Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PKI in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PKI over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 536 623 857
Rank change year-on-year +87 +234 -205
Permanent jobs citing PKI 426 338 454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.36% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.16% 0.84% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 295 208 278
10th Percentile £43,232 £41,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £48,500 £50,000 £46,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.23% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £106,125 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,100
% change year-on-year - +1.66% -1.64%

All Generic Skills
UK

PKI 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 36,675 40,106 83,653
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.82% 43.08% 48.67%
Number of salaries quoted 23,359 22,226 34,621
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,570 £45,500
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 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

PKI
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for PKI in the UK

PKI
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing PKI.

Salary trend for PKI in the UK

PKI
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing PKI over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for PKI in the UK

PKI
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PKI within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 +86 385 £59,000 -9.23% 58
UK excluding London +6 265 £55,000 - 50
Work from Home +119 196 £56,000 -23.81% 27
London +78 149 £72,500 -7.94% 7
South East +19 98 £59,000 -19.73% 24
Midlands -13 48 £44,225 -6.90% 10
North of England +36 47 £62,641 +4.40% 6
South West +10 46 £54,500 -22.14% 9
West Midlands +13 31 £43,227 -21.41% 10
North West +9 30 £62,500 -3.85% 4
East Midlands -38 17 £44,225 -6.90%
Scotland -53 17 £52,500 -34.38% 1
Yorkshire +65 15 £62,500 -16.67% 1
North East -16 8 £62,500 +66.67% 1
Wales +8 7 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 7 - -
East of England -26 4 £62,500 -

PKI
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 32 (7.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.88%) IIS
3 5 (1.17%) OpenStack
4 4 (0.94%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.70%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.23%) Apache
7 1 (0.23%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.23%) Confluence
7 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.23%) nginx
Applications
1 17 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 222 (52.11%) Azure
2 159 (37.32%) AWS
3 140 (32.86%) Microsoft 365
4 109 (25.59%) GCP
5 84 (19.72%) SaaS
6 66 (15.49%) Entra ID
7 25 (5.87%) Azure Monitor
8 21 (4.93%) Azure Storage
9 17 (3.99%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (2.82%) AWS KMS
10 12 (2.82%) Azure Key Vault
11 10 (2.35%) Power Platform
12 7 (1.64%) IaaS
13 6 (1.41%) PaaS
14 5 (1.17%) AWS CloudFormation
15 3 (0.70%) Azure ExpressRoute
15 3 (0.70%) Cloudflare
15 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
15 3 (0.70%) Nutanix
16 2 (0.47%) OpenDNS
Communications & Networking
1 111 (26.06%) DNS
2 97 (22.77%) Firewall
3 72 (16.90%) DHCP
4 58 (13.62%) WAN
5 50 (11.74%) LAN
6 41 (9.62%) VPN
7 32 (7.51%) IPsec
8 30 (7.04%) Wireless
9 26 (6.10%) Wi-Fi
10 23 (5.40%) SAN
11 22 (5.16%) IPv4
11 22 (5.16%) IPv6
12 19 (4.46%) Network Security
13 18 (4.23%) TCP/IP
14 15 (3.52%) BGP
14 15 (3.52%) VSAN
15 14 (3.29%) Internet
16 11 (2.58%) SSL
17 8 (1.88%) OSPF
18 7 (1.64%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.58%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (2.35%) Power BI
2 10 (2.35%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.41%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.17%) InfluxDB
4 5 (1.17%) MariaDB
4 5 (1.17%) MySQL
5 4 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (0.94%) Redis
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 21 (4.93%) Jenkins
2 6 (1.41%) Robot Framework
2 6 (1.41%) Sonatype Nexus
3 5 (1.17%) Git
4 4 (0.94%) MSI
5 3 (0.70%) GitLab
5 3 (0.70%) JIRA
General
1 81 (19.01%) Presentation Skills
2 69 (16.20%) Social Skills
3 50 (11.74%) Finance
4 27 (6.34%) Public Sector
5 11 (2.58%) Aerospace
6 10 (2.35%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (2.35%) Law
7 7 (1.64%) Legal
8 6 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.41%) Police
9 4 (0.94%) Banking
9 4 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.70%) Military
10 3 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.70%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.47%) Electronics
11 2 (0.47%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.23%) Games
12 1 (0.23%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 124 (29.11%) Architect
2 81 (19.01%) Cloud Architect
3 61 (14.32%) Senior
4 56 (13.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 39 (9.15%) Administrator
5 39 (9.15%) Security Engineer
6 34 (7.98%) Systems Administrator
7 30 (7.04%) Network Engineer
8 29 (6.81%) Security Architect
9 24 (5.63%) Active Directory Specialist
9 24 (5.63%) Azure Specialist
10 23 (5.40%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 21 (4.93%) Linux Engineer
11 21 (4.93%) Senior Security Engineer
11 21 (4.93%) Software Engineer
11 21 (4.93%) Technical Architect
12 19 (4.46%) Support Specialist
13 18 (4.23%) Active Directory Support
13 18 (4.23%) Wintel Administrator
13 18 (4.23%) Wintel Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.93%) ARM Templates
2 20 (4.69%) .NET
3 11 (2.58%) EJB
4 10 (2.35%) GTK
5 6 (1.41%) Web Services
6 4 (0.94%) .NET Core
6 4 (0.94%) ASP.NET Web API
6 4 (0.94%) OAuth
6 4 (0.94%) web3js
7 2 (0.47%) 802.1X
7 2 (0.47%) LAMP
7 2 (0.47%) Micronaut
7 2 (0.47%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.47%) OpenID
7 2 (0.47%) Quarkus
7 2 (0.47%) RESTful
7 2 (0.47%) Spring
7 2 (0.47%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.47%) V-Ray
8 1 (0.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 99 (23.24%) Public Cloud
2 28 (6.57%) Data Centre
3 22 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (4.69%) Clustering
5 19 (4.46%) Greenfield Project
6 18 (4.23%) Management Information System
7 15 (3.52%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.11%) NHS
10 7 (1.64%) Client/Server
10 7 (1.64%) Product Ownership
11 5 (1.17%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.94%) Blockchain
