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 18 February 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 536 567 858
Rank change year-on-year +31 +291 +149
Permanent jobs citing CCTV 203 247 172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.32% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.95% 0.90% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 99 215 98
10th Percentile £29,250 £23,750 £27,050
25th Percentile £34,000 £24,750 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £33,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.40% -4.29% -9.43%
75th Percentile £58,750 £43,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £64,500 £65,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £33,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +19.40% +3.08% -

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 21,373 27,422 47,440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.48% 35.50% 42.96%
Number of salaries quoted 9,156 19,743 25,971
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £55,173 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.37% -15.12% +5.43%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £100,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 18 February 2025.

Salary histogram for CCTV in the UK

CCTV
Top 17 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 18 February 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
England +46 191 £40,000 +14.29% 269
UK excluding London +18 146 £40,000 +19.40% 207
London +58 55 £40,000 -11.11% 98
Midlands +10 51 £48,750 +35.42% 42
West Midlands +17 42 £40,000 +14.29% 26
North of England +30 36 £40,000 +14.29% 41
North West +4 33 £38,250 +13.33% 18
South East +12 24 £65,000 +165.31% 55
Work from Home +95 16 £55,000 +57.14% 33
South West +46 14 £35,500 +5.97% 33
East of England +13 11 £32,000 +20.75% 26
East Midlands -1 9 £50,000 +33.33% 14
Wales +31 4 - - 1
Scotland +57 3 - - 11
Northern Ireland +28 3 £29,000 - 5
Yorkshire +43 2 £47,500 +32.87% 18
North East - 1 £31,500 - 6

