Cybersecurity Jobs in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 50 45
Rank change year-on-year +20 -5 +35
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 457 302 466
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.23% 5.39% 6.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.51% 5.69% 6.65%
Number of salaries quoted 222 124 257
10th Percentile £38,000 £35,840 £33,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,188 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -11.11% +17.39%
75th Percentile £60,000 £71,563 £85,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £92,500 £100,000
South East median annual salary £50,500 £55,025 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.22% -8.29% +9.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Cybersecurity 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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,088 5,305 7,003
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 82.98% 94.75% 93.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3,994 2,985 3,920
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £41,939
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the Thames Valley

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 9 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
Buckinghamshire +23 258 £50,000 - 21
Berkshire -6 151 £52,550 -24.93% 27
Oxfordshire +8 48 £42,500 -26.09% 9
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (6.56%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 28 (6.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.09%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 86 (18.82%) Microsoft 365
2 63 (13.79%) Azure
3 22 (4.81%) OneDrive
4 20 (4.38%) Entra ID
5 19 (4.16%) AWS
6 14 (3.06%) Azure Sentinel
7 9 (1.97%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.53%) GCP
9 5 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.09%) WhatsApp
10 4 (0.88%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (0.88%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.88%) SaaS
11 2 (0.44%) Power Platform
12 1 (0.22%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.22%) IaaS
12 1 (0.22%) PaaS
12 1 (0.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 76 (16.63%) Firewall
2 26 (5.69%) Intrusion Detection
2 26 (5.69%) Network Security
3 24 (5.25%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (5.03%) WAN
5 19 (4.16%) SD-WAN
6 11 (2.41%) Cisco Firepower
6 11 (2.41%) DNS
6 11 (2.41%) Internet
7 9 (1.97%) Unified Communications
8 8 (1.75%) VPN
9 6 (1.31%) LAN
9 6 (1.31%) MPLS
10 5 (1.09%) SNMP
11 4 (0.88%) DHCP
11 4 (0.88%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.66%) 5G
12 3 (0.66%) Broadband
12 3 (0.66%) SAN
12 3 (0.66%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.38%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.44%) Power BI
3 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
3 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.31%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.44%) JIRA
3 1 (0.22%) Git
General
1 141 (30.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 51 (11.16%) Social Skills
3 34 (7.44%) Finance
4 32 (7.00%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (4.60%) Law
6 20 (4.38%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (4.38%) Legal
7 16 (3.50%) Telecoms
8 15 (3.28%) Retail
9 11 (2.41%) Automotive
10 6 (1.31%) Banking
10 6 (1.31%) Games
10 6 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.31%) Public Sector
11 3 (0.66%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.22%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.22%) Local Government
12 1 (0.22%) Marketing
12 1 (0.22%) Military
Job Titles
1 102 (22.32%) Data Scientist
2 63 (13.79%) Analyst
3 62 (13.57%) Senior
4 38 (8.32%) Architect
5 32 (7.00%) Data Engineer
6 31 (6.78%) Security Architect
7 30 (6.56%) Security Engineer
8 29 (6.35%) IT Support
9 28 (6.13%) SOC Analyst
10 27 (5.91%) Security Manager
11 23 (5.03%) Lead
12 22 (4.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 22 (4.81%) Support Engineer
13 20 (4.38%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 20 (4.38%) IT Engineer
13 20 (4.38%) Systems Engineer
14 19 (4.16%) Consultant
14 19 (4.16%) IT Support Engineer
15 18 (3.94%) Cybersecurity Architect
15 18 (3.94%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.09%) NETCONF
1 5 (1.09%) Web Services
2 2 (0.44%) EDI
3 1 (0.22%) .NET
