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 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
21 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 383 451 457
Rank change year-on-year +68 +6 -18
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 713 649 1,282
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.71% 0.66% 0.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.69% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 476 403 562
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £30,550
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,938 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,100 £55,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.10% -3.48% +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 £50,119
% change year-on-year +27.78% -10.21% +5.51%

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 85,129 94,506 156,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.14% 95.59% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 59,760 55,709 83,161
10th Percentile £29,078 £34,000 £33,618
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% +10.53%

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 21 May 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 21 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 +94 675 £67,500 +18.42% 192
UK excluding London +81 473 £57,500 +27.78% 131
Work from Home +93 237 £62,700 +5.33% 78
London +33 202 £75,000 +15.38% 66
South East +54 132 £75,000 +53.85% 19
North of England +100 131 £45,000 -18.18% 46
Midlands +63 112 £57,500 +7.98% 32
West Midlands +47 79 £65,000 +22.07% 11
North West +42 74 £50,000 - 25
South West -40 49 £40,000 +45.45% 10
Yorkshire +87 42 £45,000 -24.40% 18
East Midlands +9 28 £55,000 -13.73% 21
East of England +19 25 £60,000 +35.33% 12
Scotland -65 16 £43,250 +5.49% 9
North East +7 15 £42,000 -4.55% 4
Wales -5 9 £46,604 +31.28% 4

