Data Security Jobs

Data Security
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data 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 382 446 464
Rank change year-on-year +64 +18 -18
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 723 624 1,320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.69% 0.66% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.69% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 480 390 564
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -4.35% +21.05%
75th Percentile £86,250 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +27.78% -10.00% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the UK 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
England +85 685 £67,500 +22.73% 227
UK excluding London +88 480 £57,500 +27.78% 144
Work from Home +70 235 £65,000 +9.20% 104
London +41 206 £75,000 +15.38% 80
South East +61 136 £75,000 +53.85% 29
North of England +106 133 £46,250 -15.91% 60
Midlands +56 112 £60,500 +13.62% 27
West Midlands +31 81 £65,000 +22.07% 12
North West +36 77 £57,500 +13.30% 31
South West -53 47 £40,000 +45.45% 11
Yorkshire +82 42 £45,000 -24.40% 25
East of England +14 26 £52,500 - 10
East Midlands +2 26 £53,750 -14.00% 15
Scotland -66 16 £43,250 -2.26% 5
North East +3 14 £42,000 -4.55% 5
Wales -7 10 £46,604 +69.47% 2

Data Security
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 40 (5.53%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.43%) Apache
3 27 (3.73%) IIS
3 27 (3.73%) Tomcat
4 25 (3.46%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.66%) WordPress
6 7 (0.97%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.55%) CMS
7 4 (0.55%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.41%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.28%) Confluence
9 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.28%) Moodle
9 2 (0.28%) SAS
10 1 (0.14%) Drupal
Applications
1 45 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (4.15%) NEC Housing
2 8 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.69%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) iTrent
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 334 (46.20%) Azure
2 225 (31.12%) AWS
3 148 (20.47%) GCP
4 93 (12.86%) Microsoft 365
5 87 (12.03%) Power Platform
6 60 (8.30%) SaaS
7 29 (4.01%) Entra ID
8 26 (3.60%) PowerApps
9 24 (3.32%) PaaS
10 23 (3.18%) IaaS
11 22 (3.04%) Cloud Computing
12 21 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
12 21 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (2.35%) OneDrive
14 16 (2.21%) Serverless
15 15 (2.07%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (1.80%) Snowflake
17 12 (1.66%) Matillion
18 11 (1.52%) Power Automate
19 10 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 60 (8.30%) Firewall
2 32 (4.43%) Network Security
3 29 (4.01%) VPN
4 24 (3.32%) DHCP
4 24 (3.32%) DNS
5 23 (3.18%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (2.49%) WAN
7 16 (2.21%) LAN
8 10 (1.38%) Internet
8 10 (1.38%) Intrusion Detection
8 10 (1.38%) VLAN
9 8 (1.11%) IPsec
10 6 (0.83%) Wireshark
11 5 (0.69%) VoIP
11 5 (0.69%) Wireless
12 4 (0.55%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.55%) IP Telephony
13 3 (0.41%) Bluetooth
13 3 (0.41%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.41%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (21.85%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (15.91%) BigQuery
3 113 (15.63%) Looker
4 81 (11.20%) Power BI
5 69 (9.54%) SQL Server
6 32 (4.43%) Oracle Database
7 28 (3.87%) Metadata
8 24 (3.32%) Data Lake
9 22 (3.04%) Relational Database
10 20 (2.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 16 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
12 13 (1.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 11 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
14 9 (1.24%) GIS
15 8 (1.11%) MySQL
16 7 (0.97%) Big Data
16 7 (0.97%) Geospatial Data
16 7 (0.97%) NoSQL
16 7 (0.97%) RDBMS
16 7 (0.97%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (2.35%) Git
2 8 (1.11%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.97%) JIRA
4 6 (0.83%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.55%) ESLint
5 4 (0.55%) IntelliJ
5 4 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.28%) GitLab
6 2 (0.28%) Snyk
6 2 (0.28%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.14%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.14%) JUnit
7 1 (0.14%) MLflow
General
1 228 (31.54%) Analytical Skills
2 177 (24.48%) Social Skills
3 141 (19.50%) Finance
4 52 (7.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (6.09%) Public Sector
6 40 (5.53%) Legal
7 39 (5.39%) Local Government
8 34 (4.70%) Police
9 27 (3.73%) Marketing
10 26 (3.60%) Law
11 23 (3.18%) Retail
12 19 (2.63%) Banking
12 19 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
13 11 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (1.38%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (0.97%) Billing
15 7 (0.97%) Games
15 7 (0.97%) Telecoms
16 6 (0.83%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 222 (30.71%) Architect
2 145 (20.06%) Data Architect
3 68 (9.41%) Senior
4 66 (9.13%) Analyst
5 53 (7.33%) Lead
6 40 (5.53%) Data Engineer
7 33 (4.56%) Security Analyst
8 32 (4.43%) Developer
9 27 (3.73%) Applications Support
10 26 (3.60%) IT Manager
11 23 (3.18%) Administrator
11 23 (3.18%) Security Engineer
12 19 (2.63%) Security Architect
12 19 (2.63%) Security Manager
13 18 (2.49%) Enterprise Architect
14 16 (2.21%) Data Manager
14 16 (2.21%) DBA
15 15 (2.07%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (2.07%) Support Engineer
15 15 (2.07%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (4.98%) Web Services
2 28 (3.87%) .NET
3 12 (1.66%) React
