Data Security Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Data Security
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Data Security skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Security over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 242 387 480
Rank change year-on-year +145 +93 -10
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 164 213 198
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.10% 0.63% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.18% 0.69% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 131 176 142
10th Percentile £47,500 £40,874 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,000 £50,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £58,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -2.08% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £88,500 £75,938
90th Percentile £102,410 £105,000 £93,625
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +13.04% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,930 31,014 41,082
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.15% 91.65% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 9,709 23,583 28,561
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,930 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Data Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Security trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Data Security
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Data Security.

Data Security salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Data Security over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Data Security salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 14 (8.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (7.93%) Apache Spark
3 6 (3.66%) Apache
4 5 (3.05%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (2.44%) Moodle
6 2 (1.22%) Confluence
6 2 (1.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (5.49%) Acrobat
1 9 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (5.49%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.88%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (6.71%) SAP HCM
1 11 (6.71%) SAP HR
1 11 (6.71%) SAP Payroll
1 11 (6.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.22%) ResourceLink
3 1 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 75 (45.73%) Azure
2 41 (25.00%) AWS
3 31 (18.90%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (18.90%) Power Platform
4 16 (9.76%) Amazon S3
5 15 (9.15%) AWS Lambda
5 15 (9.15%) Serverless
6 13 (7.93%) GCP
7 12 (7.32%) SuccessFactors
8 10 (6.10%) Azure Data Factory
9 9 (5.49%) Google Workspace
10 7 (4.27%) SaaS
10 7 (4.27%) Snowflake
11 6 (3.66%) GitHub
12 5 (3.05%) Alation
12 5 (3.05%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (2.44%) Amazon Kinesis
13 4 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (2.44%) PaaS
13 4 (2.44%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 27 (16.46%) Firewall
2 14 (8.54%) LAN
2 14 (8.54%) WAN
3 10 (6.10%) Intranet
4 6 (3.66%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.61%) DHCP
5 1 (0.61%) DNS
5 1 (0.61%) Network Security
5 1 (0.61%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (19.51%) Data Warehouse
2 27 (16.46%) Power BI
3 15 (9.15%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (7.93%) Data Lake
5 12 (7.32%) Big Data
5 12 (7.32%) SQL Server
6 9 (5.49%) Amazon Redshift
6 9 (5.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (5.49%) Tableau
7 8 (4.88%) Relational Database
8 7 (4.27%) Looker
9 6 (3.66%) Hadoop
9 6 (3.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (3.05%) BigQuery
10 5 (3.05%) Data Hub
10 5 (3.05%) SAP HANA
11 4 (2.44%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (1.83%) Metadata
13 2 (1.22%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 10 (6.10%) Moq
1 10 (6.10%) SpecFlow
2 8 (4.88%) JIRA
3 6 (3.66%) Git
4 2 (1.22%) Jenkins
General
1 54 (32.93%) Social Skills
2 25 (15.24%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (14.02%) Finance
4 19 (11.59%) Legal
5 13 (7.93%) Banking
6 11 (6.71%) Retail
7 9 (5.49%) Law
8 8 (4.88%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (4.27%) Games
10 6 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.44%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.22%) Back Office
12 2 (1.22%) Health Technology
12 2 (1.22%) Marketing
13 1 (0.61%) Advertising
13 1 (0.61%) Local Government
13 1 (0.61%) Police
13 1 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (14.63%) Analyst
2 23 (14.02%) Data Engineer
2 23 (14.02%) Senior
3 20 (12.20%) Lead
4 16 (9.76%) Software Engineer
5 15 (9.15%) Support Engineer
6 13 (7.93%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
6 13 (7.93%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
