Secure Coding Jobs

Secure Code Development
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Secure Coding skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Secure Coding over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 628 753 725
Rank change year-on-year +125 -28 -2
Permanent jobs citing Secure Coding 294 197 603
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.21% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% 0.22% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 137 93 253
10th Percentile £50,750 £45,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,991 £80,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.01% +14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £84,919 £97,290 £85,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £105,000 £94,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.74% +4.55% +2.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Secure Coding 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 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £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%

Secure Coding
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Secure Coding in the UK

Secure Coding
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Secure Coding.

Salary trend for Secure Coding in the UK

Secure Coding
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Secure Coding over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Secure Coding in the UK

Secure Coding
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Secure Coding within the UK 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
England +87 234 £71,991 -8.58% 45
UK excluding London +116 214 £70,000 +21.74% 25
Work from Home +174 207 £75,000 -9.09% 21
North of England +97 76 £79,842 +62.94% 4
North West +43 54 £61,206 -27.99% 3
London +53 53 £79,842 -11.29% 21
South West +2 49 £67,500 +45.95% 2
South East +16 31 £72,500 -12.12% 10
Scotland - 19 £60,000 -
Yorkshire +76 18 £79,842 +85.68%
Midlands -7 18 £79,842 +38.86% 4
Northern Ireland +25 10 - - 1
West Midlands -11 10 £79,842 +52.08% 1
Wales +15 9 - - 1
East Midlands -15 8 - - 3
North East - 6 £79,842 - 1
East of England - 2 £63,750 - 3

