NCSC Jobs in London

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for NCSC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NCSC 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 446 459 839
Rank change year-on-year +13 +380 -251
Permanent jobs citing NCSC 63 161 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.27% 0.48% 0.11%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.88% 2.89% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 59 92 47
10th Percentile £52,000 £54,550 £48,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £64,688 £56,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £83,750 £92,188 £77,500
90th Percentile £94,200 £102,500 £86,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +14.75% -6.15%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

NCSC 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 advertised in London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,345 5,569 11,462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 14.14% 16.51% 16.35%
Number of salaries quoted 2,449 3,563 5,292
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,800 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £50,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £86,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £102,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

NCSC
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for NCSC in London

NCSC
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NCSC in London.

Salary trend for NCSC in London

NCSC
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing NCSC in London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for NCSC in London

NCSC
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the London 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
Central London +54 12 £63,750 -15.00% 2
South London -4 1 £88,000 -
West London -20 1 £57,500 -4.96% 2
NCSC
England

NCSC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 7 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 17 (26.98%) Azure
2 13 (20.63%) AWS
3 9 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (12.70%) IaaS
4 8 (12.70%) PaaS
5 7 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (11.11%) SaaS
6 4 (6.35%) AWS CodeBuild
6 4 (6.35%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 4 (6.35%) GCP
6 4 (6.35%) GitHub
6 4 (6.35%) GitHub Actions
6 4 (6.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 2 (3.17%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 15 (23.81%) Firewall
2 11 (17.46%) TCP/IP
3 10 (15.87%) Network Security
4 9 (14.29%) Intrusion Detection
5 7 (11.11%) DNS
5 7 (11.11%) VPN
5 7 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (9.52%) BGP
6 6 (9.52%) Cisco ISE
6 6 (9.52%) Cisco Nexus
6 6 (9.52%) Cisco Wireless
6 6 (9.52%) DMZ
6 6 (9.52%) Internet
6 6 (9.52%) LAN
6 6 (9.52%) MPLS
6 6 (9.52%) VLAN
6 6 (9.52%) WAN
6 6 (9.52%) Wireless
6 6 (9.52%) Wireshark
6 6 (9.52%) WLAN
Development Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Terragrunt
2 1 (1.59%) JIRA
General
1 18 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 16 (25.40%) Finance
3 11 (17.46%) Public Sector
4 10 (15.87%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (12.70%) Telecoms
7 5 (7.94%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (4.76%) Aerospace
8 3 (4.76%) Manufacturing
9 2 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (3.17%) Retail
10 1 (1.59%) Law
10 1 (1.59%) Police
Job Titles
1 23 (36.51%) Analyst
2 22 (34.92%) Security Analyst
3 17 (26.98%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 10 (15.87%) Senior
5 7 (11.11%) Security Engineer
6 6 (9.52%) Architect
6 6 (9.52%) Cloud Engineer
6 6 (9.52%) Email Analyst
6 6 (9.52%) IT Analyst
6 6 (9.52%) IT Security Analyst
6 6 (9.52%) Network Engineer
6 6 (9.52%) Senior Network Engineer
6 6 (9.52%) Vulnerability Analyst
6 6 (9.52%) Vulnerability Management Analyst
7 5 (7.94%) AWS Engineer
7 5 (7.94%) Consultant
8 4 (6.35%) AWS Architect
8 4 (6.35%) Cloud Architect
8 4 (6.35%) Security Manager
8 4 (6.35%) Senior Network Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 18 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 10 (15.87%) Cyber Defence
2 10 (15.87%) Cyber Kill Chain
2 10 (15.87%) Cyberattack
3 9 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (9.52%) Data Centre
4 6 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (4.76%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.59%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.35%) Windows
2 3 (4.76%) Linux
3 1 (1.59%) Android
3 1 (1.59%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (82.54%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (38.10%) SIEM
3 21 (33.33%) Incident Response
4 19 (30.16%) ITIL
4 19 (30.16%) Security Operations
5 18 (28.57%) Information Security
6 17 (26.98%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 11 (17.46%) Security Architecture
8 10 (15.87%) Attack Monitoring
8 10 (15.87%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 10 (15.87%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (15.87%) Threat Intelligence
9 9 (14.29%) Agile
9 9 (14.29%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 9 (14.29%) Vulnerability Scanning
10 8 (12.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 8 (12.70%) Mentoring
10 8 (12.70%) Risk Management
11 7 (11.11%) Cloud Security
11 7 (11.11%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.52%) Bash
1 6 (9.52%) Python
2 4 (6.35%) C
2 4 (6.35%) PowerShell
2 4 (6.35%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (28.57%) CISSP
2 17 (26.98%) CISM
3 13 (20.63%) Security Cleared
4 10 (15.87%) Degree
5 8 (12.70%) CESG Certified Professional
5 8 (12.70%) CRISC
6 7 (11.11%) SC Cleared
7 6 (9.52%) DV Cleared
7 6 (9.52%) GIAC
7 6 (9.52%) Master's Degree
8 5 (7.94%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (7.94%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (7.94%) MCSA
8 5 (7.94%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (6.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (6.35%) CEH
9 4 (6.35%) CISA
9 4 (6.35%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (4.76%) CASP
10 3 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (39.68%) NIST
2 21 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (17.46%) PCI DSS
4 9 (14.29%) GDPR
4 9 (14.29%) GRC
5 4 (6.35%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (6.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 3 (4.76%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 3 (4.76%) ISO 31000
6 3 (4.76%) NIST 800
7 1 (1.59%) ISO 9001
7 1 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.59%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.17%) Docker
2 1 (1.59%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (9.52%) CSIRT
2 4 (6.35%) Terraform
3 2 (3.17%) Nessus
Vendors
1 13 (20.63%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.52%) CheckPoint
2 6 (9.52%) Cisco
2 6 (9.52%) Palo Alto
2 6 (9.52%) Qualys
3 4 (6.35%) SolarWinds
4 1 (1.59%) LogRhythm
4 1 (1.59%) VMware