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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 73 57
Rank change year-on-year +64 -16 +28
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 538 109 206
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 8.54% 3.84% 3.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.27% 4.11% 4.13%
Number of salaries quoted 179 79 159
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £25,700
25th Percentile £30,265 £35,625 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -12.04% +2.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £91,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,750 £59,500
% change year-on-year +2.13% -1.26% -8.46%

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 4,383 2,650 4,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 69.55% 93.41% 79.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,849 1,301 3,752
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.01% +1.93% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,206 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £77,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 27 May 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 27 May 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 +38 140 £65,000 +54.45% 33
Essex +28 126 £35,000 - 18
Cambridgeshire +10 96 £50,000 -1.40% 31
Norfolk +16 67 £60,000 +54.47% 9
Suffolk +36 58 £34,875 -26.58% 12
Bedfordshire +39 51 £30,000 -41.46% 12
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 28 (5.20%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.93%) CMS
4 3 (0.56%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.12%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.74%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 212 (39.41%) Azure
2 131 (24.35%) Cloud Computing
3 70 (13.01%) Microsoft 365
4 57 (10.59%) Entra ID
5 22 (4.09%) AWS
6 11 (2.04%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.04%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.12%) OneDrive
8 5 (0.93%) GitHub
8 5 (0.93%) SaaS
9 4 (0.74%) IaaS
9 4 (0.74%) PaaS
10 3 (0.56%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.19%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.19%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.19%) AWS CodePipeline
11 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.19%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.19%) Boomi
11 1 (0.19%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 138 (25.65%) Internet
2 55 (10.22%) Firewall
3 30 (5.58%) VPN
4 21 (3.90%) DNS
5 19 (3.53%) Wi-Fi
6 17 (3.16%) DHCP
6 17 (3.16%) LAN
7 14 (2.60%) WAN
8 13 (2.42%) TCP/IP
9 12 (2.23%) Network Security
10 10 (1.86%) VLAN
11 6 (1.12%) DMZ
11 6 (1.12%) FTP
11 6 (1.12%) HTTP
11 6 (1.12%) SMTP
12 5 (0.93%) Wireless
13 4 (0.74%) VoIP
13 4 (0.74%) WLAN
14 3 (0.56%) 5G
14 3 (0.56%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.86%) Power BI
2 4 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.56%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.19%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 7 (1.30%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
General
1 318 (59.11%) Social Skills
2 146 (27.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 135 (25.09%) Banking
4 42 (7.81%) Finance
5 34 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (4.09%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.53%) Billing
8 17 (3.16%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.23%) Marketing
9 12 (2.23%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.86%) Law
11 9 (1.67%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.67%) Retail
12 8 (1.49%) Games
13 7 (1.30%) Legal
14 6 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.74%) Local Government
15 4 (0.74%) Multimedia
16 3 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 108 (20.07%) Analyst
2 102 (18.96%) Lecturer
3 89 (16.54%) Security Analyst
4 79 (14.68%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 77 (14.31%) Junior
6 76 (14.13%) Junior Analyst
6 76 (14.13%) Junior Security Analyst
7 60 (11.15%) Ethical Hacker
8 46 (8.55%) IT Support
9 36 (6.69%) IT Engineer
10 24 (4.46%) Administrator
11 23 (4.28%) IT Support Engineer
11 23 (4.28%) Support Engineer
12 19 (3.53%) Consultant
13 17 (3.16%) IT Analyst
14 12 (2.23%) Senior
14 12 (2.23%) Systems Engineer
15 11 (2.04%) IT Support Analyst
15 11 (2.04%) Network Engineer
15 11 (2.04%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.12%) LDAP
2 3 (0.56%) CSS
2 3 (0.56%) HTML
3 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 132 (24.54%) IoT
2 60 (11.15%) Cyberattack
3 19 (3.53%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.42%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (2.42%) Security Posture
5 10 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (1.49%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.49%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (1.30%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 7 (1.30%) Robotics
8 6 (1.12%) Blog
8 6 (1.12%) Client/Server
8 6 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
8 6 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.12%) PKI
9 5 (0.93%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.74%) CCTV
10 4 (0.74%) Social Network
11 3 (0.56%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 54 (10.04%) Windows
2 29 (5.39%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.49%) Android
3 8 (1.49%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.30%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.12%) Linux
6 4 (0.74%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.74%) VMS
6 4 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (28.81%) AI
2 141 (26.21%) User Experience
3 131 (24.35%) Machine Learning
3 131 (24.35%) Web Development
4 91 (16.91%) Mentoring
5 63 (11.71%) Ethical Hacking
6 49 (9.11%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (4.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 24 (4.46%) ITIL
8 18 (3.35%) ERP
9 17 (3.16%) Risk Management
9 17 (3.16%) SIEM
10 16 (2.97%) Cloud Security
11 15 (2.79%) Data Protection
12 14 (2.60%) Stakeholder Management
12 14 (2.60%) Use Case
13 13 (2.42%) CRM
14 12 (2.23%) Security Architecture
14 12 (2.23%) Service Delivery
15 11 (2.04%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 23 (4.28%) PowerShell
2 17 (3.16%) Python
3 7 (1.30%) Bash
4 6 (1.12%) C++
4 6 (1.12%) Perl
5 5 (0.93%) Java
6 3 (0.56%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.19%) Search Processing Language
7 1 (0.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 164 (30.48%) Degree
2 147 (27.32%) Azure Certification
3 132 (24.54%) Master's Degree
4 131 (24.35%) PhD
4 131 (24.35%) Postgraduate
5 87 (16.17%) CompTIA Security+
6 77 (14.31%) CompTIA CySA+
7 72 (13.38%) CEH
8 32 (5.95%) Security Cleared
9 18 (3.35%) DV Cleared
10 17 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
11 16 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
11 16 (2.97%) CISSP
12 12 (2.23%) SC Cleared
13 10 (1.86%) CCNA
14 9 (1.67%) CISM
15 7 (1.30%) CCNP
15 7 (1.30%) CREST Certified
16 6 (1.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 6 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.28%) GRC
2 21 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (2.97%) NIST
4 10 (1.86%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.67%) GDPR
5 9 (1.67%) NCSC
6 7 (1.30%) JSP 440
7 6 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 6 (1.12%) SLA
8 4 (0.74%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.56%) NIST 800
10 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.37%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.37%) QA
11 1 (0.19%) IASME
11 1 (0.19%) JTAG
11 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 60 (11.15%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.74%) vSphere
4 3 (0.56%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 23 (4.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.30%) QRadar
3 5 (0.93%) FTK
4 4 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.74%) SolarWinds Orion
4 4 (0.74%) Terraform
4 4 (0.74%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 229 (42.57%) Microsoft
2 136 (25.28%) ForeScout
3 14 (2.60%) Cisco
3 14 (2.60%) VMware
4 10 (1.86%) Apple
5 9 (1.67%) Epicor
6 8 (1.49%) SolarWinds
6 8 (1.49%) Splunk
7 6 (1.12%) Fortinet
7 6 (1.12%) Sophos
8 5 (0.93%) Cellebrite
8 5 (0.93%) CrowdStrike
8 5 (0.93%) Dell
9 4 (0.74%) Aruba
9 4 (0.74%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.74%) ServiceNow
9 4 (0.74%) Veeam
10 3 (0.56%) Adobe
10 3 (0.56%) Meraki
10 3 (0.56%) SonicWALL