Patch Management Jobs

Patch Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Patch Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Patch Management over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 581 626 787
Rank change year-on-year +45 +161 -87
Permanent jobs citing Patch Management 271 272 526
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.34% 0.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.35% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 217 216 364
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,837 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% +1.58% +5.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £61,563
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -5.56% +5.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Patch Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,969 76,929 168,958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.84% 95.34% 96.40%
Number of salaries quoted 48,628 50,249 85,709
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%

Patch Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Patch Management in the UK

Patch Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Patch Management.

Salary trend for Patch Management in the UK

Patch Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Patch Management over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Patch Management in the UK

Patch Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Patch Management within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 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 +39 252 £45,000 -9.09% 21
UK excluding London +11 195 £42,500 - 24
Work from Home +36 77 £42,500 -12.37% 14
London +45 73 £70,000 +14.29% 4
South East +26 58 £42,500 -8.60% 4
Midlands +13 55 £40,000 +20.30% 3
West Midlands +19 32 £42,000 +29.23% 3
East of England +11 29 £56,000 +12.00% 3
North of England +3 25 £34,000 -15.00% 3
East Midlands -16 23 £40,000 +15.94%
Yorkshire +62 13 £31,250 -21.88% 1
South West -17 12 £47,500 +14.46% 5
North West -16 11 £34,000 -11.69% 1
Scotland -53 10 £50,000 +42.86% 2
Wales +31 3 £39,250 - 1
Northern Ireland +22 3 £90,000 - 4
North East -13 1 £27,500 -45.00% 1

