Security Posture Jobs in England

Security Posture
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 558 543 756
Rank change year-on-year -15 +213 -95
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 322 392 457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.35% 0.47% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.06% 1.07% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 253 217 196
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -10.34% +15.08%
75th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% +11.11%

All Generic Skills
England

Security Posture 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 advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 30,484 36,695 66,926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.50% 43.61% 47.39%
Number of salaries quoted 20,995 20,279 30,587
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,761 £34,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,686 £46,250
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 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in England

Security Posture
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture within the England region 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
London +79 149 £85,000 +10.39% 55
North of England +42 57 £50,000 -23.08% 21
South East -40 51 £45,000 -21.74% 17
North West +15 44 £60,000 +3.45% 13
Midlands -19 29 £52,500 -2.33% 7
West Midlands -21 22 £55,000 - 4
East of England +3 13 £42,500 -10.53% 5
South West -35 13 £45,000 -30.77% 9
East Midlands -16 7 £52,500 +50.00% 3
North East - 7 £45,000 - 2
Yorkshire +46 6 £37,500 -43.61% 6
Security Posture
UK

Security Posture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 5 (1.55%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.62%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 107 (33.23%) Azure
2 47 (14.60%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (13.04%) AWS
4 27 (8.39%) SaaS
5 14 (4.35%) Entra ID
6 13 (4.04%) GCP
7 11 (3.42%) Nutanix
8 10 (3.11%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (3.11%) Mimecast
8 10 (3.11%) PaaS
9 8 (2.48%) Azure Key Vault
9 8 (2.48%) IaaS
10 7 (2.17%) Azure API Management
10 7 (2.17%) GitHub
11 6 (1.86%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (1.24%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.93%) Amazon S3
13 3 (0.93%) AWS CloudTrail
14 2 (0.62%) Amazon EC2
14 2 (0.62%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 81 (25.16%) Firewall
2 36 (11.18%) Intrusion Detection
2 36 (11.18%) Network Security
3 30 (9.32%) DNS
4 22 (6.83%) DHCP
5 14 (4.35%) WAN
6 13 (4.04%) SD-WAN
7 12 (3.73%) LAN
7 12 (3.73%) VPN
8 11 (3.42%) SAN
9 10 (3.11%) Wireless
10 8 (2.48%) TCP/IP
11 5 (1.55%) Internet
11 5 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (1.24%) NetScaler
13 2 (0.62%) OSPF
13 2 (0.62%) VLAN
13 2 (0.62%) WLAN
14 1 (0.31%) Cisco IPT
14 1 (0.31%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.62%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.31%) Power BI
2 1 (0.31%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (2.17%) GitLab
1 7 (2.17%) Katalon Studio
2 2 (0.62%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.31%) JIRA
3 1 (0.31%) Metasploit
General
1 127 (39.44%) Social Skills
2 72 (22.36%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (20.81%) Finance
4 48 (14.91%) Legal
5 26 (8.07%) Law
6 24 (7.45%) Documentation Skills
7 19 (5.90%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (5.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (2.17%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
10 5 (1.55%) Retail
11 4 (1.24%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.93%) Advertising
12 3 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.62%) Electronics
13 2 (0.62%) Games
13 2 (0.62%) Health Technology
13 2 (0.62%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.31%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 62 (19.25%) Security Manager
2 56 (17.39%) Architect
3 53 (16.46%) Security Architect
4 33 (10.25%) Analyst
5 31 (9.63%) Senior
6 29 (9.01%) Information Manager
6 29 (9.01%) Information Security Manager
7 28 (8.70%) Lead
8 26 (8.07%) Security Analyst
9 18 (5.59%) Security Engineer
10 16 (4.97%) IT Manager
11 14 (4.35%) Penetration Tester
11 14 (4.35%) Tester
12 13 (4.04%) IT Engineer
12 13 (4.04%) IT Security Manager
12 13 (4.04%) Network Engineer
13 12 (3.73%) Azure Engineer
13 12 (3.73%) Consultant
13 12 (3.73%) Information Analyst
13 12 (3.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.73%) React
2 11 (3.42%) ARM Templates
3 10 (3.11%) .NET
4 7 (2.17%) YAML
5 4 (1.24%) Web Services
6 2 (0.62%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.62%) EDI
6 2 (0.62%) Flask
6 2 (0.62%) OAuth
6 2 (0.62%) OpenID
6 2 (0.62%) SAML
7 1 (0.31%) Kafka
7 1 (0.31%) REST
