Cybersecurity Job Trends in the East of England

Cybersecurity
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 51 52
Rank change year-on-year +46 +1 +18
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 696 122 219
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 12.93% 4.53% 4.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.86% 4.90% 4.90%
Number of salaries quoted 171 87 175
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,700 £25,759
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,625 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% -12.04% +2.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £89,500 £75,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.63% +2.50% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,898 2,491 4,468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 72.41% 92.40% 83.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,272 1,332 3,400
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,625 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in the East of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the East of England over the 6 months to 21 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the East of England

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the East of England region over the 6 months to 21 March 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
Hertfordshire +38 268 £62,500 +31.58% 30
Essex +32 194 £31,500 -33.68% 23
Cambridgeshire +27 91 £34,000 -30.26% 28
Suffolk +28 57 £40,000 -15.79% 15
Norfolk +23 56 £40,000 +18.52% 10
Bedfordshire +33 30 £30,500 -57.93% 7
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 39 (5.60%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.57%) CMS
4 1 (0.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.57%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 358 (51.44%) Cloud Computing
2 146 (20.98%) Azure
3 62 (8.91%) Entra ID
4 53 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (2.30%) AWS
6 10 (1.44%) Power Platform
6 10 (1.44%) PowerApps
7 6 (0.86%) OneDrive
8 5 (0.72%) GitHub
8 5 (0.72%) IaaS
8 5 (0.72%) PaaS
9 3 (0.43%) SaaS
10 1 (0.14%) Boomi
10 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.14%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.14%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 364 (52.30%) Internet
2 38 (5.46%) Firewall
3 29 (4.17%) Network Security
4 20 (2.87%) VPN
5 15 (2.16%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (2.01%) DNS
7 13 (1.87%) DHCP
7 13 (1.87%) LAN
8 10 (1.44%) TCP/IP
8 10 (1.44%) VLAN
9 9 (1.29%) WAN
10 5 (0.72%) WLAN
11 4 (0.57%) DMZ
12 3 (0.43%) 5G
12 3 (0.43%) VoIP
13 2 (0.29%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.29%) Wireshark
14 1 (0.14%) Cisco ASA
14 1 (0.14%) Cisco IOS
14 1 (0.14%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.15%) Amazon RDS
2 6 (0.86%) Power BI
3 1 (0.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (0.72%) Git
1 5 (0.72%) JIRA
General
1 518 (74.43%) Social Skills
2 367 (52.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 362 (52.01%) Banking
4 43 (6.18%) Finance
5 27 (3.88%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (3.02%) Marketing
7 15 (2.16%) Manufacturing
8 14 (2.01%) Billing
8 14 (2.01%) Multimedia
9 13 (1.87%) Public Sector
10 10 (1.44%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.01%) Law
12 6 (0.86%) Retail
13 4 (0.57%) Games
13 4 (0.57%) Local Government
13 4 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.43%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.29%) Presentation Skills
16 1 (0.14%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 286 (41.09%) Lecturer
2 74 (10.63%) Analyst
3 64 (9.20%) Security Analyst
4 56 (8.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 56 (8.05%) Junior
4 56 (8.05%) Junior Analyst
4 56 (8.05%) Junior Security Analyst
5 37 (5.32%) IT Support
6 32 (4.60%) Ethical Hacker
7 24 (3.45%) Administrator
8 22 (3.16%) IT Engineer
9 19 (2.73%) Support Engineer
10 18 (2.59%) Trainee
11 16 (2.30%) IT Support Engineer
12 15 (2.16%) IT Administrator
13 13 (1.87%) Senior
14 12 (1.72%) Consultant
15 10 (1.44%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 10 (1.44%) IT Manager
16 9 (1.29%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.72%) CSS
1 5 (0.72%) HTML
2 1 (0.14%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 382 (54.89%) IoT
2 32 (4.60%) Cyberattack
3 18 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (1.44%) Onboarding
5 10 (1.44%) Security Posture
6 8 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
6 8 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (0.86%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 6 (0.86%) Robotics
8 4 (0.57%) Blog
8 4 (0.57%) Cloud Native
8 4 (0.57%) Cloud Security Posture
8 4 (0.57%) Operational Technology
8 4 (0.57%) PKI
9 3 (0.43%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.43%) PropTech
10 2 (0.29%) CCTV
10 2 (0.29%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.29%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 55 (7.90%) Windows
2 34 (4.89%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.15%) Android
3 8 (1.15%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.86%) Linux
5 5 (0.72%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.57%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.57%) VMS
6 4 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (54.31%) AI
2 362 (52.01%) User Experience
3 358 (51.44%) Machine Learning
3 358 (51.44%) Web Development
4 82 (11.78%) Mentoring
5 43 (6.18%) Ethical Hacking
6 37 (5.32%) Customer Service
6 37 (5.32%) Problem-Solving
7 26 (3.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (3.02%) B2B
8 21 (3.02%) Data Protection
9 18 (2.59%) CRM
9 18 (2.59%) ITIL
9 18 (2.59%) Service Delivery
10 16 (2.30%) Budgeting
10 16 (2.30%) Decision-Making
11 15 (2.16%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 14 (2.01%) ERP
13 13 (1.87%) Information Security
13 13 (1.87%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (2.30%) PowerShell
2 14 (2.01%) Python
3 5 (0.72%) Java
3 5 (0.72%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.14%) Bash
Qualifications
1 377 (54.17%) Degree
2 358 (51.44%) Master's Degree
2 358 (51.44%) PhD
2 358 (51.44%) Postgraduate
3 97 (13.94%) Azure Certification
4 67 (9.63%) CompTIA Security+
5 59 (8.48%) CompTIA CySA+
6 43 (6.18%) CEH
7 16 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.87%) Network+ Certification
8 13 (1.87%) Security Cleared
9 10 (1.44%) A+ Certification
10 9 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (1.15%) CCNA
11 8 (1.15%) CISSP
12 7 (1.01%) CCNP
12 7 (1.01%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.72%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.72%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 4 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.16%) GRC
2 14 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (0.86%) NIST
4 5 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (0.72%) GDPR
5 4 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 4 (0.57%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.57%) NCSC
5 4 (0.57%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.43%) SLA
7 2 (0.29%) QA
8 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.14%) JTAG
8 1 (0.14%) PMO
8 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 54 (7.76%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.57%) vSphere
5 1 (0.14%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.14%) Docker
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 43 (6.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.72%) FTK
3 4 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.57%) SolarWinds Orion
3 4 (0.57%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.29%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.29%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.29%) QRadar
5 1 (0.14%) Ansible
5 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.14%) SCCM
Vendors
1 192 (27.59%) Microsoft
2 88 (12.64%) ForeScout
3 11 (1.58%) Apple
4 8 (1.15%) Cisco
4 8 (1.15%) SolarWinds
4 8 (1.15%) VMware
5 7 (1.01%) CrowdStrike
6 6 (0.86%) Fortinet
6 6 (0.86%) Palo Alto
7 5 (0.72%) Aruba
7 5 (0.72%) Cellebrite
7 5 (0.72%) Dell
7 5 (0.72%) Epicor
7 5 (0.72%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.29%) Computacenter
8 2 (0.29%) HubSpot
8 2 (0.29%) Mitel
8 2 (0.29%) Splunk
8 2 (0.29%) Veeam
9 1 (0.14%) Qualys