Cybersecurity Jobs in the North of England

Cybersecurity
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 43 57
Rank change year-on-year +10 +14 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 948 1,126 943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 5.16% 6.81% 5.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.32% 7.04% 5.47%
Number of salaries quoted 756 538 399
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,675 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.19% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £75,625
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,011 15,986 17,254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.77% 96.74% 94.09%
Number of salaries quoted 11,439 7,811 10,646
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £79,600 £81,250 £80,000
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 North of England

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the North of England region over the 6 months to 29 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
North West -4 583 £52,084 -15.99% 130
Yorkshire +17 270 £50,000 -16.67% 74
North East +51 95 £42,500 -3.95% 8
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 43 (4.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 32 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.42%) CloudStack
4 3 (0.32%) IIS
5 1 (0.11%) Site Server
Applications
1 13 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.53%) NetSuite
2 3 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 202 (21.31%) Azure
2 140 (14.77%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (8.76%) AWS
4 53 (5.59%) Entra ID
5 35 (3.69%) SaaS
6 28 (2.95%) Cloud Computing
7 15 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (1.58%) Azure Sentinel
7 15 (1.58%) PaaS
8 14 (1.48%) GCP
9 13 (1.37%) Dynamics 365
10 10 (1.05%) Power Platform
10 10 (1.05%) Serverless
11 9 (0.95%) GitHub
11 9 (0.95%) IaaS
12 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.42%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (0.42%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.42%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.42%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 147 (15.51%) Firewall
2 70 (7.38%) Network Security
3 60 (6.33%) WAN
4 40 (4.22%) LAN
5 37 (3.90%) Intrusion Detection
6 36 (3.80%) TCP/IP
7 33 (3.48%) DHCP
8 30 (3.16%) DNS
9 22 (2.32%) Wi-Fi
10 17 (1.79%) SD-WAN
10 17 (1.79%) VPN
11 13 (1.37%) Internet
12 12 (1.27%) Unified Communications
13 11 (1.16%) SAN
14 9 (0.95%) Cisco Firepower
14 9 (0.95%) Wireshark
15 8 (0.84%) VLAN
16 7 (0.74%) VoIP
16 7 (0.74%) Wireless
17 6 (0.63%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.00%) SQL Server
2 14 (1.48%) MySQL
3 13 (1.37%) NoSQL
4 7 (0.74%) Power BI
4 7 (0.74%) Relational Database
5 5 (0.53%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.21%) Tableau
7 1 (0.11%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 28 (2.95%) JIRA
2 18 (1.90%) Git
3 12 (1.27%) GitLab
4 9 (0.95%) TeamCity
5 6 (0.63%) Burp Suite
5 6 (0.63%) IntelliJ
5 6 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.63%) JUnit
5 6 (0.63%) Mockito
6 5 (0.53%) Gradle
7 4 (0.42%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.42%) Subversion
8 3 (0.32%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 208 (21.94%) Social Skills
2 119 (12.55%) Finance
3 84 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (7.59%) Law
5 59 (6.22%) Legal
6 51 (5.38%) Manufacturing
7 45 (4.75%) Public Sector
8 36 (3.80%) Banking
9 34 (3.59%) Organisational Skills
10 28 (2.95%) Military
11 25 (2.64%) Retail
12 24 (2.53%) Games
13 16 (1.69%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (1.05%) Marketing
17 9 (0.95%) Local Government
18 8 (0.84%) Aerospace
19 6 (0.63%) Automotive
20 3 (0.32%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 128 (13.50%) Senior
2 118 (12.45%) Lead
3 116 (12.24%) Analyst
4 78 (8.23%) IT Manager
5 67 (7.07%) Architect
6 58 (6.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 58 (6.12%) Security Engineer
7 56 (5.91%) Security Analyst
8 51 (5.38%) Team Leader
9 42 (4.43%) Developer
10 35 (3.69%) Consultant
10 35 (3.69%) Senior Analyst
11 34 (3.59%) Security Manager
12 31 (3.27%) Project Manager
12 31 (3.27%) Service Manager
12 31 (3.27%) Software Engineer
12 31 (3.27%) Vulnerability Manager
13 29 (3.06%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 28 (2.95%) Security Specialist
15 27 (2.85%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (2.74%) .NET
2 18 (1.90%) Node.js
3 15 (1.58%) REST
3 15 (1.58%) Web Services
4 14 (1.48%) OpenID
5 11 (1.16%) HTML
6 10 (1.05%) CSS
6 10 (1.05%) OAuth
7 9 (0.95%) Spring
8 8 (0.84%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.63%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.63%) HTML5
10 5 (0.53%) .NET Core
10 5 (0.53%) Laravel
10 5 (0.53%) RESTful
10 5 (0.53%) Sass
10 5 (0.53%) Vue
11 4 (0.42%) Akka
11 4 (0.42%) ASP.NET Web API
