Data Security Jobs in England

Data Security
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 337 456 447
Rank change year-on-year +119 -9 +1
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 685 557 1,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.75% 0.66% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.90% 0.69% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 447 341 525
10th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,250 £38,750 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -4.35% +20.86%
75th Percentile £87,500 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,750 £92,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +22.73% -4.35% +21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,200 80,466 135,750
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.51% 95.48% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 55,193 48,975 73,419
10th Percentile £29,022 £34,324 £33,262
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,075
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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 +33 206 £75,000 +15.38% 87
South East +57 136 £75,000 +53.85% 27
North of England +103 133 £46,250 -15.91% 61
Midlands +58 112 £60,500 +13.62% 24
West Midlands +35 81 £65,000 +22.07% 12
North West +28 77 £57,500 +13.30% 30
South West -56 47 £40,000 +45.45% 8
Yorkshire +80 42 £45,000 -24.40% 27
East of England +10 26 £52,500 - 9
East Midlands +5 26 £53,750 -14.00% 12
North East +2 14 £42,000 -4.55% 5
Data Security
UK

Data Security
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 30 (4.38%) SharePoint
2 29 (4.23%) Apache
3 24 (3.50%) IIS
3 24 (3.50%) Tomcat
4 20 (2.92%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.75%) WordPress
6 6 (0.88%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.58%) CMS
7 4 (0.58%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.44%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.29%) Confluence
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.29%) Moodle
9 2 (0.29%) SAS
10 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 42 (6.13%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 27 (3.94%) NEC Housing
2 8 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.73%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.29%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) iTrent
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 323 (47.15%) Azure
2 220 (32.12%) AWS
3 147 (21.46%) GCP
4 85 (12.41%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (10.36%) Power Platform
6 55 (8.03%) SaaS
7 26 (3.80%) Entra ID
8 21 (3.07%) Cloud Computing
8 21 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
8 21 (3.07%) PowerApps
9 20 (2.92%) PaaS
10 19 (2.77%) IaaS
11 18 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
12 16 (2.34%) OneDrive
12 16 (2.34%) Serverless
13 12 (1.75%) Matillion
13 12 (1.75%) Snowflake
14 10 (1.46%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (1.31%) Google Drive
15 9 (1.31%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 60 (8.76%) Firewall
2 31 (4.53%) Network Security
3 28 (4.09%) VPN
4 24 (3.50%) DHCP
4 24 (3.50%) DNS
5 20 (2.92%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (2.63%) WAN
7 16 (2.34%) LAN
8 10 (1.46%) Internet
8 10 (1.46%) Intrusion Detection
8 10 (1.46%) VLAN
9 8 (1.17%) IPsec
10 6 (0.88%) Wireshark
11 5 (0.73%) Wireless
12 4 (0.58%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.58%) IP Telephony
12 4 (0.58%) VoIP
13 3 (0.44%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.44%) TCP/IP
14 2 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 150 (21.90%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (16.79%) BigQuery
3 113 (16.50%) Looker
4 68 (9.93%) Power BI
5 58 (8.47%) SQL Server
6 29 (4.23%) Oracle Database
7 27 (3.94%) Metadata
8 24 (3.50%) Data Lake
9 18 (2.63%) Relational Database
10 16 (2.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
11 13 (1.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (1.17%) MySQL
13 6 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
13 6 (0.88%) Big Data
13 6 (0.88%) GIS
13 6 (0.88%) NoSQL
14 5 (0.73%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 5 (0.73%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (2.48%) Git
2 8 (1.17%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.02%) JIRA
4 6 (0.88%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.58%) ESLint
5 4 (0.58%) IntelliJ
5 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.29%) GitLab
6 2 (0.29%) Snyk
6 2 (0.29%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.15%) JUnit
7 1 (0.15%) MLflow
General
1 224 (32.70%) Analytical Skills
2 169 (24.67%) Social Skills
3 136 (19.85%) Finance
4 47 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (5.84%) Public Sector
6 39 (5.69%) Legal
7 32 (4.67%) Local Government
8 27 (3.94%) Marketing
8 27 (3.94%) Police
9 26 (3.80%) Law
10 23 (3.36%) Retail
11 19 (2.77%) Banking
11 19 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.02%) Billing
14 7 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.02%) Telecoms
15 6 (0.88%) Back Office
16 5 (0.73%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 217 (31.68%) Architect
2 144 (21.02%) Data Architect
3 64 (9.34%) Analyst
3 64 (9.34%) Senior
4 49 (7.15%) Lead
5 35 (5.11%) Data Engineer
6 33 (4.82%) Security Analyst
7 31 (4.53%) Developer
8 26 (3.80%) IT Manager
9 24 (3.50%) Applications Support
10 23 (3.36%) Security Engineer
11 22 (3.21%) Administrator
12 19 (2.77%) Security Architect
12 19 (2.77%) Security Manager
13 18 (2.63%) Enterprise Architect
14 16 (2.34%) Data Manager
14 16 (2.34%) DBA
15 15 (2.19%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 15 (2.19%) Solutions Architect
15 15 (2.19%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (4.82%) Web Services
