Cyber Defence Job Trends in Dartford

Cyber Defence
Kent > Dartford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Dartford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dartford 1.74% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.09% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £95,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Dartford

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 Dartford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 22 11 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dartford 19.13% 36.67% 29.41%
Number of salaries quoted 22 5 13
10th Percentile £30,000 - £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £28,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £29,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +55.17% -44.76% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £38,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £50,750 £87,750
Kent median annual salary £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -10.00%

Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dartford 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Network Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations