Cyber Defence Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Defence over the 3 months to 28 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Cyber Defence UK
Location	3 months to 28 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	781	860	917
Rank change year-on-year	+79	+57
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence	93	75	46
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.10%	0.076%	0.042%
As % of the Miscellaneous category	0.25%	0.18%	0.10%
Number of salaries quoted	68	72	33
Median salary	£75,000	£60,000	£46,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+25.00%	+30.43%
90% offered a salary of more than	£37,500	£50,500	£32,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£96,500	£75,000	£77,000
UK excluding London median salary	£75,000	£58,500	£44,250
% change year-on-year	+28.20%	+32.20%

Cyber Defence is in the generic IT skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Generic IT Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills	37496	40573	44751
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	42.16%	41.23%	40.88%
Number of salaries quoted	29273	33282	35719
Median salary	£50,000	£50,000	£47,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£29,500	£28,250
10% offered a salary of more than	£80,000	£75,000	£77,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-	+6.25%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Miscellaneous category.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Defence in the UK

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cyber Defence.

Salary trend for Cyber Defence in the UK

Cyber Defence
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Cyber Defence over the 3 months to 28 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Cyber Defence in the UK

Cyber Defence
Top 25 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the UK over the 3 months to 28 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+69	93	£75,000	+25.00%	11
London	+43	57	£75,000	+25.00%	3
South East	+55	20	£75,000	+25.00%	3
South West	-3	12	£45,000	-18.18%
Surrey	+34	9	£75,000	+36.36%	2
Staines	-	9	£75,000	-	2
Oxfordshire	-	6	£75,000	-
Oxford	-	6	£75,000	-
Gloucestershire	-1	5	£45,000	-18.18%
Bristol	-17	5	-	-
City of London	+30	4	£62,500	+4.16%	2
North West	-38	4	£37,500	-40.00%	3
Gloucester	-	4	£41,250	-
Berkshire	+34	3	£56,250	-
Manchester	-35	3	£37,500	-40.00%	2
Reading	+23	1	£42,500	-
Hampshire	+13	1	£37,500	-40.00%	1
Cheltenham	+4	1	£55,000	-
Fareham	-	1	£37,500	-
Slough	-	1	-	-
Newbury	-	1	£70,000	-
Kent	-	1	£70,000	-
Swindon	-	1	£75,000	-
Cheshire	-	1	-	-
Wiltshire	-	1	£75,000	-

Cyber Defence
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 June 2017, IT jobs citing Cyber Defence also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for Cyber Defence.

1	96 (61.94%)	Information Security
2	91 (58.71%)	Cybersecurity
3	46 (29.68%)	Firewall
4	45 (29.03%)	Java
5	43 (27.74%)	Python
5	43 (27.74%)	Finance
6	41 (26.45%)	Security Cleared
7	38 (24.52%)	Management Information System
8	37 (23.87%)	Security Architecture
9	36 (23.23%)	ISO/IEC 27001
9	36 (23.23%)	Risk Management
10	35 (22.58%)	CISSP
11	34 (21.94%)	Analytical Skills
12	33 (21.29%)	Identity Access Management
12	33 (21.29%)	Cyber Threat Intelligence

12	33 (21.29%)	Threat Intelligence
12	33 (21.29%)	Agile Software Development
13	32 (20.65%)	DV Cleared
14	30 (19.35%)	SIEM
14	30 (19.35%)	Linux
15	28 (18.06%)	Windows
15	28 (18.06%)	JavaScript
15	28 (18.06%)	Data Analysis
16	27 (17.42%)	Degree
16	27 (17.42%)	Analytics
16	27 (17.42%)	Visualisation
17	26 (16.77%)	Threat Detection
18	24 (15.48%)	Deep Packet Inspection
18	24 (15.48%)	Data Visualisation
18	24 (15.48%)	CISM

Cyber Defence
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	6 (3.87%)	JBoss
1	6 (3.87%)	WebLogic
1	6 (3.87%)	WebSphere
2	3 (1.94%)	Elasticsearch
3	2 (1.29%)	Confluence
3	2 (1.29%)	OpenStack
4	1 (0.65%)	Apache Spark
4	1 (0.65%)	SharePoint

Applications
1	3 (1.94%)	GIMP
1	3 (1.94%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
2	2 (1.29%)	Microsoft Excel
2	2 (1.29%)	Microsoft Project
2	2 (1.29%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	4 (2.58%)	Infor M3