2 22 (3.21%) .NET
3 12 (1.75%) React
4 11 (1.61%) .NET Framework
4 11 (1.61%) Entity Framework
4 11 (1.61%) RESTful
5 10 (1.46%) Kafka
6 9 (1.31%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.31%) REST
7 8 (1.17%) ASP.NET
7 8 (1.17%) HTML
7 8 (1.17%) Middleware
8 7 (1.02%) CSS
8 7 (1.02%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (1.02%) Visualforce
9 6 (0.88%) Blazor
9 6 (0.88%) EDI
9 6 (0.88%) XML
10 5 (0.73%) ADO
10 5 (0.73%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 124 (18.10%) Self-Motivation
2 100 (14.60%) Management Information System
3 50 (7.30%) Public Cloud
4 32 (4.67%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.80%) Cyber Threat
6 19 (2.77%) Algorithms
6 19 (2.77%) Product Ownership
7 18 (2.63%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.48%) Cloud Native
9 14 (2.04%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.61%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.46%) Cloud Security Posture
12 10 (1.46%) PKI
13 8 (1.17%) Housing Association
13 8 (1.17%) NHS
14 7 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
14 7 (1.02%) Driving Licence
14 7 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
15 6 (0.88%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 100 (14.60%) Windows
2 46 (6.72%) Linux
3 31 (4.53%) Unix
4 28 (4.09%) Solaris
5 26 (3.80%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.75%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.61%) Windows 10
8 9 (1.31%) Android
8 9 (1.31%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.73%) CentOS
9 5 (0.73%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.73%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.58%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.58%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.58%) zOS
11 2 (0.29%) VMS
11 2 (0.29%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (39.27%) Problem-Solving
2 186 (27.15%) Data Governance
2 186 (27.15%) ETL
3 182 (26.57%) Data Modelling
4 173 (25.26%) Mentoring
5 151 (22.04%) Data Architecture
6 147 (21.46%) Data Integration
7 144 (21.02%) Cybersecurity
8 135 (19.71%) Data Engineering
9 119 (17.37%) Innovative Thinking
10 116 (16.93%) Platform Engineering
11 113 (16.50%) Information Security
12 111 (16.20%) ERD
13 101 (14.74%) Computer Science
14 88 (12.85%) Data Protection
15 78 (11.39%) Agile
16 76 (11.09%) Analytics
17 75 (10.95%) Business Intelligence
17 75 (10.95%) Data Management
18 72 (10.51%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 93 (13.58%) SQL
2 54 (7.88%) Python
3 35 (5.11%) PowerShell
4 29 (4.23%) T-SQL
5 27 (3.94%) Shell Script
6 21 (3.07%) C#
7 17 (2.48%) Java
8 14 (2.04%) Scala
9 8 (1.17%) JavaScript
10 7 (1.02%) Apex Code
10 7 (1.02%) Bash
10 7 (1.02%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.02%) R
10 7 (1.02%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.88%) C
12 5 (0.73%) Bicep
13 2 (0.29%) Gremlin
14 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.15%) Perl
Qualifications
1 184 (26.86%) Degree
2 80 (11.68%) CISSP
3 55 (8.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 49 (7.15%) CISM
5 38 (5.55%) Security Cleared
6 27 (3.94%) CISA
7 25 (3.65%) Azure Certification
8 24 (3.50%) Master's Degree
9 20 (2.92%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (2.92%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.63%) PCI QSA
11 17 (2.48%) CEH
12 12 (1.75%) AWS Certification
12 12 (1.75%) CCSP
13 11 (1.61%) CRISC
14 10 (1.46%) PMI Certification
14 10 (1.46%) PMP
14 10 (1.46%) SANS
14 10 (1.46%) SC Cleared
15 9 (1.31%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (26.13%) GDPR
2 157 (22.92%) Data Quality
3 90 (13.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (7.30%) NIST
4 50 (7.30%) PCI DSS
5 42 (6.13%) Cyber Essentials
6 38 (5.55%) Accessibility
7 18 (2.63%) NCSC
8 16 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 12 (1.75%) SOC 2
10 11 (1.61%) GRC
11 7 (1.02%) HIPAA
11 7 (1.02%) QA
12 6 (0.88%) ISO 9001
12 6 (0.88%) NIST 800
13 5 (0.73%) SOC 1
14 4 (0.58%) TickIT
15 3 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
16 2 (0.29%) ITGC
System Software
1 66 (9.64%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.38%) Docker
3 12 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.02%) XenApp
4 7 (1.02%) XenDesktop
5 5 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.44%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.44%) Oracle RAC
6 3 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.15%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.15%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 27 (3.94%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (2.48%) Terraform
4 11 (1.61%) Ansible
4 11 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.31%) CSIRT
6 6 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (0.88%) CASB
6 6 (0.88%) SCCM
7 5 (0.73%) PaperCut
7 5 (0.73%) Suricata
8 4 (0.58%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.44%) Data Guard
9 3 (0.44%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.44%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.15%) DatAdvantage
10 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.15%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 1 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 194 (28.32%) Microsoft
2 153 (22.34%) Google
3 40 (5.84%) Oracle
4 27 (3.94%) NEC
5 22 (3.21%) Databricks
5 22 (3.21%) VMware
6 19 (2.77%) Cisco
7 12 (1.75%) Qualys
8 11 (1.61%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.61%) Splunk
9 10 (1.46%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.46%) Xero
10 8 (1.17%) Guidewire
10 8 (1.17%) Zscaler
11 7 (1.02%) Citrix
11 7 (1.02%) CyberArk
11 7 (1.02%) SAP
11 7 (1.02%) WatchGuard
12 6 (0.88%) CA
12 6 (0.88%) Varonis