Cryptography Jobs

Cryptography (Cryptology)
UK

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 695 666 764
Rank change year-on-year -29 +98 +28
Permanent jobs citing Cryptography 211 288 555
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.20% 0.30% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% 0.32% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 182 163 117
10th Percentile £46,250 £38,356 £50,500
25th Percentile £58,730 £51,860 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% -7.14% +12.00%
75th Percentile £92,500 £81,928 £87,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £99,458 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £59,526 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.20% -0.79% -4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cryptography 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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Cryptography
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cryptography as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cryptography.

Salary trend for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cryptography over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Cryptography in the UK

Cryptography
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cryptography within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
England +9 203 £72,500 +10.22% 58
London +101 108 £90,000 +12.50% 29
UK excluding London -111 94 £65,000 +9.20% 37
Work from Home -53 75 £70,000 +17.60% 17
North of England -26 31 £70,000 +17.60% 8
East of England +14 28 £56,500 -24.67% 2
Yorkshire +8 28 £70,000 +64.71% 5
South West -28 12 £60,000 +0.80% 10
South East -17 9 £65,000 -45.83% 11
Midlands -34 8 £67,500 +62.03% 3
East Midlands -10 6 £70,502 +69.24%
Scotland -69 6 £75,000 +26.00% 1
North West -18 3 £90,000 +51.19% 3
West Midlands -38 2 £67,500 +61.19% 3

