Cybersecurity Job Trends in Devon

Cybersecurity
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Devon 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 15 44 15
Rank change year-on-year +29 -29 +20
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 40 13 46
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 6.93% 2.87% 12.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.22% 3.46% 16.25%
Number of salaries quoted 14 2 21
10th Percentile £33,300 £42,972 £40,443
25th Percentile £59,063 £43,519 £47,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £45,496 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +64.85% -17.28% +4.76%
75th Percentile £79,688 £47,656 £66,750
90th Percentile £94,750 £48,312 £67,750
South West median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -19.23% +8.33% +4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Devon

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 Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 434 376 283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 75.22% 83.00% 77.96%
Number of salaries quoted 280 159 222
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,598 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,358 £45,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.91% +1.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £54,606
90th Percentile £78,755 £75,000 £62,426
South West median annual salary £50,000 £54,439 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.15% +3.69% +2.94%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Devon

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Devon

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

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Devon

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Devon 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
Exeter +7 12 £75,000 +64.85% 14
Plymouth 0 10 £80,000 - 11
Newton Abbot - 2 £30,500 -
Cybersecurity
South West

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (7.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 16 (40.00%) Azure
2 14 (35.00%) Cloud Computing
3 3 (7.50%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (5.00%) Azure Stack
4 2 (5.00%) Entra ID
4 2 (5.00%) Google Workspace
4 2 (5.00%) IaaS
4 2 (5.00%) PaaS
4 2 (5.00%) Power Platform
4 2 (5.00%) SaaS
5 1 (2.50%) AWS
5 1 (2.50%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 14 (35.00%) Internet
2 2 (5.00%) Broadband
3 1 (2.50%) DHCP
3 1 (2.50%) DNS
3 1 (2.50%) Modbus
3 1 (2.50%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (2.50%) VPN
General
1 26 (65.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (35.00%) Banking
2 14 (35.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (5.00%) Legal
3 2 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.50%) Finance
4 1 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (2.50%) Marketing
4 1 (2.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (27.50%) Junior
1 11 (27.50%) Lecturer
2 10 (25.00%) Analyst
2 10 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 10 (25.00%) Junior Analyst
2 10 (25.00%) Junior Security Analyst
2 10 (25.00%) Security Analyst
3 7 (17.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 7 (17.50%) Security Manager
4 5 (12.50%) Information Manager
4 5 (12.50%) Information Security Manager
5 4 (10.00%) Architect
6 3 (7.50%) Senior
7 2 (5.00%) Account Manager
7 2 (5.00%) Azure Architect
7 2 (5.00%) Cloud Architect
7 2 (5.00%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 2 (5.00%) Security Architect
7 2 (5.00%) Senior Architect
7 2 (5.00%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.00%) GraphQL
1 2 (5.00%) LDAP
1 2 (5.00%) OAuth
1 2 (5.00%) OpenID
1 2 (5.00%) REST
1 2 (5.00%) SAML
1 2 (5.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (35.00%) IoT
2 2 (5.00%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (5.00%) Cyberattack
2 2 (5.00%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.50%) Cyber Security Posture
3 1 (2.50%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.50%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.50%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.50%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.50%) Windows
1 1 (2.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (37.50%) AI
2 14 (35.00%) Machine Learning
2 14 (35.00%) User Experience
2 14 (35.00%) Web Development
3 12 (30.00%) Mentoring
4 3 (7.50%) Identity Access Management
4 3 (7.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (5.00%) Change Control
5 2 (5.00%) Line Management
5 2 (5.00%) Programme Delivery
5 2 (5.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (5.00%) Roadmaps
6 1 (2.50%) Budgeting
6 1 (2.50%) Cloud Security
6 1 (2.50%) Co-Creation
6 1 (2.50%) Contract Negotiation
6 1 (2.50%) Incident Response
6 1 (2.50%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 1 (2.50%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (2.50%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.00%) Bash
1 2 (5.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (5.00%) SQL
1 2 (5.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (35.00%) Degree
1 14 (35.00%) Master's Degree
1 14 (35.00%) PhD
1 14 (35.00%) Postgraduate
2 10 (25.00%) Azure Certification
2 10 (25.00%) CompTIA CySA+
2 10 (25.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (2.50%) CEH
3 1 (2.50%) CISM
3 1 (2.50%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (7.50%) NCSC
1 3 (7.50%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (7.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.50%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (2.50%) SCCM
1 1 (2.50%) WSUS
Vendors
1 14 (35.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (25.00%) ForeScout
3 1 (2.50%) Clearswift
3 1 (2.50%) Fortinet
3 1 (2.50%) SolarWinds
3 1 (2.50%) Sophos
3 1 (2.50%) VMware