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 5 May 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 841 842 1089
Rank change year-on-year +1 +247 -392
Permanent jobs citing Symantec 73 122 146
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.074% 0.12% 0.093%
As % of the Vendors category 0.20% 0.28% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 58 53 102
10th Percentile £34,025 - £32,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £29,400 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £35,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +46.43% -28.21% +14.71%
75th Percentile £59,000 £49,594 £73,250
90th Percentile £84,750 £60,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £35,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year +40.85% -23.66% +16.25%

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 36,590 43,247 61,061
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.14% 41.80% 38.98%
Number of salaries quoted 25,090 24,701 33,301
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 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +3.26%

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 5 May 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 5 May 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 +73 67 £50,000 +42.86% 29
UK excluding London -42 47 £50,000 +40.85% 14
Work from Home +85 23 £55,000 +71.88% 8
London +109 20 £45,000 +28.57% 16
South West -20 15 £35,000 -17.16% 9
South East +20 12 £59,000 +100.68% 3
East of England +18 9 £25,000 - 2
Midlands +14 9 £51,250 +60.16%
West Midlands +21 8 £50,000 +56.25%
North of England +37 2 £53,750 +10.64% 1
North West +5 2 £53,750 +10.64% 1
East Midlands -15 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 25 (34.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (15.07%) SharePoint
3 9 (12.33%) SharePoint 2010
3 9 (12.33%) SharePoint 2013
4 7 (9.59%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (2.74%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (2.74%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (2.74%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (2.74%) IIS
5 2 (2.74%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 6 (8.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.37%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.37%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 37 (50.68%) Azure
2 32 (43.84%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (24.66%) AWS
4 16 (21.92%) GCP
5 12 (16.44%) OCI
6 6 (8.22%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (4.11%) Entra ID
7 3 (4.11%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (2.74%) Nutanix
9 1 (1.37%) OneDrive
9 1 (1.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (46.58%) Firewall
2 16 (21.92%) DHCP
2 16 (21.92%) DNS
2 16 (21.92%) SAN
3 13 (17.81%) LAN
3 13 (17.81%) WAN
4 8 (10.96%) Network Security
5 6 (8.22%) Internet
5 6 (8.22%) VoIP
5 6 (8.22%) VPN
6 5 (6.85%) PSTN
7 4 (5.48%) PBX
8 3 (4.11%) TCP/IP
9 2 (2.74%) MPLS
9 2 (2.74%) Skype
9 2 (2.74%) VLAN
9 2 (2.74%) VPLS
9 2 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (2.74%) WLAN
10 1 (1.37%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.74%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.37%) Crystal Reports
General
1 21 (28.77%) Social Skills
2 13 (17.81%) Finance
3 9 (12.33%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (9.59%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.48%) Electronics
5 4 (5.48%) Telecoms
6 3 (4.11%) Banking
6 3 (4.11%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.74%) Automotive
8 1 (1.37%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.37%) Front Office
8 1 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (20.55%) 2nd Line Support
2 14 (19.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (19.18%) Support Engineer
3 11 (15.07%) Analyst
3 11 (15.07%) Support Analyst
4 9 (12.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 9 (12.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 8 (10.96%) PowerShell Engineer
5 8 (10.96%) VMware Engineer
5 8 (10.96%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) Cloud Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) Consultant
6 6 (8.22%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 6 (8.22%) Security Consultant