Cloud Services
1	13 (8.39%)	Microsoft Azure
2	2 (1.29%)	GitHub
3	1 (0.65%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	46 (29.68%)	Firewall
2	16 (10.32%)	Network Security
3	9 (5.81%)	Intrusion Detection
4	5 (3.23%)	Cisco ASA
5	4 (2.58%)	DNS
5	4 (2.58%)	Internet
6	3 (1.94%)	HTTP
7	2 (1.29%)	FTP
7	2 (1.29%)	VPN
8	1 (0.65%)	DMZ
8	1 (0.65%)	TCP/IP
8	1 (0.65%)	Wireshark

Database & Business Intelligence
1	10 (6.45%)	Hadoop
2	8 (5.16%)	MongoDB
3	7 (4.52%)	NoSQL
4	6 (3.87%)	MySQL
4	6 (3.87%)	OrientDB
5	5 (3.23%)	Data Lake
5	5 (3.23%)	GIS
5	5 (3.23%)	Maltego
5	5 (3.23%)	SQL Server
6	3 (1.94%)	Big Data

Development Applications
1	15 (9.68%)	Cucumber
1	15 (9.68%)	Selenium
2	14 (9.03%)	LoadRunner
3	13 (8.39%)	JMeter
4	3 (1.94%)	JIRA
5	2 (1.29%)	Bitbucket
5	2 (1.29%)	Git (software)
5	2 (1.29%)	Jenkins
5	2 (1.29%)	Sonatype Nexus
5	2 (1.29%)	Vagrant
6	1 (0.65%)	HP UFT
6	1 (0.65%)	JIRA Agile
6	1 (0.65%)	SoapUI
6	1 (0.65%)	WebDriver

General
1	43 (27.74%)	Finance
2	12 (7.74%)	Law
3	10 (6.45%)	Banking
4	7 (4.52%)	Retail
5	6 (3.87%)	Financial Institution
6	4 (2.58%)	Telecoms
7	3 (1.94%)	Advertising
7	3 (1.94%)	Military
8	1 (0.65%)	Arabic Language
8	1 (0.65%)	Investment Banking
8	1 (0.65%)	Legal
8	1 (0.65%)	Manufacturing
8	1 (0.65%)	Pharmaceutical
8	1 (0.65%)	Publishing
8	1 (0.65%)	Russian Language

Job Titles
1	28 (18.06%)	Architect
1	28 (18.06%)	Security Architect
2	20 (12.90%)	Analyst
3	18 (11.61%)	Consultant
3	18 (11.61%)	Security Specialist
4	14 (9.03%)	Security Analyst
4	14 (9.03%)	Test Engineer
5	13 (8.39%)	IT Security Specialist
6	11 (7.10%)	Security Manager
7	10 (6.45%)	IT Analyst
7	10 (6.45%)	IT Security Analyst
7	10 (6.45%)	Security Consultant
8	9 (5.81%)	Developer
8	9 (5.81%)	Information Architect
8	9 (5.81%)	Information Security Architect
8	9 (5.81%)	Security Engineer
9	7 (4.52%)	Digital Transformation
9	7 (4.52%)	Software Developer
10	6 (3.87%)	Information Security Advisor
10	6 (3.87%)	Risk Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	20 (12.90%)	Web Services
2	11 (7.10%)	HTML
3	9 (5.81%)	CSS
4	8 (5.16%)	HTML5
5	7 (4.52%)	J2EE
6	6 (3.87%)	CSS3
6	6 (3.87%)	Java SE
7	3 (1.94%)	.NET
7	3 (1.94%)	.NET Framework
7	3 (1.94%)	JSON
8	2 (1.29%)	AngularJS
8	2 (1.29%)	Node.js
9	1 (0.65%)	Regular Expression
9	1 (0.65%)	REST

Miscellaneous
1	38 (24.52%)	Management Information System
2	34 (21.94%)	Analytical Skills
3	21 (13.55%)	Cyberthreat
4	6 (3.87%)	Cyber Kill Chain
5	5 (3.23%)	Algorithms
5	5 (3.23%)	Cyber Attack
5	5 (3.23%)	Cybercrime
6	4 (2.58%)	CESG
6	4 (2.58%)	Computer Science
6	4 (2.58%)	Data Protection Act
7	3 (1.94%)	Blog
7	3 (1.94%)	Social Media
8	1 (0.65%)	Client/Server
8	1 (0.65%)	Linux Command Line
8	1 (0.65%)	Virtual Team

