Cybersecurity Jobs in the South East

Cybersecurity
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 54 50
Rank change year-on-year +21 -4 +46
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 981 726 1,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 5.49% 5.27% 5.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.61% 5.59% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 624 399 577
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £36,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £55,050 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.27% -8.25% +9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,625 £78,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £92,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Cybersecurity 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 advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,831 12,988 19,581
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 82.99% 94.36% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 10,186 7,705 11,814
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,550 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,339 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South East.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the South East over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the South East

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Thames Valley +18 450 £50,000 -16.67% 56
Buckinghamshire +20 260 £50,000 - 10
Surrey +14 201 £50,500 -15.83% 25
Hampshire -22 161 £55,000 -8.33% 38
Berkshire -6 142 £52,550 -24.93% 37
Kent -4 67 £45,000 +13.92% 19
Oxfordshire +16 48 £42,500 -26.09% 9
West Sussex +25 33 £52,000 +1.46% 5
Middlesex - 33 £56,919 -
East Sussex +16 10 £45,000 -13.46% 4
Sussex - 7 £75,000 -
Home Counties +12 1 £48,000 -49.47%
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 49 (4.99%) SharePoint
2 35 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.51%) Confluence
4 4 (0.41%) Apache
5 3 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.31%) IIS
6 1 (0.10%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 50 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.61%) MS Visio
3 6 (0.61%) Simulink
4 5 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.41%) Stateflow
6 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.51%) Dynamics GP
2 4 (0.41%) SAP WM
3 1 (0.10%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 265 (27.01%) Azure
2 163 (16.62%) Microsoft 365
3 106 (10.81%) Entra ID
4 67 (6.83%) AWS
5 29 (2.96%) Cloud Computing
6 25 (2.55%) OneDrive
7 20 (2.04%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (1.33%) GCP
9 8 (0.82%) SaaS
10 6 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (0.61%) Power Automate
10 6 (0.61%) Twilio
11 5 (0.51%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.51%) Power Platform
11 5 (0.51%) WhatsApp
12 4 (0.41%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (0.41%) Serverless
13 3 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.31%) Google Sheets
13 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 148 (15.09%) Firewall
2 84 (8.56%) 5G
3 70 (7.14%) Broadband
4 55 (5.61%) WAN
5 54 (5.50%) Network Security
6 41 (4.18%) DNS
7 33 (3.36%) Intrusion Detection
8 30 (3.06%) VPN
8 30 (3.06%) Wi-Fi
9 28 (2.85%) TCP/IP
10 23 (2.34%) DHCP
10 23 (2.34%) MPLS
11 22 (2.24%) LAN
12 19 (1.94%) 4G
12 19 (1.94%) Wireless
13 18 (1.83%) SD-WAN
14 12 (1.22%) VLAN
15 11 (1.12%) Internet
16 10 (1.02%) Cisco Firepower
17 9 (0.92%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (2.14%) SQL Server
2 9 (0.92%) Big Data
3 8 (0.82%) NoSQL
3 8 (0.82%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.71%) Hadoop
4 7 (0.71%) MongoDB
4 7 (0.71%) MySQL
4 7 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.51%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.31%) Power BI
7 2 (0.20%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.10%) Redis
Development Applications
1 9 (0.92%) Git
1 9 (0.92%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (0.82%) JIRA
3 7 (0.71%) GitLab
3 7 (0.71%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.51%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.51%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.31%) PHPUnit
5 3 (0.31%) Selenium
6 2 (0.20%) Apache Continuum
6 2 (0.20%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.20%) JUnit
6 2 (0.20%) Subversion
General
1 208 (21.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 191 (19.47%) Social Skills
3 118 (12.03%) Analytical Skills
4 102 (10.40%) Finance
5 42 (4.28%) Telecoms
6 33 (3.36%) Public Sector
7 30 (3.06%) Legal
7 30 (3.06%) Marketing
8 25 (2.55%) Law
9 24 (2.45%) Retail
10 21 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
11 17 (1.73%) Automotive
12 16 (1.63%) Games
13 14 (1.43%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (0.92%) Aerospace
15 9 (0.92%) Banking
16 8 (0.82%) Aviation
17 7 (0.71%) Military
18 6 (0.61%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 139 (14.17%) Senior
2 136 (13.86%) Analyst
3 102 (10.40%) Data Scientist
4 71 (7.24%) Security Specialist
5 70 (7.14%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 67 (6.83%) Lead
6 67 (6.83%) Linux Specialist
6 67 (6.83%) Technical Specialist
7 60 (6.12%) Architect
8 55 (5.61%) Security Analyst
8 55 (5.61%) Security Manager
9 51 (5.20%) IT Support
10 44 (4.49%) Systems Engineer
11 42 (4.28%) Security Architect
11 42 (4.28%) Security Engineer
12 41 (4.18%) IT Engineer