12 4 (0.94%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (0.94%) Security Posture
12 4 (0.94%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.94%) Web3
13 3 (0.70%) Cloud Security Posture
13 3 (0.70%) Replication
14 2 (0.47%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 162 (38.03%) Windows
2 114 (26.76%) Linux
3 96 (22.54%) Windows Server
4 36 (8.45%) Windows Server 2019
5 33 (7.75%) Windows Server 2016
6 27 (6.34%) Windows Server 2012
7 23 (5.40%) Ubuntu
8 19 (4.46%) Android
8 19 (4.46%) Apple iOS
9 16 (3.76%) Debian
10 12 (2.82%) Windows 10
11 10 (2.35%) CentOS
11 10 (2.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.47%) Unix
12 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.23%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.23%) Solaris
13 1 (0.23%) VMS
13 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (22.07%) Actionable Insight
2 92 (21.60%) Project Management
3 90 (21.13%) TOGAF
4 86 (20.19%) Migration
5 84 (19.72%) Cybersecurity
5 84 (19.72%) Presales
6 83 (19.48%) Configuration Management
7 81 (19.01%) Application Virtualisation
8 70 (16.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 67 (15.73%) DevOps
10 63 (14.79%) Agile
11 62 (14.55%) ITIL
12 53 (12.44%) Identity Management
13 50 (11.74%) Cryptography
14 41 (9.62%) Problem-Solving
15 37 (8.69%) Infrastructure as Code
16 36 (8.45%) Key Management
17 34 (7.98%) CI/CD
18 32 (7.51%) Information Security
19 31 (7.28%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 76 (17.84%) PowerShell
2 55 (12.91%) Python
3 38 (8.92%) VB
4 35 (8.22%) C
5 32 (7.51%) C#
6 31 (7.28%) Bash
7 24 (5.63%) VBScript
8 18 (4.23%) Bicep
9 14 (3.29%) ActionScript
10 11 (2.58%) C++
11 10 (2.35%) Java
11 10 (2.35%) SQL
12 5 (1.17%) Perl
13 4 (0.94%) JavaScript
14 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
15 1 (0.23%) Dart
15 1 (0.23%) Go
15 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
15 1 (0.23%) Rust
15 1 (0.23%) Swift
Qualifications
1 139 (32.63%) Security Cleared
2 90 (21.13%) DV Cleared
3 86 (20.19%) Degree
4 37 (8.69%) SC Cleared
5 35 (8.22%) CISSP
6 26 (6.10%) CISM
7 20 (4.69%) Cisco Certification
8 18 (4.23%) GIAC
8 18 (4.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 16 (3.76%) CRISC
9 16 (3.76%) ISSMP
10 15 (3.52%) CCNA
11 12 (2.82%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (2.58%) Master's Degree
13 9 (2.11%) DBS Check
14 7 (1.64%) AWS Certification
14 7 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
14 7 (1.64%) MCSE
15 6 (1.41%) MCSA
15 6 (1.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.76%) COBIT
2 14 (3.29%) SLA
3 13 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.58%) GDPR
5 9 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 2 (0.47%) NIST
6 2 (0.47%) PMO
7 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.23%) NCSC
7 1 (0.23%) NIST 800
System Software
1 128 (30.05%) Active Directory
2 71 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 45 (10.56%) vSphere
4 38 (8.92%) VMware ESXi
5 23 (5.40%) Virtual Machines
6 20 (4.69%) Virtual Desktop
7 19 (4.46%) Docker
8 17 (3.99%) Hyper-V
8 17 (3.99%) XenApp
9 16 (3.76%) VMware NSX
10 14 (3.29%) OpenSSH
11 8 (1.88%) VMware Server
12 7 (1.64%) Citrix Hypervisor
13 6 (1.41%) Virtual Servers
14 3 (0.70%) KVM
14 3 (0.70%) XenDesktop
15 2 (0.47%) Firmware
15 2 (0.47%) pfSense
15 2 (0.47%) Terminal Services
16 1 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 42 (9.86%) Ansible
2 35 (8.22%) Kubernetes
3 33 (7.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 31 (7.28%) Terraform
5 29 (6.81%) Single Sign-On
6 27 (6.34%) SCCM
7 26 (6.10%) WSUS
8 25 (5.87%) SCOM
9 23 (5.40%) Microsoft Intune
10 22 (5.16%) vCenter Server
11 17 (3.99%) PowerCLI
12 14 (3.29%) IBM BigFix
13 12 (2.82%) CA Single Sign-On
14 6 (1.41%) SCOrch
15 5 (1.17%) Puppet
15 5 (1.17%) Red Hat Spacewalk
16 4 (0.94%) vMotion
16 4 (0.94%) WMI
17 3 (0.70%) vRealize
17 3 (0.70%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 228 (53.52%) Microsoft
2 98 (23.00%) Google
3 82 (19.25%) VMware
4 22 (5.16%) Citrix
5 20 (4.69%) Cisco
6 19 (4.46%) Juniper
7 18 (4.23%) Fortinet
8 16 (3.76%) Alibaba
9 15 (3.52%) ServiceNow
9 15 (3.52%) SolarWinds
10 14 (3.29%) IBM
11 13 (3.05%) CA
12 12 (2.82%) CyberArk
13 10 (2.35%) HP
14 8 (1.88%) Red Hat
15 7 (1.64%) Dell
15 7 (1.64%) Splunk
16 5 (1.17%) NetApp
16 5 (1.17%) Veeam
17 3 (0.70%) Veritas