Cyber Security Posture Jobs in England

Cybersecurity Posture
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Security Posture 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 807 873 1146
Rank change year-on-year +66 +273 -244
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 56 21 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.059% 0.026% 0.028%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.18% 0.059% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 50 18 12
10th Percentile £37,725 £57,350 £43,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £61,250 £62,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £72,500 - £100,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £86,275 -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -16.67% +1.44%

All Generic Skills
England

Cyber Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 31,616 35,808 68,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.08% 43.63% 47.75%
Number of salaries quoted 21,236 20,076 30,814
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,125 £34,750
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,872 £46,000
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 £87,419 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Cyber Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Cyber Security Posture in England

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Cyber Security Posture in England

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Histogram in England

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

Salary histogram for Cyber Security Posture in England

Cyber Security Posture
Job Locations in England

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 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
London +107 21 £70,000 +12.00% 8
South East -20 15 £43,000 -42.67% 1
North of England +16 6 £40,000 -38.46%
South West -41 6 £65,000 -13.33% 3
East of England - 6 £42,500 -
North East - 5 £40,000 -
West Midlands -11 2 £65,000 -15.58%
Midlands -39 2 £65,000 -13.33%
North West - 1 £27,500 -
Cyber Security Posture
UK

Cyber Security Posture
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 4 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.79%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (30.36%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (28.57%) Azure
3 8 (14.29%) Mimecast
4 5 (8.93%) Power Platform
5 3 (5.36%) Entra ID
6 2 (3.57%) AWS
7 1 (1.79%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 11 (19.64%) Firewall
2 8 (14.29%) LAN
3 6 (10.71%) DHCP
3 6 (10.71%) DNS
4 5 (8.93%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (7.14%) Network Security
5 4 (7.14%) WAN
6 1 (1.79%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.79%) NGFW
6 1 (1.79%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.79%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.93%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Jenkins
General
1 25 (44.64%) Social Skills
2 14 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (17.86%) Finance
4 6 (10.71%) Public Sector
4 6 (10.71%) Retail
5 5 (8.93%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (8.93%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.36%) Legal
7 1 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.79%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 17 (30.36%) Analyst
2 9 (16.07%) Security Analyst
3 8 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
4 7 (12.50%) Lead
4 7 (12.50%) Senior
5 6 (10.71%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 6 (10.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 6 (10.71%) Risk Analyst
6 5 (8.93%) IT Engineer
7 4 (7.14%) Administrator
7 4 (7.14%) Compliance Manager
7 4 (7.14%) IT Manager
7 4 (7.14%) Penetration Tester
7 4 (7.14%) Senior Penetration Tester
7 4 (7.14%) Senior Tester
7 4 (7.14%) Systems Administrator
7 4 (7.14%) Tester
8 3 (5.36%) Head of Security
8 3 (5.36%) Network Engineer
8 3 (5.36%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (42.86%) Security Posture
2 11 (19.64%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (8.93%) Cyberattack
4 5 (8.93%) Operational Technology
5 4 (7.14%) IoT
5 4 (7.14%) Management Information System
5 4 (7.14%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.79%) CCTV
6 1 (1.79%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.79%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.79%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 18 (32.14%) Windows
2 7 (12.50%) Android
3 6 (10.71%) Apple iOS
3 6 (10.71%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (5.36%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.79%) Linux
5 1 (1.79%) Unix
5 1 (1.79%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.79%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (1.79%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (33.93%) Risk Management
3 16 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (25.00%) Information Security
5 12 (21.43%) SIEM
6 9 (16.07%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
7 8 (14.29%) Security Management
8 7 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 7 (12.50%) Roadmaps
8 7 (12.50%) Vulnerability Scanning
9 6 (10.71%) Email Filtering
9 6 (10.71%) Kalman Filter
9 6 (10.71%) Risk Analysis
9 6 (10.71%) Security Testing
10 5 (8.93%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (8.93%) Computer Science
10 5 (8.93%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (8.93%) Ethical Hacking
10 5 (8.93%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.36%) Python
2 2 (3.57%) Bash
2 2 (3.57%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (35.71%) Degree
2 15 (26.79%) CISSP
3 13 (23.21%) CISM
4 11 (19.64%) Security Cleared
5 7 (12.50%) CRISC
6 4 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (7.14%) CCSAM
6 4 (7.14%) CREST Certified
6 4 (7.14%) SANS
6 4 (7.14%) SC Cleared
7 3 (5.36%) CISA
7 3 (5.36%) GIAC
7 3 (5.36%) PMI Certification
7 3 (5.36%) PMP
8 2 (3.57%) Azure Certification
8 2 (3.57%) CCIE
8 2 (3.57%) CCNP
8 2 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (3.57%) CISMP
8 2 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (25.00%) NIST
2 10 (17.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (12.50%) GRC
4 5 (8.93%) GDPR
5 4 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (3.57%) Accessibility
7 1 (1.79%) GxP
7 1 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.79%) NCSC
7 1 (1.79%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.79%) SLA
System Software
1 12 (21.43%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.79%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (16.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (7.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (1.79%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.79%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (30.36%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.50%) Meraki
2 7 (12.50%) VMware
3 5 (8.93%) Acronis
3 5 (8.93%) Sophos
3 5 (8.93%) Synology
4 3 (5.36%) CrowdStrike
5 2 (3.57%) Cisco
5 2 (3.57%) Darktrace
5 2 (3.57%) Forcepoint
5 2 (3.57%) Fortinet
5 2 (3.57%) Salesforce
5 2 (3.57%) Zscaler
6 1 (1.79%) Apple
6 1 (1.79%) Progress
6 1 (1.79%) Rapid7