Cryptography
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 15 (7.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (6.64%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.90%) Ethereum
3 4 (1.90%) Hyperledger
3 4 (1.90%) OpenZeppelin
4 2 (0.95%) IIS
5 1 (0.47%) Confluence
5 1 (0.47%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 25 (11.85%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.95%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Distributed Ledger
1 1 (0.47%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 69 (32.70%) Azure
2 42 (19.91%) AWS
3 27 (12.80%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (9.95%) Cloud Computing
5 18 (8.53%) GCP
6 14 (6.64%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (6.64%) Azure Sentinel
6 14 (6.64%) Microsoft Purview
7 9 (4.27%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.47%) Apigee
8 1 (0.47%) GitHub
8 1 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.47%) IaaS
8 1 (0.47%) Kong
8 1 (0.47%) PaaS
8 1 (0.47%) Snowflake
8 1 (0.47%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 89 (42.18%) Firewall
2 45 (21.33%) Network Security
3 38 (18.01%) DNS
4 31 (14.69%) TCP/IP
5 25 (11.85%) Intrusion Detection
6 21 (9.95%) Wireshark
7 18 (8.53%) VPN
8 16 (7.58%) LAN
8 16 (7.58%) WAN
9 13 (6.16%) DHCP
10 6 (2.84%) Internet
11 4 (1.90%) IPFS
11 4 (1.90%) SSL
12 3 (1.42%) 4G
13 1 (0.47%) 5G
13 1 (0.47%) HTTPS
13 1 (0.47%) Multicast
13 1 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
13 1 (0.47%) Wireless
13 1 (0.47%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.27%) Power BI
2 3 (1.42%) Big Data
2 3 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.95%) Redis
3 2 (0.95%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.47%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.47%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.47%) OLAP
4 1 (0.47%) OLTP
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle OLAP
4 1 (0.47%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (5.69%) Jenkins
2 7 (3.32%) IDA Disassembler
2 7 (3.32%) JIRA
3 4 (1.90%) Git
3 4 (1.90%) Hardhat
4 2 (0.95%) Apache Continuum
4 2 (0.95%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.95%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.47%) Metasploit
General
1 45 (21.33%) Finance
2 28 (13.27%) Social Skills
3 26 (12.32%) Law
4 25 (11.85%) Aerospace
5 12 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (5.69%) Public Sector
6 9 (4.27%) Games
7 8 (3.79%) Banking
7 8 (3.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.37%) Legal
9 3 (1.42%) Retail
9 3 (1.42%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.95%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.95%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.95%) Marketing
10 2 (0.95%) Military
10 2 (0.95%) Police
11 1 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 44 (20.85%) Architect
2 39 (18.48%) Security Engineer
3 36 (17.06%) Lead
4 30 (14.22%) Security Architect
5 28 (13.27%) Team Leader
6 21 (9.95%) Technical Architect
7 17 (8.06%) Network Specialist
7 17 (8.06%) Senior
8 16 (7.58%) Security Technical Architect
9 13 (6.16%) Consultant
9 13 (6.16%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 13 (6.16%) Security Consultant
10 12 (5.69%) Cryptography Engineer
10 12 (5.69%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 12 (5.69%) Network Security Specialist
10 12 (5.69%) Security Specialist
11 11 (5.21%) Information Security Engineer
12 9 (4.27%) Analyst
12 9 (4.27%) Senior Security Engineer
13 8 (3.79%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.58%) .NET
2 10 (4.74%) Web Services
2 10 (4.74%) web3js
3 9 (4.27%) Smart Contracts
4 7 (3.32%) OAuth
4 7 (3.32%) PyTorch
4 7 (3.32%) TensorFlow
5 6 (2.84%) OpenID
6 5 (2.37%) ERC20
6 5 (2.37%) Spring
6 5 (2.37%) Spring Boot
6 5 (2.37%) Truffle
7 4 (1.90%) ASP.NET Web API
7 4 (1.90%) Node.js
7 4 (1.90%) RESTful
8 3 (1.42%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.95%) SAML
10 1 (0.47%) J2EE
10 1 (0.47%) Middleware
10 1 (0.47%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 54 (25.59%) PKI
2 26 (12.32%) Management Information System
3 25 (11.85%) Blockchain
4 19 (9.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 17 (8.06%) Greenfield Project
6 13 (6.16%) Replication
6 13 (6.16%) Security Posture
7 11 (5.21%) Algorithms
7 11 (5.21%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (4.27%) Virtual Team
8 9 (4.27%) Web3
9 8 (3.79%) Data Centre
10 7 (3.32%) Distributed Computing
11 6 (2.84%) Cyberattack
11 6 (2.84%) Onboarding
12 5 (2.37%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (2.37%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (2.37%) Industry 4.0
12 5 (2.37%) SCADA
13 4 (1.90%) NFT
Operating Systems
1 50 (23.70%) Windows
2 31 (14.69%) Android
2 31 (14.69%) Apple iOS
2 31 (14.69%) Linux
3 14 (6.64%) Windows Server
4 13 (6.16%) Kali Linux
4 13 (6.16%) Windows 10
4 13 (6.16%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (0.95%) Debian
5 2 (0.95%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.95%) Unix
5 2 (0.95%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (58.77%) Cybersecurity
2 61 (28.91%) SIEM
3 53 (25.12%) Information Security
4 47 (22.27%) Incident Response
5 40 (18.96%) Vulnerability Management
6 38 (18.01%) Data Loss Prevention
6 38 (18.01%) Software Engineering
7 35 (16.59%) Problem-Solving
8 32 (15.17%) DevOps
8 32 (15.17%) Kalman Filter
9 29 (13.74%) Identity Access Management
10 28 (13.27%) Cloud Security
10 28 (13.27%) ITIL
11 27 (12.80%) Security Operations
12 23 (10.90%) Agile
12 23 (10.90%) Computer Science
13 22 (10.43%) ISMS
14 21 (9.95%) Identity Management
14 21 (9.95%) Migration
15 20 (9.48%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 55 (26.07%) Python
2 38 (18.01%) PowerShell
3 28 (13.27%) C
4 16 (7.58%) C++
5 15 (7.11%) Rust
6 12 (5.69%) Java
7 8 (3.79%) Go
7 8 (3.79%) Solidity
8 7 (3.32%) Bash
9 5 (2.37%) Kotlin
9 5 (2.37%) Scala
10 4 (1.90%) TypeScript
11 3 (1.42%) JavaScript
11 3 (1.42%) SQL
12 2 (0.95%) C#
13 1 (0.47%) ActionScript
13 1 (0.47%) ActionScript 2.0
13 1 (0.47%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.47%) PHP
13 1 (0.47%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 63 (29.86%) Degree
2 52 (24.64%) CISSP
3 43 (20.38%) Security Cleared
4 32 (15.17%) Cisco Certification
5 28 (13.27%) CEH
6 26 (12.32%) DV Cleared
7 25 (11.85%) CISM
8 22 (10.43%) Master's Degree
9 19 (9.00%) CCSP
10 18 (8.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 18 (8.53%) CREST Certified
11 16 (7.58%) SSCP
12 15 (7.11%) Microsoft Certification
13 14 (6.64%) SANS
14 13 (6.16%) MCSA
15 12 (5.69%) CRISC
15 12 (5.69%) GIAC
15 12 (5.69%) ISSMP
16 11 (5.21%) SC Cleared
17 9 (4.27%) CCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (18.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (12.80%) NIST
3 24 (11.37%) PCI DSS
4 13 (6.16%) Accessibility
5 12 (5.69%) COBIT
6 9 (4.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (3.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 7 (3.32%) NCSC
8 6 (2.84%) GDPR
9 4 (1.90%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 15 (7.11%) Active Directory
1 15 (7.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (6.64%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.42%) Docker
4 2 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (7.11%) Nmap
2 14 (6.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (5.69%) Ansible
4 8 (3.79%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (3.32%) CASB
6 5 (2.37%) CSIRT
6 5 (2.37%) Suricata
7 2 (0.95%) Cisco Prime
7 2 (0.95%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.47%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 52 (24.64%) Microsoft
2 47 (22.27%) Cisco
3 20 (9.48%) Splunk
4 19 (9.00%) Juniper
4 19 (9.00%) Palo Alto
5 18 (8.53%) CheckPoint
6 15 (7.11%) VMware
7 14 (6.64%) Blue Coat
7 14 (6.64%) Infoblox
7 14 (6.64%) Qualys
7 14 (6.64%) Rapid7
7 14 (6.64%) Thycotic
8 13 (6.16%) Bloomberg
8 13 (6.16%) FactSet
8 13 (6.16%) MobileIron
8 13 (6.16%) Refinitiv
8 13 (6.16%) Riverbed
9 12 (5.69%) Alibaba
9 12 (5.69%) Google
10 6 (2.84%) Citrix