Security Posture Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Posture
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 457 413 640
Rank change year-on-year -44 +227 -71
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 76 169 280
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.27% 0.51% 0.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.79% 1.33% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 58 82 117
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,498 £39,510
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £100,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +11.54% - -

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,605 12,729 36,632
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.38% 38.79% 46.65%
Number of salaries quoted 6,855 9,924 18,426
10th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £107,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%

Security Posture
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Security Posture trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Posture
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Security Posture.

Security Posture salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Posture
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Posture over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Security Posture salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Posture
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 2 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (2.63%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 15 (19.74%) Azure
2 10 (13.16%) AWS
3 8 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (10.53%) SaaS
4 3 (3.95%) Amazon GuardDuty
4 3 (3.95%) AWS CloudTrail
4 3 (3.95%) AWS Control Tower
4 3 (3.95%) Azure AKS
4 3 (3.95%) Mimecast
5 2 (2.63%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.32%) IaaS
6 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.32%) PaaS
6 1 (1.32%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.32%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (25.00%) Firewall
2 10 (13.16%) Network Security
3 7 (9.21%) Intrusion Detection
3 7 (9.21%) LAN
4 6 (7.89%) WAN
4 6 (7.89%) Wireless
5 5 (6.58%) DHCP
5 5 (6.58%) DNS
5 5 (6.58%) SD-WAN
6 4 (5.26%) TCP/IP
7 2 (2.63%) OSPF
7 2 (2.63%) WLAN
8 1 (1.32%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (1.32%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 1 (1.32%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 1 (1.32%) Modbus
8 1 (1.32%) NGN
8 1 (1.32%) SSL
8 1 (1.32%) VPN
8 1 (1.32%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.95%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.32%) Power BI
General
1 23 (30.26%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (26.32%) Legal
3 16 (21.05%) Social Skills
4 11 (14.47%) Finance
5 8 (10.53%) Law
6 4 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.95%) Health Technology
7 3 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.63%) Games
8 2 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.32%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.32%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.32%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.32%) Retail
9 1 (1.32%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (14.47%) Analyst
1 11 (14.47%) Lead
1 11 (14.47%) Security Manager
2 10 (13.16%) Penetration Tester
2 10 (13.16%) Tester
3 6 (7.89%) Security Analyst
4 5 (6.58%) Consultant
4 5 (6.58%) Information Analyst
4 5 (6.58%) Information Manager
4 5 (6.58%) Information Security Analyst
4 5 (6.58%) Information Security Manager
4 5 (6.58%) IT Manager
4 5 (6.58%) IT Security Manager
4 5 (6.58%) Network Engineer
4 5 (6.58%) Security Engineer
4 5 (6.58%) Senior
5 4 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 4 (5.26%) Security Consultant
5 4 (5.26%) SOC Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Compliance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.95%) OAuth
1 3 (3.95%) OpenID
1 3 (3.95%) SAML
2 1 (1.32%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 16 (21.05%) Management Information System
2 10 (13.16%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (5.26%) Security Operations Centre
4 3 (3.95%) Cyber Security Posture
4 3 (3.95%) Data Centre
4 3 (3.95%) Operational Technology
5 2 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.63%) Public Cloud
5 2 (2.63%) SCADA
6 1 (1.32%) CSOC
6 1 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.32%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.32%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 7 (9.21%) Windows
2 2 (2.63%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.32%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (67.11%) Information Security
2 38 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (34.21%) Incident Response
4 24 (31.58%) Security Operations
5 16 (21.05%) SIEM
6 15 (19.74%) Data Privacy
6 15 (19.74%) Penetration Testing
7 14 (18.42%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (18.42%) Risk Management
8 10 (13.16%) Data Protection
8 10 (13.16%) Vulnerability Management
9 9 (11.84%) Ethical Hacking
9 9 (11.84%) Incident Management
9 9 (11.84%) Security Architecture
9 9 (11.84%) Vulnerability Assessment
10 8 (10.53%) API Testing
10 8 (10.53%) Patch Management
10 8 (10.53%) Test Strategy
11 7 (9.21%) Kalman Filter
11 7 (9.21%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.26%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.63%) Python
3 1 (1.32%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.32%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 28 (36.84%) CISSP
2 18 (23.68%) CISM
3 16 (21.05%) CISA
4 11 (14.47%) Degree
5 10 (13.16%) OSCP
6 6 (7.89%) GIAC
6 6 (7.89%) Master's Degree
7 5 (6.58%) CEH
7 5 (6.58%) GSEC
7 5 (6.58%) SSCP
8 4 (5.26%) Security Cleared
9 3 (3.95%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (3.95%) DBS Check
10 2 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (2.63%) CRISC
11 1 (1.32%) CCIE
11 1 (1.32%) CCNA
11 1 (1.32%) CCNP
11 1 (1.32%) GISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (48.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (23.68%) GRC
3 12 (15.79%) GDPR
3 12 (15.79%) NIST
4 10 (13.16%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (9.21%) SOC 2
6 5 (6.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (3.95%) ISO 9001
7 3 (3.95%) PCI DSS
8 2 (2.63%) COBIT
9 1 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (1.32%) GxP
9 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 8 (10.53%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (5.26%) FortiGate
2 3 (3.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (3.95%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.95%) Terraform
3 2 (2.63%) DatAdvantage
3 2 (2.63%) QRadar
3 2 (2.63%) SCCM
3 2 (2.63%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (1.32%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (1.32%) Nessus
4 1 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (1.32%) Stealthwatch
4 1 (1.32%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.32%) WSUS
Vendors
1 11 (14.47%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.95%) Qualys
2 3 (3.95%) VMware
3 2 (2.63%) Cisco
3 2 (2.63%) Darktrace
3 2 (2.63%) Palo Alto
3 2 (2.63%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.63%) Symantec
3 2 (2.63%) Varonis
4 1 (1.32%) Arista
4 1 (1.32%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.32%) CyberArk
4 1 (1.32%) F5
4 1 (1.32%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.32%) OneTrust
4 1 (1.32%) Rapid7
4 1 (1.32%) Thales
4 1 (1.32%) Tripwire
4 1 (1.32%) Veeam
4 1 (1.32%) Zscaler