Cybersecurity Jobs in Reading

Cybersecurity
Berkshire > Reading

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 32 63
Rank change year-on-year -9 +31 +2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 92 113 75
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 4.94% 7.49% 3.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.72% 7.71% 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 58 42 51
10th Percentile £44,918 £53,450 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,825 £64,063 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% +27.27% -12.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,938 £73,750
90th Percentile £67,625 £75,225 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £52,550 £70,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -24.93% +32.08% -15.20%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Reading

Cybersecurity 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 advertised in Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,609 1,465 1,759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 86.37% 97.08% 92.77%
Number of salaries quoted 947 746 976
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,375 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.80% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £97,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year -12.42% +1.27% +7.73%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Reading.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Reading over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Reading

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 2 (2.17%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 9 (9.78%) Azure
2 7 (7.61%) AWS
3 6 (6.52%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (2.17%) GCP
5 1 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.09%) OCI
5 1 (1.09%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (26.09%) Network Security
2 15 (16.30%) Firewall
3 6 (6.52%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (5.43%) Internet
4 5 (5.43%) VPN
5 3 (3.26%) TCP/IP
6 1 (1.09%) LAN
6 1 (1.09%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.09%) Oracle Database
1 1 (1.09%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Git
1 1 (1.09%) JIRA
General
1 11 (11.96%) Social Skills
2 10 (10.87%) Finance
2 10 (10.87%) Telecoms
3 3 (3.26%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.17%) Manufacturing
4 2 (2.17%) Retail
5 1 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (1.09%) Games
5 1 (1.09%) Legal
Job Titles
1 27 (29.35%) Senior
2 14 (15.22%) Analyst
2 14 (15.22%) Configuration Manager
2 14 (15.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (15.22%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (15.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 14 (15.22%) Systems Engineer
3 10 (10.87%) Security Manager
4 9 (9.78%) Administrator
4 9 (9.78%) Systems Administrator
5 8 (8.70%) Architect
5 8 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 8 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 8 (8.70%) Security Analyst
5 8 (8.70%) Security Assurance Manager
5 8 (8.70%) Senior Systems Administrator
6 7 (7.61%) Head of Information
6 7 (7.61%) Security Architect
7 6 (6.52%) Head of Information Assurance
7 6 (6.52%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.43%) Web Services
2 1 (1.09%) .NET
2 1 (1.09%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.09%) CSS
2 1 (1.09%) HTML
2 1 (1.09%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 29 (31.52%) Management Information System
2 9 (9.78%) Data Centre
2 9 (9.78%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (7.61%) Security Posture
4 6 (6.52%) Cyber Defence
4 6 (6.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 6 (6.52%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (5.43%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (5.43%) Insider Threat
5 5 (5.43%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (3.26%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (2.17%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.09%) Cyberattack
8 1 (1.09%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 20 (21.74%) Windows
2 18 (19.57%) Windows Server 2016
2 18 (19.57%) Windows Server 2019
3 17 (18.48%) Windows 10
3 17 (18.48%) Windows 7
3 17 (18.48%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (5.43%) Kali Linux
5 1 (1.09%) Unix
5 1 (1.09%) VMS
5 1 (1.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (58.70%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 54 (58.70%) Decision-Making
2 35 (38.04%) ITIL
3 24 (26.09%) Roadmaps
3 24 (26.09%) Security Operations
4 22 (23.91%) Change Management
4 22 (23.91%) Vulnerability Management
5 21 (22.83%) Information Security
5 21 (22.83%) Stakeholder Management
6 20 (21.74%) Application Security
7 18 (19.57%) Incident Response
7 18 (19.57%) Problem Management
7 18 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (18.48%) OWASP
9 16 (17.39%) Computer Science
9 16 (17.39%) Penetration Testing
9 16 (17.39%) SIEM
10 14 (15.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 13 (14.13%) Security Management
11 13 (14.13%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 23 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 5 (5.43%) Python
3 2 (2.17%) SQL
4 1 (1.09%) C#
4 1 (1.09%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 40 (43.48%) Security Cleared
2 37 (40.22%) Degree
3 17 (18.48%) HNC
4 15 (16.30%) CISSP
5 8 (8.70%) CISM
5 8 (8.70%) GIAC
5 8 (8.70%) GPEN
6 7 (7.61%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (5.43%) AWS Certification
7 5 (5.43%) Azure Certification
8 3 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (3.26%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (2.17%) CCNA
9 2 (2.17%) CCNP
9 2 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (2.17%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (2.17%) GCIA
9 2 (2.17%) ISACA
9 2 (2.17%) SANS
9 2 (2.17%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (25.00%) NIST
2 15 (16.30%) GRC
2 15 (16.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (13.04%) GDPR
3 12 (13.04%) NIST 800
4 10 (10.87%) PCI DSS
5 6 (6.52%) NCSC
6 5 (5.43%) COBIT
6 5 (5.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 3 (3.26%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (1.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (1.09%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (19.57%) Active Directory
1 18 (19.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.09%) Docker
2 1 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.09%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 18 (19.57%) SCCM
2 7 (7.61%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 7 (7.61%) Nessus
3 5 (5.43%) Suricata
4 1 (1.09%) Kubernetes
4 1 (1.09%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (1.09%) WSUS
Vendors
1 25 (27.17%) Microsoft
2 18 (19.57%) VMware
3 6 (6.52%) Cisco
3 6 (6.52%) Qualys
3 6 (6.52%) Splunk
4 5 (5.43%) BT
4 5 (5.43%) Juniper
4 5 (5.43%) Palo Alto
5 3 (3.26%) Computacenter
5 3 (3.26%) LogRhythm
5 3 (3.26%) McAfee
6 2 (2.17%) Citrix
6 2 (2.17%) Oracle
7 1 (1.09%) Apple
7 1 (1.09%) CheckPoint