Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring COBIT skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited COBIT over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 699 633 861
Rank change year-on-year -66 +228 -46
Permanent jobs citing COBIT 79 131 311
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.22% 0.22%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.71% 1.56% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 44 104 204
10th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £63,813 £55,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £69,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.91% +6.92% +4.00%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £80,375
90th Percentile £113,750 £127,875 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,250 £62,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +10.08% +15.89% -10.83%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

COBIT falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 11,166 8,389 24,655
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.76% 14.11% 17.54%
Number of salaries quoted 4,629 6,172 12,678
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.39% +5.26% +3.64%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,250 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +6.38%

COBIT
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for COBIT in the UK

COBIT
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for COBIT in the UK

COBIT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing COBIT over the 6 months to 23 October 2024.

Salary histogram for COBIT in the UK

COBIT
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COBIT within the UK over the 6 months to 23 October 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 -83 72 £75,000 +7.14% 24
UK excluding London -43 42 £68,250 +10.08% 13
London -28 37 £80,000 +10.34% 13
South East -9 17 £61,493 -48.76% 4
Work from Home +13 13 £75,000 +15.38% 38
East of England -35 7 £74,000 - 2
Midlands -39 6 £64,500 +7.50%
West Midlands -44 6 £64,500 +6.17%
Scotland -5 4 £77,500 - 3
North West -20 3 £56,250 -45.12%
North of England -37 3 £56,250 -23.21% 2
Wales - 3 - -
South West -9 2 £75,000 +57.89% 2

COBIT
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 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.53%) ArcGIS
2 2 (2.53%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (2.53%) Maximo
1 2 (2.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (1.27%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 20 (25.32%) Azure
2 11 (13.92%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (12.66%) AWS
4 9 (11.39%) GCP
5 5 (6.33%) Cloud Computing
6 4 (5.06%) WhatsApp
7 2 (2.53%) SaaS
8 1 (1.27%) Entra ID
8 1 (1.27%) IaaS
8 1 (1.27%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (15.19%) Network Security
2 11 (13.92%) Firewall
3 5 (6.33%) DNS
3 5 (6.33%) LAN
3 5 (6.33%) SSL
3 5 (6.33%) WAN
3 5 (6.33%) Wireshark
4 4 (5.06%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.27%) VLAN
Development Applications
1 5 (6.33%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.27%) JIRA
General
1 25 (31.65%) Finance
2 23 (29.11%) Social Skills
3 19 (24.05%) Legal
4 11 (13.92%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.06%) Banking
5 4 (5.06%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (3.80%) Dutch Language
6 3 (3.80%) French Language
6 3 (3.80%) Investment Banking
6 3 (3.80%) Manufacturing
6 3 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (3.80%) Retail
7 2 (2.53%) Advertising
7 2 (2.53%) Back Office
7 2 (2.53%) Police
8 1 (1.27%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.27%) Local Government
8 1 (1.27%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (18.99%) Architect
2 14 (17.72%) Analyst
3 12 (15.19%) Consultant
3 12 (15.19%) Security Consultant
4 10 (12.66%) Lead
5 9 (11.39%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 9 (11.39%) Security Architect
6 8 (10.13%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 8 (10.13%) IT Manager
7 5 (6.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 5 (6.33%) Financial Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Information Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Information Security Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Risk Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Security Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Security Manager
7 5 (6.33%) Senior
7 5 (6.33%) Service Analyst
7 5 (6.33%) Technology Risk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.33%) Web Services
2 2 (2.53%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 20 (25.32%) Management Information System
2 10 (12.66%) Data Centre
3 5 (6.33%) Client/Server
3 5 (6.33%) Cyber Threat
3 5 (6.33%) PKI
3 5 (6.33%) Security Posture
4 4 (5.06%) Operational Technology
5 3 (3.80%) CESG
6 2 (2.53%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.27%) Cyberattack
7 1 (1.27%) Distributed Computing
7 1 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.27%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.27%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 16 (20.25%) Windows
2 5 (6.33%) Linux
2 5 (6.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (69.62%) Cybersecurity
2 46 (58.23%) Information Security
3 42 (53.16%) ITIL
4 36 (45.57%) Risk Management
5 18 (22.78%) Information Security Management
5 18 (22.78%) Security Management
5 18 (22.78%) Vulnerability Management
6 15 (18.99%) Incident Response
6 15 (18.99%) Roadmaps
7 14 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (17.72%) Data Protection
8 13 (16.46%) Application Security
9 11 (13.92%) Identity Access Management
9 11 (13.92%) IT Governance
9 11 (13.92%) Threat Modelling
10 10 (12.66%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (12.66%) SIEM
11 9 (11.39%) Impact Assessments
11 9 (11.39%) Internal Audit
11 9 (11.39%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 6 (7.59%) Python
2 1 (1.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (34.18%) CISSP
2 23 (29.11%) CISM
3 18 (22.78%) CRISC
4 16 (20.25%) CISA
5 13 (16.46%) Degree
6 8 (10.13%) GCIA
7 6 (7.59%) GIAC
8 5 (6.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (6.33%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (6.33%) GCFA
8 5 (6.33%) GCIH
8 5 (6.33%) ISACA
8 5 (6.33%) ISSMP
8 5 (6.33%) PMI Certification
8 5 (6.33%) PMP
9 4 (5.06%) CISMP
10 3 (3.80%) CCSP
10 3 (3.80%) CESG Certified Professional
10 3 (3.80%) CGEIT
10 3 (3.80%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (63.29%) NIST
2 26 (32.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (27.85%) GDPR
4 14 (17.72%) GRC
5 11 (13.92%) HIPAA
6 10 (12.66%) PCI DSS
7 9 (11.39%) COSO
8 7 (8.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (7.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 6 (7.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (6.33%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (6.33%) ITGC
10 5 (6.33%) SOC 2
11 4 (5.06%) NCSC
12 3 (3.80%) ISO 31000
12 3 (3.80%) NIST 800
13 2 (2.53%) GLBA
13 2 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 2 (2.53%) SOC 1
13 2 (2.53%) SOC 3
System Software
1 5 (6.33%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.80%) Hyper-V
2 3 (3.80%) KVM
2 3 (3.80%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (6.33%) Ansible
2 4 (5.06%) SCCM
3 2 (2.53%) CASB
Vendors
1 15 (18.99%) Microsoft
2 10 (12.66%) Cisco
3 8 (10.13%) Google
3 8 (10.13%) VMware
4 6 (7.59%) ServiceNow
5 5 (6.33%) Alibaba
6 4 (5.06%) Polycom
7 2 (2.53%) ESRI
7 2 (2.53%) IBM
7 2 (2.53%) Sparx
8 1 (1.27%) Proofpoint
8 1 (1.27%) Rapid7
8 1 (1.27%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.27%) SAP
8 1 (1.27%) Trend Micro
8 1 (1.27%) Zscaler