Security Patching Jobs

Security Patching
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Security Patching skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Patching over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 822 729 1035
Rank change year-on-year -93 +306 -241
Permanent jobs citing Security Patching 85 221 227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.081% 0.23% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.097% 0.24% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 62 146 165
10th Percentile £32,000 £33,750 £25,200
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +1.12% -5.82%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Security Patching 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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Security Patching
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Security Patching as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Security Patching in the UK

Security Patching
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Patching in the UK

Security Patching
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Patching over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Patching in the UK

Security Patching
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Patching within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England -92 81 £50,000 +8.11% 20
UK excluding London -114 77 £50,000 +17.65% 14
South West +3 39 £55,000 -18.52%
Work from Home -3 39 £52,500 - 7
South East -39 15 £47,500 +11.76% 8
Midlands -19 12 £37,500 -28.57%
London +62 8 £65,000 - 5
North of England -15 7 £70,000 +75.00% 2
North West -30 7 £70,000 +55.56% 1
West Midlands -10 6 £37,500 +2.04%
East Midlands -28 6 £36,750 -30.00%
Scotland -64 3 - -
Wales +4 1 £52,500 +110.00%

Security Patching
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 12 (14.12%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (7.06%) Skype for Business
3 4 (4.71%) SharePoint
4 3 (3.53%) Tomcat
4 3 (3.53%) WildFly
5 2 (2.35%) Apache
5 2 (2.35%) nginx
6 1 (1.18%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (2.35%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 23 (27.06%) Azure
2 13 (15.29%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (11.76%) AWS
4 5 (5.88%) Nutanix
4 5 (5.88%) OpenShift
5 2 (2.35%) Akamai
5 2 (2.35%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (2.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 2 (2.35%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.35%) GitHub
5 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (2.35%) OneDrive
5 2 (2.35%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.18%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (1.18%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 32 (37.65%) Firewall
2 21 (24.71%) VPN
3 20 (23.53%) LAN
3 20 (23.53%) WAN
4 17 (20.00%) Network Security
5 16 (18.82%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (16.47%) SD-WAN
7 8 (9.41%) Unified Communications
8 6 (7.06%) SAN
8 6 (7.06%) Skype
8 6 (7.06%) Wireless
9 5 (5.88%) WLAN
10 4 (4.71%) VoIP
11 3 (3.53%) NAS
12 2 (2.35%) Cisco IOS
12 2 (2.35%) DNS
12 2 (2.35%) Internet
12 2 (2.35%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (2.35%) MPLS
13 1 (1.18%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (12.94%) MySQL
1 11 (12.94%) SQL Server
2 5 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (5.88%) OLTP
2 5 (5.88%) Relational Database
3 3 (3.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (2.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (3.53%) Git
2 1 (1.18%) AdminStudio
General
1 25 (29.41%) Social Skills
2 9 (10.59%) Finance
3 7 (8.24%) Manufacturing
4 4 (4.71%) Advertising
4 4 (4.71%) Marketing
5 3 (3.53%) Aerospace
5 3 (3.53%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.53%) Automotive
5 3 (3.53%) Legal
5 3 (3.53%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (2.35%) Law
7 1 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.18%) Games
7 1 (1.18%) iGaming
7 1 (1.18%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.18%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (22.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (16.47%) Network Manager
3 10 (11.76%) Analyst
4 9 (10.59%) Administrator
4 9 (10.59%) Network Engineer
5 8 (9.41%) Linux Engineer
