Digital Forensics Jobs in the UK excluding London

Digital Forensics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Digital Forensics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Forensics 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 553 692 804
Rank change year-on-year +139 +112 -113
Permanent jobs citing Digital Forensics 229 36 70
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.29% 0.065% 0.092%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.068% 0.097%
Number of salaries quoted 88 25 35
10th Percentile £27,500 £38,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £52,500 £35,068
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £67,500 £45,085
Median % change year-on-year -48.15% +49.72% -18.03%
75th Percentile £41,825 £72,500 £55,101
90th Percentile £54,125 £75,000 £74,633
UK median annual salary £40,553 £70,000 £51,579
% change year-on-year -42.07% +35.71% -17.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Digital Forensics 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64,702 52,760 72,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 80.77% 95.48% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 43,767 28,367 41,386
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Digital Forensics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Digital Forensics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Digital Forensics in the UK excluding London

Digital Forensics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Digital Forensics in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Digital Forensics in the UK excluding London

Digital Forensics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Forensics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Digital Forensics in the UK excluding London

Digital Forensics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Forensics within the UK excluding London 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 East +69 105 £80,000 +16.36% 1
Midlands +26 75 £35,000 -50.00% 2
West Midlands +49 67 £35,000 -50.00% 2
Wales +40 30 £40,000 -
South West - 12 £40,482 - 2
East Midlands -25 8 £61,439 +63.84%
North of England +11 7 £41,250 -38.89% 3
North West -21 7 £41,250 -22.90% 2
Digital Forensics
UK

Digital Forensics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 8 (3.49%) Azure
2 6 (2.62%) AWS
2 6 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.87%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.87%) SaaS
5 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (0.44%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.06%) Firewall
2 6 (2.62%) Network Security
3 3 (1.31%) Wireshark
4 2 (0.87%) DHCP
4 2 (0.87%) DNS
4 2 (0.87%) NX-OS
4 2 (0.87%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.44%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.44%) SSL
5 1 (0.44%) tcpdump
Development Applications
1 2 (0.87%) GitLab
1 2 (0.87%) JIRA
General
1 124 (54.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 32 (13.97%) Police
3 15 (6.55%) Social Skills
4 10 (4.37%) Aerospace
4 10 (4.37%) Law
5 6 (2.62%) Public Speaking
6 5 (2.18%) Legal
7 4 (1.75%) Local Government
8 3 (1.31%) Electronics
8 3 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.87%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (0.87%) Retail
10 1 (0.44%) Finance
Job Titles
1 122 (53.28%) Data Scientist
2 50 (21.83%) Analyst
3 47 (20.52%) Digital Analyst
3 47 (20.52%) Forensic Analyst
4 18 (7.86%) Senior
5 17 (7.42%) Project Manager
6 12 (5.24%) Computer Scientist
6 12 (5.24%) Research Scientist
7 11 (4.80%) Forensic Manager
8 7 (3.06%) Digital Project Manager
8 7 (3.06%) Technical Trainer
8 7 (3.06%) Trainer
9 6 (2.62%) Graduate
9 6 (2.62%) Graduate Analyst
10 5 (2.18%) Forensic Investigator
11 4 (1.75%) Project Quality Manager
11 4 (1.75%) Senior Analyst
12 3 (1.31%) Business Continuity Manager
12 3 (1.31%) Business Continuity Project Manager
12 3 (1.31%) Risk Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 122 (53.28%) Algorithms
2 12 (5.24%) Cyber Defence
3 10 (4.37%) Operational Technology
4 7 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (2.62%) Security Operations Centre
6 5 (2.18%) Driving Licence
6 5 (2.18%) Industry 4.0
6 5 (2.18%) SCADA
7 4 (1.75%) Cybercrime
8 3 (1.31%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.87%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.87%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.87%) PKI
9 2 (0.87%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.87%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.44%) CSOC
10 1 (0.44%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.44%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.44%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 19 (8.30%) Windows
2 12 (5.24%) Linux
3 2 (0.87%) Unix
3 2 (0.87%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (66.38%) Cybersecurity
2 144 (62.88%) Mentoring
3 132 (57.64%) Computer Science
4 126 (55.02%) Decision-Making
5 124 (54.15%) Coaching
5 124 (54.15%) Problem-Solving
6 123 (53.71%) Data Analysis
6 123 (53.71%) Red Team
7 122 (53.28%) Data Science
7 122 (53.28%) Mathematics
7 122 (53.28%) Statistical Modelling
8 20 (8.73%) Case Management
9 18 (7.86%) Forensic Analysis
10 16 (6.99%) Project Management
11 15 (6.55%) Penetration Testing
12 14 (6.11%) Incident Response
12 14 (6.11%) Project Planning
12 14 (6.11%) Target Operating Model
13 11 (4.80%) Malware Analysis
14 10 (4.37%) OSINT
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.42%) Python
2 12 (5.24%) Bash
3 7 (3.06%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.87%) C#
4 2 (0.87%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.87%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.44%) C
Qualifications
1 157 (68.56%) Degree
2 18 (7.86%) Security Cleared
3 8 (3.49%) Master's Degree
4 6 (2.62%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.18%) OSCP
6 4 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.75%) CISSP
6 4 (1.75%) SANS
7 3 (1.31%) CEH
7 3 (1.31%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (1.31%) CREST Certified
7 3 (1.31%) GCIH
8 2 (0.87%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.87%) CCIE
8 2 (0.87%) CCNA
8 2 (0.87%) CCNP
8 2 (0.87%) GCFA
8 2 (0.87%) GCFE
8 2 (0.87%) MCSE
8 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (9.61%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 16 (6.99%) ISO 9001
3 15 (6.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.18%) NCSC
5 4 (1.75%) NIST
5 4 (1.75%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.87%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
System Software
1 4 (1.75%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.87%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.87%) vSphere
4 1 (0.44%) Snort
Systems Management
1 15 (6.55%) EnCase
2 2 (0.87%) CSIRT
2 2 (0.87%) FortiGate
2 2 (0.87%) FTK
2 2 (0.87%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (4.80%) Cellebrite
2 8 (3.49%) Microsoft
3 5 (2.18%) BT
3 5 (2.18%) VMware
4 4 (1.75%) Cisco
5 3 (1.31%) Spotify
6 2 (0.87%) Nuix
6 2 (0.87%) Veeam
7 1 (0.44%) Darktrace
7 1 (0.44%) Tripwire