Data Security
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 376 461 466
Rank change year-on-year +85 +5 -26
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 707 653 1,194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.71% 0.65% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 0.68% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 475 396 548
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,125 £30,482
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +1.74% +21.05%
75th Percentile £86,250 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £94,375 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £51,750
% change year-on-year +15.00% -3.38% +8.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,917 96,578 150,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.59% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,883 56,844 82,330
10th Percentile £29,008 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +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%

Data Security
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Security over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Data Security in the UK

Data Security
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Security within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 +103 669 £65,550 +12.05% 183
UK excluding London +85 465 £57,500 +15.00% 127
Work from Home +79 228 £60,500 +1.64% 68
London +42 202 £75,000 +15.38% 55
South East +63 130 £75,000 +48.02% 36
North of England +105 129 £45,000 -18.18% 38
Midlands +46 107 £57,500 +7.98% 31
West Midlands +35 75 £65,000 +22.07% 9
North West +33 72 £50,000 +2.56% 19
South West -35 51 £40,000 +45.45% 9
Yorkshire +102 42 £45,000 -24.40% 18
East Midlands +6 27 £55,000 -15.38% 22
East of England +31 24 £52,500 +18.41% 13
Scotland -57 16 £43,250 -8.95% 2
North East +8 15 £42,000 -4.55% 2
Wales -2 9 £46,604 -13.90% 1

Data Security
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 40 (5.66%) SharePoint
2 25 (3.54%) Apache
3 22 (3.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (2.97%) IIS
4 21 (2.97%) Tomcat
5 12 (1.70%) WordPress
6 5 (0.71%) WebLogic
7 4 (0.57%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.57%) CMS
7 4 (0.57%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.28%) Moodle
8 2 (0.28%) SAS
9 1 (0.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 44 (6.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (5.52%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (3.39%) NEC Housing
2 10 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.71%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) iTrent
5 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 331 (46.82%) Azure
2 219 (30.98%) AWS
3 143 (20.23%) GCP
4 97 (13.72%) Microsoft 365
5 85 (12.02%) Power Platform
6 60 (8.49%) SaaS
7 30 (4.24%) Entra ID
8 25 (3.54%) PowerApps
9 23 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (3.25%) PaaS
10 22 (3.11%) Cloud Computing
10 22 (3.11%) IaaS
11 19 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (2.69%) OneDrive
12 17 (2.40%) Serverless
13 14 (1.98%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (1.84%) Power Automate
14 13 (1.84%) Snowflake
15 12 (1.70%) Matillion
16 10 (1.41%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 56 (7.92%) Firewall
2 31 (4.38%) Network Security
3 29 (4.10%) VPN
4 24 (3.39%) Wi-Fi
5 23 (3.25%) DHCP
5 23 (3.25%) DNS
6 18 (2.55%) WAN
7 16 (2.26%) LAN
8 11 (1.56%) Internet
8 11 (1.56%) VLAN
9 10 (1.41%) Intrusion Detection
10 9 (1.27%) IPsec
11 6 (0.85%) Wireshark
12 5 (0.71%) VoIP
12 5 (0.71%) Wireless
13 4 (0.57%) Ethernet
13 4 (0.57%) IP Telephony
13 4 (0.57%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (0.42%) Bluetooth
