Malware Detection/Protection Jobs with Work from Home Options

Malware Detection/Protection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Malware Detection/Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Malware Detection/Protection over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 559 620 829
Rank change year-on-year +61 +209 -
Permanent jobs citing Malware Detection/Protection 25 43 16
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.074% 0.10% 0.024%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.081% 0.11% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 25 38 16
10th Percentile £42,547 - £41,368
25th Percentile £47,000 £23,000 £47,031
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £24,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -52.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £26,000 £52,500
90th Percentile - £50,000 £67,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £25,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +122.00% -50.00% +9.59%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Malware Detection/Protection is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,939 40,754 65,870
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.60% 96.10% 96.90%
Number of salaries quoted 23,489 28,301 41,422
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Malware Detection/Protection
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Malware Detection/Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Malware Detection/Protection trend for jobs with a WFH option

Malware Detection/Protection
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Malware Detection/Protection.

Malware Detection/Protection salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Malware Detection/Protection
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Malware Detection/Protection over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Malware Detection/Protection salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Malware Detection/Protection
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 12 (48.00%) Apache
1 12 (48.00%) CMS
1 12 (48.00%) nginx
1 12 (48.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (64.00%) AWS
2 11 (44.00%) Azure
3 6 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.00%) Mimecast
4 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (60.00%) Firewall
2 13 (52.00%) SSL
3 12 (48.00%) DNS
4 4 (16.00%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (12.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (48.00%) MySQL
General
1 12 (48.00%) Marketing
2 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (24.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (20.00%) Finance
5 4 (16.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (8.00%) Publishing
7 1 (4.00%) Law
7 1 (4.00%) Legal
7 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Web Manager
2 7 (28.00%) Developer
2 7 (28.00%) Web Developer
3 5 (20.00%) Analyst
3 5 (20.00%) Development Manager
3 5 (20.00%) Security Analyst
3 5 (20.00%) Web Development Manager
4 4 (16.00%) Security Engineer
5 3 (12.00%) Information Analyst
5 3 (12.00%) Information Security Analyst
6 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) IT Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) IT Security Engineer
6 2 (8.00%) IT Support
6 2 (8.00%) IT Support Technician
6 2 (8.00%) IT Technician
6 2 (8.00%) Support Technician
7 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 1 (4.00%) Information Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (28.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (16.00%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (16.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (8.00%) Cyberattack
3 2 (8.00%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (8.00%) Grid Computing
4 1 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (4.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.00%) Linux
2 2 (8.00%) Mac OS
2 2 (8.00%) Unix
2 2 (8.00%) Windows 10
2 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (76.00%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (48.00%) Content Management
2 12 (48.00%) Marketing Strategy
2 12 (48.00%) Web Development
3 11 (44.00%) SIEM
4 10 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
4 10 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (36.00%) Information Security
6 8 (32.00%) Vulnerability Management
7 7 (28.00%) Security Operations
8 6 (24.00%) Cloud Security
8 6 (24.00%) DevOps
9 5 (20.00%) Incident Management
9 5 (20.00%) Incident Response
9 5 (20.00%) Use Case
10 4 (16.00%) Analytics
10 4 (16.00%) Application Security
10 4 (16.00%) DevSecOps
10 4 (16.00%) Identity Access Management
10 4 (16.00%) SOAR
Programming Languages
1 12 (48.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) DBS Check
1 4 (16.00%) Degree
2 2 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (8.00%) DV Cleared
2 2 (8.00%) HNC
2 2 (8.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (8.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (40.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (24.00%) PCI DSS
3 5 (20.00%) GDPR
4 4 (16.00%) NCSC
4 4 (16.00%) SOC 2
5 3 (12.00%) NIST
6 2 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (8.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (8.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (4.00%) CASB
Vendors
1 7 (28.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.00%) Sun
3 2 (8.00%) Dell
3 2 (8.00%) Facebook
4 1 (4.00%) CA
4 1 (4.00%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (4.00%) Darktrace
4 1 (4.00%) LogRhythm
4 1 (4.00%) Tripwire
4 1 (4.00%) Trustwave
4 1 (4.00%) VMware