Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term CCTV in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CCTV over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 569 774 1138
Rank change year-on-year +205 +364 -299
Permanent jobs citing CCTV 342 203 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.20% 0.066%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.97% 0.48% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 293 131 89
10th Percentile £23,840 £26,860 £22,500
25th Percentile £25,875 £30,750 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +15.38% -18.75%
75th Percentile £47,500 £75,000 £42,500
90th Percentile £62,750 £77,542 £58,700
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £35,151 £29,000
% change year-on-year -0.43% +21.21% -10.77%

All Generic Skills
UK

CCTV 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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,145 42,330 76,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.69% 47.89%
Number of salaries quoted 23,044 23,098 33,984
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,427 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,865 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

CCTV
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CCTV in the UK

CCTV
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CCTV in the UK

CCTV
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCTV over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for CCTV in the UK

CCTV
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCTV within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +207 315 £36,500 -7.59% 262
UK excluding London +69 269 £35,000 -0.43% 216
Midlands +44 81 £39,750 -11.48% 52
South East +34 71 £25,000 -20.63% 71
London +132 61 £43,227 +1.40% 66
North of England +55 54 £35,000 -53.68% 41
East Midlands +38 48 £42,500 +40.50% 27
North West +40 39 £32,500 -56.98% 18
West Midlands +20 33 £35,000 -22.14% 25
Work from Home +63 31 £35,000 -53.68% 34
South West -19 29 £33,500 -55.33% 24
East of England +19 19 £26,500 -7.02% 26
Yorkshire +87 15 £36,500 -51.69% 21
Wales +10 9 £25,500 +10.87% 6
Scotland -71 5 £38,000 +24.59% 5
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 3

