Security Patching Jobs in England

Security Patching
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Security Patching skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Security Patching 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 781 696 982
Rank change year-on-year -85 +286 -203
Permanent jobs citing Security Patching 82 199 204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.086% 0.24% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.25% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 62 131 151
10th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +11.76% -10.05%
75th Percentile £61,250 £58,125 £48,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% +3.45% -7.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Security Patching falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 78,968 78,333 138,622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.62% 95.44% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 56,258 48,146 73,664
10th Percentile £29,383 £34,308 £33,349
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,775 £44,178
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Security Patching
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Patching in England

Security Patching
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Security Patching in England

Security Patching
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Security Patching in England

Security Patching
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 Patching 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
South West -10 39 £55,000 -18.52% 2
South East -58 15 £47,500 +11.76% 6
Midlands -45 12 £37,500 -28.57% 1
London +48 9 £65,000 - 8
North of England -31 7 £70,000 +75.00% 7
North West -45 7 £70,000 +55.56% 6
West Midlands -6 6 £37,500 +2.04%
East Midlands -41 6 £36,750 -30.00% 1
Security Patching
UK

Security Patching
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 9 (10.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (7.32%) Skype for Business
3 4 (4.88%) SharePoint
4 3 (3.66%) Tomcat
4 3 (3.66%) WildFly
5 2 (2.44%) Apache
5 2 (2.44%) nginx
6 1 (1.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (2.44%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 23 (28.05%) Azure
2 14 (17.07%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (12.20%) AWS
4 5 (6.10%) Nutanix
4 5 (6.10%) OpenShift
5 2 (2.44%) Akamai
5 2 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (2.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 2 (2.44%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.44%) GitHub
5 2 (2.44%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (2.44%) OneDrive
5 2 (2.44%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.22%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 31 (37.80%) Firewall
2 20 (24.39%) LAN
2 20 (24.39%) VPN
2 20 (24.39%) WAN
3 16 (19.51%) Network Security
3 16 (19.51%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (17.07%) SD-WAN
5 8 (9.76%) Unified Communications
6 6 (7.32%) SAN
6 6 (7.32%) Skype
6 6 (7.32%) Wireless
7 5 (6.10%) WLAN
8 4 (4.88%) VoIP
9 3 (3.66%) NAS
10 2 (2.44%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (2.44%) Internet
10 2 (2.44%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (2.44%) MPLS
11 1 (1.22%) DHCP
11 1 (1.22%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (14.63%) SQL Server
2 11 (13.41%) MySQL
3 6 (7.32%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (6.10%) OLTP
4 5 (6.10%) Relational Database
5 3 (3.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (3.66%) Git
2 1 (1.22%) AdminStudio
General
1 24 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 7 (8.54%) Finance
2 7 (8.54%) Manufacturing
3 4 (4.88%) Advertising
3 4 (4.88%) Marketing
4 3 (3.66%) Aerospace
4 3 (3.66%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (3.66%) Automotive
4 3 (3.66%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (2.44%) Law
6 1 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.22%) Games
6 1 (1.22%) iGaming
6 1 (1.22%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (23.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (17.07%) Network Manager
3 9 (10.98%) Administrator
4 8 (9.76%) Linux Engineer
4 8 (9.76%) Linux Systems Engineer
4 8 (9.76%) Network Engineer
