Cybersecurity Posture
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Security Posture in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 842 940 1182
Rank change year-on-year +98 +242 -301
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 54 30 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.055% 0.029% 0.032%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% 0.067% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 51 20 15
10th Percentile £37,500 £60,000 £46,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £61,250 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -16.67% +1.44%
75th Percentile £72,500 - £100,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,250 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -39.67% +3.45% -19.44%

All Generic Skills
UK

Cyber Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £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%

Cyber Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyber Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Security Posture in the UK

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Security Posture.

Salary trend for Cyber Security Posture in the UK

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Security Posture in the UK

Cyber Security Posture
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Security Posture within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +132 47 £54,750 -27.00% 13
UK excluding London +32 38 £45,250 -39.67% 5
London +139 16 £70,000 +12.00% 6
Work from Home +93 14 £47,500 -36.67% 9
South East +35 12 £38,500 -48.67% 4
North of England +56 6 £40,000 -38.46%
South West -2 6 £65,000 -13.33%
East of England - 6 £42,500 -
North East - 5 £40,000 -
Scotland - 4 £67,500 -
Northern Ireland - 3 £90,000 -
West Midlands +19 1 £75,000 -2.60% 1
Midlands 0 1 £75,000 - 1
North West - 1 £27,500 -

Cyber Security Posture
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 3 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (7.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (37.04%) Azure
2 19 (35.19%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (14.81%) Mimecast
4 5 (9.26%) AWS
5 4 (7.41%) Entra ID
5 4 (7.41%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.85%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 11 (20.37%) Firewall
2 7 (12.96%) LAN
3 6 (11.11%) DHCP
3 6 (11.11%) DNS
4 5 (9.26%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (7.41%) Network Security
6 3 (5.56%) WAN
7 1 (1.85%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (1.85%) SD-WAN
7 1 (1.85%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.41%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (7.41%) Jenkins
General
1 23 (42.59%) Social Skills
2 18 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (14.81%) Finance
4 6 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (11.11%) Public Sector
5 5 (9.26%) Retail
6 4 (7.41%) Legal
6 4 (7.41%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.85%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 10 (18.52%) Analyst
2 9 (16.67%) Senior
3 8 (14.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 8 (14.81%) Security Analyst
3 8 (14.81%) Systems Engineer
4 7 (12.96%) Security Manager
5 6 (11.11%) Operations Manager
6 5 (9.26%) Administrator
6 5 (9.26%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 5 (9.26%) IT Engineer
6 5 (9.26%) Systems Administrator
7 4 (7.41%) Cloud Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Cloud Security Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Compliance Manager
7 4 (7.41%) Operational Security Manager
7 4 (7.41%) Security Operations Manager
7 4 (7.41%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Senior Penetration Tester
7 4 (7.41%) Senior Security Engineer
7 4 (7.41%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 25 (46.30%) Security Posture
2 12 (22.22%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (9.26%) Cyberattack
5 4 (7.41%) Cloud Native
5 4 (7.41%) Onboarding
5 4 (7.41%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (5.56%) IoT
6 3 (5.56%) Operational Technology
7 2 (3.70%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (1.85%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 18 (33.33%) Windows
2 9 (16.67%) Android
3 8 (14.81%) Apple iOS
4 6 (11.11%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (7.41%) Unix
6 1 (1.85%) Linux
6 1 (1.85%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.85%) Windows Server
6 1 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.85%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (37.04%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (35.19%) SIEM
4 10 (18.52%) Vulnerability Scanning
5 9 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 9 (16.67%) Risk Management
6 8 (14.81%) Information Security
6 8 (14.81%) Penetration Testing
7 7 (12.96%) Security Management
8 6 (11.11%) Computer Science
8 6 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (11.11%) Email Filtering
8 6 (11.11%) Incident Response
8 6 (11.11%) Kalman Filter
8 6 (11.11%) Roadmaps
8 6 (11.11%) Security Operations
8 6 (11.11%) Security Testing
9 5 (9.26%) Cloud Security
9 5 (9.26%) Cyber Resilience
9 5 (9.26%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.11%) Python
2 2 (3.70%) Bash
2 2 (3.70%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (22.22%) Degree
2 9 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 5 (9.26%) CISSP
4 4 (7.41%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (7.41%) CCSAM
4 4 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (7.41%) CREST Certified
4 4 (7.41%) SC Cleared
5 3 (5.56%) CISM
5 3 (5.56%) GIAC
5 3 (5.56%) SANS
6 2 (3.70%) Azure Certification
6 2 (3.70%) CISA
6 2 (3.70%) CISMP
6 2 (3.70%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.85%) CASP
7 1 (1.85%) CEH
7 1 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.85%) CRISC
7 1 (1.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.96%) GRC
1 7 (12.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (12.96%) NIST
2 2 (3.70%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.70%) GDPR
3 1 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (1.85%) NCSC
3 1 (1.85%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (20.37%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.85%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (7.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 4 (7.41%) Terraform
3 1 (1.85%) HP Fortify
3 1 (1.85%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (24.07%) Microsoft
2 8 (14.81%) VMware
3 7 (12.96%) Meraki
4 5 (9.26%) Acronis
4 5 (9.26%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (9.26%) Sophos
4 5 (9.26%) Synology
5 4 (7.41%) Darktrace
6 2 (3.70%) Cisco
6 2 (3.70%) Forcepoint
6 2 (3.70%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.85%) Apple
7 1 (1.85%) Fortinet
7 1 (1.85%) Progress
7 1 (1.85%) Qualys
7 1 (1.85%) Zscaler