5 8 (9.41%) Linux Systems Engineer
5 8 (9.41%) Security Manager
5 8 (9.41%) Systems Engineer
6 7 (8.24%) IT Manager
6 7 (8.24%) IT Security Manager
6 7 (8.24%) Network Operations Manager
6 7 (8.24%) NOC Manager
6 7 (8.24%) Operations Manager
6 7 (8.24%) Senior
7 6 (7.06%) Lead
7 6 (7.06%) Network Security Manager
8 5 (5.88%) Backup Engineer
8 5 (5.88%) Backup Infrastructure Engineer
8 5 (5.88%) Storage and Backup Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.35%) ARM Templates
1 2 (2.35%) Azure Blueprints
2 1 (1.18%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 22 (25.88%) Data Centre
2 13 (15.29%) Management Information System
3 7 (8.24%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (5.88%) EMC VNX
4 5 (5.88%) Learning Management System
4 5 (5.88%) Public Cloud
5 4 (4.71%) Educational Technology
6 3 (3.53%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.35%) Anti-Spyware
7 2 (2.35%) BYOD
7 2 (2.35%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (2.35%) Enterprise Storage
7 2 (2.35%) PKI
7 2 (2.35%) Smartcard
8 1 (1.18%) Life Science
8 1 (1.18%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 32 (37.65%) Windows
2 22 (25.88%) Windows Server
3 20 (23.53%) Linux
4 8 (9.41%) Debian
4 8 (9.41%) Ubuntu
5 6 (7.06%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (7.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (3.53%) Mac OS
6 3 (3.53%) Windows 10
7 1 (1.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.18%) Unix
7 1 (1.18%) Windows 7
7 1 (1.18%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (1.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (31.76%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (28.24%) Cybersecurity
3 21 (24.71%) Project Delivery
4 19 (22.35%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 14 (16.47%) Computer Science
5 14 (16.47%) Office Automation
6 13 (15.29%) Service Delivery
7 12 (14.12%) Server Management
8 10 (11.76%) ITIL
9 8 (9.41%) B2B
9 8 (9.41%) Configuration Management
9 8 (9.41%) Containerisation
9 8 (9.41%) Continuous Delivery
9 8 (9.41%) DevOps
9 8 (9.41%) Mathematics
9 8 (9.41%) Physics
9 8 (9.41%) Test Automation
9 8 (9.41%) Validation
9 8 (9.41%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 7 (8.24%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 13 (15.29%) PowerShell
2 9 (10.59%) Bash
3 8 (9.41%) Python
3 8 (9.41%) SQL
4 2 (2.35%) Korn
4 2 (2.35%) PHP
Qualifications
1 19 (22.35%) Degree
2 12 (14.12%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (10.59%) CCNA
3 9 (10.59%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (8.24%) SC Cleared
4 7 (8.24%) Security Cleared
5 4 (4.71%) CWNA
5 4 (4.71%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 3 (3.53%) CCNP
6 3 (3.53%) CISSP
6 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (2.35%) Azure Certification
7 2 (2.35%) CISM
7 2 (2.35%) MCSE
8 1 (1.18%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (10.59%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (9.41%) PMO
3 5 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (4.71%) GDPR
5 2 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (2.35%) SLA
6 1 (1.18%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 19 (22.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 18 (21.18%) Active Directory
3 13 (15.29%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (9.41%) Hyper-V
5 7 (8.24%) vSphere
6 5 (5.88%) Docker
6 5 (5.88%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (2.35%) Firmware
7 2 (2.35%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (2.35%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (23.53%) WSUS
2 13 (15.29%) SCCM
3 6 (7.06%) Ansible
3 6 (7.06%) FortiGate
4 5 (5.88%) EMC NetWorker
4 5 (5.88%) Kubernetes
4 5 (5.88%) Nagios
4 5 (5.88%) vCenter Server
5 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (3.53%) Nessus
6 2 (2.35%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (1.18%) Progress Chef
7 1 (1.18%) Puppet
Vendors
1 35 (41.18%) Microsoft
2 28 (32.94%) Cisco
3 23 (27.06%) VMware
4 9 (10.59%) Aruba
5 8 (9.41%) Meraki
5 8 (9.41%) Veeam
6 6 (7.06%) Red Hat
7 5 (5.88%) EMC
7 5 (5.88%) Oracle
7 5 (5.88%) SolarWinds
8 4 (4.71%) Ruckus Wireless
9 3 (3.53%) Apple
9 3 (3.53%) CheckPoint
9 3 (3.53%) Ericsson
9 3 (3.53%) Google
9 3 (3.53%) HP
9 3 (3.53%) Nimble Storage
9 3 (3.53%) Sophos
9 3 (3.53%) ZyXEL
10 2 (2.35%) Qualys