Symantec
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Symantec products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Symantec over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Symantec Corporation.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 824 846 1081
Rank change year-on-year +22 +235 -381
Permanent jobs citing Symantec 72 124 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.073% 0.12% 0.098%
As % of the Vendors category 0.20% 0.28% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 57 57 106
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,400 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £35,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -26.32% +11.76%
75th Percentile £59,000 £50,000 £73,250
90th Percentile £85,500 £60,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £36,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +38.89% -20.00% +12.50%

All Vendors
UK

Symantec is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 36,515 43,852 60,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.25% 41.90% 38.94%
Number of salaries quoted 25,094 24,954 33,291
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +4.40%

Symantec
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Symantec in the UK

Symantec
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Symantec in the UK

Symantec
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Symantec over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Symantec in the UK

Symantec
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Symantec 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 +78 66 £50,000 +42.86% 25
UK excluding London -18 47 £50,000 +38.89% 13
Work from Home +102 24 £55,000 +64.18% 9
London +109 19 £45,000 +28.57% 13
South West +3 13 £35,000 -17.16% 7
South East +23 12 £59,000 +100.68% 4
Midlands +6 11 £50,000 +56.25%
West Midlands +28 10 £50,000 +56.25%
East of England +15 9 £25,000 - 2
North of England +43 2 £53,750 +10.64% 1
North West +4 2 £53,750 +10.64% 1
East Midlands -18 1 £60,000 +71.43%

