The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Cheshire. 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.
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 Cheshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
288
480
361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire
36.59%
29.16%
41.02%
Number of salaries quoted
38
323
172
10th Percentile
£23,925
£23,125
£25,420
25th Percentile
£36,875
£27,418
£36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£42,500
£54,882
Median % change year-on-year
+23.53%
-22.56%
+9.76%
75th Percentile
£75,000
£61,250
£74,007
90th Percentile
£84,825
£85,000
£96,250
North West median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Cyber Defence Salary Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Cheshire.
Cyber Defence Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
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 Cheshire region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
