Data Security Jobs in England

Data Security
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Data Security skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Data Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 344 453 436
Rank change year-on-year +109 -17 +13
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 673 576 1,120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.78% 0.65% 0.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.91% 0.68% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 442 348 527
10th Percentile £32,500 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,563 £41,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% - +21.05%
75th Percentile £87,500 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £65,400 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.74% - +21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Data Security 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,567 84,580 131,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.06% 95.60% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 53,896 50,324 73,626
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,125 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Data Security in England

Data Security
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in England

Data Security
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
London +33 200 £75,000 +15.38% 81
South East +77 132 £75,000 +53.85% 32
North of England +96 131 £45,000 -18.18% 51
Midlands +57 111 £57,500 +7.98% 31
West Midlands +53 78 £65,000 +22.07% 11
North West +33 74 £50,000 - 28
South West -44 50 £40,000 +45.45% 14
Yorkshire +96 42 £45,000 -24.40% 20
East Midlands +3 28 £55,000 -13.73% 20
East of England +19 25 £60,000 +35.33% 16
North East +13 15 £42,000 -4.55% 4
Data Security
UK

Data Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (4.46%) SharePoint
2 28 (4.16%) Apache
3 24 (3.57%) IIS
3 24 (3.57%) Tomcat
4 19 (2.82%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (1.78%) WordPress
6 5 (0.74%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.74%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.59%) CMS
7 4 (0.59%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.30%) Moodle
8 2 (0.30%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) Confluence
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 39 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (5.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 27 (4.01%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.74%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.30%) Shopify
5 1 (0.15%) iTrent
5 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 315 (46.81%) Azure
2 215 (31.95%) AWS
3 144 (21.40%) GCP
4 86 (12.78%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (9.96%) Power Platform
6 54 (8.02%) SaaS
7 26 (3.86%) Entra ID
8 21 (3.12%) Cloud Computing
9 20 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
9 20 (2.97%) PowerApps
10 18 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (2.67%) OneDrive
10 18 (2.67%) PaaS
11 17 (2.53%) IaaS
12 16 (2.38%) Serverless
13 12 (1.78%) Matillion
13 12 (1.78%) Snowflake
14 9 (1.34%) Azure Data Factory
14 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Purview
14 9 (1.34%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 57 (8.47%) Firewall
2 31 (4.61%) Network Security
3 28 (4.16%) VPN
4 25 (3.71%) DHCP
4 25 (3.71%) DNS
5 21 (3.12%) Wi-Fi
6 18 (2.67%) WAN
7 16 (2.38%) LAN
8 11 (1.63%) VLAN
9 10 (1.49%) Intrusion Detection
10 9 (1.34%) Internet
10 9 (1.34%) IPsec
11 6 (0.89%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.74%) Wireless
13 4 (0.59%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.59%) IP Telephony
13 4 (0.59%) VoIP
14 3 (0.45%) TCP/IP
15 2 (0.30%) NAS
15 2 (0.30%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 143 (21.25%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (17.09%) BigQuery
3 113 (16.79%) Looker
4 63 (9.36%) Power BI
5 61 (9.06%) SQL Server
6 31 (4.61%) Oracle Database
7 27 (4.01%) Metadata
8 23 (3.42%) Data Lake
9 17 (2.53%) Relational Database
10 16 (2.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 13 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
11 13 (1.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (1.19%) MySQL
13 7 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
14 6 (0.89%) GIS
15 5 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
15 5 (0.74%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 5 (0.74%) Big Data
15 5 (0.74%) MongoDB
16 4 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (2.53%) Git
2 7 (1.04%) JIRA
3 6 (0.89%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.89%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.59%) ESLint
4 4 (0.59%) IntelliJ
4 4 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.30%) GitLab
5 2 (0.30%) Snyk
5 2 (0.30%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
General
1 216 (32.10%) Analytical Skills
2 167 (24.81%) Social Skills
3 134 (19.91%) Finance
4 46 (6.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (5.94%) Public Sector
6 39 (5.79%) Legal
7 32 (4.75%) Local Government
8 27 (4.01%) Police
9 26 (3.86%) Marketing
10 24 (3.57%) Law
11 23 (3.42%) Retail
12 18 (2.67%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (2.38%) Banking
14 14 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.34%) Back Office
17 7 (1.04%) Billing
17 7 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.04%) Telecoms
18 5 (0.74%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 216 (32.10%) Architect
2 143 (21.25%) Data Architect
3 64 (9.51%) Senior
4 63 (9.36%) Analyst
5 48 (7.13%) Lead
6 33 (4.90%) Security Analyst
7 32 (4.75%) Data Engineer
7 32 (4.75%) Developer
8 26 (3.86%) IT Manager
9 25 (3.71%) Administrator
10 24 (3.57%) Applications Support
11 23 (3.42%) Security Engineer
