Cybersecurity Jobs in the East Midlands

Cybersecurity
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 53 67
Rank change year-on-year +9 +14 +13
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 177 195 123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 6.62% 3.64% 4.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.24% 4.71% 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 94 171 42
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £27,125 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -10.53% -
75th Percentile - £58,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £74,250
England median annual salary £53,125 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.61% -11.54% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,445 4,138 2,569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 91.47% 77.14% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 958 2,761 1,194
10th Percentile £25,588 £25,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,140 £36,300
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the East Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the East Midlands

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the East Midlands

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 June 2025. 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
Derbyshire +26 51 £27,500 -29.03% 29
Northamptonshire +25 39 £47,683 +12.20% 49
Lincolnshire -1 35 £47,683 +19.21% 13
Leicestershire +26 34 £49,000 +3.16% 13
Nottinghamshire +9 18 £31,500 -51.54% 13
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (5.65%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 28 (15.82%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (5.08%) Azure
3 6 (3.39%) SaaS
4 3 (1.69%) Google Workspace
5 2 (1.13%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.56%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.56%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.52%) Firewall
2 7 (3.95%) Network Security
3 6 (3.39%) DHCP
3 6 (3.39%) DNS
4 5 (2.82%) Ethernet
4 5 (2.82%) Modbus
4 5 (2.82%) MQTT
5 4 (2.26%) LAN
5 4 (2.26%) WAN
6 3 (1.69%) Internet
6 3 (1.69%) Wireless
7 1 (0.56%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.56%) SAN
7 1 (0.56%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.69%) MS Access
2 1 (0.56%) Big Data
2 1 (0.56%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.56%) Power BI
2 1 (0.56%) SQL Server
General
1 46 (25.99%) Presentation Skills
2 36 (20.34%) Social Skills
3 16 (9.04%) Law
3 16 (9.04%) Legal
4 15 (8.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (3.39%) Billing
5 6 (3.39%) Games
6 5 (2.82%) Manufacturing
6 5 (2.82%) Pharmaceutical
6 5 (2.82%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.26%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.69%) Marketing
9 2 (1.13%) Esports
9 2 (1.13%) Retail
10 1 (0.56%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.56%) Digital Health
10 1 (0.56%) Finance
10 1 (0.56%) Local Government
10 1 (0.56%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 48 (27.12%) Systems Engineer
2 47 (26.55%) Security Engineer
3 40 (22.60%) Principal Engineer
3 40 (22.60%) Principal Security Engineer
4 30 (16.95%) IT Support
5 27 (15.25%) Analyst
6 26 (14.69%) Security Analyst
7 21 (11.86%) Product Engineer
8 19 (10.73%) Principal Security Analyst
8 19 (10.73%) Product Analyst
9 18 (10.17%) 2nd Line Support
10 15 (8.47%) Senior
11 7 (3.95%) Lead
12 6 (3.39%) Account Manager
12 6 (3.39%) IT Support Specialist
12 6 (3.39%) Senior Manager
12 6 (3.39%) Senior Security Engineer
12 6 (3.39%) Support Specialist
13 5 (2.82%) Automation Engineer
13 5 (2.82%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.69%) .NET
1 3 (1.69%) CSS
1 3 (1.69%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.47%) Cyberattack
2 9 (5.08%) Operational Technology
3 6 (3.39%) SCADA
4 5 (2.82%) Biopharmaceutical
4 5 (2.82%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.82%) Industry 4.0
4 5 (2.82%) IoT
4 5 (2.82%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (2.26%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.69%) Private Cloud
6 3 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.56%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.56%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.56%) PMI
8 1 (0.56%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 29 (16.38%) Windows
2 18 (10.17%) Mac OS
3 6 (3.39%) Windows 7
3 6 (3.39%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (29.94%) Risk Management
2 48 (27.12%) Systems Engineering
3 47 (26.55%) Agile
3 47 (26.55%) Information Security
4 46 (25.99%) MODAF
4 46 (25.99%) Project Management
4 46 (25.99%) SysML
4 46 (25.99%) UML
5 40 (22.60%) Cyber Resilience
5 40 (22.60%) Security Testing
6 31 (17.51%) Customer Service
7 30 (16.95%) Problem-Solving
8 16 (9.04%) Line Management
9 15 (8.47%) Creative Thinking
10 12 (6.78%) Computer Science
10 12 (6.78%) Mentoring
11 10 (5.65%) Data Management
12 9 (5.08%) CRM
13 8 (4.52%) Risk Assessment
14 7 (3.95%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (25.99%) MATLAB
2 7 (3.95%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.82%) Python
4 4 (2.26%) C#
5 3 (1.69%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.13%) C++
6 2 (1.13%) SQL
7 1 (0.56%) Bash
7 1 (0.56%) C
7 1 (0.56%) Java
7 1 (0.56%) Perl
Qualifications
1 102 (57.63%) Degree
2 92 (51.98%) BPSS Clearance
3 43 (24.29%) CISM
3 43 (24.29%) CISSP
4 40 (22.60%) CESG Certified Professional
5 7 (3.95%) HND
6 6 (3.39%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.82%) Chartered Engineer
7 5 (2.82%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.82%) HNC
8 3 (1.69%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.13%) CISA
9 2 (1.13%) GIAC
9 2 (1.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.56%) CEH
10 1 (0.56%) CISMP
10 1 (0.56%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.56%) SANS
10 1 (0.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (24.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (23.16%) NIST
3 40 (22.60%) JSP 440
3 40 (22.60%) RMADS
4 15 (8.47%) NCSC
5 11 (6.21%) GDPR
6 5 (2.82%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.13%) GRC
8 1 (0.56%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 27 (15.25%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.39%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.82%) VMware ESXi
3 5 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (2.82%) Functional Safety
2 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.13%) SCCM
3 1 (0.56%) QRadar
Vendors
1 39 (22.03%) Microsoft
2 18 (10.17%) Cisco
3 6 (3.39%) Commvault
4 5 (2.82%) AVEVA
4 5 (2.82%) Rockwell
4 5 (2.82%) Siemens
4 5 (2.82%) VMware
5 3 (1.69%) Adobe
5 3 (1.69%) dotdigital
5 3 (1.69%) Google
5 3 (1.69%) MobileIron
5 3 (1.69%) Zoho
6 2 (1.13%) Apple
6 2 (1.13%) HP
6 2 (1.13%) IBM
7 1 (0.56%) Databricks
7 1 (0.56%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.56%) Splunk