Cybersecurity Job Trends in Berkshire

Cybersecurity
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 45 39
Rank change year-on-year +9 -6 +12
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 106 86 119
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 5.38% 5.26% 5.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.54% 5.68% 6.43%
Number of salaries quoted 78 42 83
10th Percentile - £31,588 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,375 £41,263 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,563 £55,050
Median % change year-on-year -17.53% -0.89% +10.10%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,359 £65,625
90th Percentile £69,000 £69,500 £95,000
South East median annual salary £48,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.52% +4.55% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,621 1,515 1,851
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 82.33% 92.60% 88.65%
Number of salaries quoted 742 656 1,308
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -6.78%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,625 £93,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Berkshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

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 13 January 2026. 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 +10 46 £60,000 +1.48% 23
Slough -23 7 £65,000 - 63
Windsor - 2 £45,500 -
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 19 (17.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.89%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 37 (34.91%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (28.30%) Azure
3 18 (16.98%) Cloud Computing
4 8 (7.55%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (7.55%) Azure Logic Apps
4 8 (7.55%) Power Platform
5 5 (4.72%) AWS
6 3 (2.83%) Azure Sentinel
6 3 (2.83%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 18 (16.98%) Internet
2 16 (15.09%) Firewall
3 6 (5.66%) Network Security
3 6 (5.66%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.94%) Intranet
4 1 (0.94%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.89%) Metadata
1 2 (1.89%) Oracle Database
1 2 (1.89%) Relational Database
1 2 (1.89%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (1.89%) Git
General
1 45 (42.45%) Social Skills
2 19 (17.92%) Banking
3 16 (15.09%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (14.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (12.26%) Finance
6 6 (5.66%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.77%) Multimedia
7 4 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.83%) Marketing
9 2 (1.89%) Games
9 2 (1.89%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.94%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.94%) Law
10 1 (0.94%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 28 (26.42%) Analyst
2 19 (17.92%) IT Support
3 18 (16.98%) IT Analyst
4 16 (15.09%) IT Support Analyst
4 16 (15.09%) Support Analyst
5 13 (12.26%) IT Manager
6 12 (11.32%) Lecturer
7 11 (10.38%) Security Manager
8 10 (9.43%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 10 (9.43%) Developer
8 10 (9.43%) Security Analyst
9 9 (8.49%) 2nd Line Support
9 9 (8.49%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 9 (8.49%) Lead
9 9 (8.49%) Senior
10 8 (7.55%) Power Platform Developer
11 7 (6.60%) Infrastructure Manager
11 7 (6.60%) IT Infrastructure Manager
11 7 (6.60%) IT Security Manager
11 7 (6.60%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.89%) CSS
1 2 (1.89%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (17.92%) Driving Licence
2 15 (14.15%) IoT
3 8 (7.55%) Low-Code
4 6 (5.66%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (1.89%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.89%) Tandem
6 1 (0.94%) CESG
6 1 (0.94%) Cyberattack
6 1 (0.94%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.94%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 28 (26.42%) Windows
2 9 (8.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (31.13%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (17.92%) Customer Service
3 18 (16.98%) Customer-Centric Approach
3 18 (16.98%) Customer-Centricity
3 18 (16.98%) Mentoring
4 15 (14.15%) AI
4 15 (14.15%) Machine Learning
4 15 (14.15%) User Experience
4 15 (14.15%) Web Development
5 10 (9.43%) Data Governance
6 9 (8.49%) Penetration Testing
7 8 (7.55%) Business Process Analysis
7 8 (7.55%) CI/CD
7 8 (7.55%) Deployment Automation
7 8 (7.55%) DevOps
7 8 (7.55%) SIEM
8 7 (6.60%) Security Architecture
9 6 (5.66%) ITIL
9 6 (5.66%) Security Operations
9 6 (5.66%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.38%) Python
2 10 (9.43%) JavaScript
3 8 (7.55%) C#
Qualifications
1 20 (18.87%) Degree
2 15 (14.15%) CISSP
2 15 (14.15%) Master's Degree
2 15 (14.15%) PhD
2 15 (14.15%) Postgraduate
3 13 (12.26%) CompTIA Security+
4 10 (9.43%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (7.55%) CISM
6 7 (6.60%) Azure Certification
6 7 (6.60%) CISA
6 7 (6.60%) Security Cleared
7 6 (5.66%) CCNA
7 6 (5.66%) CCNP
7 6 (5.66%) GCIA
7 6 (5.66%) SANS
8 5 (4.72%) CEH
8 5 (4.72%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (4.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (3.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (17.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (8.49%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (6.60%) GRC
4 6 (5.66%) GDPR
5 3 (2.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (2.83%) NIST
5 3 (2.83%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 27 (25.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.89%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (8.49%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 51 (48.11%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.60%) VMware
3 5 (4.72%) ForeScout
4 3 (2.83%) Google
4 3 (2.83%) Palo Alto
4 3 (2.83%) Tenable
5 2 (1.89%) Oracle
5 2 (1.89%) SAP
5 2 (1.89%) ServiceNow