Security Hardening Job Trends in Watford

Security Hardening
Hertfordshire > Watford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Security Hardening skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Security Hardening 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 0.40% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £75,000 £40,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +87.50% -38.46% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Watford

Security Hardening 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 199 162 219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford 79.60% 93.10% 85.21%
Number of salaries quoted 142 83 161
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £41,625 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -19.23%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £78,750 £82,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -1.79%

Security Hardening
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Hardening relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.

Security Hardening job vacancy trend in Watford

Security Hardening
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) Linux Systems Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Administrator
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Infrastructure
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat