 6 (9.84%) CCSP
6 6 (9.84%) GCIH
6 6 (9.84%) OSCP
7 5 (8.20%) CISA
8 1 (1.64%) AWS Certification
8 1 (1.64%) CCIE
8 1 (1.64%) CHFI
8 1 (1.64%) GIAC
8 1 (1.64%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (27.87%) PCI DSS
2 14 (22.95%) NIST
3 13 (21.31%) GDPR
4 7 (11.48%) HIPAA
5 5 (8.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (6.56%) COBIT
6 4 (6.56%) FISMA
6 4 (6.56%) GLBA
6 4 (6.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.64%) GRC
7 1 (1.64%) SLA
7 1 (1.64%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (11.48%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (13.11%) QRadar
2 6 (9.84%) CSIRT
3 4 (6.56%) DatAdvantage
4 2 (3.28%) Ansible
4 2 (3.28%) Kubernetes
4 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (3.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (55.74%) Microsoft
2 23 (37.70%) Cisco
3 15 (24.59%) Adobe
3 15 (24.59%) Apple
3 15 (24.59%) Meraki
4 8 (13.11%) Kenna
4 8 (13.11%) Rapid7
5 4 (6.56%) Darktrace
5 4 (6.56%) IBM
5 4 (6.56%) Varonis
6 3 (4.92%) CheckPoint
6 3 (4.92%) Citrix
6 3 (4.92%) Splunk
6 3 (4.92%) Zscaler
7 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.64%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.64%) Qualys
7 1 (1.64%) Tripwire