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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 380 455 470
Rank change year-on-year +75 +15 -17
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 736 620 1,329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.68% 0.67% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.70% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 484 397 563
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,250 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.27% -8.33% +26.32%
75th Percentile £86,250 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,125 £93,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £45,000 £50,238
% change year-on-year +27.78% -10.43% +5.76%

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 89,994 88,841 164,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.98% 95.43% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,089 53,798 83,455
10th Percentile £29,500 £33,848 £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 9 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 9 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 +96 696 £67,500 +21.62% 193
UK excluding London +75 491 £57,500 +27.78% 140
Work from Home +82 239 £65,400 +9.87% 90
London +2 209 £75,000 +15.38% 56
South East +60 139 £75,000 +53.85% 27
North of England +100 137 £47,500 -17.39% 58
Midlands +38 112 £61,000 +14.55% 22
West Midlands +36 82 £65,000 +22.07% 11
North West +39 80 £57,500 +17.95% 27
South West -52 47 £40,000 +45.45% 12
Yorkshire +81 43 £45,000 -24.40% 26
East of England +5 28 £52,500 +75.00% 10
East Midlands -12 25 £52,500 -16.00% 11
Scotland -64 17 £43,250 -8.95% 9
North East -2 14 £42,000 -4.55% 7
Wales -3 11 £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 41 (5.57%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.35%) Apache
3 27 (3.67%) IIS
3 27 (3.67%) Tomcat
4 25 (3.40%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.63%) WordPress
6 8 (1.09%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.54%) CMS
7 4 (0.54%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.27%) Confluence
9 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.27%) Moodle
9 2 (0.27%) SAS
9 2 (0.27%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.14%) Drupal
10 1 (0.14%) Mattermost
Applications
1 47 (6.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (5.98%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (4.08%) NEC Housing
2 8 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.68%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.27%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) iTrent
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.14%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 337 (45.79%) Azure
2 227 (30.84%) AWS
3 151 (20.52%) GCP
4 93 (12.64%) Microsoft 365
5 88 (11.96%) Power Platform
6 58 (7.88%) SaaS
7 29 (3.94%) Entra ID
8 27 (3.67%) PowerApps
9 26 (3.53%) PaaS
10 25 (3.40%) IaaS
11 22 (2.99%) Cloud Computing
11 22 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
12 20 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
13 17 (2.31%) OneDrive
14 16 (2.17%) Serverless
15 15 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
16 13 (1.77%) Snowflake
17 12 (1.63%) Matillion
18 11 (1.49%) Power Automate
19 10 (1.36%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 63 (8.56%) Firewall
2 35 (4.76%) Network Security
3 30 (4.08%) VPN
4 25 (3.40%) DHCP
4 25 (3.40%) DNS
5 23 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
6 20 (2.72%) WAN
7 18 (2.45%) LAN
8 12 (1.63%) VLAN
9 10 (1.36%) Internet
9 10 (1.36%) Intrusion Detection
10 8 (1.09%) IPsec
11 5 (0.68%) VoIP
11 5 (0.68%) Wireless
11 5 (0.68%) Wireshark
12 4 (0.54%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.54%) IP Telephony
12 4 (0.54%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.41%) Bluetooth
13 3 (0.41%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 159 (21.60%) Data Warehouse
2 116 (15.76%) BigQuery
3 113 (15.35%) Looker
4 82 (11.14%) Power BI
5 70 (9.51%) SQL Server
6 31 (4.21%) Oracle Database
7 28 (3.80%) Metadata
8 25 (3.40%) Data Lake
9 22 (2.99%) Relational Database
10 20 (2.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 16 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
12 13 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 11 (1.49%) Azure SQL Database
14 9 (1.22%) GIS
15 8 (1.09%) Big Data
15 8 (1.09%) MySQL
16 7 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
16 7 (0.95%) Geospatial Data
16 7 (0.95%) RDBMS
16 7 (0.95%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (2.31%) Git
2 8 (1.09%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.95%) JIRA
4 6 (0.82%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.54%) ESLint
5 4 (0.54%) IntelliJ
5 4 (0.54%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.27%) GitLab
6 2 (0.27%) Snyk
6 2 (0.27%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.14%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.14%) JUnit
7 1 (0.14%) MLflow
General
1 233 (31.66%) Analytical Skills
2 179 (24.32%) Social Skills
3 143 (19.43%) Finance
4 52 (7.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 44 (5.98%) Public Sector
6 41 (5.57%) Legal
7 39 (5.30%) Local Government
8 34 (4.62%) Police
9 28 (3.80%) Law
10 27 (3.67%) Marketing
11 23 (3.13%) Retail
12 20 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (2.58%) Banking
14 11 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (0.95%) Billing
16 7 (0.95%) Games
16 7 (0.95%) Telecoms
17 6 (0.82%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 226 (30.71%) Architect
2 146 (19.84%) Data Architect
3 66 (8.97%) Analyst
4 65 (8.83%) Senior
5 54 (7.34%) Lead
6 40 (5.43%) Data Engineer
7 32 (4.35%) Developer
7 32 (4.35%) Security Analyst
8 28 (3.80%) IT Manager
9 27 (3.67%) Applications Support
10 23 (3.13%) Security Engineer
11 22 (2.99%) Administrator
12 20 (2.72%) Security Manager
13 19 (2.58%) Security Architect
14 18 (2.45%) Enterprise Architect