Symantec
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 22 (30.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (12.50%) SharePoint
3 7 (9.72%) Exchange Server 2010
3 7 (9.72%) SharePoint 2010
3 7 (9.72%) SharePoint 2013
4 2 (2.78%) Exchange Server 2003
4 2 (2.78%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (2.78%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (2.78%) IIS
4 2 (2.78%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.39%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.39%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 35 (48.61%) Azure
2 31 (43.06%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (22.22%) AWS
4 14 (19.44%) GCP
5 12 (16.67%) OCI
6 4 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (4.17%) Entra ID
7 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (2.78%) Nutanix
9 1 (1.39%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.39%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (43.06%) Firewall
2 16 (22.22%) DHCP
2 16 (22.22%) DNS
3 15 (20.83%) SAN
4 11 (15.28%) LAN
4 11 (15.28%) WAN
5 8 (11.11%) Network Security
6 6 (8.33%) Internet
6 6 (8.33%) VoIP
6 6 (8.33%) VPN
7 5 (6.94%) PSTN
8 4 (5.56%) PBX
9 3 (4.17%) TCP/IP
10 2 (2.78%) MPLS
10 2 (2.78%) Skype
10 2 (2.78%) VLAN
10 2 (2.78%) VPLS
10 2 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (2.78%) WLAN
11 1 (1.39%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.78%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.39%) Crystal Reports
General
1 21 (29.17%) Social Skills
2 13 (18.06%) Finance
3 11 (15.28%) Documentation Skills
4 5 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.56%) Electronics
5 4 (5.56%) Telecoms
6 3 (4.17%) Banking
6 3 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.78%) Automotive
8 1 (1.39%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.39%) Front Office
8 1 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.39%) Retail
Job Titles
1 14 (19.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 13 (18.06%) 2nd Line Support
3 12 (16.67%) Support Engineer
4 11 (15.28%) Analyst
4 11 (15.28%) Support Analyst
5 8 (11.11%) PowerShell Engineer
5 8 (11.11%) VMware Engineer
5 8 (11.11%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
6 7 (9.72%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 7 (9.72%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 6 (8.33%) Consultant
7 6 (8.33%) Security Consultant
8 5 (6.94%) IT Engineer
8 5 (6.94%) Security Engineer
9 4 (5.56%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 4 (5.56%) Cloud Engineer
9 4 (5.56%) Linux Support
9 4 (5.56%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 4 (5.56%) Senior
9 4 (5.56%) Service Delivery Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.39%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 13 (18.06%) Management Information System
2 12 (16.67%) Data Centre
3 7 (9.72%) Virtual Team
4 6 (8.33%) Blackberry
4 6 (8.33%) Security Posture
5 3 (4.17%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (4.17%) PKI
6 1 (1.39%) Hedge funds
6 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 46 (63.89%) Windows
2 40 (55.56%) Windows Server
3 23 (31.94%) Windows 10
4 21 (29.17%) Linux
5 17 (23.61%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (20.83%) Windows 7
7 13 (18.06%) Windows Server 2012
7 13 (18.06%) Windows Server 2019
8 12 (16.67%) Windows XP
9 4 (5.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (2.78%) AIX
10 2 (2.78%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (2.78%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (31.94%) ITIL
2 21 (29.17%) Server Management
3 17 (23.61%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 14 (19.44%) Proactive Monitoring
4 14 (19.44%) Project Management
5 13 (18.06%) Break/Fix
5 13 (18.06%) Disaster Recovery
5 13 (18.06%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (16.67%) Converged Infrastructure
6 12 (16.67%) Performance Monitoring
6 12 (16.67%) Performance Tuning
6 12 (16.67%) Storage Management
7 11 (15.28%) Mobile Device Management
7 11 (15.28%) Problem Management
7 11 (15.28%) Project Delivery
7 11 (15.28%) Server Virtualisation
8 10 (13.89%) Roadmaps
9 9 (12.50%) Cloud Security
9 9 (12.50%) Migration
9 9 (12.50%) SIAM
Programming Languages
1 16 (22.22%) PowerShell
2 7 (9.72%) SQL
3 1 (1.39%) C#
3 1 (1.39%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.39%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 21 (29.17%) Cisco Certification
2 18 (25.00%) CCNP
3 17 (23.61%) SC Cleared
3 17 (23.61%) Security Cleared
4 16 (22.22%) Degree
5 12 (16.67%) CCNA
5 12 (16.67%) DV Cleared
6 9 (12.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (12.50%) CCSP
6 9 (12.50%) CISSP
7 8 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (9.72%) MCITP
8 7 (9.72%) MCSE
9 6 (8.33%) CCIE
9 6 (8.33%) CCIE Security
10 3 (4.17%) CCSK
10 3 (4.17%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (2.78%) Azure Certification
11 2 (2.78%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.72%) NIST
1 7 (9.72%) SLA
2 2 (2.78%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.39%) GDPR
3 1 (1.39%) GxP
3 1 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 45 (62.50%) Active Directory
2 33 (45.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (34.72%) Hyper-V
4 13 (18.06%) VMware ESXi
5 11 (15.28%) XenDesktop
6 9 (12.50%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (11.11%) XenApp
8 5 (6.94%) vSphere
9 4 (5.56%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 36 (50.00%) SCCM
2 21 (29.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (19.44%) vCenter Server
3 14 (19.44%) WSUS
4 13 (18.06%) NetBackup
5 12 (16.67%) EMC NetWorker
5 12 (16.67%) SCOM
6 9 (12.50%) AirWatch
7 7 (9.72%) Backup Exec
8 4 (5.56%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 3 (4.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (4.17%) CASB
10 2 (2.78%) DatAdvantage
10 2 (2.78%) QRadar
11 1 (1.39%) McAfee ePO
11 1 (1.39%) Norton AntiVirus
11 1 (1.39%) Stealthwatch
11 1 (1.39%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 47 (65.28%) Microsoft
2 42 (58.33%) VMware
3 36 (50.00%) Cisco
3 36 (50.00%) HP
4 34 (47.22%) Dell
5 24 (33.33%) Palo Alto
6 19 (26.39%) Citrix
6 19 (26.39%) Oracle
7 17 (23.61%) Veeam
8 12 (16.67%) 3PAR
8 12 (16.67%) EMC
8 12 (16.67%) Extreme Networks
8 12 (16.67%) Juniper
9 11 (15.28%) Google
10 10 (13.89%) ServiceNow
11 9 (12.50%) Apple
11 9 (12.50%) Netskope
11 9 (12.50%) Toshiba
11 9 (12.50%) Zscaler
12 7 (9.72%) CrowdStrike