Security Posture Job Trends in West Sussex

Security Posture
South East > West Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in West Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - 58
Rank change year-on-year - - +35
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 3 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex 0.40% - 1.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.37% - 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £72,500
75th Percentile £61,250 - £76,250
90th Percentile £71,000 - -
South East median annual salary £59,490 £65,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year -8.48% +9.24% +3.48%

All Generic Skills
West Sussex

Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in West Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 219 167 291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 28.85% 48.83% 39.01%
Number of salaries quoted 170 97 198
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,800 £32,350
25th Percentile £38,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,250 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.88% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,625 £81,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -12.90%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Security Posture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Security Posture job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Security Posture
Salary Trend in West Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing Security Posture

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in West Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in West Sussex over the 6 months to 3 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in West Sussex

Security Posture
Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 3 July 2026. 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
Haywards Heath - 2 £45,000 -
Horsham - 1 £75,000 -
Security Posture
South East

Security Posture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Firewall
1 2 (66.67%) Network Security
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) IT Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) IT Security Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Security Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Penetration Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Penetration Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
1 2 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 3 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Antivirus Management
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Data Loss Prevention
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (66.67%) Information Security
2 2 (66.67%) Proactive Monitoring
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Security Operations
2 2 (66.67%) SIEM
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (33.33%) OWASP
3 1 (33.33%) Red Team
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Security Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) CREST Certified
2 1 (33.33%) OSCP
2 1 (33.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PCI DSS
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR