Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for PCI DSS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PCI DSS over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 569 478 571
Rank change year-on-year -91 +93 -83
Permanent jobs citing PCI DSS 344 626 823
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.59% 0.53%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.55% 3.08% 3.21%
Number of salaries quoted 277 414 560
10th Percentile £24,807 £32,500 £37,286
25th Percentile £42,547 £43,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +2.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,500 £53,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.94% -7.83% +15.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

PCI DSS 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 13,486 20,357 25,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.77% 19.29% 16.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9,280 9,329 13,208
10th Percentile £27,050 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

PCI DSS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PCI DSS in the UK

PCI DSS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PCI DSS.

Salary trend for PCI DSS in the UK

PCI DSS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PCI DSS over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for PCI DSS in the UK

PCI DSS
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI DSS within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 -48 313 £62,500 +4.17% 82
UK excluding London -117 217 £53,500 +0.94% 64
Work from Home -2 125 £57,500 -11.20% 43
London +106 109 £72,500 - 27
North of England +23 64 £49,000 +6.52% 18
North West +9 46 £45,000 - 11
Midlands -5 45 £53,500 -23.57% 5
South East -67 43 £72,500 +20.83% 23
South West -33 32 £45,000 -15.09% 6
East Midlands +13 30 £24,811 - 4
East of England +5 18 £24,526 -66.17% 8
Yorkshire +66 17 £55,000 +15.79% 4
West Midlands -8 14 £77,500 +10.71% 1
Scotland -52 13 £24,811 -61.76% 5
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -
North East 0 1 £37,500 -51.30% 3
Wales -12 1 £52,500 +50.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 1 £45,000 -

PCI DSS
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 6 (1.74%) IIS
1 6 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.16%) CMS
3 3 (0.87%) Apache
4 2 (0.58%) nginx
4 2 (0.58%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.29%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.29%) Magento
3 1 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 115 (33.43%) Azure
2 88 (25.58%) AWS
3 47 (13.66%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (6.40%) Cloud Computing
5 19 (5.52%) Azure Sentinel
5 19 (5.52%) GCP
6 17 (4.94%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (4.65%) SaaS
8 15 (4.36%) IaaS
8 15 (4.36%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (3.78%) PaaS
10 7 (2.03%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 6 (1.74%) Cloudflare
11 6 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.45%) WhatsApp
13 4 (1.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 4 (1.16%) GitHub
13 4 (1.16%) Google Workspace
13 4 (1.16%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.16%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 98 (28.49%) Firewall
2 54 (15.70%) Wi-Fi
3 52 (15.12%) Network Security
4 23 (6.69%) LAN
4 23 (6.69%) WAN
5 21 (6.10%) Wireshark
6 20 (5.81%) VPN
7 17 (4.94%) Intrusion Detection
7 17 (4.94%) TCP/IP
8 14 (4.07%) Wireless
9 13 (3.78%) DNS
10 10 (2.91%) Internet
11 6 (1.74%) SSL
12 5 (1.45%) Cisco Firepower
12 5 (1.45%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (1.45%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 5 (1.45%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
12 5 (1.45%) Unified Communications
12 5 (1.45%) VoIP
13 4 (1.16%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.94%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.74%) Redis
3 5 (1.45%) BigQuery
3 5 (1.45%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.16%) Power BI
5 3 (0.87%) MySQL
5 3 (0.87%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.58%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.29%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (1.16%) Git
2 3 (0.87%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.58%) git-flow
3 2 (0.58%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 94 (27.33%) Social Skills
2 74 (21.51%) Finance
3 40 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.17%) Retail
5 19 (5.52%) Law
6 18 (5.23%) Legal
6 18 (5.23%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.20%) Banking
9 9 (2.62%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.33%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.03%) Marketing
12 5 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.16%) Games
14 3 (0.87%) Advertising
15 2 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.58%) Mandarin Language
15 2 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.58%) Public Speaking
15 2 (0.58%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 57 (16.57%) Analyst
2 44 (12.79%) Security Analyst
3 42 (12.21%) Senior
4 33 (9.59%) Architect
5 32 (9.30%) Mobile Engineer
6 31 (9.01%) Security Engineer
7 26 (7.56%) Lead
8 25 (7.27%) Security Manager
9 24 (6.98%) Consultant
9 24 (6.98%) Information Analyst
9 24 (6.98%) Information Security Analyst
9 24 (6.98%) Security Architect
10 19 (5.52%) Support Engineer
11 18 (5.23%) Desktop Engineer
11 18 (5.23%) Desktop Support
11 18 (5.23%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 18 (5.23%) Junior
11 18 (5.23%) Junior Desktop Engineer
11 18 (5.23%) Junior Desktop Support
11 18 (5.23%) Junior Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.62%) .NET
1 9 (2.62%) Web Services
2 6 (1.74%) Kafka
2 6 (1.74%) Middleware
3 5 (1.45%) .NET Framework
4 4 (1.16%) Next.js
4 4 (1.16%) Node.js
4 4 (1.16%) OAuth
4 4 (1.16%) React
4 4 (1.16%) REST
4 4 (1.16%) RESTful
4 4 (1.16%) SAML
5 3 (0.87%) CSS
5 3 (0.87%) HTML
6 2 (0.58%) LAMP
6 2 (0.58%) LEMP Stack
7 1 (0.29%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.29%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.29%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.29%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 59 (17.15%) Management Information System
2 39 (11.34%) Driving Licence
3 30 (8.72%) Security Posture
4 29 (8.43%) Security Operations Centre
5 27 (7.85%) Cyber Threat
6 24 (6.98%) Data Centre
7 15 (4.36%) Data Protection Act
8 11 (3.20%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 11 (3.20%) Distributed Systems
9 10 (2.91%) Onboarding
9 10 (2.91%) Public Cloud
10 7 (2.03%) Cloud Security Posture
10 7 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.74%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 6 (1.74%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.74%) Replication
11 6 (1.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 5 (1.45%) Blog
12 5 (1.45%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 77 (22.38%) Windows
2 22 (6.40%) Android
2 22 (6.40%) Apple iOS
3 19 (5.52%) Linux
4 12 (3.49%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.87%) Kali Linux
5 3 (0.87%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.58%) Unix
6 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.29%) CentOS
7 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (53.78%) Information Security
2 160 (46.51%) Cybersecurity
3 71 (20.64%) Cloud Security
4 66 (19.19%) Problem-Solving
4 66 (19.19%) SIEM
5 61 (17.73%) Incident Response
5 61 (17.73%) Security Operations
6 59 (17.15%) Risk Management
6 59 (17.15%) Vulnerability Management
7 50 (14.53%) Data Protection
8 46 (13.37%) Disaster Recovery
9 45 (13.08%) Asset Management
9 45 (13.08%) ITIL
10 43 (12.50%) Data Security
11 42 (12.21%) Roadmaps
12 41 (11.92%) DevOps
12 41 (11.92%) Proactive Maintenance
13 39 (11.34%) Information Security Management
13 39 (11.34%) Security Management
14 35 (10.17%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 39 (11.34%) Python
2 31 (9.01%) PowerShell
3 12 (3.49%) JavaScript
4 10 (2.91%) Bash
5 9 (2.62%) C#
5 9 (2.62%) SQL
6 7 (2.03%) Java
7 6 (1.74%) Go
8 5 (1.45%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.58%) VB
10 1 (0.29%) Groovy
10 1 (0.29%) Perl
10 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 121 (35.17%) CISSP
2 68 (19.77%) Degree
3 58 (16.86%) CISM
4 53 (15.41%) Security Cleared
5 41 (11.92%) PCI QSA
6 38 (11.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 38 (11.05%) CISA
7 35 (10.17%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (8.14%) AWS Certification
9 27 (7.85%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 24 (6.98%) CEH
11 23 (6.69%) SANS
12 20 (5.81%) Azure Certification
12 20 (5.81%) CCSP
13 16 (4.65%) Master's Degree
13 16 (4.65%) Microsoft Certification
14 15 (4.36%) CRISC
14 15 (4.36%) SSCP
15 12 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
16 10 (2.91%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 183 (53.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 136 (39.53%) NIST
3 88 (25.58%) GDPR
4 51 (14.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 44 (12.79%) GRC
6 43 (12.50%) SLA
7 26 (7.56%) NCSC
8 21 (6.10%) HIPAA
9 20 (5.81%) COBIT
9 20 (5.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 14 (4.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 11 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 11 (3.20%) SOC 2
12 10 (2.91%) ISO 9001
13 6 (1.74%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (1.74%) GLBA
14 5 (1.45%) ISO 22301
15 4 (1.16%) ISO 9000
15 4 (1.16%) NIST 800
15 4 (1.16%) QA
System Software
1 38 (11.05%) KVM
2 15 (4.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (4.07%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (3.78%) Active Directory
5 7 (2.03%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.45%) Docker
7 2 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.29%) Snort
8 1 (0.29%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (4.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (4.07%) CASB
2 14 (4.07%) Kubernetes
2 14 (4.07%) Nmap
3 9 (2.62%) Terraform
4 8 (2.33%) Ansible
5 6 (1.74%) CSIRT
6 4 (1.16%) Autotask
6 4 (1.16%) Nessus
7 3 (0.87%) SCCM
7 3 (0.87%) Suricata
8 2 (0.58%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 2 (0.58%) Packer
9 1 (0.29%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.29%) Nagios
9 1 (0.29%) Network Intrusion Detection System
9 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 127 (36.92%) Microsoft
2 39 (11.34%) Dell
3 28 (8.14%) Qualys
4 20 (5.81%) Splunk
5 17 (4.94%) Cisco
6 16 (4.65%) VMware
7 14 (4.07%) Rapid7
7 14 (4.07%) Thycotic
8 13 (3.78%) Google
9 10 (2.91%) CheckPoint
10 9 (2.62%) Juniper
11 8 (2.33%) Palo Alto
11 8 (2.33%) SolarWinds
12 7 (2.03%) F5
13 6 (1.74%) Citrix
14 5 (1.45%) Forcepoint
14 5 (1.45%) Fortinet
15 4 (1.16%) Datto
15 4 (1.16%) Veeam
16 3 (0.87%) Facebook