SANS Job Trends in the East Midlands

SANS Institute
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for SANS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 - 150
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs citing SANS 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.035% - 0.034%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% - 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.00%
75th Percentile - - £76,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £90,000 £65,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +38.46% +12.07% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

SANS falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 701 732 635
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 24.22% 36.73% 21.70%
Number of salaries quoted 229 202 447
10th Percentile £28,750 £24,649 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,001
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% 0.00% -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £59,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,625 £66,436
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

SANS
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SANS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

SANS job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

SANS
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing SANS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing SANS

SANS
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 SANS within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 February 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
Nottinghamshire - 1 £35,000 - 1
SANS
England

SANS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) IT Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CSOC
1 1 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft