UK tech job market

• AWS44 (5.7%)
• Python42 (5.4%)
• Azure30 (3.9%)
• Linux25 (3.2%)
• Java16 (2.1%)
• Windows15 (1.9%)
• GCP15 (1.9%)
• SQL15 (1.9%)
• Kubernetes14 (1.8%)
• TypeScript12 (1.5%)
• C++12 (1.5%)
• Cisco11 (1.4%)
• C#11 (1.4%)
• Terraform9 (1.2%)
• JavaScript9 (1.2%)
• React9 (1.2%)
• ISO 270018 (1.0%)
• C8 (1.0%)
• Splunk8 (1.0%)
• .NET7 (0.9%)

Percentages are the share of this domain's listings that explicitly mention the tool. Many listings do not name any tools, so numbers are indicative rather than exhaustive.

1. 1.Install, update, and troubleshoot systems/servers.

   • “Cloud Infrastructure Support and Deployment”
   • “Windows Server, an”

   57 listings

2. 2.Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan the development of a new application or modification of an existing application.

   • “developing software code in one or more programming languages”
   • “new product development principles and processes”

   51 listings

3. 3.Analyze user needs and requirements to plan architecture.

   • “Security Architect”
   • “covering some combination of data, applications, cloud, integration and security”

   30 listings

4. 4.Design, develop, and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.

   • “Proficiency with AI/ML frameworks and a working understanding of LLMs, agents”
   • “Full-Stack Engineer – ML Platform, Applied AI”

   30 listings

5. 5.Implement data management standards, requirements, and specifications.

   • “structured data platforms”
   • “designing scalable, efficient, and secure data”

   22 listings

6. 6.Continuously validate the organization against policies/guidelines/procedures/regulations/laws to ensure compliance.

   • “Information Assurance Technical Security Specialist”
   • “ensuring alignment with NHS England EPRR standards, NCSC guidance”

   19 listings

7. 7.Analyze data sources to provide actionable recommendations.

   • “hands-on development experience with Python/Java scripting”
   • “experience in underwriting, quantitative analysis, or risk modeling”

   19 listings

8. 8.Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure system security configuration guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs).

   • “experience managing and supporting security technologies”
   • “Cyber Security Compliance Manager”

   16 listings

9. 9.Supervise and assign work to programmers, designers, technologists and technicians, and other engineering and scientific personnel.

   • “Experience leading multi-disciplined teams of software engineers”
   • “review, critique and constructively challenge technical work produced by others”

   14 listings

10. 10.Analyze design constraints, analyze trade-offs and detailed system and security design, and consider lifecycle support.

    • “lead the design and delivery of security architectures across complex operational environments”
    • “Significant experience in enterprise, infrastructure, systems, or security architecture”

    13 listings

11. 11.Maintain knowledge of the function and security of control system and IT technologies with which the control systems interface.

    • “work at the intersection of”
    • “supporting clients across Critical National Infrastructure and other regulated industries”

    13 listings

12. 12.Examine network topologies to understand data flows through the network.

    • “Demonstrable experience with open-source security testing tools”
    • “practical knowledge of TCP”

    12 listings

13. 13.Advise senior management (e.g., CIO) on risk levels and security posture.

    • “work with senior stakeholders, engineering teams and regulators to translate cyber risk”
    • “Cyber Governance Consultant”

    11 listings

14. 14.Evaluate security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements contained in acquisition documents.

    • “defining, governing, and assuring complex technical architectures in regulated, security-focused, or operationally critical environments”
    • “interpret and implement security standards and frameworks such as the ISO/IEC 27000 series or NIST SP 800 series”

    11 listings

15. 15.Coordinate and provide expert technical support to enterprise-wide cyber defense technicians to resolve cyber defense incidents.

    • “incident response and security monitoring”
    • “coordinate containment, eradication and post-incident activities”

    11 listings

Tasks are reclassified every week; expect the ranking to shift as the UK job market moves. A single listing can contribute up to five tasks.

Bands are £10k wide, built from midpoints of salary ranges reported by Adzuna. Some values are Adzuna's own predictions rather than figures stated in the listing, so treat the shape as directional rather than exact.

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