Security Patching
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Security Patching skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Patching over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 783 746 1012
Rank change year-on-year -37 +266 -225
Permanent jobs citing Security Patching 95 229 225
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.096% 0.23% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.24% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 71 163 169
10th Percentile £32,000 £33,750 £25,500
25th Percentile £38,625 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +1.12% -5.82%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £66,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security Patching 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 84,735 96,775 152,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.60% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 59,708 57,079 82,921
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,740
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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%

Security Patching
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Patching in the UK

Security Patching
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Patching in the UK

Security Patching
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Patching over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Patching in the UK

Security Patching
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Patching within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
England -26 90 £47,500 +5.56% 22
UK excluding London -83 83 £47,500 +11.76% 13
Work from Home +42 43 £50,000 -4.76% 10
South West +14 41 £55,000 -18.52%
South East -19 17 £46,250 +8.82% 5
Midlands -4 13 £40,000 -23.81% 2
London +55 11 £37,500 -37.79% 9
West Midlands +22 7 £40,000 +8.84% 2
North of England -3 7 £70,000 +75.00% 4
North West -25 7 £70,000 +55.56% 2
East Midlands -14 6 £36,750 -30.00%
Scotland - 4 £45,000 -
Wales +10 1 £52,500 +110.00% 1

Security Patching
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 12 (12.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (6.32%) Skype for Business
3 5 (5.26%) SharePoint
4 3 (3.16%) Tomcat
4 3 (3.16%) WildFly
5 2 (2.11%) Apache
5 2 (2.11%) nginx
6 1 (1.05%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (2.11%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 24 (25.26%) Azure
2 15 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (11.58%) AWS
4 6 (6.32%) OpenShift
5 5 (5.26%) Nutanix
6 2 (2.11%) Akamai
6 2 (2.11%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (2.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (2.11%) Entra ID
6 2 (2.11%) GitHub
6 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (2.11%) OneDrive
6 2 (2.11%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.05%) Amazon ELB
7 1 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.05%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.05%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 35 (36.84%) Firewall
2 22 (23.16%) LAN
2 22 (23.16%) WAN
3 21 (22.11%) VPN
4 18 (18.95%) Network Security
5 16 (16.84%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (14.74%) SD-WAN
7 8 (8.42%) Unified Communications
8 6 (6.32%) SAN
8 6 (6.32%) Skype
8 6 (6.32%) Wireless
9 5 (5.26%) WLAN
10 4 (4.21%) VoIP
11 3 (3.16%) DNS
11 3 (3.16%) Intrusion Detection
11 3 (3.16%) NAS
11 3 (3.16%) TCP/IP
12 2 (2.11%) Cisco IOS
12 2 (2.11%) DHCP
12 2 (2.11%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (13.68%) MySQL
1 13 (13.68%) SQL Server
2 7 (7.37%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (7.37%) OLTP
2 7 (7.37%) Relational Database
3 3 (3.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (2.11%) Power BI
5 1 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (3.16%) Git
2 1 (1.05%) AdminStudio
General
1 29 (30.53%) Social Skills
2 13 (13.68%) Finance
3 7 (7.37%) Manufacturing
4 5 (5.26%) Legal
5 4 (4.21%) Advertising
5 4 (4.21%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.21%) Marketing
6 3 (3.16%) Aerospace
6 3 (3.16%) Automotive
6 3 (3.16%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (2.11%) Law
7 2 (2.11%) Military
7 2 (2.11%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.05%) Games
8 1 (1.05%) Health Technology
8 1 (1.05%) iGaming
8 1 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.05%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.05%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (21.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (14.74%) Network Manager
3 11 (11.58%) Administrator
4 10 (10.53%) Analyst
4 10 (10.53%) Network Engineer
5 9 (9.47%) Systems Engineer
6 8 (8.42%) Linux Engineer
6 8 (8.42%) Linux Systems Engineer
6 8 (8.42%) Security Manager
6 8 (8.42%) Senior
7 7 (7.37%) DBA
7 7 (7.37%) IT Engineer
7 7 (7.37%) IT Manager
7 7 (7.37%) IT Security Manager
7 7 (7.37%) Network Operations Manager
7 7 (7.37%) NOC Manager
7 7 (7.37%) Operations Manager
8 6 (6.32%) Lead
8 6 (6.32%) Network Security Manager
9 5 (5.26%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.11%) ARM Templates
1 2 (2.11%) Azure Blueprints
2 1 (1.05%) Software Packaging
2 1 (1.05%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 22 (23.16%) Data Centre
2 13 (13.68%) Management Information System
3 7 (7.37%) Learning Management System
3 7 (7.37%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (5.26%) EMC VNX
4 5 (5.26%) Public Cloud
5 4 (4.21%) Educational Technology
6 3 (3.16%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.11%) Anti-Spyware
7 2 (2.11%) BYOD
7 2 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (2.11%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (2.11%) IVR
7 2 (2.11%) PKI
7 2 (2.11%) Smartcard
8 1 (1.05%) Device Driver
8 1 (1.05%) Life Science
8 1 (1.05%) NHS
8 1 (1.05%) Smartphone
8 1 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 33 (34.74%) Windows
2 21 (22.11%) Linux
2 21 (22.11%) Windows Server
3 8 (8.42%) Debian
3 8 (8.42%) Ubuntu
4 6 (6.32%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (5.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (3.16%) Mac OS
6 3 (3.16%) Windows 10
7 2 (2.11%) Android
7 2 (2.11%) Apple iOS
7 2 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (2.11%) Unix
8 1 (1.05%) Amazon Linux
8 1 (1.05%) Windows 7
8 1 (1.05%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (1.05%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (30.53%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (28.42%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (22.11%) Project Delivery
4 20 (21.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 16 (16.84%) Computer Science
6 14 (14.74%) Office Automation
7 13 (13.68%) Service Delivery
8 12 (12.63%) Server Management
9 11 (11.58%) ITIL
10 9 (9.47%) Configuration Management
11 8 (8.42%) B2B
11 8 (8.42%) Containerisation
11 8 (8.42%) Continuous Delivery
11 8 (8.42%) Customer Service
11 8 (8.42%) DevOps
11 8 (8.42%) Mathematics
11 8 (8.42%) Physics
11 8 (8.42%) Test Automation
11 8 (8.42%) Validation
11 8 (8.42%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 15 (15.79%) PowerShell
2 10 (10.53%) Bash
2 10 (10.53%) SQL
3 9 (9.47%) Python
4 3 (3.16%) PHP
5 2 (2.11%) Korn
6 1 (1.05%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (23.16%) Degree
2 14 (14.74%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (11.58%) CCNA
3 11 (11.58%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (8.42%) Security Cleared
5 7 (7.37%) SC Cleared
6 5 (5.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 4 (4.21%) CWNA
8 3 (3.16%) CCNP
8 3 (3.16%) CISSP
8 3 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (2.11%) Azure Certification
9 2 (2.11%) CISM
9 2 (2.11%) MCSE
10 1 (1.05%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.47%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (8.42%) PMO
3 5 (5.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (4.21%) GDPR
5 3 (3.16%) SLA
6 2 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (1.05%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 21 (22.11%) Active Directory
2 20 (21.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (13.68%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (8.42%) Hyper-V
5 7 (7.37%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (6.32%) Docker
6 6 (6.32%) vSphere
7 2 (2.11%) Firmware
7 2 (2.11%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (2.11%) XenApp
8 1 (1.05%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (21.05%) WSUS
2 14 (14.74%) SCCM
3 7 (7.37%) Ansible
4 6 (6.32%) FortiGate
4 6 (6.32%) Kubernetes
5 5 (5.26%) EMC NetWorker
5 5 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (5.26%) Nagios
5 5 (5.26%) vCenter Server
6 3 (3.16%) Nessus
7 2 (2.11%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (1.05%) Progress Chef
8 1 (1.05%) Puppet
Vendors
1 42 (44.21%) Microsoft
2 29 (30.53%) Cisco
3 24 (25.26%) VMware
4 9 (9.47%) Aruba
4 9 (9.47%) Meraki
5 8 (8.42%) Veeam
6 7 (7.37%) Oracle
7 6 (6.32%) Red Hat
8 5 (5.26%) EMC
8 5 (5.26%) SolarWinds
9 4 (4.21%) Qualys
9 4 (4.21%) Ruckus Wireless
10 3 (3.16%) Apple
10 3 (3.16%) CheckPoint
10 3 (3.16%) Ericsson
10 3 (3.16%) Google
10 3 (3.16%) HP
10 3 (3.16%) Nimble Storage
10 3 (3.16%) Sophos
10 3 (3.16%) ZyXEL