PCI QSA Jobs in England

PCI Qualified Security Assessors (PCI QSA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for PCI QSA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 824 883 1150
Rank change year-on-year +59 +267 -253
Permanent jobs citing PCI QSA 39 11 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.041% 0.013% 0.025%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.15% 0.040% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 37 9 21
10th Percentile £57,500 £77,750 £51,250
25th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £81,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £82,500 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% -8.33% +50.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £105,000 £93,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £111,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £82,500 £90,000
% change year-on-year -3.03% -8.33% +50.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

PCI QSA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 25,654 27,711 39,123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.84% 33.76% 27.08%
Number of salaries quoted 15,775 12,833 16,968
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,734 £42,500 £40,132
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £53,555 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.74% +9.09% -

PCI QSA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing PCI QSA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PCI QSA in England.

Salary trend for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing PCI QSA in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for PCI QSA in England

PCI QSA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI QSA within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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 +103 16 £77,500 -6.06% 2
Midlands - 7 £80,000 - 1
West Midlands - 7 £80,000 - 1
North of England - 7 £80,000 - 2
North West - 6 £80,000 - 1
South West - 5 £75,000 -
South East -25 3 £65,000 -27.78%
Yorkshire - 1 £150,000 - 1
PCI QSA
UK

PCI QSA
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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (20.51%) AWS
2 3 (7.69%) Azure
2 3 (7.69%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.38%) Firewall
1 6 (15.38%) Wireless
General
1 6 (15.38%) Marketing
1 6 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (12.82%) Telecoms
3 3 (7.69%) Social Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Retail
5 1 (2.56%) Finance
5 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (38.46%) Consultant
2 11 (28.21%) Senior
3 6 (15.38%) Penetration Tester
3 6 (15.38%) Security Consultant
3 6 (15.38%) Security Penetration Tester
3 6 (15.38%) Security Tester
3 6 (15.38%) Senior Penetration Tester
3 6 (15.38%) Senior Tester
3 6 (15.38%) Tester
4 5 (12.82%) Senior Consultant
4 5 (12.82%) Senior Security Consultant
4 5 (12.82%) Technical Consultant
5 3 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 3 (7.69%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (5.13%) Analyst
7 1 (2.56%) Chief Information Security Officer
7 1 (2.56%) PCI DSS Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) Management Information System
1 5 (12.82%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.56%) Security Posture
2 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.26%) Linux
1 4 (10.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (76.92%) Cybersecurity
1 30 (76.92%) Information Security
2 16 (41.03%) Data Security
3 14 (35.90%) Application Security
3 14 (35.90%) Computer Science
3 14 (35.90%) IT Audit
3 14 (35.90%) Validation
3 14 (35.90%) Vulnerability Remediation
4 9 (23.08%) Risk Management
5 8 (20.51%) ISMS
5 8 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (17.95%) Data Privacy
6 7 (17.95%) Information Security Management
6 7 (17.95%) Security Management
7 6 (15.38%) OWASP
7 6 (15.38%) Penetration Testing
7 6 (15.38%) Security Architecture
7 6 (15.38%) Security Testing
7 6 (15.38%) Thought Leadership
7 6 (15.38%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.82%) JavaScript
1 5 (12.82%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (56.41%) CISM
1 22 (56.41%) CISSP
2 18 (46.15%) CISA
3 14 (35.90%) Degree
4 6 (15.38%) CHECK Team Leader
4 6 (15.38%) CHECK Team Member
4 6 (15.38%) CREST Certified
4 6 (15.38%) Cyber Scheme
4 6 (15.38%) OSCP
4 6 (15.38%) Tigerscheme
5 5 (12.82%) AWS Certification
5 5 (12.82%) CRISC
5 5 (12.82%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 4 (10.26%) ISACA
6 4 (10.26%) SC Cleared
6 4 (10.26%) Security Cleared
7 3 (7.69%) CESG Certified Professional
8 1 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (2.56%) PMI Certification
8 1 (2.56%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (100.00%) PCI DSS
2 30 (76.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (76.92%) NIST
3 17 (43.59%) GRC
4 10 (25.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (17.95%) NCSC
6 6 (15.38%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (7.69%) NIST 800
8 2 (5.13%) GDPR
9 1 (2.56%) ISO 9001
9 1 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (2.56%) SOC 2