11 4 (0.42%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 133 (14.03%) Management Information System
2 83 (8.76%) Data Centre
3 58 (6.12%) Operational Technology
4 57 (6.01%) Cyber Threat
5 42 (4.43%) Security Posture
6 33 (3.48%) Cyberattack
6 33 (3.48%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 30 (3.16%) Private Cloud
8 25 (2.64%) IoT
9 24 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
10 23 (2.43%) Security Operations Centre
11 21 (2.22%) Product Ownership
12 18 (1.90%) Onboarding
13 16 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
13 16 (1.69%) Public Cloud
14 12 (1.27%) Driving Licence
14 12 (1.27%) NHS
15 11 (1.16%) Algorithms
16 10 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
16 10 (1.05%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 142 (14.98%) Windows
2 70 (7.38%) Linux
3 69 (7.28%) Windows Server
4 26 (2.74%) Windows 10
5 24 (2.53%) Unix
6 18 (1.90%) Windows Server 2016
7 17 (1.79%) Mac OS
8 16 (1.69%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (1.27%) Android
9 12 (1.27%) Apple iOS
10 9 (0.95%) VMS
11 6 (0.63%) Kali Linux
12 5 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
13 3 (0.32%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
15 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.11%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (19.83%) Information Security
2 163 (17.19%) Incident Response
2 163 (17.19%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (11.18%) SIEM
4 104 (10.97%) Risk Management
5 100 (10.55%) Agile
6 96 (10.13%) Project Management
7 94 (9.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 92 (9.70%) Roadmaps
9 91 (9.60%) ITIL
10 86 (9.07%) Mentoring
11 74 (7.81%) Security Operations
12 69 (7.28%) Vulnerability Management
13 66 (6.96%) Coaching
13 66 (6.96%) Disaster Recovery
14 65 (6.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 60 (6.33%) Cloud Security
16 57 (6.01%) Change Management
16 57 (6.01%) Computer Science
17 52 (5.49%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 73 (7.70%) SQL
2 64 (6.75%) PowerShell
3 61 (6.43%) Python
4 37 (3.90%) Java
5 28 (2.95%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.48%) Bash
7 13 (1.37%) C#
8 10 (1.05%) Perl
9 9 (0.95%) Ruby
10 6 (0.63%) PHP
11 3 (0.32%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.21%) C
13 1 (0.11%) C++
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 232 (24.47%) Degree
2 88 (9.28%) CISSP
3 59 (6.22%) Security Cleared
4 58 (6.12%) Cisco Certification
5 47 (4.96%) CCNA
5 47 (4.96%) CISM
6 39 (4.11%) SC Cleared
7 38 (4.01%) CCNP
8 34 (3.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 30 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (2.74%) CompTIA Security+
11 21 (2.22%) Azure Certification
11 21 (2.22%) CISA
12 19 (2.00%) CEH
13 18 (1.90%) GIAC
14 16 (1.69%) Master's Degree
15 15 (1.58%) AWS Certification
15 15 (1.58%) CREST Certified
16 14 (1.48%) SANS
16 14 (1.48%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (13.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 101 (10.65%) NIST
3 71 (7.49%) Cyber Essentials
4 46 (4.85%) SLA
5 43 (4.54%) GDPR
6 36 (3.80%) PCI DSS
7 27 (2.85%) NCSC
8 18 (1.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 16 (1.69%) PMO
9 16 (1.69%) QA
10 10 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 9 (0.95%) GRC
12 8 (0.84%) NIST 800
12 8 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 7 (0.74%) COBIT
13 7 (0.74%) ISO 9001
13 7 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 7 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 6 (0.63%) IEC 62304
14 6 (0.63%) SOC 2
System Software
1 125 (13.19%) Active Directory
2 33 (3.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (3.16%) Docker
4 25 (2.64%) Hyper-V
5 24 (2.53%) RACF
6 13 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.63%) Firmware
8 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.32%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.21%) vSphere
10 2 (0.21%) XenApp
11 1 (0.11%) Snort
11 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
11 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 46 (4.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (2.11%) Kubernetes
3 16 (1.69%) Terraform
4 14 (1.48%) Nessus
5 9 (0.95%) Nmap
5 9 (0.95%) Stealthwatch
6 6 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.53%) CASB
8 4 (0.42%) Autotask
8 4 (0.42%) Cacti
8 4 (0.42%) cPanel
8 4 (0.42%) Plesk
8 4 (0.42%) Proxmox
9 3 (0.32%) SCCM
9 3 (0.32%) SELinux
9 3 (0.32%) WSUS
10 2 (0.21%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.21%) Host Intrusion Detection System
11 1 (0.11%) FTK
Vendors
1 260 (27.43%) Microsoft
2 74 (7.81%) Cisco
3 50 (5.27%) Apple
3 50 (5.27%) VMware
4 47 (4.96%) Adobe
5 24 (2.53%) CyberArk
5 24 (2.53%) Meraki
6 22 (2.32%) Splunk
7 19 (2.00%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.79%) Dell
8 17 (1.79%) Fortinet
8 17 (1.79%) HP
9 15 (1.58%) Veeam
10 12 (1.27%) Samsung
11 11 (1.16%) Facebook
11 11 (1.16%) Qualys
12 10 (1.05%) Intel
13 9 (0.95%) Citrix
13 9 (0.95%) Google
13 9 (0.95%) Salesforce