4 11 (1.52%) .NET Framework
4 11 (1.52%) ASP.NET
4 11 (1.52%) Entity Framework
4 11 (1.52%) HTML
4 11 (1.52%) RESTful
5 10 (1.38%) CSS
5 10 (1.38%) Kafka
6 9 (1.24%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.24%) REST
7 8 (1.11%) Middleware
8 7 (0.97%) ASP.NET MVC
8 7 (0.97%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (0.97%) Visualforce
9 6 (0.83%) Blazor
9 6 (0.83%) EDI
9 6 (0.83%) XML
10 5 (0.69%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 127 (17.57%) Self-Motivation
2 105 (14.52%) Management Information System
3 53 (7.33%) Public Cloud
4 32 (4.43%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.60%) Cyber Threat
6 19 (2.63%) Algorithms
6 19 (2.63%) Onboarding
6 19 (2.63%) Product Ownership
7 18 (2.49%) Cloud Native
8 14 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
9 12 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.52%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.52%) PKI
11 10 (1.38%) Cloud Security Posture
12 9 (1.24%) Data Structures
13 8 (1.11%) Housing Association
13 8 (1.11%) NHS
14 7 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
14 7 (0.97%) Driving Licence
14 7 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 106 (14.66%) Windows
2 50 (6.92%) Linux
3 34 (4.70%) Unix
4 31 (4.29%) Solaris
5 26 (3.60%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.66%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.52%) Windows 10
8 9 (1.24%) Android
8 9 (1.24%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.69%) CentOS
9 5 (0.69%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.69%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.55%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.55%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.55%) zOS
11 2 (0.28%) VMS
11 2 (0.28%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (38.17%) Problem-Solving
2 192 (26.56%) ETL
3 189 (26.14%) Data Governance
3 189 (26.14%) Data Modelling
4 181 (25.03%) Mentoring
5 155 (21.44%) Data Architecture
6 148 (20.47%) Data Integration
7 145 (20.06%) Cybersecurity
8 136 (18.81%) Data Engineering
9 122 (16.87%) Innovative Thinking
10 117 (16.18%) Information Security
11 116 (16.04%) Platform Engineering
12 111 (15.35%) Computer Science
12 111 (15.35%) ERD
13 92 (12.72%) Data Protection
14 88 (12.17%) Agile
15 84 (11.62%) Business Intelligence
16 83 (11.48%) Data Management
17 81 (11.20%) Analytics
18 80 (11.07%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 115 (15.91%) SQL
2 61 (8.44%) Python
3 38 (5.26%) PowerShell
4 32 (4.43%) T-SQL
5 30 (4.15%) Shell Script
6 27 (3.73%) C#
7 17 (2.35%) Java
8 14 (1.94%) Scala
9 11 (1.52%) JavaScript
10 7 (0.97%) Apex Code
10 7 (0.97%) Bash
10 7 (0.97%) PL/SQL
10 7 (0.97%) R
10 7 (0.97%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.83%) C
12 5 (0.69%) Bicep
13 3 (0.41%) VB
13 3 (0.41%) VBA
14 2 (0.28%) Gremlin
15 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 198 (27.39%) Degree
2 80 (11.07%) CISSP
3 55 (7.61%) Computer Science Degree
4 49 (6.78%) CISM
5 42 (5.81%) Security Cleared
6 27 (3.73%) CISA
7 25 (3.46%) Azure Certification
8 24 (3.32%) Master's Degree
9 20 (2.77%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (2.77%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.49%) PCI QSA
11 17 (2.35%) CEH
12 12 (1.66%) AWS Certification
12 12 (1.66%) CCSP
13 11 (1.52%) CRISC
13 11 (1.52%) SC Cleared
14 10 (1.38%) PMI Certification
14 10 (1.38%) PMP
14 10 (1.38%) SANS
15 9 (1.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (24.90%) GDPR
2 157 (21.72%) Data Quality
3 90 (12.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (6.92%) NIST
4 50 (6.92%) PCI DSS
5 45 (6.22%) Accessibility
6 42 (5.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 19 (2.63%) NCSC
8 16 (2.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 12 (1.66%) SOC 2
10 11 (1.52%) GRC
11 8 (1.11%) QA
12 7 (0.97%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.83%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.83%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.69%) SOC 1
15 4 (0.55%) TickIT
16 3 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 70 (9.68%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.29%) Docker
3 12 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.97%) XenApp
4 7 (0.97%) XenDesktop
5 5 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.41%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.28%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.14%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.14%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 28 (3.87%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (2.35%) Terraform
4 12 (1.66%) Ansible
5 11 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.24%) CSIRT
7 6 (0.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.83%) CASB
7 6 (0.83%) SCCM
8 5 (0.69%) PaperCut
8 5 (0.69%) Suricata
9 4 (0.55%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.41%) Data Guard
10 3 (0.41%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.14%) DatAdvantage
11 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.14%) QRadar
11 1 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
11 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 216 (29.88%) Microsoft
2 154 (21.30%) Google
3 43 (5.95%) Oracle
4 30 (4.15%) NEC
5 22 (3.04%) Databricks
5 22 (3.04%) VMware
6 19 (2.63%) Cisco
7 12 (1.66%) Qualys
8 11 (1.52%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.52%) Splunk
9 10 (1.38%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.38%) Xero
10 9 (1.24%) Guidewire
11 8 (1.11%) Zscaler
12 7 (0.97%) Citrix
12 7 (0.97%) CyberArk
12 7 (0.97%) Mapbox
12 7 (0.97%) SAP
12 7 (0.97%) WatchGuard
13 6 (0.83%) CA