14 3 (0.42%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 154 (21.78%) Data Warehouse
2 115 (16.27%) BigQuery
3 113 (15.98%) Looker
4 78 (11.03%) Power BI
5 71 (10.04%) SQL Server
6 29 (4.10%) Metadata
6 29 (4.10%) Oracle Database
7 23 (3.25%) Data Lake
8 20 (2.83%) Relational Database
8 20 (2.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 15 (2.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
11 13 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (1.27%) GIS
12 9 (1.27%) RDBMS
13 8 (1.13%) Geospatial Data
13 8 (1.13%) MongoDB
14 7 (0.99%) MySQL
14 7 (0.99%) Spatial Data
15 5 (0.71%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 16 (2.26%) Git
2 7 (0.99%) JIRA
3 6 (0.85%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.85%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.57%) ESLint
4 4 (0.57%) IntelliJ
4 4 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.28%) GitLab
5 2 (0.28%) Snyk
5 2 (0.28%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.14%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.14%) JUnit
General
1 223 (31.54%) Analytical Skills
2 178 (25.18%) Social Skills
3 134 (18.95%) Finance
4 51 (7.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 39 (5.52%) Legal
6 37 (5.23%) Public Sector
7 33 (4.67%) Local Government
8 28 (3.96%) Police
9 26 (3.68%) Marketing
10 24 (3.39%) Law
11 23 (3.25%) Retail
12 17 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.12%) Banking
14 13 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
15 10 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.27%) Back Office
17 7 (0.99%) Games
17 7 (0.99%) Telecoms
18 6 (0.85%) Billing
Job Titles
1 222 (31.40%) Architect
2 145 (20.51%) Data Architect
3 67 (9.48%) Senior
4 62 (8.77%) Analyst
5 53 (7.50%) Lead
6 38 (5.37%) Data Engineer
7 37 (5.23%) Developer
8 32 (4.53%) Security Analyst
9 27 (3.82%) Administrator
10 25 (3.54%) IT Manager
11 24 (3.39%) Security Engineer
12 22 (3.11%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (2.97%) Applications Support
13 21 (2.97%) Enterprise Architect
14 20 (2.83%) Security Architect
15 18 (2.55%) DBA
15 18 (2.55%) Security Manager
16 16 (2.26%) Data Manager
17 15 (2.12%) IT Support
17 15 (2.12%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.24%) .NET
2 29 (4.10%) Web Services
3 12 (1.70%) ASP.NET
3 12 (1.70%) RESTful
4 11 (1.56%) .NET Framework
4 11 (1.56%) Entity Framework
4 11 (1.56%) React
5 10 (1.41%) HTML
6 9 (1.27%) .NET Core
6 9 (1.27%) CSS
6 9 (1.27%) Kafka
7 8 (1.13%) ASP.NET MVC
7 8 (1.13%) Middleware
7 8 (1.13%) REST
8 7 (0.99%) Lightning Web Components
8 7 (0.99%) Visualforce
9 6 (0.85%) Blazor
10 5 (0.71%) ASP.NET Web API
10 5 (0.71%) Jest
10 5 (0.71%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 128 (18.10%) Self-Motivation
2 103 (14.57%) Management Information System
3 44 (6.22%) Public Cloud
4 32 (4.53%) Security Posture
5 26 (3.68%) Cyber Threat
6 18 (2.55%) Onboarding
6 18 (2.55%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.40%) Algorithms
8 16 (2.26%) Cloud Native
9 15 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
11 11 (1.56%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.56%) Data Structures
11 11 (1.56%) PKI
12 10 (1.41%) Cloud Security Posture
13 9 (1.27%) Housing Association
14 8 (1.13%) NHS
15 7 (0.99%) Driving Licence
15 7 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
15 7 (0.99%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 100 (14.14%) Windows
2 45 (6.36%) Linux
3 27 (3.82%) Unix
4 25 (3.54%) Solaris
4 25 (3.54%) Windows Server
5 12 (1.70%) Mac OS
6 9 (1.27%) Android
6 9 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 8 (1.13%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.71%) CentOS
8 5 (0.71%) Kali Linux