Patch Management
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 50 (18.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (5.17%) SharePoint
3 11 (4.06%) IIS
4 4 (1.48%) Confluence
5 1 (0.37%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 12 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.48%) Trello
4 1 (0.37%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 94 (34.69%) Azure
2 67 (24.72%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (15.13%) AWS
4 26 (9.59%) Entra ID
5 12 (4.43%) IaaS
6 7 (2.58%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (2.21%) Azure Sentinel
7 6 (2.21%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.21%) WhatsApp
8 5 (1.85%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.48%) Cohesity
9 4 (1.48%) Slack
10 3 (1.11%) Amazon GuardDuty
10 3 (1.11%) AWS CloudTrail
10 3 (1.11%) AWS Control Tower
11 2 (0.74%) PaaS
12 1 (0.37%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 1 (0.37%) Google Sheets
12 1 (0.37%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.37%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 96 (35.42%) Firewall
2 64 (23.62%) DNS
3 61 (22.51%) VPN
4 53 (19.56%) WAN
5 50 (18.45%) LAN
6 44 (16.24%) DHCP
7 40 (14.76%) SAN
8 35 (12.92%) TCP/IP
9 31 (11.44%) Network Security
10 27 (9.96%) VLAN
11 24 (8.86%) Wireless
12 18 (6.64%) Wi-Fi
13 15 (5.54%) Internet
13 15 (5.54%) Intrusion Detection
14 13 (4.80%) Cisco IOS
15 10 (3.69%) Cisco Nexus
16 8 (2.95%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (2.95%) VoIP
17 7 (2.58%) SD-WAN
18 6 (2.21%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.80%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.21%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (2.21%) Power BI
3 3 (1.11%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.74%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (0.74%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.37%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 10 (3.69%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.85%) JIRA
General
1 90 (33.21%) Social Skills
2 46 (16.97%) Finance
3 31 (11.44%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (8.86%) Law
5 18 (6.64%) Banking
6 13 (4.80%) Automotive
6 13 (4.80%) Manufacturing
7 9 (3.32%) Legal
8 5 (1.85%) Retail
8 5 (1.85%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.11%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.11%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.37%) Aviation
12 1 (0.37%) Billing
12 1 (0.37%) Front Office
12 1 (0.37%) Games
12 1 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (16.97%) Senior
2 40 (14.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 39 (14.39%) Analyst
4 27 (9.96%) IT Engineer
5 26 (9.59%) Administrator
6 25 (9.23%) Support Engineer
7 24 (8.86%) Security Engineer
8 21 (7.75%) Network Engineer
9 19 (7.01%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 18 (6.64%) Systems Administrator
11 16 (5.90%) Systems Engineer
12 15 (5.54%) Security Analyst
13 14 (5.17%) IT Support
13 14 (5.17%) Senior Security Engineer
14 13 (4.80%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 13 (4.80%) Desktop Engineer
15 12 (4.43%) IT Manager
15 12 (4.43%) Linux Engineer
15 12 (4.43%) Senior Desktop Engineer
16 11 (4.06%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.85%) 802.1X
1 5 (1.85%) Web Services
2 3 (1.11%) OAuth
2 3 (1.11%) OpenID
2 3 (1.11%) SAML
3 2 (0.74%) LDAP
3 2 (0.74%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.81%) Management Information System
2 15 (5.54%) Clustering
2 15 (5.54%) Hybrid Cloud
2 15 (5.54%) Security Posture
3 14 (5.17%) Data Centre
3 14 (5.17%) Onboarding
4 13 (4.80%) IoT
4 13 (4.80%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.69%) Driving Licence
6 9 (3.32%) Cloud Native
7 8 (2.95%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (2.95%) Wiki
8 7 (2.58%) Blackberry
9 6 (2.21%) Cyberattack
9 6 (2.21%) PKI
10 4 (1.48%) ARM Cortex
10 4 (1.48%) Cyber Security Posture
10 4 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (1.48%) Public Cloud
11 3 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 148 (54.61%) Windows
2 88 (32.47%) Windows Server
3 47 (17.34%) Linux
4 44 (16.24%) Windows 10
5 24 (8.86%) Windows Server 2019
6 23 (8.49%) Windows Server 2016
7 11 (4.06%) Windows Server 2012
8 10 (3.69%) Ubuntu
9 9 (3.32%) Android
10 8 (2.95%) Apple iOS
11 7 (2.58%) Mac OS
11 7 (2.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (2.58%) Windows 7
12 5 (1.85%) Kali Linux
12 5 (1.85%) Unix
12 5 (1.85%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (1.48%) Windows 2000
13 4 (1.48%) Windows NT
13 4 (1.48%) Windows Server 2003
13 4 (1.48%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (34.69%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (29.52%) Cybersecurity
3 56 (20.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 47 (17.34%) SIEM
5 45 (16.61%) ITIL
6 35 (12.92%) Customer Service
7 31 (11.44%) Disaster Recovery
8 29 (10.70%) Penetration Testing
9 27 (9.96%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 25 (9.23%) Computer Science
11 22 (8.12%) CI/CD
11 22 (8.12%) Incident Management
11 22 (8.12%) Security Operations
12 21 (7.75%) Change Management
12 21 (7.75%) Task Automation
13 18 (6.64%) Antivirus Management
13 18 (6.64%) Asset Management
13 18 (6.64%) High Availability
14 16 (5.90%) Change Control
14 16 (5.90%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 89 (32.84%) PowerShell
2 41 (15.13%) Python
3 24 (8.86%) SQL
4 18 (6.64%) Bash
5 8 (2.95%) Perl
6 4 (1.48%) C
6 4 (1.48%) VBScript
7 2 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.37%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 43 (15.87%) Degree
2 40 (14.76%) CISSP
3 27 (9.96%) Security Cleared
4 19 (7.01%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (6.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (5.54%) CCNP
6 15 (5.54%) DV Cleared
6 15 (5.54%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (4.80%) SC Cleared
8 10 (3.69%) CCIE
9 9 (3.32%) CCNA
9 9 (3.32%) CISA
9 9 (3.32%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (2.95%) CISM
11 7 (2.58%) Azure Certification
11 7 (2.58%) HND
12 6 (2.21%) MCP
13 5 (1.85%) AWS Certification
13 5 (1.85%) MCSE
14 4 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (12.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (8.12%) GDPR
3 14 (5.17%) SLA
4 13 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (3.69%) NIST
6 9 (3.32%) PCI DSS
7 6 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (1.85%) SOC 2
9 4 (1.48%) COSHH
9 4 (1.48%) GRC
9 4 (1.48%) HIPAA
9 4 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.37%) GxP
10 1 (0.37%) NCSC
10 1 (0.37%) QA
System Software
1 105 (38.75%) Active Directory
2 58 (21.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (7.75%) Hyper-V
4 17 (6.27%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (6.27%) VMware ESXi
5 15 (5.54%) Virtual Servers
6 12 (4.43%) vSphere
7 7 (2.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (1.48%) VMware NSX
8 4 (1.48%) VMware Server
9 3 (1.11%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.74%) Firmware
11 1 (0.37%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.37%) Docker
11 1 (0.37%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.37%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 42 (15.50%) SCCM
2 36 (13.28%) Ansible
3 25 (9.23%) WSUS
4 16 (5.90%) vCenter Server
5 12 (4.43%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (3.69%) Microsoft Clustering
6 10 (3.69%) Terraform
7 8 (2.95%) SCOM
8 7 (2.58%) Puppet
9 6 (2.21%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 6 (2.21%) Progress Chef
9 6 (2.21%) SCDPM
10 5 (1.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (1.85%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (1.85%) Suricata
11 4 (1.48%) FortiGate
11 4 (1.48%) Kubernetes
11 4 (1.48%) SCOrch
11 4 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (1.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 102 (37.64%) Microsoft
2 60 (22.14%) VMware
3 43 (15.87%) Cisco
4 23 (8.49%) McAfee
5 20 (7.38%) ArcSight
5 20 (7.38%) Palo Alto
6 19 (7.01%) Atlassian
7 16 (5.90%) Carbon Black
7 16 (5.90%) CyberArk
7 16 (5.90%) Qualys
7 16 (5.90%) Veeam
8 13 (4.80%) Bloomberg
8 13 (4.80%) Citrix
9 12 (4.43%) Meraki
10 11 (4.06%) Reuters
11 10 (3.69%) IFS
11 10 (3.69%) Mitel
11 10 (3.69%) Red Hat
11 10 (3.69%) Splunk
12 8 (2.95%) Sophos