ModSecurity (Modsec)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for ModSecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited ModSecurity over the 6 months to 5 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 652 1069 1105
Rank change year-on-year +417 +36 -353
Permanent jobs citing ModSecurity 84 5 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.004% 0.002%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.60% 0.012% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 19 3 3
10th Percentile £45,000 - £47,500
25th Percentile £48,750 - £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -30.77% +23.81%
75th Percentile £77,500 £61,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -30.77% +23.81%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

ModSecurity is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 14,069 40,224 49,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.33% 32.39% 38.61%
Number of salaries quoted 11,019 24,402 31,736
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.31% +8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £106,289 £105,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% +5.00%

ModSecurity
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for ModSecurity in the UK

ModSecurity
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for ModSecurity in the UK

ModSecurity
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing ModSecurity over the 6 months to 5 December 2023.

Salary histogram for ModSecurity in the UK

ModSecurity
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ModSecurity within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
Work from Home +330 82 £50,000 +11.11% 1
UK excluding London +291 67 £50,000 +11.11% 5
England +391 58 £50,000 +11.11% 5
South West +100 18 £50,000 - 1
North of England - 15 - - 3
London - 11 £60,000 -
North West - 10 - - 1
Scotland - 10 - -
South East +150 6 £72,500 +61.11%
Wales - 5 - -
East Midlands - 5 - -
Midlands - 5 - -
Yorkshire - 5 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 5 - -
East of England - 3 £75,000 - 1

ModSecurity
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:

Communications & Networking
1 9 (10.71%) Cisco IPT
General
1 62 (73.81%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (10.71%) Military
3 1 (1.19%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 62 (73.81%) Site Controller
2 12 (14.29%) Consultant
3 9 (10.71%) Security Consultant
3 9 (10.71%) Security Officer
4 7 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 4 (4.76%) Cyber Defence Consultant
6 3 (3.57%) Principal Consultant
7 2 (2.38%) Managing Consultant
8 1 (1.19%) Architect
8 1 (1.19%) IT Security Officer
8 1 (1.19%) Security Architect
8 1 (1.19%) Senior
8 1 (1.19%) Senior Consultant
8 1 (1.19%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
8 1 (1.19%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 62 (73.81%) Greenfield Project
1 62 (73.81%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (84.52%) Information Security
2 62 (73.81%) Risk Management
3 61 (72.62%) Actionable Insight
3 61 (72.62%) Analytical Thinking
3 61 (72.62%) Business Continuity
3 61 (72.62%) Business Continuity Management
3 61 (72.62%) Information Security Management
3 61 (72.62%) ISMS
3 61 (72.62%) IT Strategy
3 61 (72.62%) Security Management
4 16 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (10.71%) Data Governance
5 9 (10.71%) Data Protection
6 7 (8.33%) Computer Science
6 7 (8.33%) Enterprise Architecture
6 7 (8.33%) Mathematics
6 7 (8.33%) Physics
6 7 (8.33%) Security Architecture
7 6 (7.14%) Information Assurance
7 6 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 84 (100.00%) CISSP
1 84 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 73 (86.90%) CISM
3 71 (84.52%) CISA
4 69 (82.14%) Degree
5 62 (73.81%) CRISC
6 14 (16.67%) SC Cleared
7 10 (11.90%) DV Cleared
8 7 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (8.33%) HND
8 7 (8.33%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (1.19%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (84.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 68 (80.95%) GRC
3 62 (73.81%) NIST
4 61 (72.62%) ISO 22301
5 15 (17.86%) NCSC
6 13 (15.48%) JSP 440
7 9 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials
7 9 (10.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (8.33%) RMADS
9 1 (1.19%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 61 (72.62%) CA