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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 53 67
Rank change year-on-year +18 +14 +14
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 196 190 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 7.30% 3.94% 4.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.91% 5.02% 4.31%
Number of salaries quoted 100 168 39
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,800 £37,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £34,688 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -10.53% -
75th Percentile - £58,938 £49,375
90th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £69,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -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 2,479 3,787 2,669
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 92.36% 78.47% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 928 2,625 1,216
10th Percentile £25,625 £25,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,000 £32,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £45,000 £52,375
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -14.08% +10.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,200 £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 30 May 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 30 May 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
Northamptonshire +30 48 £47,683 +12.20% 99
Leicestershire +39 47 £49,000 +3.16% 91
Derbyshire +23 45 £27,500 -29.03% 171
Lincolnshire 0 38 £47,683 +19.21% 89
Nottinghamshire +5 18 £31,500 -51.54% 87
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 (3.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 28 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (5.10%) Azure
3 6 (3.06%) SaaS
4 3 (1.53%) Google Workspace
5 2 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.51%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.51%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.57%) Firewall
1 7 (3.57%) Network Security
2 6 (3.06%) DHCP
2 6 (3.06%) DNS
3 4 (2.04%) LAN
3 4 (2.04%) WAN
4 3 (1.53%) Internet
4 3 (1.53%) Wireless
5 1 (0.51%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.51%) Modbus
5 1 (0.51%) MQTT
5 1 (0.51%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.51%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.53%) MS Access
2 1 (0.51%) Big Data
2 1 (0.51%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.51%) Power BI
2 1 (0.51%) SQL Server
General
1 53 (27.04%) Presentation Skills
2 35 (17.86%) Social Skills
3 16 (8.16%) Law
3 16 (8.16%) Legal
4 15 (7.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (3.06%) Billing
5 6 (3.06%) Games
6 5 (2.55%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.04%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.53%) Marketing
9 2 (1.02%) Esports
10 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.51%) Retail
10 1 (0.51%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 66 (33.67%) Security Engineer
2 53 (27.04%) Systems Engineer
3 49 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
3 49 (25.00%) Principal Security Engineer
4 35 (17.86%) Analyst
5 34 (17.35%) Security Analyst
6 29 (14.80%) IT Support
7 28 (14.29%) Principal Security Analyst
7 28 (14.29%) Product Analyst
8 22 (11.22%) Senior
9 21 (10.71%) Product Engineer
10 17 (8.67%) 2nd Line Support
11 16 (8.16%) Senior Security Engineer
12 6 (3.06%) Account Manager
12 6 (3.06%) IT Support Specialist
12 6 (3.06%) Senior Manager
12 6 (3.06%) Support Specialist
13 5 (2.55%) IT Manager
14 4 (2.04%) Senior Account Manager
14 4 (2.04%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.53%) Middleware
2 1 (0.51%) .NET
2 1 (0.51%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.65%) Cyberattack
2 4 (2.04%) Security Posture
3 3 (1.53%) Operational Technology
3 3 (1.53%) Private Cloud
4 2 (1.02%) SCADA
4 2 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.51%) Biopharmaceutical
5 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.51%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (0.51%) Industry 4.0
5 1 (0.51%) IoT
5 1 (0.51%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.51%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.51%) PMI
5 1 (0.51%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (0.51%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 27 (13.78%) Windows
2 17 (8.67%) Mac OS
3 6 (3.06%) Windows 7
3 6 (3.06%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.02%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (36.73%) Risk Management
2 56 (28.57%) Project Management
3 55 (28.06%) Information Security
4 54 (27.55%) Systems Engineering
5 53 (27.04%) Agile
5 53 (27.04%) MODAF
5 53 (27.04%) SysML
5 53 (27.04%) UML
6 49 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
6 49 (25.00%) Security Testing
7 30 (15.31%) Customer Service
8 29 (14.80%) Problem-Solving
9 21 (10.71%) Computer Science
10 16 (8.16%) Line Management
11 15 (7.65%) Creative Thinking
12 10 (5.10%) Data Management
13 9 (4.59%) CRM
14 8 (4.08%) Mentoring
15 6 (3.06%) Coaching
15 6 (3.06%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 53 (27.04%) MATLAB
2 7 (3.57%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.02%) C#
3 2 (1.02%) Python
4 1 (0.51%) Bash
4 1 (0.51%) C
4 1 (0.51%) C++
4 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.51%) Perl
4 1 (0.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 123 (62.76%) Degree
2 118 (60.20%) BPSS Clearance
3 52 (26.53%) CISM
4 51 (26.02%) CISSP
5 49 (25.00%) CESG Certified Professional
6 6 (3.06%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.55%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.53%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.02%) CISA
9 2 (1.02%) HND
9 2 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.51%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.51%) CISMP
10 1 (0.51%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.51%) GIAC
10 1 (0.51%) HNC
10 1 (0.51%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.51%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (27.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 50 (25.51%) NIST
3 49 (25.00%) JSP 440
3 49 (25.00%) RMADS
4 15 (7.65%) NCSC
5 11 (5.61%) GDPR
6 5 (2.55%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.02%) GRC
8 1 (0.51%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 25 (12.76%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.06%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.02%) Firmware
4 1 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (1.02%) SCCM
2 1 (0.51%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.51%) QRadar
Vendors
1 38 (19.39%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.67%) Cisco
3 6 (3.06%) Commvault
4 3 (1.53%) Adobe
4 3 (1.53%) dotdigital
4 3 (1.53%) Google
4 3 (1.53%) MobileIron
4 3 (1.53%) Zoho
5 2 (1.02%) Apple
5 2 (1.02%) HP
5 2 (1.02%) IBM
6 1 (0.51%) AVEVA
6 1 (0.51%) Databricks
6 1 (0.51%) Rapid7
6 1 (0.51%) Rockwell
6 1 (0.51%) Siemens
6 1 (0.51%) Splunk
6 1 (0.51%) VMware