CCTV
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 20 (5.85%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.88%) WordPress
Applications
1 50 (14.62%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.22%) AutoCAD
2 11 (3.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.92%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.88%) Revit
5 2 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.58%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.58%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.75%) C-CURE
2 4 (1.17%) Misys Midas
2 4 (1.17%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 68 (19.88%) Microsoft 365
2 58 (16.96%) Azure
3 31 (9.06%) Entra ID
4 22 (6.43%) AWS
5 7 (2.05%) GCP
6 6 (1.75%) OCI
7 5 (1.46%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.88%) WhatsApp
9 2 (0.58%) Dropbox
10 1 (0.29%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (15.50%) Wireless
2 52 (15.20%) Wi-Fi
3 39 (11.40%) Firewall
4 36 (10.53%) LAN
5 29 (8.48%) TCP/IP
6 18 (5.26%) DNS
7 16 (4.68%) DHCP
7 16 (4.68%) Network Security
8 13 (3.80%) WAN
9 12 (3.51%) VoIP
10 10 (2.92%) Broadband
10 10 (2.92%) SAN
11 9 (2.63%) Ethernet
11 9 (2.63%) VLAN
12 8 (2.34%) Internet
12 8 (2.34%) Structured Cabling
12 8 (2.34%) VPN
13 7 (2.05%) SD-WAN
13 7 (2.05%) WLAN
14 6 (1.75%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
General
1 127 (37.13%) Social Skills
2 46 (13.45%) Telecoms
3 35 (10.23%) Finance
4 34 (9.94%) Retail
5 21 (6.14%) Local Government
6 18 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (2.92%) Police
9 8 (2.34%) Electronics
9 8 (2.34%) Legal
9 8 (2.34%) Public Sector
10 6 (1.75%) Advertising
10 6 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.46%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.46%) Military
12 3 (0.88%) Games
12 3 (0.88%) Law
12 3 (0.88%) Marketing
12 3 (0.88%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 35 (10.23%) IT Support
2 33 (9.65%) CCTV Operator
2 33 (9.65%) Systems Engineer
3 31 (9.06%) CCTV Engineer
4 30 (8.77%) IT Engineer
4 30 (8.77%) Senior
4 30 (8.77%) Support Engineer
5 29 (8.48%) Security Engineer
6 28 (8.19%) IT Technician
7 26 (7.60%) Analyst
8 25 (7.31%) Support Technician
9 21 (6.14%) Technical Support
10 20 (5.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 19 (5.56%) Data Engineer
12 16 (4.68%) IT Support Technician
12 16 (4.68%) Trainee
12 16 (4.68%) Trainee Operator
13 15 (4.39%) IT Support Engineer
13 15 (4.39%) Support Analyst
13 15 (4.39%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.58%) CSS
1 2 (0.58%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (11.99%) Driving Licence
2 30 (8.77%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (7.60%) Data Centre
4 17 (4.97%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.51%) EPoS
6 9 (2.63%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (1.75%) NHS
8 5 (1.46%) Analogue Electronics
8 5 (1.46%) IoT
8 5 (1.46%) iPad
8 5 (1.46%) SCADA
9 4 (1.17%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.17%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (1.17%) FMCG
9 4 (1.17%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 3 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.88%) Home Automation
10 3 (0.88%) IPTV
10 3 (0.88%) Media Streaming
Operating Systems
1 59 (17.25%) Windows
2 29 (8.48%) Windows 10
3 17 (4.97%) Windows Server
4 15 (4.39%) Linux
4 15 (4.39%) Windows Server 2016
5 12 (3.51%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (3.22%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.46%) Android
7 5 (1.46%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.17%) Embedded Linux
9 3 (0.88%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.58%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (19.88%) Customer Service
2 57 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (11.70%) Project Management
4 33 (9.65%) Decision-Making
5 22 (6.43%) Cybersecurity
5 22 (6.43%) Line Management
6 21 (6.14%) Creative Thinking
6 21 (6.14%) Mathematics
7 20 (5.85%) Time Management
8 19 (5.56%) Data Protection
8 19 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 18 (5.26%) ITIL
10 15 (4.39%) Performance Management
10 15 (4.39%) Service Management
11 14 (4.09%) Technical Analysis
12 13 (3.80%) Service Delivery
13 12 (3.51%) Actionable Insight
13 12 (3.51%) Agile
14 11 (3.22%) IT Governance
14 11 (3.22%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 34 (9.94%) SQL
2 20 (5.85%) PowerShell
3 12 (3.51%) T-SQL
4 9 (2.63%) C#
5 8 (2.34%) C
6 5 (1.46%) Ladder Logic
6 5 (1.46%) VB
7 4 (1.17%) VBA
8 3 (0.88%) C++
9 1 (0.29%) Bash
9 1 (0.29%) Python
9 1 (0.29%) Swift
Qualifications
1 55 (16.08%) Degree
2 27 (7.89%) DBS Check
3 20 (5.85%) Security Cleared
4 19 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
5 18 (5.26%) HND
6 13 (3.80%) A+ Certification
6 13 (3.80%) DV Cleared
6 13 (3.80%) Network+ Certification
7 11 (3.22%) CCNP
8 9 (2.63%) SC Cleared
9 8 (2.34%) MCP
10 7 (2.05%) CCNA
11 6 (1.75%) HNC
11 6 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.17%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.17%) MCSE
13 3 (0.88%) MCSA
13 3 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.88%) RIBA
14 2 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.56%) GDPR
2 10 (2.92%) QA
3 9 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.17%) SLA
7 2 (0.58%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.58%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.29%) COBIT
8 1 (0.29%) COSHH
8 1 (0.29%) NIST
System Software
1 39 (11.40%) Active Directory
2 32 (9.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (4.97%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.58%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.29%) Firmware
7 1 (0.29%) pfSense
7 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (3.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.88%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.29%) Dell DRAC
3 1 (0.29%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 80 (23.39%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.94%) VMware
3 32 (9.36%) Cisco
4 17 (4.97%) Google
5 11 (3.22%) Meraki
6 9 (2.63%) Sage
7 6 (1.75%) Oracle
7 6 (1.75%) WatchGuard
8 5 (1.46%) Dell
8 5 (1.46%) Ubiquiti
9 4 (1.17%) Avaya
9 4 (1.17%) Citrix
9 4 (1.17%) HP
9 4 (1.17%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.88%) Apple
10 3 (0.88%) Aruba
11 2 (0.58%) 3PAR
11 2 (0.58%) Acronis
11 2 (0.58%) Adobe
11 2 (0.58%) EMC