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 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 374 454 484
Rank change year-on-year +80 +30 -101
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 235 201 467
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.68% 0.52% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.54% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 181 155 268
10th Percentile £42,000 £36,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,526 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -0.79% +26.32%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £85,313
90th Percentile £105,000 £93,250 £97,290
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
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 31,355 37,000 72,372
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.11% 96.01% 97.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23,586 26,257 41,808
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,250
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 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 2 June 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 (11.49%) Apache
1 27 (11.49%) IIS
1 27 (11.49%) Tomcat
2 14 (5.96%) SharePoint
3 10 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.70%) CMS
4 4 (1.70%) Umbraco
5 3 (1.28%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.85%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.85%) Moodle
7 1 (0.43%) Drupal
7 1 (0.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (5.96%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (12.77%) NEC Housing
2 8 (3.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.43%) iTrent
3 1 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 90 (38.30%) Azure
2 36 (15.32%) AWS
3 33 (14.04%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (8.09%) Power Platform
5 18 (7.66%) GCP
6 13 (5.53%) SaaS
7 12 (5.11%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (5.11%) Entra ID
8 10 (4.26%) OneDrive
9 7 (2.98%) Serverless
9 7 (2.98%) Snowflake
10 6 (2.55%) Amazon S3
10 6 (2.55%) Matillion
11 4 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.70%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (1.70%) WhatsApp
12 3 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 2 (0.85%) Azure Key Vault
13 2 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.11%) Firewall
2 7 (2.98%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (2.55%) WAN
3 6 (2.55%) Wireshark
4 5 (2.13%) Network Security
5 4 (1.70%) DHCP
5 4 (1.70%) DNS
5 4 (1.70%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (1.28%) VLAN
6 3 (1.28%) VoIP
6 3 (1.28%) VPN
7 1 (0.43%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.43%) HTTP
7 1 (0.43%) Internet
7 1 (0.43%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.43%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (17.45%) SQL Server
2 30 (12.77%) Oracle Database
3 19 (8.09%) Power BI
4 14 (5.96%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (5.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (5.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (4.26%) Data Lake
7 8 (3.40%) Metadata
8 6 (2.55%) Relational Database
9 4 (1.70%) NoSQL
10 3 (1.28%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (1.28%) MySQL
11 2 (0.85%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.85%) Big Data
11 2 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
11 2 (0.85%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (2.98%) Git
2 4 (1.70%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (1.70%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.43%) GitLab
3 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
General
1 71 (30.21%) Social Skills
2 67 (28.51%) Finance
3 41 (17.45%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (12.77%) Local Government
4 30 (12.77%) Public Sector
5 29 (12.34%) Police
6 18 (7.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (5.53%) Banking
8 10 (4.26%) Retail
9 9 (3.83%) Law
10 8 (3.40%) Legal
10 8 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (2.98%) Marketing
11 7 (2.98%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.13%) Billing
12 5 (2.13%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.70%) Back Office
13 4 (1.70%) Wearables
14 3 (1.28%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (15.32%) Senior
2 32 (13.62%) Architect
3 28 (11.91%) Analyst
4 27 (11.49%) Applications Support
5 23 (9.79%) Lead
6 18 (7.66%) Administrator
7 17 (7.23%) Developer
8 16 (6.81%) DBA
9 14 (5.96%) Security Analyst
10 13 (5.53%) Security Engineer
11 12 (5.11%) Data Architect
12 10 (4.26%) Data Engineer
12 10 (4.26%) Data Manager
12 10 (4.26%) Technical Support
13 9 (3.83%) IT Manager
13 9 (3.83%) Systems Administrator
14 8 (3.40%) Enterprise Architect
14 8 (3.40%) Resilience Manager
14 8 (3.40%) Senior Security Engineer
14 8 (3.40%) SQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (13.19%) Web Services
2 17 (7.23%) .NET
3 11 (4.68%) .NET Framework
