The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 31 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
42
-
93
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence
1
0
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge
Cyber Defence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cambridge.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
115
480
499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge
45.28%
46.42%
55.57%
Number of salaries quoted
66
347
168
10th Percentile
£30,000
£32,300
£32,342
25th Percentile
£39,793
£42,500
£43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£55,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-8.33%
+14.29%
75th Percentile
£71,250
£72,500
£72,500
90th Percentile
£92,500
£85,000
£86,625
Cambridgeshire median annual salary
£50,000
£55,000
£57,500
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
-4.35%
+9.52%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Cyber Defence Salary Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Cambridge.
Cyber Defence Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Defence also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