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 (5.61%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.49%) Apache
3 27 (3.79%) IIS
3 27 (3.79%) Tomcat
4 24 (3.37%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.68%) WordPress
6 7 (0.98%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.70%) WebLogic
8 4 (0.56%) CMS
8 4 (0.56%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.28%) Confluence
10 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2003
10 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2007
10 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.28%) Moodle
10 2 (0.28%) SAS
11 1 (0.14%) Drupal
Applications
1 44 (6.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (5.47%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (4.21%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.70%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) iTrent
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 328 (46.00%) Azure
2 222 (31.14%) AWS
3 146 (20.48%) GCP
4 94 (13.18%) Microsoft 365
5 83 (11.64%) Power Platform
6 59 (8.27%) SaaS
7 30 (4.21%) Entra ID
8 24 (3.37%) PowerApps
9 22 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (3.09%) Cloud Computing
9 22 (3.09%) PaaS
10 21 (2.95%) IaaS
11 20 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
12 19 (2.66%) OneDrive
13 16 (2.24%) Serverless
14 14 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (1.82%) Snowflake
16 12 (1.68%) Matillion
17 11 (1.54%) Power Automate
18 10 (1.40%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 57 (7.99%) Firewall
2 32 (4.49%) Network Security
3 29 (4.07%) VPN
4 25 (3.51%) DHCP
4 25 (3.51%) DNS
5 24 (3.37%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (2.52%) WAN
7 16 (2.24%) LAN
8 11 (1.54%) VLAN
9 10 (1.40%) Intrusion Detection
10 9 (1.26%) Internet
10 9 (1.26%) IPsec
11 6 (0.84%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.70%) VoIP
12 5 (0.70%) Wireless
13 4 (0.56%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.56%) IP Telephony
13 4 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (0.42%) Bluetooth
14 3 (0.42%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 153 (21.46%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (16.13%) BigQuery
3 113 (15.85%) Looker
4 76 (10.66%) Power BI
5 72 (10.10%) SQL Server
6 34 (4.77%) Oracle Database
7 28 (3.93%) Metadata
8 24 (3.37%) Data Lake
9 21 (2.95%) Relational Database
10 20 (2.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 16 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
12 12 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 11 (1.54%) Azure SQL Database
14 9 (1.26%) GIS
15 8 (1.12%) MySQL
15 8 (1.12%) RDBMS
16 7 (0.98%) Big Data
16 7 (0.98%) Geospatial Data
16 7 (0.98%) Spatial Data
17 6 (0.84%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 17 (2.38%) Git
2 8 (1.12%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.98%) JIRA
4 6 (0.84%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.56%) ESLint
5 4 (0.56%) IntelliJ
5 4 (0.56%) 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
1 220 (30.86%) Analytical Skills
2 176 (24.68%) Social Skills
3 138 (19.35%) Finance
4 51 (7.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 43 (6.03%) Public Sector
6 39 (5.47%) Legal
6 39 (5.47%) Local Government
7 34 (4.77%) Police
8 26 (3.65%) Marketing
9 24 (3.37%) Law
10 23 (3.23%) Retail
11 18 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.24%) Banking
13 14 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
14 10 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.26%) Back Office
16 7 (0.98%) Billing
16 7 (0.98%) Games
16 7 (0.98%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 221 (31.00%) Architect
2 144 (20.20%) Data Architect
3 69 (9.68%) Senior
4 65 (9.12%) Analyst
5 53 (7.43%) Lead
6 38 (5.33%) Data Engineer
7 33 (4.63%) Developer
7 33 (4.63%) Security Analyst
8 27 (3.79%) Applications Support
9 26 (3.65%) IT Manager
10 25 (3.51%) Administrator
11 23 (3.23%) Security Engineer
12 21 (2.95%) Enterprise Architect
13 20 (2.81%) Security Manager
13 20 (2.81%) Solutions Architect
14 19 (2.66%) Security Architect
15 18 (2.52%) DBA
16 16 (2.24%) Data Manager
17 15 (2.10%) Support Engineer
17 15 (2.10%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.91%) Web Services
2 29 (4.07%) .NET
3 12 (1.68%) ASP.NET
3 12 (1.68%) React
4 11 (1.54%) .NET Framework
4 11 (1.54%) Entity Framework
4 11 (1.54%) HTML
4 11 (1.54%) RESTful
5 10 (1.40%) CSS
5 10 (1.40%) Kafka
6 9 (1.26%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.26%) REST
7 8 (1.12%) ASP.NET MVC
7 8 (1.12%) Middleware
8 7 (0.98%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (0.98%) Visualforce
9 6 (0.84%) Blazor
10 5 (0.70%) ASP.NET Web API
10 5 (0.70%) Jest
10 5 (0.70%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 127 (17.81%) Self-Motivation
2 103 (14.45%) Management Information System
3 52 (7.29%) Public Cloud
4 32 (4.49%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.65%) Cyber Threat
6 19 (2.66%) Product Ownership
7 18 (2.52%) Algorithms
7 18 (2.52%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.24%) Cloud Native
9 15 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.96%) Hybrid Cloud
11 11 (1.54%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.54%) PKI
12 10 (1.40%) Cloud Security Posture
13 9 (1.26%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.26%) Housing Association
14 8 (1.12%) NHS
15 7 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
15 7 (0.98%) Driving Licence
15 7 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 108 (15.15%) Windows
2 52 (7.29%) Linux
3 34 (4.77%) Unix
4 31 (4.35%) Solaris
5 27 (3.79%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.68%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.40%) Windows 10
8 9 (1.26%) Android
8 9 (1.26%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.70%) CentOS
9 5 (0.70%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.70%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.56%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.56%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.56%) 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
1 272 (38.15%) Problem-Solving
2 194 (27.21%) ETL
3 188 (26.37%) Data Governance
4 187 (26.23%) Data Modelling
5 183 (25.67%) Mentoring
6 151 (21.18%) Data Architecture
7 146 (20.48%) Cybersecurity
8 141 (19.78%) Data Integration
9 134 (18.79%) Data Engineering
10 122 (17.11%) Innovative Thinking
11 116 (16.27%) Platform Engineering
12 114 (15.99%) Information Security
13 112 (15.71%) Computer Science
14 111 (15.57%) ERD
15 94 (13.18%) Data Protection
16 88 (12.34%) Agile
17 83 (11.64%) Data Management
18 81 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
19 78 (10.94%) Project Management
20 77 (10.80%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 113 (15.85%) SQL
2 58 (8.13%) Python
3 35 (4.91%) PowerShell
4 34 (4.77%) T-SQL
5 30 (4.21%) Shell Script
6 28 (3.93%) C#
7 16 (2.24%) Java
8 13 (1.82%) Scala
9 11 (1.54%) JavaScript
10 8 (1.12%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.98%) Apex Code
11 7 (0.98%) R
11 7 (0.98%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.84%) Bash
12 6 (0.84%) C
13 5 (0.70%) Bicep
14 4 (0.56%) VBA
15 3 (0.42%) VB
16 2 (0.28%) Gremlin
17 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 196 (27.49%) Degree
2 84 (11.78%) CISSP
3 55 (7.71%) Computer Science Degree
4 53 (7.43%) CISM
5 39 (5.47%) Security Cleared
6 27 (3.79%) CISA
7 25 (3.51%) Azure Certification
8 24 (3.37%) Master's Degree
9 20 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (2.52%) PCI QSA
11 17 (2.38%) CEH
12 12 (1.68%) AWS Certification
12 12 (1.68%) CCSP
13 11 (1.54%) CRISC
14 10 (1.40%) A+ Certification
14 10 (1.40%) PMI Certification
14 10 (1.40%) PMP
14 10 (1.40%) SANS
15 9 (1.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (24.96%) GDPR
2 155 (21.74%) Data Quality
3 89 (12.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (7.01%) NIST
5 49 (6.87%) PCI DSS
6 44 (6.17%) Accessibility
7 42 (5.89%) Cyber Essentials
8 19 (2.66%) NCSC
9 16 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 12 (1.68%) GRC
10 12 (1.68%) SOC 2
11 8 (1.12%) QA
12 7 (0.98%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.84%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.84%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.70%) SOC 1
15 4 (0.56%) TickIT
16 3 (0.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 71 (9.96%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.35%) Docker
3 12 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.84%) XenApp
4 6 (0.84%) XenDesktop
5 5 (0.70%) Oracle RAC
5 5 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.42%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.28%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.14%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.14%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 28 (3.93%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.10%) Terraform
4 12 (1.68%) Ansible
5 10 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.26%) CSIRT
7 6 (0.84%) CASB
8 5 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 5 (0.70%) Data Guard
8 5 (0.70%) Oracle RMAN
8 5 (0.70%) PaperCut
8 5 (0.70%) SCCM
8 5 (0.70%) Suricata
9 4 (0.56%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.42%) HP Fortify
11 1 (0.14%) DatAdvantage
11 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.14%) QRadar
11 1 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 212 (29.73%) Microsoft
2 154 (21.60%) Google
3 48 (6.73%) Oracle
4 30 (4.21%) NEC
5 23 (3.23%) Databricks
6 20 (2.81%) VMware
7 19 (2.66%) Cisco
8 12 (1.68%) Qualys
9 11 (1.54%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.54%) Splunk
10 10 (1.40%) Salesforce
10 10 (1.40%) SAP
10 10 (1.40%) Xero
11 9 (1.26%) Guidewire
12 7 (0.98%) CyberArk
12 7 (0.98%) Mapbox
12 7 (0.98%) WatchGuard
12 7 (0.98%) Zscaler
13 6 (0.84%) CA
13 6 (0.84%) Citrix