Data Security Jobs with Work from Home Options

Data Security
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 Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 24 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 354 462 474
Rank change year-on-year +108 +12 -101
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 239 202 459
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.70% 0.51% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.53% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 186 156 268
10th Percentile £42,000 £36,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £43,729
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,362 £59,526 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.44% -0.79% +26.32%
75th Percentile £88,500 £75,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £93,125 £95,687
UK median annual salary £67,000 £55,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year +21.27% -3.91% +21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Data Security 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 30,919 38,346 69,821
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.84% 96.05% 97.08%
Number of salaries quoted 23,399 26,633 41,549
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
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 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Data Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Security trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Data Security.

Data Security salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Data Security over the 6 months to 24 May 2024.

Data Security salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
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 27 (11.30%) Apache
1 27 (11.30%) IIS
1 27 (11.30%) Tomcat
2 12 (5.02%) SharePoint
3 10 (4.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (2.09%) WebLogic
5 4 (1.67%) CMS
5 4 (1.67%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.84%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.84%) Moodle
7 1 (0.42%) Drupal
7 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (5.86%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (12.55%) NEC Housing
2 9 (3.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.42%) iTrent
3 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 90 (37.66%) Azure
2 35 (14.64%) AWS
3 34 (14.23%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (8.37%) Power Platform
5 18 (7.53%) GCP
6 13 (5.44%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (5.44%) Entra ID
6 13 (5.44%) SaaS
7 10 (4.18%) OneDrive
8 7 (2.93%) Serverless
8 7 (2.93%) Snowflake
9 6 (2.51%) Amazon S3
9 6 (2.51%) Matillion
10 4 (1.67%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (1.67%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (1.67%) WhatsApp
11 3 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.84%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 2 (0.84%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.02%) Firewall
2 7 (2.93%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (2.51%) WAN
3 6 (2.51%) Wireshark
4 5 (2.09%) Network Security
5 4 (1.67%) DHCP
5 4 (1.67%) DNS
5 4 (1.67%) Intrusion Detection
5 4 (1.67%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (1.26%) VLAN
6 3 (1.26%) VoIP
6 3 (1.26%) VPN
7 1 (0.42%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.42%) HTTP
7 1 (0.42%) Internet
7 1 (0.42%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.42%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (18.41%) SQL Server
2 32 (13.39%) Oracle Database
3 20 (8.37%) Power BI
4 13 (5.44%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (5.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (5.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (4.18%) Data Lake
7 8 (3.35%) Metadata
8 7 (2.93%) Relational Database
9 3 (1.26%) MySQL
9 3 (1.26%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.84%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.84%) Big Data
10 2 (0.84%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.84%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.84%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.42%) Delta Lake
11 1 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (2.93%) Git
2 4 (1.67%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (1.67%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.42%) GitLab
3 1 (0.42%) Jenkins
General
1 73 (30.54%) Social Skills
2 69 (28.87%) Finance
3 39 (16.32%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (12.55%) Local Government
4 30 (12.55%) Public Sector
5 29 (12.13%) Police
6 18 (7.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.02%) Banking
8 10 (4.18%) Retail
9 9 (3.77%) Law
9 9 (3.77%) Legal
9 9 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (2.93%) Back Office
10 7 (2.93%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (2.93%) Marketing
11 6 (2.51%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.09%) Billing
12 5 (2.09%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.67%) Wearables
14 3 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (15.90%) Senior
2 34 (14.23%) Architect
3 29 (12.13%) Analyst
4 27 (11.30%) Applications Support
5 24 (10.04%) Lead
6 20 (8.37%) Administrator
7 18 (7.53%) DBA
7 18 (7.53%) Developer
8 14 (5.86%) Security Analyst
9 13 (5.44%) Security Engineer
10 12 (5.02%) Data Architect
11 11 (4.60%) Enterprise Architect