Secure Coding
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 5 (1.70%) nginx
2 3 (1.02%) NServiceBus
3 1 (0.34%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Mathematica
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 190 (64.63%) AWS
2 113 (38.44%) Azure
3 21 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (5.44%) GitHub
4 16 (5.44%) Serverless
5 12 (4.08%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (3.74%) AWS Lambda
7 10 (3.40%) Google Play
7 10 (3.40%) SaaS
8 9 (3.06%) GCP
9 8 (2.72%) PaaS
10 6 (2.04%) Azure Service Fabric
10 6 (2.04%) Entra ID
10 6 (2.04%) IaaS
11 5 (1.70%) npm
11 5 (1.70%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.36%) Azure AKS
12 4 (1.36%) Power Automate
12 4 (1.36%) PowerApps
13 3 (1.02%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 37 (12.59%) WAN
2 33 (11.22%) SD-WAN
3 15 (5.10%) Firewall
4 11 (3.74%) Intrusion Detection
5 6 (2.04%) Network Security
6 5 (1.70%) Internet
6 5 (1.70%) VPN
7 4 (1.36%) LAN
8 3 (1.02%) VoIP
8 3 (1.02%) X.509
9 2 (0.68%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.68%) Modbus
10 1 (0.34%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.34%) LoRaWAN
10 1 (0.34%) MQTT
10 1 (0.34%) Wireless
10 1 (0.34%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (32.99%) PostgreSQL
2 91 (30.95%) Oracle Database
2 91 (30.95%) Oracle Database 11g
3 18 (6.12%) SQL Server
4 11 (3.74%) DynamoDB
4 11 (3.74%) MySQL
5 8 (2.72%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.70%) NoSQL
7 4 (1.36%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.02%) Big Data
8 3 (1.02%) Relational Database
8 3 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.68%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.34%) GIS
10 1 (0.34%) OLTP
10 1 (0.34%) Power BI
10 1 (0.34%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 28 (9.52%) Git
2 17 (5.78%) Visual Studio
3 10 (3.40%) Appium
4 6 (2.04%) JIRA
5 5 (1.70%) webpack
6 3 (1.02%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.68%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.68%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.34%) Gradle
8 1 (0.34%) Moq
8 1 (0.34%) NUnit
8 1 (0.34%) Postman
8 1 (0.34%) Sourcetree
8 1 (0.34%) Vagrant
8 1 (0.34%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 53 (18.03%) Social Skills
2 36 (12.24%) Finance
3 12 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
4 10 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (3.06%) Law
6 7 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (2.38%) Legal
6 7 (2.38%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.04%) Banking
8 4 (1.36%) Manufacturing
8 4 (1.36%) Retail
9 3 (1.02%) Multimedia
10 2 (0.68%) Electronics
10 2 (0.68%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.68%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.34%) Marketing
11 1 (0.34%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.34%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.34%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 174 (59.18%) Developer
2 144 (48.98%) Senior
3 130 (44.22%) Senior Developer
4 91 (30.95%) Database Developer
4 91 (30.95%) PostgreSQL Developer
5 79 (26.87%) Senior Database Developer
6 54 (18.37%) Architect
7 53 (18.03%) Security Architect
8 36 (12.24%) Lead
8 36 (12.24%) Software Engineer
9 27 (9.18%) Lead Architect
9 27 (9.18%) Lead Security Architect
10 21 (7.14%) Software Developer
11 16 (5.44%) Senior Software Developer
12 15 (5.10%) .NET Developer
13 14 (4.76%) Backend Developer
14 12 (4.08%) Android Developer
14 12 (4.08%) Oracle Developer
14 12 (4.08%) Senior Android Developer
14 12 (4.08%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (12.24%) .NET
1 36 (12.24%) React
2 34 (11.56%) AngularJS
3 25 (8.50%) CSS
4 23 (7.82%) HTML
5 22 (7.48%) ASP.NET
6 21 (7.14%) Vue
7 20 (6.80%) jQuery
8 17 (5.78%) REST
9 16 (5.44%) Spring
10 14 (4.76%) ASP.NET MVC
10 14 (4.76%) KnockoutJS
10 14 (4.76%) Node.js
11 13 (4.42%) GraphQL
12 12 (4.08%) Android SDK
12 12 (4.08%) JSON
12 12 (4.08%) Web Services
13 10 (3.40%) SOAP
14 8 (2.72%) OAuth
14 8 (2.72%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 45 (15.31%) Management Information System
2 33 (11.22%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 13 (4.42%) Mobile App
4 10 (3.40%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (3.40%) Security Posture
5 9 (3.06%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (2.38%) Cloud Native
6 7 (2.38%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (2.04%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.70%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.70%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.36%) Cyberattack
9 4 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.36%) Life Science
9 4 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.02%) Blockchain
10 3 (1.02%) PKI
10 3 (1.02%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.68%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.10%) Android
2 10 (3.40%) Linux
2 10 (3.40%) Windows
3 8 (2.72%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.70%) Kali Linux
5 4 (1.36%) CentOS
5 4 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.34%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (45.24%) Unit Testing
2 116 (39.46%) Actionable Insight
3 98 (33.33%) Migration
4 93 (31.63%) Artificial Intelligence
4 93 (31.63%) Performance Tuning
5 92 (31.29%) Data Migration
6 87 (29.59%) Agile
7 66 (22.45%) OWASP
8 63 (21.43%) DevOps
9 60 (20.41%) Clean Code
10 58 (19.73%) CI/CD
11 57 (19.39%) Application Security
12 51 (17.35%) Software Engineering
13 50 (17.01%) Information Security
14 48 (16.33%) Security Architecture
15 38 (12.93%) SDLC
16 36 (12.24%) Design Patterns
16 36 (12.24%) Problem-Solving
17 33 (11.22%) Identity Management
18 32 (10.88%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 114 (38.78%) SQL
2 91 (30.95%) PL/SQL
3 49 (16.67%) C#
3 49 (16.67%) JavaScript
4 38 (12.93%) Java
5 29 (9.86%) Python
6 20 (6.80%) TypeScript
7 17 (5.78%) Kotlin
8 13 (4.42%) C
9 9 (3.06%) T-SQL
10 7 (2.38%) PHP
11 6 (2.04%) C++
11 6 (2.04%) PowerShell
12 4 (1.36%) Swift
13 3 (1.02%) Objective-C
14 1 (0.34%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.34%) Bash
14 1 (0.34%) Embedded C
14 1 (0.34%) Go
14 1 (0.34%) R
Qualifications
1 60 (20.41%) CISSP
2 47 (15.99%) CISM
3 42 (14.29%) AWS Certification
4 39 (13.27%) Azure Certification
5 36 (12.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 36 (12.24%) Cisco Certification
6 34 (11.56%) CCSK
6 34 (11.56%) CCSP
7 33 (11.22%) Security Cleared
8 29 (9.86%) Degree
9 23 (7.82%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (4.08%) CISA
10 12 (4.08%) SC Cleared
11 9 (3.06%) DV Cleared
12 8 (2.72%) Master's Degree
13 6 (2.04%) GIAC
13 6 (2.04%) SANS
14 3 (1.02%) CEH
14 3 (1.02%) OSCP
15 2 (0.68%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (15.65%) NIST
2 41 (13.95%) QA
3 17 (5.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.38%) PCI DSS
5 6 (2.04%) COBIT
5 6 (2.04%) SOC 2
5 6 (2.04%) Web Application Security Consortium
6 5 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 5 (1.70%) NCSC
7 3 (1.02%) GDPR
8 2 (0.68%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.68%) MISRA
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.34%) MISRA C
System Software
1 41 (13.95%) Docker
2 4 (1.36%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.36%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.68%) Firmware
4 1 (0.34%) LXC
4 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 37 (12.59%) Kubernetes
2 33 (11.22%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (2.04%) Ansible
3 6 (2.04%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (2.04%) Nessus
3 6 (2.04%) Terraform
4 5 (1.70%) Suricata
5 2 (0.68%) Grafana
5 2 (0.68%) Kibana
5 2 (0.68%) logstash
5 2 (0.68%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 103 (35.03%) Oracle
2 31 (10.54%) Microsoft
3 14 (4.76%) Google
4 7 (2.38%) Splunk
5 5 (1.70%) Cisco
5 5 (1.70%) Juniper
5 5 (1.70%) Palo Alto
6 4 (1.36%) Red Hat
6 4 (1.36%) VMware
7 1 (0.34%) ESRI
7 1 (0.34%) Renesas
7 1 (0.34%) Rockwell
7 1 (0.34%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.34%) Siemens
7 1 (0.34%) Xamarin