15 16 (2.17%) Data Manager
15 16 (2.17%) DBA
15 16 (2.17%) Solutions Architect
15 16 (2.17%) Technical Architect
16 15 (2.04%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (5.03%) Web Services
2 27 (3.67%) .NET
3 12 (1.63%) React
4 11 (1.49%) .NET Framework
4 11 (1.49%) Entity Framework
4 11 (1.49%) HTML
4 11 (1.49%) RESTful
5 10 (1.36%) ASP.NET
5 10 (1.36%) CSS
5 10 (1.36%) Kafka
6 9 (1.22%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.22%) REST
7 8 (1.09%) EDI
7 8 (1.09%) Middleware
8 7 (0.95%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (0.95%) Visualforce
9 6 (0.82%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (0.82%) Blazor
9 6 (0.82%) XML
10 5 (0.68%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 128 (17.39%) Self-Motivation
2 104 (14.13%) Management Information System
3 53 (7.20%) Public Cloud
4 30 (4.08%) Security Posture
5 25 (3.40%) Cyber Threat
6 20 (2.72%) Algorithms
6 20 (2.72%) Onboarding
7 19 (2.58%) Cloud Native
7 19 (2.58%) Product Ownership
8 14 (1.90%) Hybrid Cloud
9 12 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.49%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.49%) PKI
11 9 (1.22%) Cloud Security Posture
11 9 (1.22%) Data Structures
12 8 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (1.09%) Housing Association
12 8 (1.09%) NHS
13 7 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (0.95%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 108 (14.67%) Windows
2 49 (6.66%) Linux
3 34 (4.62%) Unix
4 31 (4.21%) Solaris
5 26 (3.53%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.63%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.49%) Windows 10
8 9 (1.22%) Android
8 9 (1.22%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.68%) CentOS
9 5 (0.68%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.68%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.54%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.54%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.54%) zOS
11 2 (0.27%) VMS
11 2 (0.27%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 193 (26.22%) Data Governance
3 192 (26.09%) ETL
4 191 (25.95%) Data Modelling
5 182 (24.73%) Mentoring
6 157 (21.33%) Data Architecture
7 149 (20.24%) Data Integration
8 147 (19.97%) Cybersecurity
9 137 (18.61%) Data Engineering
10 122 (16.58%) Innovative Thinking
11 119 (16.17%) Information Security
12 117 (15.90%) Platform Engineering
13 111 (15.08%) Computer Science
13 111 (15.08%) ERD
14 90 (12.23%) Data Protection
15 88 (11.96%) Agile
16 86 (11.68%) Business Intelligence
17 85 (11.55%) Data Management
18 84 (11.41%) Project Management
19 83 (11.28%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 118 (16.03%) SQL
2 62 (8.42%) Python
3 40 (5.43%) PowerShell
4 31 (4.21%) T-SQL
5 30 (4.08%) Shell Script
6 26 (3.53%) C#
7 17 (2.31%) Java
8 14 (1.90%) Scala
9 11 (1.49%) JavaScript
10 8 (1.09%) Bash
11 7 (0.95%) Apex Code
11 7 (0.95%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.95%) R
11 7 (0.95%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.82%) C
13 5 (0.68%) Bicep
14 3 (0.41%) VB
15 2 (0.27%) Gremlin
15 2 (0.27%) VBA
16 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 201 (27.31%) Degree
2 80 (10.87%) CISSP
3 55 (7.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 48 (6.52%) CISM
5 44 (5.98%) Security Cleared
6 27 (3.67%) CISA
7 25 (3.40%) Azure Certification
7 25 (3.40%) Master's Degree
8 22 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (2.31%) CEH
11 16 (2.17%) PCI QSA
12 12 (1.63%) AWS Certification
12 12 (1.63%) CCSP
12 12 (1.63%) SC Cleared
13 11 (1.49%) PMI Certification
13 11 (1.49%) PMP
14 10 (1.36%) SANS
15 9 (1.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 9 (1.22%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (24.32%) GDPR
2 158 (21.47%) Data Quality
3 89 (12.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 48 (6.52%) NIST
5 47 (6.39%) PCI DSS
6 46 (6.25%) Accessibility
7 44 (5.98%) Cyber Essentials
8 18 (2.45%) NCSC
9 16 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 11 (1.49%) GRC
10 11 (1.49%) SOC 2
11 8 (1.09%) QA
12 7 (0.95%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.82%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.82%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.68%) SOC 1
15 4 (0.54%) TickIT
16 3 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 2 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 72 (9.78%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.21%) Docker
3 12 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.95%) XenApp
4 7 (0.95%) XenDesktop
5 5 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.54%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.27%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.14%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.14%) Postfix
8 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (3.80%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (2.45%) Terraform
4 13 (1.77%) Ansible
5 11 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.09%) CSIRT
7 6 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (0.82%) CASB
7 6 (0.82%) SCCM
8 5 (0.68%) PaperCut
8 5 (0.68%) Suricata
9 4 (0.54%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.41%) HP Fortify
11 2 (0.27%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.27%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.27%) Oracle RMAN
12 1 (0.14%) DatAdvantage
12 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
12 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 218 (29.62%) Microsoft
2 155 (21.06%) Google
3 43 (5.84%) Oracle
4 30 (4.08%) NEC
5 24 (3.26%) VMware
6 22 (2.99%) Cisco
6 22 (2.99%) Databricks
7 12 (1.63%) Splunk
8 11 (1.49%) Qualys
8 11 (1.49%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.36%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.36%) Xero
10 9 (1.22%) Guidewire
11 8 (1.09%) Zscaler
12 7 (0.95%) Citrix
12 7 (0.95%) CyberArk
12 7 (0.95%) Dell
12 7 (0.95%) Mapbox
12 7 (0.95%) SAP
12 7 (0.95%) WatchGuard