Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for PCI DSS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PCI DSS over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 570 477 612
Rank change year-on-year -93 +135 -135
Permanent jobs citing PCI DSS 341 617 827
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.62% 0.51%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.51% 3.29% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 267 407 547
10th Percentile £24,807 £26,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,648 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -8.33% +2.57%
75th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £79,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -15.25% +18.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

PCI DSS is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,596 18,747 27,353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.61% 18.90% 17.02%
Number of salaries quoted 9,193 8,688 13,219
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,626
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.98% +0.27%

PCI DSS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing PCI DSS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for PCI DSS in the UK

PCI DSS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PCI DSS.

Salary trend for PCI DSS in the UK

PCI DSS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PCI DSS over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for PCI DSS in the UK

PCI DSS
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCI DSS within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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
England -72 312 £62,500 +12.50% 106
UK excluding London -167 214 £52,500 +5.00% 66
Work from Home -16 124 £57,500 -8.73% 54
London +73 108 £72,500 -1.69% 42
North of England +36 64 £49,500 +10.00% 22
South East -81 45 £68,750 +7.25% 22
North West +10 44 £45,000 - 10
Midlands -18 43 £35,500 -35.45% 10
South West -67 31 £45,000 +63.64% 7
East Midlands +18 28 £24,811 -40.44% 5
Yorkshire +64 19 £53,500 +16.30% 8
East of England -22 18 £24,526 -64.96% 5
West Midlands -24 14 £77,500 +40.91% 5
Scotland -56 12 £24,526 -62.12% 1
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 -
North East -8 1 £37,500 -61.34% 4
Wales -22 1 £52,500 +50.00% 2

