Security Posture
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 562 550 784
Rank change year-on-year -12 +234 -106
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 350 486 505
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.49% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.00% 1.15% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 273 248 211
10th Percentile £37,750 £40,700 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.21% -4.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £87,500 £96,938 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,690 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

All Generic Skills
UK

Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,145 42,330 76,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.69% 47.89%
Number of salaries quoted 23,044 23,098 33,984
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,427 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,719
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,865 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the UK

Security Posture
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture 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 +32 320 £72,500 +9.02% 115
UK excluding London -102 174 £52,500 -8.70% 77
London +72 150 £85,000 +9.68% 57
Work from Home +2 113 £65,000 -10.34% 58
North of England +61 52 £60,000 - 17
South East -35 52 £45,000 -29.41% 28
North West +25 42 £60,000 +3.45% 9
Midlands -16 28 £52,500 - 10
West Midlands +3 21 £55,000 +4.76% 7
South West -30 15 £45,000 -40.00% 9
Scotland -87 14 £70,000 -0.71% 6
East of England +7 12 £42,500 -10.53% 8
East Midlands -5 7 £52,500 +20.00% 3
Yorkshire +68 6 £51,250 -22.93% 6
North East - 4 £46,250 - 2
Wales -8 1 - -

Security Posture
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 5 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.29%) Confluence
2 1 (0.29%) IIS
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 119 (34.00%) Azure
2 54 (15.43%) AWS
3 51 (14.57%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (7.43%) SaaS
5 20 (5.71%) GCP
6 15 (4.29%) Entra ID
7 13 (3.71%) Nutanix
8 10 (2.86%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (2.86%) PaaS
9 9 (2.57%) Mimecast
10 8 (2.29%) Azure Key Vault
10 8 (2.29%) GitHub
10 8 (2.29%) IaaS
11 7 (2.00%) Azure API Management
12 6 (1.71%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.86%) Amazon S3
13 3 (0.86%) AWS CloudTrail
13 3 (0.86%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.86%) WhatsApp
14 2 (0.57%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 84 (24.00%) Firewall
2 41 (11.71%) Network Security
3 39 (11.14%) Intrusion Detection
4 31 (8.86%) DNS
5 23 (6.57%) DHCP
6 17 (4.86%) WAN
7 16 (4.57%) SD-WAN
8 15 (4.29%) VPN
9 14 (4.00%) LAN
10 13 (3.71%) SAN
11 10 (2.86%) Wireless
12 9 (2.57%) TCP/IP
13 6 (1.71%) Internet
14 5 (1.43%) Wi-Fi
15 4 (1.14%) NetScaler
15 4 (1.14%) WLAN
16 2 (0.57%) VLAN
16 2 (0.57%) Wireless Security
17 1 (0.29%) Cisco IPT
17 1 (0.29%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.57%) MongoDB
1 2 (0.57%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (2.00%) GitLab
1 7 (2.00%) Katalon Studio
2 3 (0.86%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.57%) JIRA
3 2 (0.57%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
General
1 138 (39.43%) Social Skills
2 72 (20.57%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (20.00%) Finance
4 49 (14.00%) Legal
5 33 (9.43%) Law
6 24 (6.86%) Documentation Skills
6 24 (6.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (6.57%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (2.86%) Retail
9 8 (2.29%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.00%) Banking
11 6 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.43%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.86%) Public Sector
13 3 (0.86%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.57%) Advertising
14 2 (0.57%) Electronics
14 2 (0.57%) Games
15 1 (0.29%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 63 (18.00%) Security Manager
2 60 (17.14%) Architect
3 57 (16.29%) Security Architect
4 34 (9.71%) Senior
5 33 (9.43%) Analyst
6 29 (8.29%) Lead
7 27 (7.71%) Information Manager
7 27 (7.71%) Information Security Manager
8 26 (7.43%) Security Analyst
9 20 (5.71%) Penetration Tester
9 20 (5.71%) Security Engineer
9 20 (5.71%) Tester
10 16 (4.57%) Consultant
11 15 (4.29%) IT Manager
11 15 (4.29%) Security Consultant
12 13 (3.71%) Information Analyst
12 13 (3.71%) Information Security Analyst
12 13 (3.71%) IT Architect
12 13 (3.71%) Network Engineer
12 13 (3.71%) Storage Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.71%) ARM Templates
2 12 (3.43%) React
3 10 (2.86%) .NET
4 7 (2.00%) YAML
5 6 (1.71%) OAuth
6 4 (1.14%) OpenID
6 4 (1.14%) SAML
6 4 (1.14%) Web Services
7 2 (0.57%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.57%) EDI
7 2 (0.57%) Flask
7 2 (0.57%) JWT
8 1 (0.29%) ADO
8 1 (0.29%) Kafka
8 1 (0.29%) REST
8 1 (0.29%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 60 (17.14%) Management Information System
2 45 (12.86%) Cyber Threat
3 25 (7.14%) Cloud Security Posture
3 25 (7.14%) Cyber Security Posture
4 15 (4.29%) Cyberattack
5 12 (3.43%) Operational Technology
6 11 (3.14%) Cloud Native
7 10 (2.86%) Product Ownership
7 10 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (2.57%) Security Operations Centre
9 8 (2.29%) Public Cloud
10 7 (2.00%) Data Centre
10 7 (2.00%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (1.71%) PKI
11 6 (1.71%) Virtual Team
12 4 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (1.14%) Cyber Defence
12 4 (1.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 4 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.14%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 50 (14.29%) Windows
2 24 (6.86%) Windows Server
3 15 (4.29%) Android
4 14 (4.00%) Apple iOS
5 8 (2.29%) Linux
5 8 (2.29%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (1.71%) Kali Linux
7 4 (1.14%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.86%) Unix
9 2 (0.57%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.29%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (63.71%) Cybersecurity
2 170 (48.57%) Information Security
3 98 (28.00%) Incident Response
4 87 (24.86%) Problem-Solving
4 87 (24.86%) Risk Management
5 78 (22.29%) Security Architecture
6 70 (20.00%) Cloud Security
7 62 (17.71%) Security Operations
8 61 (17.43%) Security Management
8 61 (17.43%) SIEM
9 52 (14.86%) Computer Science
10 50 (14.29%) Roadmaps
11 49 (14.00%) Vulnerability Management
12 48 (13.71%) Disaster Recovery
13 44 (12.57%) Penetration Testing
14 43 (12.29%) Business Continuity
15 37 (10.57%) Agile
16 36 (10.29%) Identity Access Management
17 35 (10.00%) Project Management
18 33 (9.43%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.29%) Python
2 19 (5.43%) PowerShell
3 14 (4.00%) C#
4 12 (3.43%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.57%) SQL
6 7 (2.00%) Go
6 7 (2.00%) Java
7 5 (1.43%) Bash
8 2 (0.57%) Lua
8 2 (0.57%) Ruby
8 2 (0.57%) Rust
8 2 (0.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 140 (40.00%) CISSP
2 100 (28.57%) Degree
3 64 (18.29%) CISM
4 59 (16.86%) Cisco Certification
5 44 (12.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 39 (11.14%) CCSP
7 31 (8.86%) CISA
8 29 (8.29%) Microsoft Certification
9 28 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 22 (6.29%) CRISC
11 21 (6.00%) GIAC
12 20 (5.71%) CCSK
12 20 (5.71%) OSCP
13 18 (5.14%) CEH
13 18 (5.14%) MCSE
14 16 (4.57%) GSEC
15 15 (4.29%) Master's Degree
15 15 (4.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 14 (4.00%) SSCP
17 13 (3.71%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 139 (39.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 92 (26.29%) NIST
3 64 (18.29%) GDPR
4 40 (11.43%) GRC
5 32 (9.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 32 (9.14%) PCI DSS
6 17 (4.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 17 (4.86%) SOC 2
7 8 (2.29%) NIST 800
8 7 (2.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 6 (1.71%) COBIT
10 5 (1.43%) HIPAA
11 4 (1.14%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.57%) FISMA
13 2 (0.57%) GLBA
13 2 (0.57%) NCSC
13 2 (0.57%) QA
14 1 (0.29%) PSD2
System Software
1 43 (12.29%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (3.71%) Virtual Servers
4 5 (1.43%) VMware NSX
5 4 (1.14%) Docker
6 3 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.29%) Firmware
7 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (4.57%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.14%) Single Sign-On
3 9 (2.57%) Terraform
4 8 (2.29%) CASB
5 6 (1.71%) Nessus
6 4 (1.14%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.14%) Suricata
7 3 (0.86%) CSIRT
7 3 (0.86%) Nmap
8 2 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.57%) DatAdvantage
8 2 (0.57%) QRadar
8 2 (0.57%) SCCM
8 2 (0.57%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 2 (0.57%) WSUS
9 1 (0.29%) Ansible
9 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.29%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 94 (26.86%) Microsoft
2 32 (9.14%) VMware
3 15 (4.29%) Cisco
3 15 (4.29%) Veeam
4 14 (4.00%) CrowdStrike
5 13 (3.71%) Commvault
5 13 (3.71%) HP
5 13 (3.71%) Nimble Storage
6 12 (3.43%) Meraki
7 9 (2.57%) Splunk
8 8 (2.29%) Proofpoint
8 8 (2.29%) Rapid7
9 7 (2.00%) Darktrace
9 7 (2.00%) Google
10 6 (1.71%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.71%) Qualys
10 6 (1.71%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.71%) Symantec
10 6 (1.71%) Zscaler
11 5 (1.43%) Sophos