Data Security Jobs with Work from Home Options

Data Security
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 353 460 469
Rank change year-on-year +107 +9 -94
Permanent jobs citing Data Security 236 205 458
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.70% 0.51% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.53% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 183 159 273
10th Percentile £42,000 £36,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £59,526 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -0.79% +26.32%
75th Percentile £88,500 £75,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £92,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,400 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.74% - +21.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,838 38,971 69,157
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.21% 96.04% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 23,338 27,094 41,652
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Data Security
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Data Security as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Data Security trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Data Security.

Data Security salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Data Security over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Data Security salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Data Security
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 27 (11.44%) Apache
1 27 (11.44%) IIS
1 27 (11.44%) Tomcat
2 12 (5.08%) SharePoint
3 10 (4.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (2.12%) WebLogic
5 4 (1.69%) CMS
5 4 (1.69%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.85%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.85%) Moodle
7 1 (0.42%) Drupal
7 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (5.51%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (12.71%) NEC Housing
2 9 (3.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.42%) iTrent
3 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 88 (37.29%) Azure
2 34 (14.41%) AWS
3 33 (13.98%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (8.47%) Power Platform
5 17 (7.20%) GCP
6 13 (5.51%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (5.51%) SaaS
7 12 (5.08%) Entra ID
8 10 (4.24%) OneDrive
9 7 (2.97%) Serverless
9 7 (2.97%) Snowflake
10 6 (2.54%) Amazon S3
10 6 (2.54%) Matillion
11 4 (1.69%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (1.69%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (1.69%) WhatsApp
12 3 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.85%) Azure App Service
13 2 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.85%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.66%) Firewall
2 7 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (2.54%) Network Security
3 6 (2.54%) WAN
3 6 (2.54%) Wireshark
4 4 (1.69%) DHCP
4 4 (1.69%) DNS
4 4 (1.69%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (1.69%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (1.27%) VLAN
5 3 (1.27%) VoIP
5 3 (1.27%) VPN
6 1 (0.42%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.42%) HTTP
6 1 (0.42%) Internet
6 1 (0.42%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.42%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (18.64%) SQL Server
2 32 (13.56%) Oracle Database
3 20 (8.47%) Power BI
4 13 (5.51%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (5.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (5.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (4.24%) Data Lake
7 7 (2.97%) Metadata
7 7 (2.97%) Relational Database
8 3 (1.27%) MySQL
8 3 (1.27%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.85%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.85%) Big Data
9 2 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.85%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.85%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.42%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.42%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (2.97%) Git
2 4 (1.69%) Team Foundation Server
2 4 (1.69%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.42%) GitLab
3 1 (0.42%) Jenkins
General
1 73 (30.93%) Social Skills
2 69 (29.24%) Finance
3 39 (16.53%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (12.71%) Local Government
4 30 (12.71%) Public Sector
5 29 (12.29%) Police
6 18 (7.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (5.08%) Banking
8 10 (4.24%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (4.24%) Retail
9 8 (3.39%) Law
9 8 (3.39%) Legal
10 7 (2.97%) Back Office
10 7 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.54%) Marketing
11 6 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.12%) Billing
12 5 (2.12%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.69%) Wearables
14 3 (1.27%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 38 (16.10%) Senior
2 34 (14.41%) Architect
3 29 (12.29%) Analyst
4 27 (11.44%) Applications Support
5 23 (9.75%) Lead
6 20 (8.47%) Administrator
7 18 (7.63%) DBA
7 18 (7.63%) Developer
8 14 (5.93%) Security Analyst
9 13 (5.51%) Security Engineer
10 12 (5.08%) Data Architect
11 11 (4.66%) Enterprise Architect
11 11 (4.66%) Technical Support
12 10 (4.24%) Data Manager
12 10 (4.24%) IT Manager
