Communications Security (COMSEC)
UK > UK excluding London
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Communications Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Communications Security over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 765 | 739 | 829 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +90 | -136 |
| Permanent jobs citing Communications Security | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.015% | 0.007% | 0.026% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.018% | 0.007% | 0.027% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £49,225 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £51,438 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £56,750 | £62,708 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.52% | -9.50% | +44.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £62,938 | £64,330 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65,675 | £69,982 |
| UK median annual salary | £63,750 | £56,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.83% | -29.38% | +40.97% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
Communications 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 61,917 | 54,390 | 69,631 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 82.05% | 95.49% | 94.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42,417 | 28,631 | 41,297 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,899 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.69% | +1.50% | +9.09% |
Communications Security
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Communications Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Communications Security
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Communications Security in the UK excluding London.
Communications Security
Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Security within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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 West | -29 | 6 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £50,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £50,000 | - | |
| Communications Security UK |
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Communications Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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: