Patch Management Jobs

Patch Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Patch Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Patch Management over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 611 639 805
Rank change year-on-year +28 +166 -88
Permanent jobs citing Patch Management 306 286 497
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.31% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.32% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 251 232 353
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,795
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +1.06% -1.05%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,813 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £70,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year +6.25% -8.57% +2.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Patch Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 90,810 88,242 165,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.65% 95.42% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,635 53,650 83,244
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,818 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,896
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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% +8.81%

Patch Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Patch Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Patch Management in the UK

Patch Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Patch Management.

Salary trend for Patch Management in the UK

Patch Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Patch Management over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Patch Management in the UK

Patch Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Patch Management within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 +52 283 £42,500 -14.14% 56
UK excluding London +9 218 £42,500 +6.25% 48
London +52 84 £70,000 +16.67% 10
Work from Home +31 82 £50,000 +0.50% 17
Midlands -2 62 £40,000 +14.29% 14
South East +2 61 £42,500 -5.56% 15
North of England +6 34 £41,500 +3.75% 3
West Midlands +10 32 £42,000 +20.00% 10
East Midlands -14 30 £40,000 +14.29% 4
East of England +8 28 £45,000 +9.09% 8
Yorkshire +66 15 £35,000 -12.50% 2
North West -30 13 £60,000 +65.52% 1
South West -50 13 £40,000 -3.61% 6
Scotland -73 12 £50,000 +43.35% 5
North East -15 6 £41,500 -7.78%
Wales +17 5 £39,250 -
Northern Ireland +21 3 £90,000 -

