The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Down requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 County Down.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
37
12
6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down
90.24%
100.00%
100.00%
Number of salaries quoted
8
3
4
10th Percentile
-
£52,250
£37,125
25th Percentile
£32,851
£53,750
£42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£61,426
£57,500
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
+6.83%
+21.05%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£90,000
£64,375
£55,000
90th Percentile
-
£67,750
-
Northern Ireland median annual salary
£49,250
£60,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
-17.92%
+20.00%
-
Cybersecurity Job Vacancy Trend in County Down
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Down.
Cybersecurity Salary Trend in County Down
Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down
For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, job vacancies citing Cybersecurity also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the County Down region with a requirement for Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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:
