Security Posture Jobs with Work from Home Options

Security Posture
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 474 457 651
Rank change year-on-year -17 +194 -147
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 114 190 221
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.33% 0.48% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.94% 1.23% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 89 89 82
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,200 £43,970
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £67,168
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +4.22% +11.95%
75th Percentile £78,750 £100,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £108,133 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £66,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +13.82%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,096 15,394 33,967
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.46% 38.64% 47.14%
Number of salaries quoted 9,251 11,246 17,029
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,294 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,556 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.38% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Posture
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Security Posture trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Posture
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Security Posture salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Security Posture
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Security Posture over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Security Posture salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Security Posture
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 3 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.75%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (23.68%) Azure
2 19 (16.67%) AWS
3 17 (14.91%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (5.26%) SaaS
5 4 (3.51%) GCP
6 3 (2.63%) Amazon S3
6 3 (2.63%) AWS CloudTrail
6 3 (2.63%) Mimecast
6 3 (2.63%) PaaS
7 2 (1.75%) Amazon EC2
7 2 (1.75%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 2 (1.75%) AWS Control Tower
7 2 (1.75%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (1.75%) Entra ID
7 2 (1.75%) Serverless
8 1 (0.88%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.88%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.88%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.88%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 26 (22.81%) Firewall
2 14 (12.28%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (11.40%) Network Security
4 7 (6.14%) TCP/IP
4 7 (6.14%) Wireless
5 6 (5.26%) LAN
6 5 (4.39%) WAN
7 4 (3.51%) DNS
7 4 (3.51%) SD-WAN
8 3 (2.63%) DHCP
9 2 (1.75%) Internet
9 2 (1.75%) Wireless Security
10 1 (0.88%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.88%) OSPF
10 1 (0.88%) SSL
10 1 (0.88%) VPN
10 1 (0.88%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.75%) MongoDB
2 1 (0.88%) Power BI
2 1 (0.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Burp Suite
1 2 (1.75%) Metasploit
General
1 40 (35.09%) Social Skills
2 33 (28.95%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (21.93%) Legal
4 21 (18.42%) Finance
5 15 (13.16%) Law
6 12 (10.53%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.51%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (2.63%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.63%) Retail
10 2 (1.75%) Games
11 1 (0.88%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.88%) Health Technology
11 1 (0.88%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.88%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (16.67%) Lead
2 14 (12.28%) Penetration Tester
2 14 (12.28%) Tester
3 12 (10.53%) Analyst
4 11 (9.65%) Architect
5 10 (8.77%) Security Manager
5 10 (8.77%) Senior
6 9 (7.89%) IT Manager
6 9 (7.89%) Security Architect
7 8 (7.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (7.02%) IT Security Manager
8 7 (6.14%) Network Engineer
8 7 (6.14%) Security Analyst
9 6 (5.26%) Consultant
9 6 (5.26%) Information Analyst
9 6 (5.26%) Information Security Analyst
10 5 (4.39%) Security Consultant
10 5 (4.39%) Security Engineer
11 4 (3.51%) Graduate
11 4 (3.51%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.51%) OAuth
2 2 (1.75%) AngularJS
2 2 (1.75%) Flask
2 2 (1.75%) JWT
2 2 (1.75%) OpenID
2 2 (1.75%) React
2 2 (1.75%) SAML
3 1 (0.88%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 30 (26.32%) Management Information System
2 14 (12.28%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (7.89%) Cyber Security Posture
4 7 (6.14%) Public Cloud
4 7 (6.14%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (3.51%) Operational Technology
5 4 (3.51%) PMI
5 4 (3.51%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (2.63%) PKI
7 2 (1.75%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.75%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.75%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.75%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.88%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (0.88%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.88%) Insider Threat
8 1 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 17 (14.91%) Windows
2 7 (6.14%) Android
3 6 (5.26%) Apple iOS
4 3 (2.63%) Unix
4 3 (2.63%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.75%) Kali Linux
5 2 (1.75%) Linux
5 2 (1.75%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (62.28%) Cybersecurity
2 64 (56.14%) Information Security
3 31 (27.19%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (22.81%) Security Architecture
4 26 (22.81%) Security Operations
5 25 (21.93%) Incident Response
6 23 (20.18%) Data Privacy
6 23 (20.18%) Risk Management
7 18 (15.79%) Penetration Testing
8 17 (14.91%) Business Continuity
9 16 (14.04%) Disaster Recovery
9 16 (14.04%) SIEM
10 15 (13.16%) Cloud Security
11 14 (12.28%) Kalman Filter
12 13 (11.40%) Risk Assessment
13 12 (10.53%) Web Filtering
14 11 (9.65%) Computer Science
14 11 (9.65%) Due Diligence
14 11 (9.65%) Internal Audit
14 11 (9.65%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (6.14%) Python
2 4 (3.51%) C#
2 4 (3.51%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.75%) Bash
3 2 (1.75%) Go
3 2 (1.75%) Java
3 2 (1.75%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.75%) Lua
3 2 (1.75%) Ruby
3 2 (1.75%) Rust
3 2 (1.75%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 45 (39.47%) CISSP
2 27 (23.68%) Degree
3 22 (19.30%) CISM
4 15 (13.16%) CISA
4 15 (13.16%) GIAC
5 14 (12.28%) GSEC
5 14 (12.28%) SSCP
6 12 (10.53%) OSCP
7 9 (7.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (6.14%) CRISC
9 5 (4.39%) CEH
9 5 (4.39%) PMI Certification
10 4 (3.51%) Numerate Degree
10 4 (3.51%) Security Cleared
11 3 (2.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (2.63%) CompTIA CySA+
11 3 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
11 3 (2.63%) DBS Check
12 2 (1.75%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (39.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (21.93%) GRC
3 18 (15.79%) GDPR
4 16 (14.04%) NIST
5 10 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (7.02%) PCI DSS
7 7 (6.14%) SOC 2
8 6 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (2.63%) ISO 9001
10 2 (1.75%) COBIT
10 2 (1.75%) QA
11 1 (0.88%) GxP
11 1 (0.88%) NCSC
System Software
1 8 (7.02%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.75%) Docker
2 2 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.51%) FortiGate
1 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.63%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (1.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.75%) DatAdvantage
3 2 (1.75%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.75%) Nmap
3 2 (1.75%) QRadar
3 2 (1.75%) SCCM
3 2 (1.75%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 2 (1.75%) WSUS
4 1 (0.88%) Stealthwatch
4 1 (0.88%) Terraform
4 1 (0.88%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 15 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.89%) VMware
3 5 (4.39%) Darktrace
3 5 (4.39%) ServiceNow
4 3 (2.63%) CrowdStrike
4 3 (2.63%) Qualys
4 3 (2.63%) Splunk
5 2 (1.75%) Symantec
5 2 (1.75%) Varonis
5 2 (1.75%) Veeam
6 1 (0.88%) Apple
6 1 (0.88%) arcserve
6 1 (0.88%) Cisco
6 1 (0.88%) CyberArk
6 1 (0.88%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.88%) OneTrust
6 1 (0.88%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.88%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.88%) Thales
6 1 (0.88%) Tripwire