3 1 (0.22%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.22%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.22%) CSS
3 1 (0.22%) HTML
3 1 (0.22%) JSON
3 1 (0.22%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 104 (22.76%) Algorithms
2 66 (14.44%) Management Information System
3 56 (12.25%) Data Centre
4 33 (7.22%) Cyber Threat
5 26 (5.69%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (5.03%) Security Operations Centre
7 13 (2.84%) Client/Server
8 10 (2.19%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.97%) Private Cloud
9 9 (1.97%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.53%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (1.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 6 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.31%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (1.09%) Insider Threat
13 3 (0.66%) IoT
13 3 (0.66%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 102 (22.32%) Windows
2 50 (10.94%) Windows Server
3 41 (8.97%) Windows 10
4 21 (4.60%) Windows Server 2016
4 21 (4.60%) Windows Server 2019
5 20 (4.38%) Windows Server 2012
6 17 (3.72%) Windows 7
7 6 (1.31%) Linux
8 5 (1.09%) Kali Linux
9 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.22%) Unix
10 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 199 (43.54%) Problem-Solving
2 166 (36.32%) Decision-Making
3 155 (33.92%) Mentoring
4 146 (31.95%) Coaching
5 142 (31.07%) Red Team
6 140 (30.63%) Computer Science
7 134 (29.32%) Data Science
8 108 (23.63%) Mathematics
9 104 (22.76%) Data Analysis
10 102 (22.32%) Digital Forensics
10 102 (22.32%) Statistical Modelling
11 65 (14.22%) ITIL
12 64 (14.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 56 (12.25%) Security Operations
14 49 (10.72%) Analytics
14 49 (10.72%) Software Licensing
15 48 (10.50%) Presales
16 47 (10.28%) Incident Response
17 42 (9.19%) SIEM
18 37 (8.10%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.69%) PowerShell
2 20 (4.38%) SQL
3 7 (1.53%) Python
4 5 (1.09%) Bash
5 1 (0.22%) C#
5 1 (0.22%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.22%) R
Qualifications
1 259 (56.67%) Degree
2 70 (15.32%) Security Cleared
3 36 (7.88%) CISSP
4 21 (4.60%) Cisco Certification
5 20 (4.38%) CCNA
5 20 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (4.16%) CompTIA Security+
7 18 (3.94%) CCNP
7 18 (3.94%) SC Cleared
8 17 (3.72%) HNC
8 17 (3.72%) MCP
9 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (2.63%) AWS Certification
11 11 (2.41%) CISM
12 9 (1.97%) Azure Certification
13 8 (1.75%) GIAC
13 8 (1.75%) GPEN
14 7 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
16 5 (1.09%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.66%) NIST
2 32 (7.00%) Data Quality
3 30 (6.56%) GDPR
4 29 (6.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (3.28%) GRC
5 15 (3.28%) PCI DSS
6 14 (3.06%) SLA
7 13 (2.84%) NIST 800
8 10 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.75%) COBIT
10 6 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (1.31%) NCSC
11 5 (1.09%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.66%) COSO
12 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.66%) ITGC
13 2 (0.44%) ISO 22301
13 2 (0.44%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.22%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 1 (0.22%) QA
System Software
1 82 (17.94%) Active Directory
2 38 (8.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.53%) Firmware
4 2 (0.44%) Docker
5 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.22%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 31 (6.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.16%) SCCM
3 11 (2.41%) Stealthwatch
4 7 (1.53%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 7 (1.53%) Nessus
5 5 (1.09%) CASB
5 5 (1.09%) Suricata
6 3 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.44%) Kubernetes
8 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.22%) Network Intrusion Detection System
8 1 (0.22%) Terraform
8 1 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 162 (35.45%) Microsoft
2 52 (11.38%) VMware
3 50 (10.94%) Apple
4 49 (10.72%) Adobe
5 25 (5.47%) Citrix
6 23 (5.03%) Cisco
7 19 (4.16%) Veeam
8 17 (3.72%) Meraki
9 12 (2.63%) Dell
9 12 (2.63%) HP
10 11 (2.41%) Samsung
11 9 (1.97%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.53%) Splunk
13 6 (1.31%) Intel
13 6 (1.31%) Juniper
13 6 (1.31%) Qualys
13 6 (1.31%) Sophos
14 5 (1.09%) BT
14 5 (1.09%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.09%) WatchGuard