7 5 (6.85%) IT Engineer
7 5 (6.85%) Security Engineer
8 4 (5.48%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 4 (5.48%) Linux Support
8 4 (5.48%) Senior
8 4 (5.48%) Service Delivery Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.37%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 12 (16.44%) Data Centre
2 11 (15.07%) Management Information System
3 7 (9.59%) Virtual Team
4 6 (8.22%) Blackberry
4 6 (8.22%) Security Posture
5 3 (4.11%) Cloud Security Posture
5 3 (4.11%) PKI
6 1 (1.37%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.37%) Hedge funds
6 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Licensing
6 1 (1.37%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 47 (64.38%) Windows
2 40 (54.79%) Windows Server
3 23 (31.51%) Windows 10
4 21 (28.77%) Linux
5 17 (23.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (17.81%) Windows 7
6 13 (17.81%) Windows Server 2012
6 13 (17.81%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (16.44%) Windows XP
8 4 (5.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (2.74%) AIX
9 2 (2.74%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (2.74%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (1.37%) Android
10 1 (1.37%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (32.88%) ITIL
2 19 (26.03%) Server Management
3 17 (23.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 14 (19.18%) Proactive Monitoring
4 14 (19.18%) Project Management
5 13 (17.81%) Break/Fix
5 13 (17.81%) Disaster Recovery
5 13 (17.81%) Mobile Device Management
5 13 (17.81%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (17.81%) Server Virtualisation
6 12 (16.44%) Converged Infrastructure
6 12 (16.44%) Performance Monitoring
6 12 (16.44%) Performance Tuning
6 12 (16.44%) Storage Management
7 10 (13.70%) Roadmaps
8 9 (12.33%) Cloud Security
8 9 (12.33%) Problem Management
8 9 (12.33%) Project Delivery
9 8 (10.96%) Information Security
10 7 (9.59%) SIAM
Programming Languages
1 17 (23.29%) PowerShell
2 7 (9.59%) SQL
3 1 (1.37%) C#
3 1 (1.37%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 21 (28.77%) Cisco Certification
2 18 (24.66%) CCNP
2 18 (24.66%) SC Cleared
2 18 (24.66%) Security Cleared
3 16 (21.92%) Degree
4 12 (16.44%) CCNA
4 12 (16.44%) DV Cleared
5 10 (13.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (12.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 9 (12.33%) CCSP
6 9 (12.33%) CISSP
6 9 (12.33%) MCITP
6 9 (12.33%) MCSE
7 6 (8.22%) CCIE
7 6 (8.22%) CCIE Security
8 3 (4.11%) CCSK
8 3 (4.11%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (4.11%) MCP
9 2 (2.74%) Azure Certification
10 1 (1.37%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.59%) NIST
1 7 (9.59%) SLA
2 2 (2.74%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.37%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.37%) GDPR
3 1 (1.37%) GxP
3 1 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 46 (63.01%) Active Directory
2 36 (49.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (38.36%) Hyper-V
4 14 (19.18%) XenDesktop
5 13 (17.81%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (15.07%) XenApp
7 7 (9.59%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (6.85%) vSphere
9 4 (5.48%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 36 (49.32%) SCCM
2 21 (28.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (19.18%) vCenter Server
3 14 (19.18%) WSUS
4 13 (17.81%) NetBackup
5 12 (16.44%) EMC NetWorker
5 12 (16.44%) SCOM
6 8 (10.96%) Backup Exec
7 7 (9.59%) AirWatch
8 5 (6.85%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 3 (4.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (4.11%) CASB
10 2 (2.74%) DatAdvantage
10 2 (2.74%) QRadar
11 1 (1.37%) McAfee ePO
11 1 (1.37%) Norton AntiVirus
11 1 (1.37%) Stealthwatch
11 1 (1.37%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 48 (65.75%) Microsoft
2 45 (61.64%) VMware
3 38 (52.05%) Cisco
4 36 (49.32%) HP
5 35 (47.95%) Dell
6 24 (32.88%) Palo Alto
7 22 (30.14%) Citrix
8 19 (26.03%) Oracle
9 18 (24.66%) Veeam
10 13 (17.81%) Google
11 12 (16.44%) 3PAR
11 12 (16.44%) EMC
11 12 (16.44%) Extreme Networks
11 12 (16.44%) Juniper
12 9 (12.33%) Netskope
12 9 (12.33%) Zscaler
13 8 (10.96%) ServiceNow
14 7 (9.59%) CrowdStrike
14 7 (9.59%) IBM
14 7 (9.59%) Toshiba