HMG Security Policy Framework Jobs

HMG Security Policy Framework (SPF)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for HMG Security Policy Framework skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited HMG Security Policy Framework over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 684 989 1052
Rank change year-on-year +305 +63 -349
Permanent jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework 57 87 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.070% 0.036%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.73% 0.39% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 53 67 45
10th Percentile £52,000 £51,735 £42,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £62,084 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +23.08% -1.89%
75th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £62,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +12.90% -8.15%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

HMG Security Policy Framework is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,856 22,053 20,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.76% 17.79% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,764 11,814 12,559
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,968 £42,500 £40,317
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +2.42%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -3.06%

HMG Security Policy Framework
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing HMG Security Policy Framework as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for HMG Security Policy Framework in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework.

Salary trend for HMG Security Policy Framework in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for HMG Security Policy Framework in the UK

HMG Security Policy Framework
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HMG Security Policy Framework within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 +330 53 £65,000 -18.75% 24
UK excluding London +251 33 £65,000 -7.14% 13
South West +98 24 £65,000 -13.33% 6
London +272 21 £77,500 +15.50% 16
Work from Home +209 17 £54,000 -34.55% 12
Yorkshire - 6 £54,000 - 1
North of England - 6 £54,000 - 2
Midlands - 2 £55,000 - 1
West Midlands - 2 £55,000 - 1
Scotland +51 1 £44,480 +17.93% 1

HMG Security Policy Framework
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 1 (1.75%) MS Exchange
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.75%) AWS
2 1 (1.75%) Azure
2 1 (1.75%) IaaS
2 1 (1.75%) PaaS
2 1 (1.75%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 32 (56.14%) Firewall
2 1 (1.75%) DHCP
2 1 (1.75%) DKIM
2 1 (1.75%) DMARC
2 1 (1.75%) DNS
2 1 (1.75%) Intranet
2 1 (1.75%) Network Security
2 1 (1.75%) SMTP
2 1 (1.75%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.75%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.75%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (1.75%) GIS
1 1 (1.75%) SQL Server
General
1 37 (64.91%) Public Sector
2 8 (14.04%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (14.04%) Legal
3 4 (7.02%) Social Skills
4 2 (3.51%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.75%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (31.58%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 18 (31.58%) Security Specialist
2 14 (24.56%) Lead
3 13 (22.81%) Consultant
4 12 (21.05%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 12 (21.05%) Security Consultant
5 8 (14.04%) Information Manager
5 8 (14.04%) Security Manager
6 7 (12.28%) Information Security Manager
7 6 (10.53%) Lead Consultant
7 6 (10.53%) Lead Security Consultant
8 5 (8.77%) Coordinator
8 5 (8.77%) Cybersecurity Manager
8 5 (8.77%) Security Assurance Coordinator
9 3 (5.26%) Technical Manager
10 2 (3.51%) Information Assurance Leader
10 2 (3.51%) Information Assurance Practitioner
11 1 (1.75%) Information Officer
11 1 (1.75%) Information Services Manager
11 1 (1.75%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 31 (54.39%) PKI
2 23 (40.35%) Cyberattack
3 12 (21.05%) CESG
4 9 (15.79%) Management Information System
5 7 (12.28%) Onboarding
6 5 (8.77%) CESG CLAS
6 5 (8.77%) Freedom of Information
7 4 (7.02%) NHS
8 3 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (3.51%) Security Posture
10 1 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (1.75%) Driving Licence
10 1 (1.75%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.75%) Windows
1 1 (1.75%) Windows Server
1 1 (1.75%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (94.74%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (54.39%) Cryptography
2 31 (54.39%) Identity Management
2 31 (54.39%) SABSA
2 31 (54.39%) SIEM
2 31 (54.39%) TOGAF
2 31 (54.39%) Vulnerability Scanning
3 28 (49.12%) Security Architecture
4 25 (43.86%) Enterprise Architecture
4 25 (43.86%) Risk Assessment
5 23 (40.35%) Information Security
6 13 (22.81%) Information Assurance
7 11 (19.30%) Risk Management
8 9 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (14.04%) Penetration Testing
10 7 (12.28%) Data Protection
11 6 (10.53%) Business Case
11 6 (10.53%) Business Forecasting
11 6 (10.53%) Security Management
12 5 (8.77%) Configuration Management
Qualifications
1 39 (68.42%) Security Cleared
2 33 (57.89%) Degree
3 31 (54.39%) Master's Degree
4 20 (35.09%) CESG Certified Professional
5 18 (31.58%) CISSP
6 10 (17.54%) CISM
7 8 (14.04%) CISMP
8 7 (12.28%) DV Cleared
9 5 (8.77%) CLAS
10 4 (7.02%) CREST Certified
11 2 (3.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 2 (3.51%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (1.75%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (91.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (14.04%) JSP 440
3 6 (10.53%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (10.53%) GDPR
3 6 (10.53%) RMADS
4 5 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (8.77%) NIST
5 4 (7.02%) NCSC
6 3 (5.26%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (3.51%) Def Stans
7 2 (3.51%) GRC
8 1 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 1 (1.75%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
Vendors
1 1 (1.75%) Cisco
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.75%) VMware