4 8 (9.76%) Security Manager
4 8 (9.76%) Systems Engineer
5 7 (8.54%) Analyst
5 7 (8.54%) IT Manager
5 7 (8.54%) IT Security Manager
5 7 (8.54%) Network Operations Manager
5 7 (8.54%) NOC Manager
5 7 (8.54%) Operations Manager
5 7 (8.54%) Senior
6 6 (7.32%) Lead
6 6 (7.32%) Network Security Manager
7 5 (6.10%) Backup Engineer
7 5 (6.10%) Backup Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (6.10%) Storage and Backup Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.44%) ARM Templates
1 2 (2.44%) Azure Blueprints
2 1 (1.22%) Software Packaging
2 1 (1.22%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (26.83%) Data Centre
2 13 (15.85%) Management Information System
3 7 (8.54%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (6.10%) EMC VNX
4 5 (6.10%) Learning Management System
4 5 (6.10%) Public Cloud
5 4 (4.88%) Educational Technology
6 3 (3.66%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.44%) Anti-Spyware
7 2 (2.44%) BYOD
7 2 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (2.44%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (2.44%) PKI
7 2 (2.44%) Smartcard
8 1 (1.22%) Life Science
8 1 (1.22%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.22%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 30 (36.59%) Windows
2 20 (24.39%) Linux
2 20 (24.39%) Windows Server
3 8 (9.76%) Debian
3 8 (9.76%) Ubuntu
4 6 (7.32%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (7.32%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (3.66%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.22%) Unix
6 1 (1.22%) Windows 7
6 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (29.27%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (28.05%) Cybersecurity
3 19 (23.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 18 (21.95%) Project Delivery
5 14 (17.07%) Computer Science
5 14 (17.07%) Office Automation
6 13 (15.85%) Service Delivery
7 12 (14.63%) Server Management
8 9 (10.98%) DevOps
9 8 (9.76%) B2B
9 8 (9.76%) Configuration Management
9 8 (9.76%) Containerisation
9 8 (9.76%) Continuous Delivery
9 8 (9.76%) Mathematics
9 8 (9.76%) Physics
9 8 (9.76%) Test Automation
9 8 (9.76%) Validation
9 8 (9.76%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 7 (8.54%) ITIL
10 7 (8.54%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (17.07%) PowerShell
2 9 (10.98%) Bash
2 9 (10.98%) Python
3 8 (9.76%) SQL
4 2 (2.44%) Korn
4 2 (2.44%) PHP
Qualifications
1 19 (23.17%) Degree
2 12 (14.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (9.76%) CCNA
3 8 (9.76%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (8.54%) SC Cleared
4 7 (8.54%) Security Cleared
5 4 (4.88%) CWNA
5 4 (4.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (2.44%) Azure Certification
7 2 (2.44%) CCNP
7 2 (2.44%) CISM
7 2 (2.44%) CISSP
7 2 (2.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (10.98%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (9.76%) PMO
3 4 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (3.66%) GDPR
5 2 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (2.44%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (20.73%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (19.51%) Active Directory
3 13 (15.85%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (9.76%) Hyper-V
5 7 (8.54%) vSphere
6 5 (6.10%) Docker
6 5 (6.10%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (2.44%) Firmware
7 2 (2.44%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (2.44%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (24.39%) WSUS
2 13 (15.85%) SCCM
3 7 (8.54%) Ansible
4 6 (7.32%) FortiGate
5 5 (6.10%) EMC NetWorker
5 5 (6.10%) Kubernetes
5 5 (6.10%) Nagios
5 5 (6.10%) vCenter Server
6 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (3.66%) Nessus
7 2 (2.44%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (1.22%) Progress Chef
8 1 (1.22%) Puppet
8 1 (1.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (40.24%) Microsoft
2 28 (34.15%) Cisco
3 21 (25.61%) VMware
4 9 (10.98%) Aruba
5 8 (9.76%) Meraki
5 8 (9.76%) Veeam
6 6 (7.32%) Red Hat
7 5 (6.10%) EMC
7 5 (6.10%) Oracle
7 5 (6.10%) SolarWinds
8 4 (4.88%) HP
8 4 (4.88%) Nimble Storage
8 4 (4.88%) Ruckus Wireless
9 3 (3.66%) Apple
9 3 (3.66%) CheckPoint
9 3 (3.66%) Ericsson
9 3 (3.66%) Google
9 3 (3.66%) Sophos
9 3 (3.66%) ZyXEL
10 2 (2.44%) Qualys