12 21 (3.12%) Enterprise Architect
13 20 (2.97%) Solutions Architect
14 19 (2.82%) DBA
14 19 (2.82%) Security Architect
15 18 (2.67%) Security Manager
16 16 (2.38%) Data Manager
17 15 (2.23%) Cybersecurity Architect
17 15 (2.23%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.75%) Web Services
2 22 (3.27%) .NET
3 11 (1.63%) .NET Framework
3 11 (1.63%) Entity Framework
3 11 (1.63%) React
3 11 (1.63%) RESTful
4 9 (1.34%) .NET Core
4 9 (1.34%) Kafka
5 8 (1.19%) ASP.NET
5 8 (1.19%) Middleware
5 8 (1.19%) REST
6 7 (1.04%) HTML
6 7 (1.04%) Lightning Web Components
6 7 (1.04%) Visualforce
7 6 (0.89%) Blazor
7 6 (0.89%) CSS
8 5 (0.74%) ASP.NET Web API
8 5 (0.74%) Jest
8 5 (0.74%) SOAP
9 4 (0.59%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 124 (18.42%) Self-Motivation
2 99 (14.71%) Management Information System
3 49 (7.28%) Public Cloud
4 32 (4.75%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.86%) Cyber Threat
6 19 (2.82%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.53%) Algorithms
7 17 (2.53%) Onboarding
8 15 (2.23%) Cloud Native
8 15 (2.23%) Legacy Systems
9 14 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (1.63%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.49%) Cloud Security Posture
11 10 (1.49%) PKI
12 9 (1.34%) Housing Association
13 8 (1.19%) NHS
14 7 (1.04%) Driving Licence
14 7 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
15 6 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
15 6 (0.89%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 102 (15.16%) Windows
2 47 (6.98%) Linux
3 30 (4.46%) Unix
4 28 (4.16%) Solaris
5 27 (4.01%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.78%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.49%) Windows 10
8 9 (1.34%) Android
8 9 (1.34%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.74%) CentOS
9 5 (0.74%) Kali Linux
9 5 (0.74%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.59%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.59%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.59%) zOS
11 2 (0.30%) VMS
11 2 (0.30%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 263 (39.08%) Problem-Solving
2 187 (27.79%) ETL
3 185 (27.49%) Data Governance
4 179 (26.60%) Data Modelling
5 174 (25.85%) Mentoring
6 147 (21.84%) Data Architecture
7 144 (21.40%) Cybersecurity
8 140 (20.80%) Data Integration
9 132 (19.61%) Data Engineering
10 119 (17.68%) Innovative Thinking
11 116 (17.24%) Platform Engineering
12 111 (16.49%) ERD
13 109 (16.20%) Information Security
14 100 (14.86%) Computer Science
15 89 (13.22%) Data Protection
16 78 (11.59%) Agile
17 75 (11.14%) Data Management
18 73 (10.85%) Analytics
19 72 (10.70%) Business Intelligence
20 70 (10.40%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (13.37%) SQL
2 49 (7.28%) Python
3 32 (4.75%) PowerShell
4 31 (4.61%) T-SQL
5 26 (3.86%) Shell Script
6 21 (3.12%) C#
7 15 (2.23%) Java
8 12 (1.78%) Scala
9 8 (1.19%) JavaScript
9 8 (1.19%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.04%) Apex Code
10 7 (1.04%) R
10 7 (1.04%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.89%) Bash
11 6 (0.89%) C
12 5 (0.74%) Bicep
13 2 (0.30%) Gremlin
14 1 (0.15%) ActionScript 2.0
14 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 181 (26.89%) Degree
2 82 (12.18%) CISSP
3 54 (8.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 51 (7.58%) CISM
5 35 (5.20%) Security Cleared
6 27 (4.01%) CISA
7 24 (3.57%) Azure Certification
8 23 (3.42%) Master's Degree
9 20 (2.97%) Microsoft Certification
10 18 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (2.67%) PCI QSA
11 17 (2.53%) CEH
12 12 (1.78%) CCSP
13 11 (1.63%) AWS Certification
14 10 (1.49%) A+ Certification
14 10 (1.49%) CRISC
14 10 (1.49%) PMI Certification
14 10 (1.49%) PMP
14 10 (1.49%) SANS
15 9 (1.34%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 177 (26.30%) GDPR
2 154 (22.88%) Data Quality
3 88 (13.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (7.43%) NIST
5 49 (7.28%) PCI DSS
6 41 (6.09%) Cyber Essentials
7 37 (5.50%) Accessibility
8 18 (2.67%) NCSC
9 16 (2.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 12 (1.78%) SOC 2
11 11 (1.63%) GRC
12 7 (1.04%) HIPAA
12 7 (1.04%) QA
13 6 (0.89%) ISO 9001
13 6 (0.89%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.74%) SOC 1
15 4 (0.59%) TickIT
16 3 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
17 2 (0.30%) ITGC
System Software
1 67 (9.96%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.46%) Docker
3 12 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.89%) XenApp
4 6 (0.89%) XenDesktop
5 5 (0.74%) Oracle RAC
5 5 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.45%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.15%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.15%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 27 (4.01%) Kubernetes
2 19 (2.82%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.23%) Terraform
4 10 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.34%) Ansible
5 9 (1.34%) CSIRT
6 6 (0.89%) CASB
7 5 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (0.74%) Data Guard
7 5 (0.74%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (0.74%) PaperCut
7 5 (0.74%) SCCM
7 5 (0.74%) Suricata
8 4 (0.59%) AirWatch
9 3 (0.45%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.15%) DatAdvantage
10 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.15%) Stealthwatch
10 1 (0.15%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 189 (28.08%) Microsoft
2 152 (22.59%) Google
3 45 (6.69%) Oracle
4 27 (4.01%) NEC
5 23 (3.42%) Databricks
6 20 (2.97%) VMware
7 19 (2.82%) Cisco
8 12 (1.78%) Qualys
9 11 (1.63%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.63%) Splunk
10 10 (1.49%) Salesforce
10 10 (1.49%) SAP
10 10 (1.49%) Xero
11 8 (1.19%) Guidewire
12 7 (1.04%) CyberArk
12 7 (1.04%) WatchGuard
12 7 (1.04%) Zscaler
13 6 (0.89%) CA
13 6 (0.89%) Citrix
13 6 (0.89%) Varonis