Malware Detection/Protection Jobs with Work from Home Options

Malware Detection/Protection
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Malware Detection/Protection skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Malware Detection/Protection over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 551 624 842
Rank change year-on-year +73 +218 -
Permanent jobs citing Malware Detection/Protection 24 36 19
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.071% 0.089% 0.027%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.078% 0.092% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 24 34 19
10th Percentile £42,547 - £39,144
25th Percentile £46,813 £23,000 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £25,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +140.00% -50.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £26,375 £52,500
90th Percentile - £43,625 £67,500
UK median annual salary £58,500 £25,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +134.00% -50.00% -20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Malware Detection/Protection 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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,838 38,971 69,157
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.21% 96.04% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 23,338 27,094 41,652
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Malware Detection/Protection
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Malware Detection/Protection as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Malware Detection/Protection trend for jobs with a WFH option

Malware Detection/Protection
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Malware Detection/Protection.

Malware Detection/Protection salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Malware Detection/Protection
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Malware Detection/Protection over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Malware Detection/Protection salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Malware Detection/Protection
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 12 (50.00%) Apache
1 12 (50.00%) CMS
1 12 (50.00%) nginx
1 12 (50.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (66.67%) AWS
2 10 (41.67%) Azure
3 5 (20.83%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.17%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 14 (58.33%) Firewall
2 13 (54.17%) SSL
3 12 (50.00%) DNS
4 3 (12.50%) Intrusion Detection
4 3 (12.50%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (50.00%) MySQL
General
1 12 (50.00%) Marketing
2 10 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 6 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (20.83%) Finance
5 4 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (8.33%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 12 (50.00%) Web Manager
2 7 (29.17%) Developer
2 7 (29.17%) Web Developer
3 5 (20.83%) Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) Development Manager
3 5 (20.83%) Security Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) Web Development Manager
4 4 (16.67%) Security Engineer
5 3 (12.50%) Information Analyst
5 3 (12.50%) Information Security Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) IT Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) IT Security Engineer
6 2 (8.33%) IT Support
6 2 (8.33%) IT Support Technician
6 2 (8.33%) IT Technician
6 2 (8.33%) Support Technician
7 1 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 1 (4.17%) IT Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (16.67%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (8.33%) Cyberattack
3 2 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (8.33%) Grid Computing
4 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.17%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.50%) Windows
2 2 (8.33%) Linux
2 2 (8.33%) Mac OS
2 2 (8.33%) Unix
2 2 (8.33%) Windows 10
2 2 (8.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (79.17%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (50.00%) Content Management
2 12 (50.00%) Marketing Strategy
2 12 (50.00%) Web Development
3 10 (41.67%) Collaborative Working
3 10 (41.67%) SIEM
4 9 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (33.33%) Information Security
6 7 (29.17%) Security Operations
6 7 (29.17%) Vulnerability Management
7 6 (25.00%) DevOps
8 5 (20.83%) Cloud Security
9 4 (16.67%) Analytics
9 4 (16.67%) Application Security
9 4 (16.67%) DevSecOps
9 4 (16.67%) Identity Access Management
9 4 (16.67%) Incident Management
9 4 (16.67%) Incident Response
9 4 (16.67%) SOAR
9 4 (16.67%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 12 (50.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (16.67%) DBS Check
1 4 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (8.33%) DV Cleared
2 2 (8.33%) HNC
2 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (41.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (25.00%) PCI DSS
3 5 (20.83%) GDPR
4 4 (16.67%) NCSC
4 4 (16.67%) SOC 2
5 3 (12.50%) NIST
6 2 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (8.33%) QA
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 7 (29.17%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.33%) Dell
2 2 (8.33%) Facebook
2 2 (8.33%) Sun
3 1 (4.17%) Darktrace
3 1 (4.17%) Tripwire
3 1 (4.17%) VMware