6 13 (7.93%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 13 (7.93%) 3rd Line Support
6 13 (7.93%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 13 (7.93%) Data Manager
7 12 (7.32%) SAP Analyst
7 12 (7.32%) Senior Software Engineer
8 11 (6.71%) SAP Support
8 11 (6.71%) SAP Support Analyst
8 11 (6.71%) Support Analyst
9 10 (6.10%) Platform Engineer
10 9 (5.49%) Compliance Advisor
10 9 (5.49%) Security Advisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.93%) .NET
1 13 (7.93%) REST
2 11 (6.71%) OAuth
2 11 (6.71%) OAuth2
2 11 (6.71%) SAP Fiori
3 10 (6.10%) HTML
4 9 (5.49%) CSS
4 9 (5.49%) Entity Framework
5 8 (4.88%) .NET Core
5 8 (4.88%) .NET Framework
5 8 (4.88%) FHIR
5 8 (4.88%) Swagger
6 6 (3.66%) Django
6 6 (3.66%) Kafka
6 6 (3.66%) Middleware
6 6 (3.66%) Pandas
6 6 (3.66%) WebSockets
7 5 (3.05%) SOAP
8 4 (2.44%) RESTful
9 3 (1.83%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.54%) Onboarding
2 12 (7.32%) Cyber Threat
3 11 (6.71%) Management Information System
4 9 (5.49%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (5.49%) e-Learning
5 6 (3.66%) Algorithms
5 6 (3.66%) Client/Server
5 6 (3.66%) Embedded Systems
5 6 (3.66%) IoT
5 6 (3.66%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.44%) Learning Management System
7 3 (1.83%) NHS
8 2 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.22%) PDA
8 2 (1.22%) Social Media
9 1 (0.61%) Blog
9 1 (0.61%) Clustering
9 1 (0.61%) Online Games
9 1 (0.61%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 22 (13.41%) Windows
2 15 (9.15%) Linux
2 15 (9.15%) Windows Server
3 14 (8.54%) Windows Server 2016
3 14 (8.54%) Windows Server 2019
4 6 (3.66%) Ubuntu
5 2 (1.22%) Unix
6 1 (0.61%) Android
6 1 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.61%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (29.88%) Analytics
2 36 (21.95%) DevOps
3 34 (20.73%) Mentoring
4 32 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (18.90%) Continuous Improvement
6 28 (17.07%) Business Intelligence
7 27 (16.46%) Computer Science
8 22 (13.41%) Data Modelling
9 21 (12.80%) ETL
10 19 (11.59%) Data Integration
11 18 (10.98%) Agile
11 18 (10.98%) CI/CD
11 18 (10.98%) Data Pipeline
11 18 (10.98%) Decision-Making
12 17 (10.37%) Data Analytics
12 17 (10.37%) Data Visualisation
12 17 (10.37%) Migration
12 17 (10.37%) Software Engineering
12 17 (10.37%) Visualisation
13 16 (9.76%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 53 (32.32%) SQL
2 43 (26.22%) Python
3 27 (16.46%) PowerShell
4 15 (9.15%) TypeScript
5 13 (7.93%) C#
6 11 (6.71%) ABAP
6 11 (6.71%) Bash
7 9 (5.49%) JavaScript
8 8 (4.88%) C++
8 8 (4.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (3.66%) C
9 6 (3.66%) Ladder Logic
9 6 (3.66%) T-SQL
10 4 (2.44%) Perl
11 1 (0.61%) Java
11 1 (0.61%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.61%) Progress 4GL
11 1 (0.61%) R
11 1 (0.61%) Scala
Qualifications
1 34 (20.73%) Degree
2 24 (14.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (7.32%) Master's Degree
4 5 (3.05%) DBS Check
4 5 (3.05%) PMI Certification
4 5 (3.05%) PMP
5 4 (2.44%) CISM
5 4 (2.44%) CISSP
5 4 (2.44%) SAP Certification
6 3 (1.83%) SSCP
7 2 (1.22%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.61%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.61%) HND
8 1 (0.61%) MCSE
8 1 (0.61%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.61%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (25.00%) GDPR
2 17 (10.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (8.54%) PCI DSS
4 13 (7.93%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (7.93%) Data Quality
5 10 (6.10%) QA
6 9 (5.49%) PERC
7 7 (4.27%) NIST
8 6 (3.66%) CDISC
9 5 (3.05%) Accessibility
10 4 (2.44%) NCSC
10 4 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (1.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.61%) ISO 13485
12 1 (0.61%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (10.98%) Docker
2 16 (9.76%) Active Directory
2 16 (9.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (8.54%) XenApp
4 2 (1.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (8.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (6.71%) Kubernetes
3 6 (3.66%) Ansible
4 4 (2.44%) Red Hat Satellite
5 3 (1.83%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.22%) Grafana
6 2 (1.22%) Prometheus
6 2 (1.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (21.95%) Microsoft
2 22 (13.41%) Google
3 17 (10.37%) SAP
4 16 (9.76%) Cisco
4 16 (9.76%) Databricks
4 16 (9.76%) VMware
5 15 (9.15%) Meraki
6 14 (8.54%) CheckPoint
6 14 (8.54%) Citrix
6 14 (8.54%) SonicWALL
7 11 (6.71%) ServiceNow
8 9 (5.49%) Adobe
8 9 (5.49%) OneTrust
9 6 (3.66%) Siemens
10 5 (3.05%) Informatica
10 5 (3.05%) Teradata
11 4 (2.44%) Red Hat
12 2 (1.22%) Dell
12 2 (1.22%) Sage
12 2 (1.22%) Sun