7 1 (0.31%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 50 (15.53%) Management Information System
2 39 (12.11%) Cyber Threat
3 25 (7.76%) Cyber Security Posture
4 24 (7.45%) Cloud Security Posture
5 15 (4.66%) Cyberattack
6 11 (3.42%) Security Operations Centre
7 10 (3.11%) Operational Technology
7 10 (3.11%) Product Ownership
7 10 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.80%) Cloud Native
9 7 (2.17%) Data Centre
9 7 (2.17%) Enterprise Cloud
10 6 (1.86%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.86%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.24%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.24%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (1.24%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (1.24%) PKI
11 4 (1.24%) PMI
12 3 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 47 (14.60%) Windows
2 23 (7.14%) Windows Server
3 10 (3.11%) Android
4 9 (2.80%) Apple iOS
5 8 (2.48%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (1.86%) Linux
7 5 (1.55%) Kali Linux
8 4 (1.24%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.62%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.31%) Unix
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.31%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (61.80%) Cybersecurity
2 164 (50.93%) Information Security
3 93 (28.88%) Incident Response
4 91 (28.26%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (25.78%) Risk Management
6 70 (21.74%) Security Architecture
7 62 (19.25%) Cloud Security
8 58 (18.01%) SIEM
9 57 (17.70%) Security Operations
10 56 (17.39%) Security Management
11 52 (16.15%) Computer Science
12 44 (13.66%) Disaster Recovery
13 43 (13.35%) Roadmaps
13 43 (13.35%) Vulnerability Management
14 40 (12.42%) Business Continuity
15 34 (10.56%) Penetration Testing
16 33 (10.25%) Identity Access Management
17 32 (9.94%) Data Security
18 31 (9.63%) Agile
18 31 (9.63%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 20 (6.21%) Python
2 19 (5.90%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.42%) C#
4 10 (3.11%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.48%) SQL
6 4 (1.24%) Bash
7 2 (0.62%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.31%) C++
8 1 (0.31%) Java
Qualifications
1 136 (42.24%) CISSP
2 89 (27.64%) Degree
3 63 (19.57%) CISM
4 52 (16.15%) Cisco Certification
5 40 (12.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 35 (10.87%) CCSP
7 32 (9.94%) CISA
8 25 (7.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 24 (7.45%) Microsoft Certification
10 21 (6.52%) GIAC
11 20 (6.21%) CRISC
12 18 (5.59%) CCSK
12 18 (5.59%) CEH
13 17 (5.28%) GSEC
13 17 (5.28%) Master's Degree
14 15 (4.66%) OSCP
15 14 (4.35%) SSCP
16 13 (4.04%) AWS Certification
16 13 (4.04%) MCSE
16 13 (4.04%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 134 (41.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 83 (25.78%) NIST
3 59 (18.32%) GDPR
4 38 (11.80%) GRC
5 30 (9.32%) PCI DSS
6 25 (7.76%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (5.28%) SOC 2
8 13 (4.04%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 9 (2.80%) NIST 800
10 8 (2.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (2.17%) COBIT
11 7 (2.17%) HIPAA
11 7 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (1.24%) ISO 9001
12 4 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.93%) FISMA
13 3 (0.93%) GLBA
14 2 (0.62%) NCSC
14 2 (0.62%) QA
15 1 (0.31%) COSO
System Software
1 42 (13.04%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (3.42%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.55%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.93%) Docker
6 2 (0.62%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.31%) Firmware
7 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (3.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.42%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.11%) Terraform
4 9 (2.80%) CASB
5 7 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.55%) Nessus
7 4 (1.24%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.24%) Suricata
8 3 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.93%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.62%) DatAdvantage
9 2 (0.62%) Nmap
9 2 (0.62%) QRadar
9 2 (0.62%) SCCM
9 2 (0.62%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 2 (0.62%) WSUS
10 1 (0.31%) Ansible
10 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.31%) Stealthwatch
10 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 88 (27.33%) Microsoft
2 30 (9.32%) VMware
3 14 (4.35%) CrowdStrike
4 13 (4.04%) Veeam
5 12 (3.73%) Cisco
6 11 (3.42%) Commvault
6 11 (3.42%) HP
6 11 (3.42%) Nimble Storage
7 9 (2.80%) Meraki
8 8 (2.48%) Proofpoint
8 8 (2.48%) Rapid7
8 8 (2.48%) Splunk
9 7 (2.17%) Darktrace
9 7 (2.17%) Google
10 6 (1.86%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.86%) Symantec
10 6 (1.86%) Zscaler
11 5 (1.55%) Acronis
11 5 (1.55%) Sophos
11 5 (1.55%) Synology