Cryptography (Cryptology)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cryptography skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cryptography over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 684 649 772
Rank change year-on-year -35 +123 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cryptography 222 326 494
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.22% 0.32% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.34% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 185 176 127
10th Percentile £46,250 £38,356 £44,800
25th Percentile £58,730 £46,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £66,123
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -1.70% +2.94%
75th Percentile £92,500 £81,928 £88,750
90th Percentile £121,500 £97,290 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £58,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.59% -2.92% -4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cryptography is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,952 96,876 150,957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.60% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 59,894 57,115 82,331
10th Percentile £29,002 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Cryptography
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cryptography over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cryptography within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 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 -4 214 £75,000 +12.70% 53
London +118 119 £90,000 +20.00% 17
UK excluding London -100 94 £65,000 +11.59% 35
Work from Home -27 77 £70,000 +17.60% 23
East of England +32 28 £56,500 -15.67% 7
North of England -24 27 £70,000 +48.15% 6
Yorkshire +15 25 £70,000 +64.71% 2
South East +5 15 £65,000 -45.83% 5
South West -24 10 £60,000 +0.80% 15
Midlands -34 8 £67,500 +62.03% 2
East Midlands -5 6 £70,502 +69.24% 1
Scotland -55 6 £75,000 +26.00% 2
North West -5 2 £75,000 +26.00% 4
West Midlands -11 2 £67,500 +62.16% 1

Cryptography
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 17 (7.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (6.31%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.80%) Ethereum
3 4 (1.80%) Hyperledger
3 4 (1.80%) OpenZeppelin
4 3 (1.35%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (11.71%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.45%) Distributed Ledger
Cloud Services
1 68 (30.63%) Azure
2 43 (19.37%) AWS
3 26 (11.71%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (9.46%) Cloud Computing
5 19 (8.56%) GCP
6 15 (6.76%) Azure Sentinel
7 14 (6.31%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (6.31%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (4.05%) Power Platform
9 6 (2.70%) IaaS
9 6 (2.70%) PaaS
9 6 (2.70%) SaaS
10 1 (0.45%) GitHub
10 1 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.45%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 88 (39.64%) Firewall
2 51 (22.97%) Network Security
3 39 (17.57%) DNS
4 34 (15.32%) TCP/IP
5 22 (9.91%) Intrusion Detection
6 18 (8.11%) Wireshark
7 17 (7.66%) VPN
8 16 (7.21%) LAN
8 16 (7.21%) WAN
9 14 (6.31%) DHCP
10 7 (3.15%) Internet
11 4 (1.80%) IPFS
12 3 (1.35%) 4G
12 3 (1.35%) SSL
13 2 (0.90%) HTTP
13 2 (0.90%) IPv4
13 2 (0.90%) Wireless
13 2 (0.90%) Wireless Security
14 1 (0.45%) HTTPS
14 1 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.05%) Power BI
2 3 (1.35%) Big Data
2 3 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.35%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.90%) Redis
4 1 (0.45%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (5.41%) Jenkins
2 6 (2.70%) JIRA
3 4 (1.80%) Git
3 4 (1.80%) Hardhat
3 4 (1.80%) IDA Disassembler
4 3 (1.35%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.90%) Apache Continuum
5 2 (0.90%) Metasploit
5 2 (0.90%) Rational DOORS
General
1 47 (21.17%) Finance
2 32 (14.41%) Social Skills
3 25 (11.26%) Aerospace
3 25 (11.26%) Law
4 14 (6.31%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (4.95%) Public Sector
6 9 (4.05%) Banking
6 9 (4.05%) Games
7 8 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.25%) Legal
9 3 (1.35%) Retail
9 3 (1.35%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.90%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.90%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.90%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.90%) Marketing
10 2 (0.90%) Military
10 2 (0.90%) Police
10 2 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (20.72%) Architect
2 41 (18.47%) Security Engineer
3 36 (16.22%) Lead
4 30 (13.51%) Security Architect
5 26 (11.71%) Team Leader
6 24 (10.81%) Technical Architect
7 20 (9.01%) Senior
8 17 (7.66%) Network Specialist
9 16 (7.21%) Security Technical Architect
10 15 (6.76%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 13 (5.86%) Consultant
