Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CCTV in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited CCTV 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 613 739 1130
Rank change year-on-year +126 +391 -253
Permanent jobs citing CCTV 234 148 145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.18% 0.083%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.78% 0.45% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 201 110 118
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £23,550
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £27,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £36,800 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% +11.52% -26.67%
75th Percentile £50,000 £75,000 £49,500
90th Percentile £59,000 £77,542 £67,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year - +6.06% +1.54%

All Generic Skills
UK

CCTV 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 30,081 33,205 84,438
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.28% 41.15% 48.18%
Number of salaries quoted 18,138 20,787 36,075
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,416 £34,500
25th Percentile £40,013 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

CCTV
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CCTV in the UK

CCTV
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CCTV in the UK

CCTV
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for CCTV in the UK

CCTV
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCTV 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 +121 221 £39,000 +5.69% 213
UK excluding London +39 169 £35,000 - 188
London +96 59 £50,000 +17.29% 49
Midlands +23 58 £39,750 +9.66% 38
South East +14 37 £30,000 -12.79% 63
East Midlands +8 36 £40,000 +6.67% 15
North of England +13 29 £32,500 -56.98% 35
West Midlands +6 22 £35,000 - 23
North West +9 21 £30,000 -60.29% 17
East of England +11 19 £38,500 +35.09% 32
South West -4 19 £30,000 -60.00% 22
Work from Home +25 15 £42,500 -43.75% 28
Yorkshire +60 8 £50,000 -33.82% 16
Wales +26 3 £27,500 +19.57% 8
Scotland -49 3 £38,000 +38.18% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 £31,000 - 8