13 40 (4.08%) IT Manager
13 40 (4.08%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
14 39 (3.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 39 (3.98%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.12%) Node.js
2 10 (1.02%) .NET
3 8 (0.82%) CSS
3 8 (0.82%) HTML
3 8 (0.82%) Web Services
4 7 (0.71%) Kafka
5 6 (0.61%) Keycloak
6 5 (0.51%) JSON
6 5 (0.51%) NETCONF
7 4 (0.41%) .NET Framework
7 4 (0.41%) ActiveMQ
7 4 (0.41%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.41%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.41%) Django
7 4 (0.41%) Qt
7 4 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.41%) RESTful
7 4 (0.41%) WebSockets
7 4 (0.41%) XML
7 4 (0.41%) ZeroMQ
Miscellaneous
1 107 (10.91%) Algorithms
2 105 (10.70%) Management Information System
3 80 (8.15%) Social Media
4 74 (7.54%) Self-Motivation
5 60 (6.12%) Data Centre
6 42 (4.28%) Cyber Threat
7 41 (4.18%) Security Operations Centre
8 32 (3.26%) Driving Licence
9 30 (3.06%) Security Posture
10 28 (2.85%) IoT
11 21 (2.14%) Operational Technology
12 17 (1.73%) Cyber Security Posture
13 15 (1.53%) Onboarding
14 14 (1.43%) Client/Server
15 12 (1.22%) PKI
15 12 (1.22%) Product Ownership
15 12 (1.22%) Public Cloud
16 11 (1.12%) Cyberattack
17 10 (1.02%) Cyber Kill Chain
17 10 (1.02%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 208 (21.20%) Windows
2 95 (9.68%) Windows Server
3 94 (9.58%) Linux
4 67 (6.83%) Ubuntu
5 48 (4.89%) Windows 10
6 28 (2.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 26 (2.65%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (2.24%) Windows 7
9 20 (2.04%) Windows Server 2012
10 18 (1.83%) Apple iOS
11 10 (1.02%) Android
12 6 (0.61%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (0.51%) Kali Linux
13 5 (0.51%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.31%) Mac OS
15 1 (0.10%) CentOS
15 1 (0.10%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.10%) Unix
15 1 (0.10%) VMS
15 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 289 (29.46%) Problem-Solving
2 185 (18.86%) Decision-Making
3 175 (17.84%) Computer Science
4 169 (17.23%) Mentoring
5 149 (15.19%) Coaching
6 146 (14.88%) Red Team
7 134 (13.66%) Data Science
8 125 (12.74%) Mathematics
9 106 (10.81%) ITIL
10 103 (10.50%) Data Analysis
10 103 (10.50%) Digital Forensics
11 102 (10.40%) Statistical Modelling
12 98 (9.99%) CRM
13 88 (8.97%) Incident Response
13 88 (8.97%) Information Security
14 86 (8.77%) SIEM
15 85 (8.66%) Security Operations
16 84 (8.56%) IT Strategy
17 78 (7.95%) Artificial Intelligence
18 71 (7.24%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 74 (7.54%) Bash
2 52 (5.30%) SQL
3 37 (3.77%) PowerShell
4 31 (3.16%) Python
5 22 (2.24%) C
6 16 (1.63%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.33%) C#
8 10 (1.02%) C++
9 8 (0.82%) Go
10 7 (0.71%) Java
11 6 (0.61%) MATLAB
12 3 (0.31%) PHP
12 3 (0.31%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.20%) R
14 1 (0.10%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 328 (33.44%) Degree
2 131 (13.35%) Security Cleared
3 67 (6.83%) CISSP
4 49 (4.99%) SC Cleared
5 48 (4.89%) Computer Science Degree
6 37 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
7 34 (3.47%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (2.85%) CCNA
8 28 (2.85%) CompTIA Security+
9 26 (2.65%) MCP
10 25 (2.55%) CISM
11 22 (2.24%) CCNP
12 20 (2.04%) Azure Certification
12 20 (2.04%) DBS Check
13 18 (1.83%) HNC
14 17 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
15 14 (1.43%) CESG Certified Professional
16 13 (1.33%) GIAC
16 13 (1.33%) Network+ Certification
17 12 (1.22%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (12.74%) NIST
2 100 (10.19%) GRC
3 94 (9.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 79 (8.05%) GDPR
5 69 (7.03%) Def Stans
6 63 (6.42%) Cyber Essentials
7 32 (3.26%) Data Quality
8 27 (2.75%) NCSC
9 21 (2.14%) PCI DSS
10 18 (1.83%) SLA
11 16 (1.63%) NIST 800
12 12 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 11 (1.12%) QA
14 10 (1.02%) COBIT
14 10 (1.02%) COSHH
14 10 (1.02%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 10 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 7 (0.71%) ISO 13485
16 6 (0.61%) HIPAA
17 5 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 206 (21.00%) Active Directory
2 53 (5.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (3.16%) Hyper-V
4 13 (1.33%) Docker
5 6 (0.61%) Firmware
6 2 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.20%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.10%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 106 (10.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 67 (6.83%) Jamf Pro
3 22 (2.24%) FortiGate
4 19 (1.94%) SCCM
5 12 (1.22%) WSUS
6 11 (1.12%) Nessus
7 10 (1.02%) Stealthwatch
8 8 (0.82%) Kubernetes
9 7 (0.71%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 7 (0.71%) Terraform
10 5 (0.51%) CASB
10 5 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.51%) Suricata
11 4 (0.41%) Ansible
11 4 (0.41%) Functional Safety
12 3 (0.31%) CSIRT
13 2 (0.20%) Podman
13 2 (0.20%) Puppet
14 1 (0.10%) Autotask
14 1 (0.10%) Graphite
Vendors
1 346 (35.27%) Microsoft
2 80 (8.15%) VMware
3 67 (6.83%) CyberArk
3 67 (6.83%) Tanium
4 54 (5.50%) Apple
4 54 (5.50%) Cisco
5 49 (4.99%) Adobe
6 29 (2.96%) HP
7 25 (2.55%) Citrix
7 25 (2.55%) Darktrace
8 23 (2.34%) Veeam
9 17 (1.73%) Meraki
9 17 (1.73%) NEC
10 14 (1.43%) SAP
11 13 (1.33%) Dell
12 11 (1.12%) Samsung
12 11 (1.12%) Splunk
13 10 (1.02%) Qualys
13 10 (1.02%) ServiceNow
14 9 (0.92%) Ribbon