11 13 (5.86%) Security Consultant
12 12 (5.41%) Cryptography Engineer
12 12 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Consultant
12 12 (5.41%) Network Security Specialist
12 12 (5.41%) Security Specialist
13 11 (4.95%) Analyst
13 11 (4.95%) Information Security Engineer
13 11 (4.95%) Senior Security Engineer
14 8 (3.60%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.21%) .NET
2 15 (6.76%) Web Services
3 12 (5.41%) web3js
4 9 (4.05%) Smart Contracts
5 8 (3.60%) Middleware
5 8 (3.60%) OAuth
6 7 (3.15%) PyTorch
6 7 (3.15%) TensorFlow
7 6 (2.70%) OpenID
8 5 (2.25%) ERC20
8 5 (2.25%) Truffle
9 4 (1.80%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (1.80%) Node.js
9 4 (1.80%) RESTful
9 4 (1.80%) Spring
9 4 (1.80%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.90%) HTML
10 2 (0.90%) HTML5
10 2 (0.90%) RabbitMQ
10 2 (0.90%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (27.48%) PKI
2 34 (15.32%) Management Information System
3 27 (12.16%) Blockchain
4 20 (9.01%) Security Operations Centre
5 17 (7.66%) Greenfield Project
6 16 (7.21%) Security Posture
7 14 (6.31%) Replication
8 11 (4.95%) Algorithms
8 11 (4.95%) Distributed Systems
8 11 (4.95%) Web3
9 9 (4.05%) Virtual Team
10 8 (3.60%) Cyberattack
10 8 (3.60%) Data Centre
11 7 (3.15%) Distributed Computing
12 6 (2.70%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (2.70%) Onboarding
12 6 (2.70%) Operational Technology
13 5 (2.25%) Hybrid Cloud
13 5 (2.25%) Industry 4.0
13 5 (2.25%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 52 (23.42%) Windows
2 35 (15.77%) Linux
3 32 (14.41%) Android
3 32 (14.41%) Apple iOS
4 15 (6.76%) Windows Server
5 14 (6.31%) Windows 10
5 14 (6.31%) Windows Server 2008
6 11 (4.95%) Kali Linux
7 3 (1.35%) Unix
7 3 (1.35%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.90%) Debian
8 2 (0.90%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (61.26%) Cybersecurity
2 62 (27.93%) Information Security
3 60 (27.03%) SIEM
4 49 (22.07%) Vulnerability Management
5 46 (20.72%) Incident Response
6 40 (18.02%) Data Loss Prevention
7 38 (17.12%) Software Engineering
8 36 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
9 35 (15.77%) ITIL
10 33 (14.86%) Kalman Filter
11 31 (13.96%) DevOps
12 29 (13.06%) Cloud Security
13 28 (12.61%) Identity Access Management
13 28 (12.61%) Security Operations
14 26 (11.71%) Computer Science
14 26 (11.71%) Security Architecture
15 25 (11.26%) Identity Management
16 24 (10.81%) Security Management
17 23 (10.36%) Agile
17 23 (10.36%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 58 (26.13%) Python
2 39 (17.57%) PowerShell
3 25 (11.26%) C
4 16 (7.21%) Rust
5 13 (5.86%) C++
6 12 (5.41%) Java
7 9 (4.05%) Bash
7 9 (4.05%) Go
8 8 (3.60%) Solidity
9 6 (2.70%) Kotlin
10 5 (2.25%) Scala
11 4 (1.80%) C#
11 4 (1.80%) JavaScript
11 4 (1.80%) SQL
11 4 (1.80%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.90%) Dart
12 2 (0.90%) Lua
12 2 (0.90%) Objective-C
12 2 (0.90%) PHP
12 2 (0.90%) Swift
Qualifications
1 69 (31.08%) Degree
2 52 (23.42%) CISSP
3 42 (18.92%) Security Cleared
4 32 (14.41%) Cisco Certification
5 30 (13.51%) CEH
6 26 (11.71%) CISM
6 26 (11.71%) Master's Degree
7 24 (10.81%) DV Cleared
8 19 (8.56%) CCSP
8 19 (8.56%) CREST Certified
9 18 (8.11%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 16 (7.21%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (7.21%) SSCP
11 14 (6.31%) MCSA
11 14 (6.31%) SANS
12 12 (5.41%) CRISC
12 12 (5.41%) GIAC
12 12 (5.41%) ISSMP
12 12 (5.41%) SC Cleared
13 9 (4.05%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (20.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (14.86%) NIST
3 30 (13.51%) PCI DSS
4 18 (8.11%) COBIT
5 13 (5.86%) Accessibility
6 10 (4.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (3.15%) GDPR
7 7 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 7 (3.15%) NCSC
8 4 (1.80%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 17 (7.66%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (7.21%) Active Directory
3 14 (6.31%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.35%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (7.21%) Nmap
2 14 (6.31%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (5.41%) Ansible
4 8 (3.60%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (3.15%) CASB
6 5 (2.25%) CSIRT
6 5 (2.25%) Suricata
7 2 (0.90%) Cisco Prime
7 2 (0.90%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.45%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 52 (23.42%) Microsoft
2 49 (22.07%) Cisco
3 20 (9.01%) Splunk
4 19 (8.56%) Juniper
4 19 (8.56%) Palo Alto
5 18 (8.11%) CheckPoint
6 17 (7.66%) VMware
7 14 (6.31%) Bloomberg
7 14 (6.31%) Blue Coat
7 14 (6.31%) FactSet
7 14 (6.31%) Infoblox
7 14 (6.31%) MobileIron
7 14 (6.31%) Qualys
7 14 (6.31%) Rapid7
7 14 (6.31%) Refinitiv
7 14 (6.31%) Thycotic
8 13 (5.86%) Riverbed
9 12 (5.41%) Alibaba
9 12 (5.41%) Google
10 7 (3.15%) Citrix