Security Posture Jobs in the North of England

Security Posture
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 340 382 427
Rank change year-on-year +42 +45 -86
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 57 48 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.30% 0.30% 0.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.01% 0.73% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 54 37 20
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £41,563 £55,500 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £64,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +0.78% +17.27%
75th Percentile £70,000 £86,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £100,000 £72,325
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +7.69% -10.34% +15.08%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,644 6,597 8,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 29.93% 40.88% 44.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4,013 3,000 4,343
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the North of England

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Posture in the North of England.

Salary trend for Security Posture in the North of England

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the North of England

Security Posture
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture within the North of 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
North West +15 44 £60,000 +3.45% 13
North East - 7 £45,000 - 2
Yorkshire +46 6 £37,500 -43.61% 6
Security Posture
England

Security Posture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 12 (21.05%) Azure
2 5 (8.77%) AWS
2 5 (8.77%) SaaS
3 3 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (5.26%) PaaS
4 2 (3.51%) GCP
5 1 (1.75%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.75%) IaaS
5 1 (1.75%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 20 (35.09%) Firewall
2 10 (17.54%) Network Security
3 9 (15.79%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (7.02%) NetScaler
4 4 (7.02%) VPN
5 2 (3.51%) DNS
5 2 (3.51%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.75%) DHCP
6 1 (1.75%) HTTP
6 1 (1.75%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.75%) SMTP
6 1 (1.75%) WAN
General
1 24 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 21 (36.84%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (10.53%) Finance
3 6 (10.53%) Legal
4 3 (5.26%) Retail
5 2 (3.51%) Law
5 2 (3.51%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.75%) Local Government
6 1 (1.75%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (19.30%) Architect
2 9 (15.79%) Security Architect
3 8 (14.04%) Analyst
4 7 (12.28%) Security Manager
4 7 (12.28%) Systems Manager
5 6 (10.53%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 6 (10.53%) Senior
5 6 (10.53%) Solutions Architect
6 5 (8.77%) Graduate
6 5 (8.77%) Lead
6 5 (8.77%) Security Analyst
7 4 (7.02%) Compliance Manager
7 4 (7.02%) Enterprise Architect
7 4 (7.02%) Enterprise Security Architect
7 4 (7.02%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
7 4 (7.02%) IT Engineer
7 4 (7.02%) Network Engineer
7 4 (7.02%) Risk Manager
7 4 (7.02%) Security Solutions Architect
7 4 (7.02%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 20 (35.09%) Cyber Threat
2 14 (24.56%) Cyberattack
3 12 (21.05%) Management Information System
4 6 (10.53%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (7.02%) Cyber Defence
5 4 (7.02%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 4 (7.02%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (7.02%) Onboarding
6 3 (5.26%) PMI
7 2 (3.51%) Cloud Native
7 2 (3.51%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (3.51%) Public Cloud
8 1 (1.75%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (1.75%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.26%) Windows
2 1 (1.75%) Linux
2 1 (1.75%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.75%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
2 1 (1.75%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (77.19%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (45.61%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (43.86%) Information Security
4 21 (36.84%) Incident Response
5 19 (33.33%) Risk Management
6 18 (31.58%) SIEM
7 17 (29.82%) Cloud Security
7 17 (29.82%) Project Management
8 13 (22.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (17.54%) Decision-Making
9 10 (17.54%) Roadmaps
9 10 (17.54%) SDLC
10 9 (15.79%) ISMS
10 9 (15.79%) Security Operations
11 8 (14.04%) Compliance Management
11 8 (14.04%) Data Security
11 8 (14.04%) Risk Assessment
11 8 (14.04%) Security Architecture
12 7 (12.28%) Regulatory Compliance
12 7 (12.28%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.75%) C++
1 1 (1.75%) Java
1 1 (1.75%) Python
1 1 (1.75%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (33.33%) CISSP
2 12 (21.05%) CISM
3 9 (15.79%) Degree
4 8 (14.04%) CEH
5 6 (10.53%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (8.77%) CISA
6 5 (8.77%) CRISC
7 4 (7.02%) CCNA
7 4 (7.02%) CCNA CyberOps
7 4 (7.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (5.26%) OSCP
8 3 (5.26%) PMI Certification
9 2 (3.51%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (3.51%) AWS Certification
9 2 (3.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (3.51%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (3.51%) GIAC
9 2 (3.51%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (1.75%) AAT
10 1 (1.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (47.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (31.58%) NIST
3 8 (14.04%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (14.04%) SOC 2
4 7 (12.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 5 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (8.77%) GDPR
5 5 (8.77%) PCI DSS
6 4 (7.02%) ISO 9001
7 2 (3.51%) GRC
7 2 (3.51%) QA
8 1 (1.75%) HIPAA
8 1 (1.75%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (7.02%) VMware NSX
2 1 (1.75%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.75%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (7.02%) Nessus
2 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.75%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (14.04%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.02%) Cisco
2 4 (7.02%) Citrix
2 4 (7.02%) Dell
2 4 (7.02%) Meraki
2 4 (7.02%) VMware
3 1 (1.75%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (1.75%) Fortinet