Operating Systems
1	30 (19.35%)	Linux
2	28 (18.06%)	Windows
3	18 (11.61%)	Unix
4	6 (3.87%)	AIX
5	3 (1.94%)	Mac OS
6	2 (1.29%)	Windows Server
7	1 (0.65%)	Solaris

Processes & Methodologies
1	96 (61.94%)	Information Security
2	91 (58.71%)	Cybersecurity
3	37 (23.87%)	Security Architecture
4	36 (23.23%)	Risk Management
5	33 (21.29%)	Agile Software Development
5	33 (21.29%)	Cyber Threat Intelligence
5	33 (21.29%)	Identity Access Management
5	33 (21.29%)	Threat Intelligence
6	30 (19.35%)	SIEM
7	28 (18.06%)	Data Analysis
8	27 (17.42%)	Analytics
8	27 (17.42%)	Visualisation
9	26 (16.77%)	Threat Detection
10	24 (15.48%)	Data Visualisation
10	24 (15.48%)	Deep Packet Inspection
11	22 (14.19%)	Security Management
12	20 (12.90%)	Penetration Testing
13	19 (12.26%)	Risk Analysis
14	18 (11.61%)	Test Strategy
15	16 (10.32%)	Data Analytics

Programming Languages
1	45 (29.03%)	Java
2	43 (27.74%)	Python
3	28 (18.06%)	JavaScript
4	15 (9.68%)	C#
4	15 (9.68%)	C++
5	14 (9.03%)	Ruby
6	12 (7.74%)	SQL
7	7 (4.52%)	C
8	6 (3.87%)	Bash Shell
8	6 (3.87%)	Scala
9	5 (3.23%)	PowerShell
9	5 (3.23%)	R
10	3 (1.94%)	Perl
11	2 (1.29%)	Shell Script

Qualifications
1	41 (26.45%)	Security Cleared
2	35 (22.58%)	CISSP
3	32 (20.65%)	DV Cleared
4	27 (17.42%)	Degree
5	24 (15.48%)	CISM
6	16 (10.32%)	ISEB
7	15 (9.68%)	SC Cleared
8	14 (9.03%)	ISTQB
9	10 (6.45%)	CISA
10	7 (4.52%)	CESG Certified Professional
10	7 (4.52%)	ISSAP
11	4 (2.58%)	CEH
11	4 (2.58%)	CREST Certified
12	3 (1.94%)	GIAC
12	3 (1.94%)	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12	3 (1.94%)	SANS
13	2 (1.29%)	APMP
13	2 (1.29%)	GCIA
13	2 (1.29%)	GCIH
13	2 (1.29%)	GREM

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	36 (23.23%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	19 (12.26%)	PCI DSS
3	4 (2.58%)	ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4	3 (1.94%)	GPG13
5	2 (1.29%)	GDPR

System Software
1	6 (3.87%)	Firmware
2	3 (1.94%)	Snort
3	2 (1.29%)	Docker
4	1 (0.65%)	Active Directory
4	1 (0.65%)	Virtual Machines

Systems Management
1	13 (8.39%)	HP Quality Center
2	3 (1.94%)	Host Intrusion Detection System
3	2 (1.29%)	ArcSight ESM
3	2 (1.29%)	Computer Emergency Response Teams
3	2 (1.29%)	CSIRT
3	2 (1.29%)	EnCase
3	2 (1.29%)	FTK
3	2 (1.29%)	Opscode Chef
3	2 (1.29%)	Puppet
3	2 (1.29%)	RSA Archer
3	2 (1.29%)	RSA enVision
3	2 (1.29%)	RSA Security Analytics
3	2 (1.29%)	Symantec Endpoint Protection
4	1 (0.65%)	Network Intrusion Detection System
4	1 (0.65%)	QRadar

Vendors
1	14 (9.03%)	HP
2	10 (6.45%)	Microsoft
2	10 (6.45%)	Oracle
3	6 (3.87%)	CheckPoint
4	5 (3.23%)	Cisco
4	5 (3.23%)	Intel
4	5 (3.23%)	Splunk
5	4 (2.58%)	hybris
5	4 (2.58%)	MuleSoft
5	4 (2.58%)	Riverbed
6	3 (1.94%)	ArcSight
7	2 (1.29%)	Citrix
7	2 (1.29%)	LogLogic
7	2 (1.29%)	Qualys
7	2 (1.29%)	Sourcefire
7	2 (1.29%)	Symantec
7	2 (1.29%)	Trend Micro
8	1 (0.65%)	EMC
8	1 (0.65%)	McAfee
8	1 (0.65%)	NetIQ