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 4 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (1.97%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (0.99%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 61 (30.05%) Azure
2 49 (24.14%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (3.94%) AWS
4 3 (1.48%) SaaS
5 2 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (0.99%) IBM Cloud
6 1 (0.49%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.49%) GCP
6 1 (0.49%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 48 (23.65%) LAN
2 40 (19.70%) WAN
3 38 (18.72%) VoIP
4 23 (11.33%) Wireless
5 20 (9.85%) Firewall
5 20 (9.85%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (6.40%) VPN
7 12 (5.91%) Internet
8 11 (5.42%) 4G
8 11 (5.42%) DNS
9 10 (4.93%) DHCP
10 9 (4.43%) VLAN
11 7 (3.45%) TCP/IP
12 6 (2.96%) Intrusion Detection
13 5 (2.46%) Network Security
13 5 (2.46%) SAN
14 4 (1.97%) Structured Cabling
15 3 (1.48%) NAS
16 2 (0.99%) MQTT
16 2 (0.99%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.96%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.99%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.99%) Jenkins
1 2 (0.99%) MSI
2 1 (0.49%) JIRA
General
1 101 (49.75%) Social Skills
2 38 (18.72%) Retail
3 17 (8.37%) Telecoms
4 14 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (4.93%) Military
6 8 (3.94%) Finance
7 6 (2.96%) Law
8 5 (2.46%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.46%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.97%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (1.97%) Billing
10 3 (1.48%) Electronics
10 3 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.99%) Games
12 1 (0.49%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.49%) Multimedia
12 1 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (16.26%) IT Support
2 30 (14.78%) IT Support Specialist
2 30 (14.78%) Support Specialist
3 22 (10.84%) Security Engineer
4 21 (10.34%) Systems Engineer
5 16 (7.88%) Technical Engineer
6 15 (7.39%) Analyst
6 15 (7.39%) Field Engineer
7 14 (6.90%) IT Engineer
8 13 (6.40%) Support Engineer
9 12 (5.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (5.91%) Technical Support
9 12 (5.91%) Technical Support Engineer
10 10 (4.93%) Microwave Engineer
10 10 (4.93%) Project Manager
10 10 (4.93%) Radar Engineer
11 9 (4.43%) CCTV Engineer
11 9 (4.43%) Network Engineer
11 9 (4.43%) Senior
12 8 (3.94%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.48%) Yocto
2 2 (0.99%) .NET
2 2 (0.99%) .NET Core
2 2 (0.99%) .NET Framework
2 2 (0.99%) ASP.NET
2 2 (0.99%) React
2 2 (0.99%) REST
2 2 (0.99%) XMPP
3 1 (0.49%) OpenEmbedded
Miscellaneous
1 37 (18.23%) Driving Licence
2 24 (11.82%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (4.93%) Analogue Electronics
4 9 (4.43%) Fibre Optics
4 9 (4.43%) IoT
5 5 (2.46%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.46%) Home Automation
5 5 (2.46%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.97%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.97%) Smart City
7 3 (1.48%) Algorithms
7 3 (1.48%) EPoS
7 3 (1.48%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.99%) BYOD
8 2 (0.99%) CPLD
8 2 (0.99%) FPGA
8 2 (0.99%) Social Media
8 2 (0.99%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.49%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 67 (33.00%) Windows
2 34 (16.75%) Windows 10
3 9 (4.43%) Linux
4 8 (3.94%) Windows Server
5 7 (3.45%) Android
6 5 (2.46%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.97%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.97%) Windows 7
7 4 (1.97%) Windows 8
8 3 (1.48%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.49%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (23.65%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (20.20%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (11.33%) Time Management
4 20 (9.85%) Customer Service
5 19 (9.36%) Mentoring
6 18 (8.87%) Business Intelligence
7 17 (8.37%) Preventative Maintenance
7 17 (8.37%) Project Delivery
8 16 (7.88%) Collaborative Culture
9 14 (6.90%) Project Management
10 13 (6.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 12 (5.91%) Disaster Recovery
12 11 (5.42%) Change Control
12 11 (5.42%) Service Delivery
13 10 (4.93%) Customer Requirements
14 9 (4.43%) Business Continuity
15 8 (3.94%) Customer-Centricity
15 8 (3.94%) Mathematics
15 8 (3.94%) Security Architecture
15 8 (3.94%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.93%) SQL
2 6 (2.96%) C++
3 4 (1.97%) Shell Script
4 3 (1.48%) C
5 2 (0.99%) C#
5 2 (0.99%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.99%) Python
5 2 (0.99%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.49%) Bash
6 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 42 (20.69%) Degree
2 20 (9.85%) Security Cleared
3 12 (5.91%) SC Cleared
4 9 (4.43%) DBS Check
5 8 (3.94%) CCNA
5 8 (3.94%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.48%) BICSI RCDD
7 3 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.48%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.48%) PMP
8 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.99%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.49%) CISM
9 1 (0.49%) CISSP
9 1 (0.49%) CRISC
9 1 (0.49%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.49%) MCSA
9 1 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.46%) GDPR
4 4 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 3 (1.48%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.48%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.99%) COSHH
7 1 (0.49%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.49%) NIST
System Software
1 65 (32.02%) Active Directory
2 12 (5.91%) Hyper-V
2 12 (5.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.99%) Docker
3 2 (0.99%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 10 (4.93%) FortiGate
2 4 (1.97%) BMC PATROL
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.99%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 68 (33.50%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.40%) VMware
3 12 (5.91%) Veeam
4 9 (4.43%) HP
5 8 (3.94%) Intel
6 5 (2.46%) Cisco
6 5 (2.46%) Ubiquiti
7 4 (1.97%) Apple
7 4 (1.97%) Cellebrite
7 4 (1.97%) Meraki
7 4 (1.97%) Nuix
8 3 (1.48%) Google
9 2 (0.99%) IBM
9 2 (0.99%) NVIDIA
9 2 (0.99%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.49%) Barracuda Networks
10 1 (0.49%) Canon
10 1 (0.49%) Extreme Networks
10 1 (0.49%) Mitel
10 1 (0.49%) SolarWinds