8 5 (0.71%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.57%) DC/OS
9 4 (0.57%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.57%) zOS
10 2 (0.28%) VMS
10 2 (0.28%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (38.61%) Problem-Solving
2 197 (27.86%) ETL
3 189 (26.73%) Data Modelling
4 185 (26.17%) Data Governance
5 179 (25.32%) Mentoring
6 152 (21.50%) Data Architecture
7 146 (20.65%) Cybersecurity
8 142 (20.08%) Data Integration
9 133 (18.81%) Data Engineering
10 122 (17.26%) Innovative Thinking
11 115 (16.27%) Platform Engineering
12 114 (16.12%) Computer Science
13 111 (15.70%) ERD
13 111 (15.70%) Information Security
14 90 (12.73%) Agile
14 90 (12.73%) Data Protection
15 84 (11.88%) Business Intelligence
16 83 (11.74%) Data Management
17 80 (11.32%) Analytics
18 77 (10.89%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 120 (16.97%) SQL
2 59 (8.35%) Python
3 37 (5.23%) T-SQL
4 34 (4.81%) PowerShell
5 29 (4.10%) C#
6 23 (3.25%) Shell Script
7 15 (2.12%) Java
8 12 (1.70%) JavaScript
8 12 (1.70%) Scala
9 9 (1.27%) PL/SQL
10 8 (1.13%) R
11 7 (0.99%) Apex Code
11 7 (0.99%) TypeScript
12 6 (0.85%) Bash
12 6 (0.85%) C
13 4 (0.57%) Bicep
13 4 (0.57%) VBA
14 3 (0.42%) VB
15 2 (0.28%) Gremlin
16 1 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 191 (27.02%) Degree
2 83 (11.74%) CISSP
3 57 (8.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 52 (7.36%) CISM
5 34 (4.81%) Security Cleared
6 27 (3.82%) CISA
7 23 (3.25%) Azure Certification
7 23 (3.25%) Master's Degree
8 20 (2.83%) Microsoft Certification
9 18 (2.55%) CEH
9 18 (2.55%) PCI QSA
10 17 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (1.70%) CCSP
12 11 (1.56%) AWS Certification
13 10 (1.41%) A+ Certification
13 10 (1.41%) CRISC
13 10 (1.41%) PMI Certification
13 10 (1.41%) PMP
13 10 (1.41%) SANS
14 9 (1.27%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 179 (25.32%) GDPR
2 157 (22.21%) Data Quality
3 87 (12.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 50 (7.07%) NIST
5 49 (6.93%) PCI DSS
6 41 (5.80%) Cyber Essentials
7 39 (5.52%) Accessibility
8 19 (2.69%) NCSC
9 16 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 12 (1.70%) SOC 2
11 11 (1.56%) GRC
12 9 (1.27%) QA
13 7 (0.99%) HIPAA
14 6 (0.85%) ISO 9001
14 6 (0.85%) NIST 800
15 5 (0.71%) SOC 1
16 4 (0.57%) TickIT
17 3 (0.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 71 (10.04%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.38%) Docker
3 12 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.71%) Oracle RAC
6 4 (0.57%) XenApp
6 4 (0.57%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.42%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.28%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.14%) Dovecot
9 1 (0.14%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 28 (3.96%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (1.70%) Terraform
4 10 (1.41%) Ansible
5 9 (1.27%) CSIRT
6 8 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.85%) CASB
8 5 (0.71%) Data Guard
8 5 (0.71%) Oracle RMAN
8 5 (0.71%) PaperCut
8 5 (0.71%) Suricata
9 4 (0.57%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.42%) HP Fortify
10 3 (0.42%) SCCM
11 1 (0.14%) DatAdvantage
11 1 (0.14%) QRadar
11 1 (0.14%) Stealthwatch
11 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 208 (29.42%) Microsoft
2 152 (21.50%) Google
3 41 (5.80%) Oracle
4 24 (3.39%) NEC
5 23 (3.25%) Databricks
6 18 (2.55%) Cisco
6 18 (2.55%) VMware
7 13 (1.84%) Qualys
8 12 (1.70%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.56%) SAP
9 11 (1.56%) Splunk
10 10 (1.41%) Salesforce
10 10 (1.41%) Xero
11 9 (1.27%) Guidewire
12 7 (0.99%) CyberArk
12 7 (0.99%) Mapbox
12 7 (0.99%) Varonis
12 7 (0.99%) WatchGuard
13 6 (0.85%) CA
13 6 (0.85%) Nuix