Application Security (AppSec)
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Application Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 31 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -8 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs citing Application Security | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford | - | 1.70% | 4.17% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 1.91% | 4.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £71,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.45% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £91,250 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £99,500 | - |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | - | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.45% | +11.54% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Watford
Application Security 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 in Watford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 158 | 157 | 141 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford | 81.44% | 89.20% | 83.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 83 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,925 | £28,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,210 | £41,250 | £46,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,875 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,875 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +1.77% | +2.73% |
Application Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Application Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Application Security
Salary Trend in Watford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Application Security.
