Cybersecurity Jobs in Berkshire

Cybersecurity
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 57 43 62
Rank change year-on-year -14 +19 +37
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 125 202 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 4.07% 6.33% 4.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.71% 6.63% 4.83%
Number of salaries quoted 96 62 120
10th Percentile £47,025 £37,463 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £70,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% +32.08% -18.46%
75th Percentile £63,750 £74,688 £76,563
90th Percentile £103,750 £97,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.18% -8.33% +14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,655 3,047 3,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 86.45% 95.43% 91.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,840 1,654 1,982
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,100 £92,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Berkshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Berkshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Berkshire over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Berkshire

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 5 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
Reading -13 73 £52,550 -24.93% 32
Newbury +13 20 £50,000 +22.03% 1
Maidenhead +10 6 £65,000 - 1
Bracknell +5 4 £115,000 -
Wokingham +5 3 £70,000 +97.18% 1
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 25 (20.00%) Azure
2 22 (17.60%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (6.40%) AWS
4 7 (5.60%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.80%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 28 (22.40%) Firewall
2 21 (16.80%) Network Security
3 8 (6.40%) Intrusion Detection
4 5 (4.00%) MPLS
4 5 (4.00%) SNMP
4 5 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (3.20%) Internet
5 4 (3.20%) LAN
5 4 (3.20%) VPN
5 4 (3.20%) WAN
6 3 (2.40%) TCP/IP
6 3 (2.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.80%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (4.80%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.80%) Git
General
1 15 (12.00%) Finance
1 15 (12.00%) Telecoms
2 12 (9.60%) Social Skills
3 6 (4.80%) Banking
3 6 (4.80%) Retail
4 4 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (3.20%) Law
5 2 (1.60%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.80%) Aerospace
6 1 (0.80%) Automotive
6 1 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (0.80%) Games
6 1 (0.80%) Legal
6 1 (0.80%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.80%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 27 (21.60%) Security Manager
2 26 (20.80%) Senior
3 20 (16.00%) Systems Engineer
4 14 (11.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 14 (11.20%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 14 (11.20%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 13 (10.40%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 11 (8.80%) Infrastructure Manager
6 11 (8.80%) IT Infrastructure Manager
6 11 (8.80%) IT Manager
6 11 (8.80%) IT Security Manager
7 10 (8.00%) Configuration Manager
8 8 (6.40%) Security Assurance Manager
9 7 (5.60%) Administrator
9 7 (5.60%) Analyst
9 7 (5.60%) Head of Information
9 7 (5.60%) Lead
9 7 (5.60%) Security Engineer
9 7 (5.60%) Senior Systems Administrator
9 7 (5.60%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.00%) NETCONF
2 4 (3.20%) Web Services
3 1 (0.80%) .NET
3 1 (0.80%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.80%) CSS
3 1 (0.80%) HTML
3 1 (0.80%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 33 (26.40%) Management Information System
2 9 (7.20%) Data Centre
2 9 (7.20%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (4.80%) Cyber Defence
3 6 (4.80%) Cyber Threat
3 6 (4.80%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (4.80%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.20%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (2.40%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (2.40%) IoT
5 3 (2.40%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.80%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.80%) PKI
6 1 (0.80%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 41 (32.80%) Windows
2 29 (23.20%) Windows 10
3 21 (16.80%) Windows Server
4 16 (12.80%) Windows 7
4 16 (12.80%) Windows Server 2012
4 16 (12.80%) Windows Server 2016
4 16 (12.80%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (3.20%) Kali Linux
6 3 (2.40%) Linux
6 3 (2.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.80%) Unix
7 1 (0.80%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (32.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 39 (31.20%) Decision-Making
2 39 (31.20%) ITIL
3 27 (21.60%) Information Security
4 25 (20.00%) Security Operations
5 23 (18.40%) Problem-Solving
6 21 (16.80%) Roadmaps
7 20 (16.00%) Vulnerability Management
8 19 (15.20%) Change Management
8 19 (15.20%) SIEM
8 19 (15.20%) Stakeholder Management
9 18 (14.40%) Application Security
10 17 (13.60%) Security Management
11 16 (12.80%) OWASP
11 16 (12.80%) Problem Management
12 15 (12.00%) Computer Science
12 15 (12.00%) Penetration Testing
13 14 (11.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 14 (11.20%) Mentoring
14 13 (10.40%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 23 (18.40%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.20%) Python
3 3 (2.40%) VBScript
4 1 (0.80%) C#
4 1 (0.80%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.80%) SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (36.00%) Degree
2 44 (35.20%) Security Cleared
3 16 (12.80%) CISSP
3 16 (12.80%) HNC
4 10 (8.00%) CISM
5 8 (6.40%) GIAC
5 8 (6.40%) GPEN
6 7 (5.60%) AWS Certification
6 7 (5.60%) Azure Certification
6 7 (5.60%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (3.20%) DBS Check
8 3 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (2.40%) MCP
8 3 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (2.40%) SC Cleared
9 2 (1.60%) CCNA
9 2 (1.60%) CCNP
9 2 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.60%) GCIA
9 2 (1.60%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (20.80%) NIST
2 22 (17.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (12.80%) GDPR
4 14 (11.20%) GRC
5 12 (9.60%) NIST 800
5 12 (9.60%) PCI DSS
6 6 (4.80%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (4.80%) NCSC
7 5 (4.00%) COBIT
7 5 (4.00%) HIPAA
7 5 (4.00%) SLA
8 4 (3.20%) ISO 22301
8 4 (3.20%) ISO 9001
8 4 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (2.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.80%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.80%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.80%) QA
System Software
1 35 (28.00%) Active Directory
2 19 (15.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.80%) Firmware
4 1 (0.80%) Docker
4 1 (0.80%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 17 (13.60%) SCCM
2 15 (12.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (5.60%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 7 (5.60%) Nessus
4 4 (3.20%) Suricata
5 1 (0.80%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.80%) Network Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.80%) WSUS
Vendors
1 44 (35.20%) Microsoft
2 32 (25.60%) VMware
3 6 (4.80%) Qualys
4 5 (4.00%) Cisco
4 5 (4.00%) Splunk
5 4 (3.20%) Juniper
5 4 (3.20%) Palo Alto
6 3 (2.40%) ArcSight
6 3 (2.40%) Computacenter
7 2 (1.60%) LogRhythm
7 2 (1.60%) McAfee
8 1 (0.80%) Apple
8 1 (0.80%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.80%) Citrix
8 1 (0.80%) ServiceNow