Patch Management
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 45 (14.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (6.86%) SharePoint
3 15 (4.90%) IIS
4 5 (1.63%) Confluence
5 4 (1.31%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 16 (5.23%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.63%) Trello
3 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.33%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 131 (42.81%) Azure
2 94 (30.72%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (14.71%) AWS
4 41 (13.40%) Entra ID
5 12 (3.92%) OneDrive
6 8 (2.61%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (2.29%) IaaS
7 7 (2.29%) WhatsApp
8 6 (1.96%) Cloud Computing
8 6 (1.96%) Power Platform
9 5 (1.63%) Slack
10 4 (1.31%) Dropbox
10 4 (1.31%) Google Drive
10 4 (1.31%) Google Sheets
11 3 (0.98%) Amazon GuardDuty
11 3 (0.98%) AWS CloudTrail
11 3 (0.98%) AWS Control Tower
12 1 (0.33%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.33%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 120 (39.22%) Firewall
2 73 (23.86%) DNS
3 59 (19.28%) LAN
4 56 (18.30%) WAN
5 53 (17.32%) VPN
6 43 (14.05%) DHCP
7 39 (12.75%) TCP/IP
8 37 (12.09%) SAN
9 29 (9.48%) Network Security
9 29 (9.48%) VLAN
10 24 (7.84%) Wireless
11 21 (6.86%) Wi-Fi
12 16 (5.23%) Cisco IOS
13 15 (4.90%) Intrusion Detection
14 13 (4.25%) Wireshark
15 12 (3.92%) VoIP
16 11 (3.59%) Internet
17 10 (3.27%) Cisco Nexus
17 10 (3.27%) Remote Desktop
18 8 (2.61%) 802.11
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.90%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.96%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (1.96%) Oracle Database
2 6 (1.96%) Power BI
3 3 (0.98%) MariaDB
3 3 (0.98%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.98%) MySQL
4 2 (0.65%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 10 (3.27%) Jenkins
2 6 (1.96%) JIRA
General
1 83 (27.12%) Social Skills
2 52 (16.99%) Finance
3 30 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (7.84%) Banking
5 23 (7.52%) Law
6 12 (3.92%) Manufacturing
7 10 (3.27%) Automotive
8 8 (2.61%) Legal
8 8 (2.61%) Retail
9 6 (1.96%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.31%) Games
10 4 (1.31%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.98%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.98%) Aviation
11 3 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.33%) Military
13 1 (0.33%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.33%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 59 (19.28%) Analyst
2 43 (14.05%) Senior
3 41 (13.40%) Administrator
4 36 (11.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 30 (9.80%) IT Engineer
6 29 (9.48%) Systems Administrator
7 28 (9.15%) Support Engineer
8 23 (7.52%) Security Engineer
9 21 (6.86%) Network Engineer
10 20 (6.54%) IT Support
10 20 (6.54%) Vulnerability Analyst
11 19 (6.21%) IT Analyst
11 19 (6.21%) Security Analyst
12 18 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 16 (5.23%) 3rd Line Engineer
14 15 (4.90%) IT Manager
15 13 (4.25%) Senior Security Engineer
16 12 (3.92%) 3rd Line Support
16 12 (3.92%) IT Administrator
16 12 (3.92%) IT Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.61%) 802.1X
2 5 (1.63%) Web Services
3 3 (0.98%) OAuth
3 3 (0.98%) OpenID
3 3 (0.98%) SAML
4 2 (0.65%) .NET
5 1 (0.33%) LDAP
5 1 (0.33%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.42%) Management Information System
2 22 (7.19%) Data Centre
3 16 (5.23%) Clustering
4 12 (3.92%) Cyber Threat
4 12 (3.92%) Hybrid Cloud
4 12 (3.92%) Security Posture
5 11 (3.59%) Onboarding
6 10 (3.27%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.27%) Driving Licence
6 10 (3.27%) IoT
7 9 (2.94%) Wiki
8 7 (2.29%) PKI
9 6 (1.96%) Cyberattack
9 6 (1.96%) Fat Client
9 6 (1.96%) Thin Client
10 5 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.63%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.31%) ARM Cortex
11 4 (1.31%) Cyber Security Posture
12 3 (0.98%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 166 (54.25%) Windows
2 91 (29.74%) Windows Server
3 59 (19.28%) Linux
4 37 (12.09%) Windows 10
5 26 (8.50%) Windows Server 2016
6 20 (6.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 13 (4.25%) Android
8 12 (3.92%) Apple iOS
8 12 (3.92%) Mac OS
8 12 (3.92%) Unix
9 9 (2.94%) Ubuntu
10 7 (2.29%) Windows Server 2012
11 6 (1.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (1.63%) CentOS
12 5 (1.63%) Kali Linux
12 5 (1.63%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (1.31%) Windows 2000
13 4 (1.31%) Windows 7
13 4 (1.31%) Windows NT
13 4 (1.31%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (32.03%) Cybersecurity
2 81 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
3 64 (20.92%) ITIL
4 51 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 47 (15.36%) Penetration Testing
6 46 (15.03%) SIEM
7 41 (13.40%) Disaster Recovery
8 37 (12.09%) Customer Service
8 37 (12.09%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 26 (8.50%) CI/CD
10 25 (8.17%) Incident Response
11 23 (7.52%) Incident Management
11 23 (7.52%) Security Operations
12 21 (6.86%) Computer Science
13 20 (6.54%) Service Delivery
13 20 (6.54%) Vulnerability Scanning
14 19 (6.21%) DevOps
15 18 (5.88%) High Availability
15 18 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
16 17 (5.56%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 82 (26.80%) PowerShell
2 38 (12.42%) Python
3 31 (10.13%) SQL
4 14 (4.58%) Bash
5 9 (2.94%) Perl
6 2 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.65%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 52 (16.99%) Degree
2 40 (13.07%) CISSP
3 27 (8.82%) Security Cleared
4 22 (7.19%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (6.21%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (5.88%) CCNP
7 13 (4.25%) DV Cleared
8 12 (3.92%) CCNA
8 12 (3.92%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (3.59%) Azure Certification
9 11 (3.59%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (3.27%) CCIE
10 10 (3.27%) SC Cleared
11 9 (2.94%) CISA
11 9 (2.94%) CISM
12 7 (2.29%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (1.96%) CompTIA Security+
13 6 (1.96%) MCP
13 6 (1.96%) OCP
13 6 (1.96%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (13.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (7.19%) GDPR
3 16 (5.23%) SLA
4 11 (3.59%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (3.27%) PCI DSS
6 9 (2.94%) GRC
6 9 (2.94%) NIST
7 7 (2.29%) NCSC
8 5 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 5 (1.63%) SOC 2
9 4 (1.31%) COSHH
10 2 (0.65%) QA
11 1 (0.33%) GxP
System Software
1 108 (35.29%) Active Directory
2 71 (23.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (7.84%) Hyper-V
4 16 (5.23%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (5.23%) Virtual Servers
5 14 (4.58%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (4.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 11 (3.59%) vSphere
8 5 (1.63%) VMware NSX
9 4 (1.31%) VMware Server
10 2 (0.65%) Docker
10 2 (0.65%) Firmware
10 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.33%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.33%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 40 (13.07%) SCCM
2 27 (8.82%) Ansible
3 25 (8.17%) WSUS
4 19 (6.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 16 (5.23%) Microsoft Clustering
6 15 (4.90%) vCenter Server
7 9 (2.94%) Terraform
8 7 (2.29%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 6 (1.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 6 (1.96%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (1.96%) SCDPM
10 5 (1.63%) CSIRT
10 5 (1.63%) Failover Clustering
10 5 (1.63%) Suricata
11 4 (1.31%) FortiGate
11 4 (1.31%) Kubernetes
11 4 (1.31%) Progress Chef
11 4 (1.31%) SCOM
12 3 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.65%) Puppet
Vendors
1 128 (41.83%) Microsoft
2 75 (24.51%) VMware
3 43 (14.05%) Cisco
4 23 (7.52%) Qualys
5 18 (5.88%) Atlassian
5 18 (5.88%) Citrix
6 15 (4.90%) ArcSight
6 15 (4.90%) Carbon Black
6 15 (4.90%) CyberArk
6 15 (4.90%) McAfee
6 15 (4.90%) Palo Alto
7 13 (4.25%) Veeam
8 11 (3.59%) Apple
8 11 (3.59%) HP
8 11 (3.59%) Meraki
8 11 (3.59%) Sophos
9 10 (3.27%) IFS
10 9 (2.94%) Juniper
11 8 (2.61%) Google
12 7 (2.29%) Dell