11 11 (4.60%) Technical Support
12 10 (4.18%) Data Manager
12 10 (4.18%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (3.77%) Data Engineer
13 9 (3.77%) IT Manager
13 9 (3.77%) Systems Administrator
14 8 (3.35%) IT Analyst
14 8 (3.35%) Resilience Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (12.97%) Web Services
2 18 (7.53%) .NET
3 11 (4.60%) .NET Framework
3 11 (4.60%) Entity Framework
4 9 (3.77%) .NET Core
5 8 (3.35%) ASP.NET
5 8 (3.35%) ASP.NET MVC
5 8 (3.35%) Middleware
6 7 (2.93%) RESTful
7 6 (2.51%) Blazor
8 5 (2.09%) ASP.NET Web API
8 5 (2.09%) Kafka
8 5 (2.09%) React
9 3 (1.26%) EDI
9 3 (1.26%) REST
9 3 (1.26%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.84%) CSS
10 2 (0.84%) HTML
10 2 (0.84%) SPFx
10 2 (0.84%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (15.48%) Management Information System
2 34 (14.23%) Public Cloud
3 17 (7.11%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (3.35%) Housing Association
5 7 (2.93%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (2.09%) Security Posture
6 5 (2.09%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.67%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.67%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.67%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.26%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.26%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.26%) IoT
9 2 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.84%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.84%) NHS
9 2 (0.84%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.84%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 51 (21.34%) Windows
2 36 (15.06%) Linux
3 31 (12.97%) Solaris
3 31 (12.97%) Unix
4 7 (2.93%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.67%) CentOS
5 4 (1.67%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.67%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.67%) zOS
6 1 (0.42%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (15.90%) ETL
3 37 (15.48%) Cybersecurity
3 37 (15.48%) Data Protection
3 37 (15.48%) Information Security
4 36 (15.06%) Task Automation
5 32 (13.39%) Data Governance
6 30 (12.55%) Agile
6 30 (12.55%) Decision-Making
6 30 (12.55%) Disaster Recovery
7 28 (11.72%) Data Management
7 28 (11.72%) Network Architecture
8 27 (11.30%) Server Management
9 26 (10.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 25 (10.46%) Mentoring
11 24 (10.04%) Data Modelling
12 23 (9.62%) Incident Response
12 23 (9.62%) ITIL
13 22 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
13 22 (9.21%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 48 (20.08%) SQL
2 27 (11.30%) Shell Script
3 26 (10.88%) T-SQL
4 17 (7.11%) C#
5 8 (3.35%) PL/SQL
5 8 (3.35%) Python
6 5 (2.09%) PowerShell
6 5 (2.09%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.67%) Java
7 4 (1.67%) VBA
8 3 (1.26%) Scala
9 2 (0.84%) Gremlin
9 2 (0.84%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.42%) Bicep
10 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.42%) PHP
10 1 (0.42%) R
Qualifications
1 62 (25.94%) Degree
2 32 (13.39%) Security Cleared
3 24 (10.04%) CISSP
4 14 (5.86%) CISM
4 14 (5.86%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.77%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.93%) CEH
7 5 (2.09%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.09%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.09%) OCA
7 5 (2.09%) OCP
7 5 (2.09%) Oracle Certification
8 3 (1.26%) CCNA
8 3 (1.26%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.26%) MCSE
8 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.84%) CCNP
9 2 (0.84%) CCSE
9 2 (0.84%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (13.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (12.55%) GDPR
3 29 (12.13%) Accessibility
4 14 (5.86%) Data Quality
4 14 (5.86%) PCI DSS
5 13 (5.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (4.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 9 (3.77%) GRC
8 8 (3.35%) NCSC
9 6 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (2.09%) ISO 9001
11 4 (1.67%) NIST
11 4 (1.67%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.84%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.84%) COBIT
12 2 (0.84%) QA
12 2 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.42%) GxP
13 1 (0.42%) HIPAA
System Software
1 24 (10.04%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.93%) Docker
2 7 (2.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.09%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.51%) CSIRT
1 6 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.09%) Data Guard
2 5 (2.09%) Oracle RMAN
2 5 (2.09%) PaperCut
3 4 (1.67%) Terraform
4 2 (0.84%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.42%) DatAdvantage
5 1 (0.42%) QRadar
5 1 (0.42%) SCCM
5 1 (0.42%) Stealthwatch
5 1 (0.42%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.42%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.42%) WSUS
Vendors
1 95 (39.75%) Microsoft
2 39 (16.32%) Oracle
3 30 (12.55%) NEC
4 15 (6.28%) Databricks
5 12 (5.02%) Google
5 12 (5.02%) Qualys
6 11 (4.60%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.77%) Guidewire
8 8 (3.35%) SAP
9 7 (2.93%) CyberArk
9 7 (2.93%) VMware
10 4 (1.67%) Alteryx
10 4 (1.67%) Cisco
10 4 (1.67%) Splunk
11 3 (1.26%) Dell
11 3 (1.26%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.26%) WatchGuard
12 2 (0.84%) CheckPoint
12 2 (0.84%) RedGate
12 2 (0.84%) Varonis