Cybersecurity Posture
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Security Posture in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 825 953 1173
Rank change year-on-year +128 +220 -256
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 59 22 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.059% 0.022% 0.042%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.17% 0.052% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 55 19 12
10th Percentile £37,500 £57,650 £43,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £61,250 £62,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -16.67% +1.44%
75th Percentile £73,750 - £100,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,100 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,750 £75,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -35.00% +36.36% -38.89%

All Generic Skills
UK

Cyber Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,155 42,392 77,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.62% 47.91%
Number of salaries quoted 23,026 23,184 34,267
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,483 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,865 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Cyber Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cyber Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Security Posture in the UK

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Security Posture.

Salary trend for Cyber Security Posture in the UK

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cyber Security Posture in the UK

Cyber Security Posture
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Security Posture within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 +116 52 £60,000 -20.00% 14
UK excluding London +19 40 £48,750 -35.00% 6
London +119 19 £70,000 +12.00% 8
Work from Home +90 17 £54,500 -27.33% 9
South East +18 14 £38,500 -48.67% 3
North of England +41 6 £40,000 -38.46%
East of England - 6 £42,500 -
South West -24 5 £65,000 -13.33% 1
North East - 5 £40,000 -
Scotland - 4 £67,500 - 1
Northern Ireland - 3 £90,000 -
West Midlands +13 2 £65,000 -15.58% 1
Midlands -8 2 £65,000 -13.33% 1
North West - 1 £27,500 -

Cyber Security Posture
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 4 (6.78%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (6.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (35.59%) Azure
2 19 (32.20%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (13.56%) Mimecast
4 5 (8.47%) AWS
4 5 (8.47%) Power Platform
5 3 (5.08%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 13 (22.03%) Firewall
2 8 (13.56%) LAN
3 6 (10.17%) DHCP
3 6 (10.17%) DNS
4 5 (8.47%) Network Security
4 5 (8.47%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (6.78%) WAN
6 1 (1.69%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.69%) NGFW
6 1 (1.69%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.69%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.47%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (6.78%) Jenkins
General
1 26 (44.07%) Social Skills
2 18 (30.51%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (16.95%) Finance
4 6 (10.17%) Public Sector
5 5 (8.47%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (8.47%) Manufacturing
5 5 (8.47%) Retail
6 3 (5.08%) Legal
7 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.69%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 13 (22.03%) Analyst
2 10 (16.95%) Senior
3 8 (13.56%) Security Analyst
3 8 (13.56%) Systems Engineer
4 7 (11.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 7 (11.86%) Security Manager
5 6 (10.17%) Operations Manager
6 5 (8.47%) Administrator
6 5 (8.47%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 5 (8.47%) IT Engineer
6 5 (8.47%) Systems Administrator
7 4 (6.78%) Cloud Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Compliance Manager
7 4 (6.78%) Lead
7 4 (6.78%) Operational Security Manager
7 4 (6.78%) Security Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Security Operations Manager
7 4 (6.78%) Senior Cloud Engineer
7 4 (6.78%) Senior Penetration Tester
7 4 (6.78%) Senior Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 25 (42.37%) Security Posture
2 14 (23.73%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (15.25%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (8.47%) Cyberattack
4 5 (8.47%) Operational Technology
5 4 (6.78%) Cloud Native
5 4 (6.78%) IoT
5 4 (6.78%) Management Information System
5 4 (6.78%) Onboarding
5 4 (6.78%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.69%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 19 (32.20%) Windows
2 9 (15.25%) Android
3 8 (13.56%) Apple iOS
4 6 (10.17%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (6.78%) Unix
6 2 (3.39%) Windows Server
7 1 (1.69%) Linux
7 1 (1.69%) Windows 10
7 1 (1.69%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (1.69%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (33.90%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (32.20%) SIEM
4 14 (23.73%) Risk Management
5 12 (20.34%) Information Security
6 10 (16.95%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 9 (15.25%) Penetration Testing
8 8 (13.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 7 (11.86%) Computer Science
9 7 (11.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (11.86%) Cyber Resilience
9 7 (11.86%) Roadmaps
9 7 (11.86%) Security Management
10 6 (10.17%) Email Filtering
10 6 (10.17%) Incident Response
10 6 (10.17%) Kalman Filter
10 6 (10.17%) Security Operations
10 6 (10.17%) Security Testing
10 6 (10.17%) Strategic Thinking
11 5 (8.47%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.17%) Python
2 2 (3.39%) Bash
2 2 (3.39%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (30.51%) Degree
2 11 (18.64%) CISSP
3 10 (16.95%) Security Cleared
4 9 (15.25%) CISM
5 4 (6.78%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (6.78%) CCSAM
5 4 (6.78%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (6.78%) CREST Certified
5 4 (6.78%) CRISC
5 4 (6.78%) SANS
5 4 (6.78%) SC Cleared
6 3 (5.08%) CISA
6 3 (5.08%) GIAC
7 2 (3.39%) Azure Certification
7 2 (3.39%) CCIE
7 2 (3.39%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (3.39%) CISMP
7 2 (3.39%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (3.39%) PMI Certification
7 2 (3.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (18.64%) NIST
2 9 (15.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (11.86%) GRC
4 4 (6.78%) GDPR
5 3 (5.08%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (3.39%) Accessibility
7 1 (1.69%) GxP
7 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.69%) NCSC
7 1 (1.69%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (20.34%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.69%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (15.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (6.78%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 4 (6.78%) Terraform
3 1 (1.69%) HP Fortify
3 1 (1.69%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (23.73%) Microsoft
2 8 (13.56%) VMware
3 7 (11.86%) Meraki
4 5 (8.47%) Acronis
4 5 (8.47%) CrowdStrike
4 5 (8.47%) Sophos
4 5 (8.47%) Synology
5 4 (6.78%) Darktrace
6 2 (3.39%) Cisco
6 2 (3.39%) Forcepoint
6 2 (3.39%) Fortinet
6 2 (3.39%) Salesforce
6 2 (3.39%) Zscaler
7 1 (1.69%) Apple
7 1 (1.69%) Progress
7 1 (1.69%) Qualys
7 1 (1.69%) Rapid7