Computer Security Jobs in England

Computer Security (COMPUSEC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Computer Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Security over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 848 892 1072
Rank change year-on-year +44 +180 -194
Permanent jobs citing Computer Security 17 9 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.019% 0.011% 0.083%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.022% 0.011% 0.086%
Number of salaries quoted 14 8 108
10th Percentile £26,000 £51,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £69,125 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £82,500 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.58% -13.16% +105.41%
75th Percentile £58,250 £94,063 £100,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £116,750 -
UK median annual salary £51,500 £80,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -35.63% -15.79% +105.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Computer Security 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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,066 80,344 135,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.60% 95.49% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 55,107 48,707 73,448
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,294
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,250 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Computer Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Computer Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Security in England

Computer Security
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Security in England.

Salary trend for Computer Security in England

Computer Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Security in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Computer Security in England

Computer Security
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Security within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
South East - 10 £51,500 - 2
London +111 3 £80,000 -8.57% 2
South West -25 3 £26,000 -50.94% 1
North of England +33 1 - - 1
North West -4 1 - - 1
Computer Security
UK

Computer Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) AWS
1 1 (5.88%) Azure
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Firewall
1 1 (5.88%) Network Security
1 1 (5.88%) tcpdump
1 1 (5.88%) Wireshark
General
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Banking
3 2 (11.76%) Automotive
3 2 (11.76%) Telecoms
4 1 (5.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (17.65%) Administrator
1 3 (17.65%) Coordinator
1 3 (17.65%) Security Assurance Coordinator
1 3 (17.65%) Service Desk Technician
1 3 (17.65%) Systems Administrator
2 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Researcher
3 1 (5.88%) Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) CESG
1 3 (17.65%) CESG CLAS
2 2 (11.76%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (5.88%) CSOC
3 1 (5.88%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 8 (47.06%) Linux
2 2 (11.76%) Android
2 2 (11.76%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Configuration Management
2 6 (35.29%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (23.53%) Information Security
3 4 (23.53%) Security Operations
4 3 (17.65%) Communications Security
4 3 (17.65%) Information Assurance
4 3 (17.65%) Key Management
4 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Management
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Register
4 3 (17.65%) Validation
5 2 (11.76%) Computer Science
5 2 (11.76%) Reverse Engineering
5 2 (11.76%) Vulnerability Research
6 1 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (5.88%) Data Loss Prevention
6 1 (5.88%) Digital Forensics
6 1 (5.88%) Ethical Hacking
6 1 (5.88%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) Bash
1 8 (47.06%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (82.35%) Security Cleared
2 3 (17.65%) CESG Certified Professional
2 3 (17.65%) CLAS
2 3 (17.65%) Degree
2 3 (17.65%) DV Cleared
2 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) CEH
3 1 (5.88%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (5.88%) GCIA
3 1 (5.88%) GCIH
3 1 (5.88%) GSEC
3 1 (5.88%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (17.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 3 (17.65%) JSP 440
2 3 (17.65%) RMADS
3 1 (5.88%) NIST
3 1 (5.88%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Snort
Vendors
1 9 (52.94%) Microsoft