12 10 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (3.81%) Data Engineer
13 9 (3.81%) Systems Administrator
14 8 (3.39%) IT Analyst
14 8 (3.39%) Resilience Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (12.71%) Web Services
2 18 (7.63%) .NET
3 11 (4.66%) .NET Framework
3 11 (4.66%) Entity Framework
4 9 (3.81%) .NET Core
5 8 (3.39%) ASP.NET
5 8 (3.39%) ASP.NET MVC
5 8 (3.39%) Middleware
6 7 (2.97%) RESTful
7 6 (2.54%) Blazor
8 5 (2.12%) ASP.NET Web API
8 5 (2.12%) Kafka
8 5 (2.12%) React
9 3 (1.27%) EDI
9 3 (1.27%) REST
9 3 (1.27%) SailPoint
10 2 (0.85%) CSS
10 2 (0.85%) HTML
10 2 (0.85%) SPFx
10 2 (0.85%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (15.68%) Management Information System
2 34 (14.41%) Public Cloud
3 17 (7.20%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (3.39%) Housing Association
5 7 (2.97%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.12%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 5 (2.12%) Security Posture
6 5 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.69%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.69%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.27%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.27%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.27%) IoT
9 2 (0.85%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.85%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.85%) NHS
9 2 (0.85%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.85%) Reference Data
10 1 (0.42%) Cloud Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 51 (21.61%) Windows
2 36 (15.25%) Linux
3 31 (13.14%) Solaris
3 31 (13.14%) Unix
4 7 (2.97%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.69%) CentOS
5 4 (1.69%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.69%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.69%) zOS
6 1 (0.42%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (23.31%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (16.10%) ETL
3 37 (15.68%) Cybersecurity
4 36 (15.25%) Task Automation
5 35 (14.83%) Data Protection
5 35 (14.83%) Information Security
6 31 (13.14%) Data Governance
7 30 (12.71%) Disaster Recovery
8 29 (12.29%) Agile
8 29 (12.29%) Decision-Making
9 28 (11.86%) Data Management
9 28 (11.86%) Network Architecture
10 27 (11.44%) Server Management
11 26 (11.02%) Continuous Improvement
12 25 (10.59%) Mentoring
13 24 (10.17%) Data Modelling
14 23 (9.75%) Incident Response
15 22 (9.32%) Business Intelligence
15 22 (9.32%) Computer Science
15 22 (9.32%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 48 (20.34%) SQL
2 27 (11.44%) Shell Script
3 26 (11.02%) T-SQL
4 17 (7.20%) C#
5 8 (3.39%) PL/SQL
6 7 (2.97%) Python
7 5 (2.12%) PowerShell
7 5 (2.12%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.69%) VBA
9 3 (1.27%) Java
10 2 (0.85%) Gremlin
10 2 (0.85%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.85%) Scala
11 1 (0.42%) Bicep
11 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.42%) PHP
11 1 (0.42%) R
Qualifications
1 62 (26.27%) Degree
2 32 (13.56%) Security Cleared
3 24 (10.17%) CISSP
4 14 (5.93%) CISM
4 14 (5.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.81%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.97%) CEH
7 5 (2.12%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.12%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.12%) OCA
7 5 (2.12%) OCP
7 5 (2.12%) Oracle Certification
8 3 (1.27%) CCNA
8 3 (1.27%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.27%) MCSE
8 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.85%) CCNP
9 2 (0.85%) CCSE
9 2 (0.85%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.85%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (13.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (12.29%) Accessibility
2 29 (12.29%) GDPR
3 14 (5.93%) Data Quality
3 14 (5.93%) PCI DSS
4 12 (5.08%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (4.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 9 (3.81%) GRC
7 8 (3.39%) NCSC
8 6 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 5 (2.12%) ISO 9001
10 4 (1.69%) NIST
10 4 (1.69%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.85%) COBIT
11 2 (0.85%) QA
11 2 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.42%) GxP
12 1 (0.42%) HIPAA
System Software
1 23 (9.75%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.97%) Docker
2 7 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.12%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.54%) CSIRT
1 6 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.12%) Data Guard
2 5 (2.12%) Oracle RMAN
2 5 (2.12%) PaperCut
3 3 (1.27%) Terraform
4 2 (0.85%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.42%) DatAdvantage
5 1 (0.42%) QRadar
5 1 (0.42%) SCCM
5 1 (0.42%) Stealthwatch
5 1 (0.42%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.42%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.42%) WSUS
Vendors
1 94 (39.83%) Microsoft
2 39 (16.53%) Oracle
3 30 (12.71%) NEC
4 15 (6.36%) Databricks
5 12 (5.08%) Google
5 12 (5.08%) Qualys
6 11 (4.66%) ServiceNow
7 9 (3.81%) Guidewire
8 8 (3.39%) SAP
9 7 (2.97%) CyberArk
9 7 (2.97%) VMware
10 4 (1.69%) Alteryx
10 4 (1.69%) Cisco
10 4 (1.69%) Splunk
11 3 (1.27%) Dell
11 3 (1.27%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.27%) WatchGuard
12 2 (0.85%) CheckPoint
12 2 (0.85%) RedGate
12 2 (0.85%) Varonis