PCI DSS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (1.76%) IIS
1 6 (1.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.88%) Apache
3 2 (0.59%) CMS
3 2 (0.59%) nginx
3 2 (0.59%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.29%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.29%) Magento
3 1 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 117 (34.31%) Azure
2 90 (26.39%) AWS
3 46 (13.49%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (7.62%) Cloud Computing
5 19 (5.57%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (5.57%) GCP
6 18 (5.28%) Azure Sentinel
7 17 (4.99%) SaaS
8 15 (4.40%) IaaS
8 15 (4.40%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (3.81%) PaaS
10 7 (2.05%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 6 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.76%) Entra ID
12 5 (1.47%) WhatsApp
13 4 (1.17%) Cloudflare
13 4 (1.17%) GitHub
13 4 (1.17%) Google Workspace
13 4 (1.17%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.17%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 101 (29.62%) Firewall
2 55 (16.13%) Wi-Fi
3 53 (15.54%) Network Security
4 24 (7.04%) LAN
4 24 (7.04%) WAN
5 23 (6.74%) VPN
6 21 (6.16%) Wireshark
7 19 (5.57%) Intrusion Detection
8 17 (4.99%) TCP/IP
9 13 (3.81%) DNS
9 13 (3.81%) Internet
10 12 (3.52%) Wireless
11 6 (1.76%) SSL
12 5 (1.47%) Cisco Firepower
12 5 (1.47%) Cisco Nexus
12 5 (1.47%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 5 (1.47%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
12 5 (1.47%) Unified Communications
12 5 (1.47%) VoIP
13 4 (1.17%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.11%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.47%) BigQuery
2 5 (1.47%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.17%) Power BI
3 4 (1.17%) Redis
4 3 (0.88%) MySQL
4 3 (0.88%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.59%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Git
1 3 (0.88%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.59%) git-flow
2 2 (0.59%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 93 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 71 (20.82%) Finance
3 38 (11.14%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.26%) Retail
5 19 (5.57%) Legal
6 18 (5.28%) Law
6 18 (5.28%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.23%) Banking
9 9 (2.64%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.35%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.05%) Marketing
12 5 (1.47%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.17%) Advertising
13 4 (1.17%) Games
14 2 (0.59%) Electronics
14 2 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.59%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.59%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.59%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 59 (17.30%) Analyst
2 45 (13.20%) Security Analyst
3 42 (12.32%) Senior
4 34 (9.97%) Architect
5 33 (9.68%) Mobile Engineer
6 30 (8.80%) Lead
7 28 (8.21%) Security Engineer
8 27 (7.92%) Security Architect
9 25 (7.33%) Security Manager
10 23 (6.74%) Information Analyst
10 23 (6.74%) Information Security Analyst
11 21 (6.16%) Consultant
12 20 (5.87%) Support Engineer
13 19 (5.57%) Desktop Engineer
13 19 (5.57%) Desktop Support
13 19 (5.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 19 (5.57%) Junior
13 19 (5.57%) Junior Desktop Engineer
13 19 (5.57%) Junior Desktop Support
13 19 (5.57%) Junior Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.23%) Web Services
2 8 (2.35%) .NET
3 6 (1.76%) Kafka
3 6 (1.76%) Middleware
4 4 (1.17%) OAuth
4 4 (1.17%) SAML
5 2 (0.59%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.59%) CSS
5 2 (0.59%) HTML
5 2 (0.59%) LAMP
5 2 (0.59%) LEMP Stack
5 2 (0.59%) Next.js
5 2 (0.59%) Node.js
5 2 (0.59%) React
5 2 (0.59%) REST
5 2 (0.59%) RESTful
5 2 (0.59%) Spring
6 1 (0.29%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 64 (18.77%) Management Information System
2 39 (11.44%) Driving Licence
3 32 (9.38%) Security Posture
4 30 (8.80%) Security Operations Centre
5 26 (7.62%) Cyber Threat
6 24 (7.04%) Data Centre
7 15 (4.40%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (4.11%) Onboarding
9 11 (3.23%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 9 (2.64%) Distributed Systems
10 9 (2.64%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (2.64%) Public Cloud
11 7 (2.05%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 7 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (1.76%) Cloud Security Posture
12 6 (1.76%) Operational Technology
12 6 (1.76%) Replication
12 6 (1.76%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 5 (1.47%) Blog
13 5 (1.47%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 75 (21.99%) Windows
2 22 (6.45%) Android
2 22 (6.45%) Apple iOS
3 15 (4.40%) Linux
4 11 (3.23%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.47%) Kali Linux
6 2 (0.59%) Unix
6 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.29%) CentOS
7 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (54.25%) Information Security
2 161 (47.21%) Cybersecurity
3 72 (21.11%) Cloud Security
4 71 (20.82%) SIEM
5 69 (20.23%) Problem-Solving
6 67 (19.65%) Incident Response
6 67 (19.65%) Security Operations
7 63 (18.48%) Vulnerability Management
8 62 (18.18%) Risk Management
9 51 (14.96%) Data Protection
10 49 (14.37%) Data Security
10 49 (14.37%) ITIL
11 48 (14.08%) Asset Management
12 43 (12.61%) Disaster Recovery
12 43 (12.61%) Proactive Maintenance
13 41 (12.02%) DevOps
13 41 (12.02%) Roadmaps
14 39 (11.44%) Computer Science
14 39 (11.44%) Identity Access Management
14 39 (11.44%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (11.44%) Python
2 29 (8.50%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.64%) JavaScript
4 8 (2.35%) Bash
4 8 (2.35%) Java
5 6 (1.76%) C#
5 6 (1.76%) Go
5 6 (1.76%) SQL
6 4 (1.17%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.59%) VB
8 1 (0.29%) Groovy
8 1 (0.29%) Perl
8 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 124 (36.36%) CISSP
2 71 (20.82%) Degree
3 59 (17.30%) CISM
4 53 (15.54%) Security Cleared
5 40 (11.73%) PCI QSA
6 39 (11.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 39 (11.44%) CISA
7 35 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (8.21%) AWS Certification
9 26 (7.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 26 (7.62%) CEH
10 23 (6.74%) SANS
11 21 (6.16%) Azure Certification
12 20 (5.87%) CCSP
13 18 (5.28%) Master's Degree
14 17 (4.99%) CRISC
15 15 (4.40%) SSCP
16 14 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
16 14 (4.11%) Microsoft Certification
17 10 (2.93%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (52.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 137 (40.18%) NIST
3 88 (25.81%) GDPR
4 50 (14.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 44 (12.90%) SLA
6 43 (12.61%) GRC
7 24 (7.04%) NCSC
8 21 (6.16%) HIPAA
9 20 (5.87%) COBIT
9 20 (5.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 16 (4.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 11 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 11 (3.23%) SOC 2
12 8 (2.35%) QA
13 7 (2.05%) ISO 9001
14 6 (1.76%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (1.76%) GLBA
15 4 (1.17%) ISO 22301
15 4 (1.17%) NIST 800
16 3 (0.88%) ISO 14000
System Software
1 39 (11.44%) KVM
2 14 (4.11%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.11%) Virtual Desktop
3 13 (3.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (2.05%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.47%) Docker
6 2 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.29%) Snort
7 1 (0.29%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (4.40%) CASB
1 15 (4.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (4.11%) Nmap
3 12 (3.52%) Kubernetes
4 8 (2.35%) Ansible
4 8 (2.35%) Terraform
5 6 (1.76%) CSIRT
6 5 (1.47%) Suricata
7 4 (1.17%) Autotask
8 3 (0.88%) Nessus
9 2 (0.59%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 2 (0.59%) Packer
10 1 (0.29%) Computer Incident Response Team
10 1 (0.29%) Nagios
10 1 (0.29%) Network Intrusion Detection System
10 1 (0.29%) SCCM
10 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 126 (36.95%) Microsoft
2 40 (11.73%) Dell
3 26 (7.62%) Qualys
4 22 (6.45%) Splunk
5 19 (5.57%) Cisco
6 14 (4.11%) Rapid7
6 14 (4.11%) Thycotic
6 14 (4.11%) VMware
7 12 (3.52%) Google
8 11 (3.23%) Juniper
9 10 (2.93%) CheckPoint
9 10 (2.93%) Palo Alto
10 8 (2.35%) SolarWinds
11 7 (2.05%) F5
12 6 (1.76%) Citrix
13 5 (1.47%) Forcepoint
13 5 (1.47%) Fortinet
14 4 (1.17%) Datto
15 3 (0.88%) Facebook
15 3 (0.88%) LogRhythm