3 11 (4.68%) Entity Framework
4 9 (3.83%) .NET Core
5 8 (3.40%) Middleware
6 7 (2.98%) ASP.NET
6 7 (2.98%) ASP.NET MVC
6 7 (2.98%) RESTful
7 6 (2.55%) Blazor
8 5 (2.13%) ASP.NET Web API
8 5 (2.13%) Kafka
8 5 (2.13%) React
9 3 (1.28%) EDI
9 3 (1.28%) REST
9 3 (1.28%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.85%) CSS
10 2 (0.85%) HTML
10 2 (0.85%) SPFx
10 2 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (15.74%) Management Information System
2 34 (14.47%) Public Cloud
3 17 (7.23%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (2.98%) Housing Association
5 5 (2.13%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 5 (2.13%) Security Posture
5 5 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.70%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.70%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.70%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.28%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.28%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.28%) IoT
7 3 (1.28%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.28%) Reference Data
8 2 (0.85%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.85%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 50 (21.28%) Windows
2 34 (14.47%) Linux
3 31 (13.19%) Solaris
3 31 (13.19%) Unix
4 7 (2.98%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.70%) CentOS
5 4 (1.70%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.70%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.70%) zOS
6 1 (0.43%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (22.98%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (16.17%) Information Security
3 36 (15.32%) ETL
4 35 (14.89%) Cybersecurity
4 35 (14.89%) Data Protection
4 35 (14.89%) Task Automation
5 31 (13.19%) Disaster Recovery
6 30 (12.77%) Agile
7 29 (12.34%) Data Governance
7 29 (12.34%) Decision-Making
8 28 (11.91%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (11.91%) Network Architecture
9 27 (11.49%) Server Management
10 26 (11.06%) Data Management
11 24 (10.21%) Data Modelling
12 23 (9.79%) Incident Response
13 22 (9.36%) Analytics
13 22 (9.36%) Data Analysis
13 22 (9.36%) ITIL
13 22 (9.36%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 47 (20.00%) SQL
2 27 (11.49%) Shell Script
3 24 (10.21%) T-SQL
4 16 (6.81%) C#
5 9 (3.83%) Python
6 7 (2.98%) PL/SQL
7 5 (2.13%) PowerShell
7 5 (2.13%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.70%) Java
9 3 (1.28%) Scala
9 3 (1.28%) VBA
10 2 (0.85%) Gremlin
10 2 (0.85%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.43%) Bicep
11 1 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.43%) PHP
11 1 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 60 (25.53%) Degree
2 33 (14.04%) Security Cleared
3 21 (8.94%) CISSP
4 12 (5.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.68%) CISM
6 7 (2.98%) CEH
6 7 (2.98%) Master's Degree
7 5 (2.13%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.28%) CCNA
8 3 (1.28%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.28%) MCSE
8 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.28%) OCA
8 3 (1.28%) OCP
8 3 (1.28%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.85%) CCNP
9 2 (0.85%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (0.85%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (14.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (13.19%) GDPR
3 30 (12.77%) Accessibility
4 14 (5.96%) Data Quality
4 14 (5.96%) PCI DSS
5 13 (5.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (4.68%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 9 (3.83%) GRC
8 8 (3.40%) NCSC
9 6 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (2.13%) ISO 9001
11 4 (1.70%) NIST
11 4 (1.70%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.85%) COBIT
12 2 (0.85%) QA
12 2 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.43%) GxP
13 1 (0.43%) HIPAA
System Software
1 22 (9.36%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.98%) Docker
2 7 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.28%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.55%) CSIRT
1 6 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.13%) PaperCut
3 4 (1.70%) Terraform
4 3 (1.28%) Data Guard
4 3 (1.28%) Oracle RMAN
5 2 (0.85%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.43%) DatAdvantage
6 1 (0.43%) QRadar
6 1 (0.43%) SCCM
6 1 (0.43%) Stealthwatch
6 1 (0.43%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 1 (0.43%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.43%) WSUS
Vendors
1 93 (39.57%) Microsoft
2 34 (14.47%) Oracle
3 30 (12.77%) NEC
4 14 (5.96%) Databricks
5 12 (5.11%) Google
5 12 (5.11%) Qualys
6 11 (4.68%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.83%) Guidewire
8 7 (2.98%) CyberArk
8 7 (2.98%) VMware
9 5 (2.13%) SAP
10 4 (1.70%) Alteryx
10 4 (1.70%) Cisco
10 4 (1.70%) Splunk
11 3 (1.28%) Dell
11 3 (1.28%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.28%) WatchGuard
12 2 (0.85%) CheckPoint
12 2 (0.85%) RedGate
12 2 (0.85%) Varonis