CCTV
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (4.70%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 30 (12.82%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.70%) AutoCAD
3 5 (2.14%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.28%) Revit
5 2 (0.85%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.85%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.85%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.71%) Misys Midas
1 4 (1.71%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.85%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 42 (17.95%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (10.68%) Azure
3 21 (8.97%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.85%) OneDrive
4 2 (0.85%) WhatsApp
5 1 (0.43%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (16.24%) Wi-Fi
2 34 (14.53%) Wireless
3 22 (9.40%) LAN
4 21 (8.97%) TCP/IP
5 20 (8.55%) Firewall
6 15 (6.41%) Network Security
7 10 (4.27%) VLAN
8 9 (3.85%) DNS
9 8 (3.42%) Internet
9 8 (3.42%) VPN
10 7 (2.99%) DHCP
10 7 (2.99%) Ethernet
10 7 (2.99%) Structured Cabling
10 7 (2.99%) VoIP
11 6 (2.56%) 4G
12 5 (2.14%) PBX
12 5 (2.14%) WAN
12 5 (2.14%) WLAN
13 4 (1.71%) Broadband
14 2 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
General
1 73 (31.20%) Social Skills
2 38 (16.24%) Telecoms
3 16 (6.84%) Finance
3 16 (6.84%) Retail
4 15 (6.41%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (6.41%) Organisational Skills
5 13 (5.56%) Electronics
6 12 (5.13%) Local Government
7 8 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (3.42%) Legal
8 7 (2.99%) Military
8 7 (2.99%) Police
9 6 (2.56%) Law
9 6 (2.56%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.85%) Advertising
11 2 (0.85%) Back Office
11 2 (0.85%) Multimedia
12 1 (0.43%) Games
12 1 (0.43%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 33 (14.10%) Security Engineer
1 33 (14.10%) Senior
1 33 (14.10%) Systems Engineer
2 27 (11.54%) CCTV Engineer
3 18 (7.69%) IT Technician
3 18 (7.69%) Security Manager
4 16 (6.84%) IT Engineer
5 15 (6.41%) Project Manager
6 14 (5.98%) Field Engineer
6 14 (5.98%) IT Support
7 13 (5.56%) Support Technician
8 12 (5.13%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 12 (5.13%) IT Manager
8 12 (5.13%) Support Engineer
9 11 (4.70%) Technical Engineer
10 10 (4.27%) Analyst
10 10 (4.27%) Consultant
10 10 (4.27%) Network Manager
10 10 (4.27%) Security Project Manager
11 8 (3.42%) Communications Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.85%) CSS
1 2 (0.85%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (17.95%) Driving Licence
2 26 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (4.70%) EPoS
3 11 (4.70%) Management Information System
4 10 (4.27%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.99%) Analogue Electronics
5 7 (2.99%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (2.56%) IoT
7 5 (2.14%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.71%) CPLD
8 4 (1.71%) FMCG
8 4 (1.71%) FPGA
8 4 (1.71%) NHS
8 4 (1.71%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.28%) Acoustics
9 3 (1.28%) Home Automation
9 3 (1.28%) iPad
9 3 (1.28%) IPTV
9 3 (1.28%) Smart Home
9 3 (1.28%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 39 (16.67%) Windows
2 25 (10.68%) Windows 10
3 12 (5.13%) Windows Server 2016
4 11 (4.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (4.27%) Mac OS
6 9 (3.85%) Linux
7 5 (2.14%) Windows Server
8 4 (1.71%) VMS
9 3 (1.28%) Android
10 2 (0.85%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.85%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.43%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.43%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (11.97%) Customer Service
3 23 (9.83%) Project Management
4 19 (8.12%) Time Management
5 18 (7.69%) Line Management
6 16 (6.84%) Creative Thinking
7 15 (6.41%) Cybersecurity
8 14 (5.98%) Mathematics
9 11 (4.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 11 (4.70%) IT Governance
10 9 (3.85%) Agile
10 9 (3.85%) Business Development
11 8 (3.42%) Innovative Thinking
12 7 (2.99%) Coaching
12 7 (2.99%) Disaster Recovery
12 7 (2.99%) Mentoring
13 6 (2.56%) Collaborative Working
13 6 (2.56%) Continuous Improvement
13 6 (2.56%) IT Strategy
13 6 (2.56%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.26%) PowerShell
2 8 (3.42%) SQL
3 5 (2.14%) C#
4 2 (0.85%) C
5 1 (0.43%) C++
5 1 (0.43%) Ladder Logic
5 1 (0.43%) Swift
5 1 (0.43%) VB
5 1 (0.43%) VBA
Qualifications
1 35 (14.96%) Degree
2 22 (9.40%) DBS Check
3 20 (8.55%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (5.56%) A+ Certification
4 13 (5.56%) HND
4 13 (5.56%) Network+ Certification
5 11 (4.70%) CCNP
5 11 (4.70%) Security Cleared
6 8 (3.42%) CCNA
7 7 (2.99%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.56%) DV Cleared
9 5 (2.14%) HNC
9 5 (2.14%) MCP
9 5 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.28%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.28%) MCSA
10 3 (1.28%) MCSE
10 3 (1.28%) RIBA
11 2 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.85%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.13%) GDPR
2 3 (1.28%) COSHH
2 3 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 2 (0.85%) SLA
4 1 (0.43%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.43%) NIST
System Software
1 29 (12.39%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.56%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.85%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.43%) Firmware
5 1 (0.43%) pfSense
5 1 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (3.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.56%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.43%) Dell DRAC
3 1 (0.43%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 58 (24.79%) Microsoft
2 30 (12.82%) Cisco
3 16 (6.84%) VMware
4 9 (3.85%) Google
5 8 (3.42%) Sage
6 7 (2.99%) Meraki
7 4 (1.71%) Avaya
7 4 (1.71%) HP
7 4 (1.71%) WatchGuard
8 3 (1.28%) Dell
9 2 (0.85%) 3PAR
9 2 (0.85%) Adobe
9 2 (0.85%) Apple
9 2 (0.85%) Citrix
9 2 (0.85%) ConnectWise
9 2 (0.85%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.85%) Intel
10 1 (0.43%) QNAP
10 1 (0.43%) Samsung
10 1 (0.43%) Ubiquiti