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 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 55 46
Rank change year-on-year +51 -9 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 662 126 210
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 13.59% 3.97% 4.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.56% 4.38% 5.41%
Number of salaries quoted 160 74 167
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,759
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,188 £40,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,711 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.18% +1.29% +4.76%
75th Percentile £56,250 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £88,900 £76,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -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 3,566 2,875 3,880
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 73.19% 90.52% 84.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,092 1,231 3,065
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 25 February 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 25 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
Hertfordshire +29 262 £52,500 -12.50% 34
Essex +33 186 £28,250 -40.53% 24
Cambridgeshire +38 83 £34,000 -28.42% 18
Suffolk +36 56 £40,000 -15.79% 15
Norfolk +25 45 £40,000 +6.67% 15
Bedfordshire +50 30 £30,500 -66.11% 13
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 34 (5.14%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.45%) CMS
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.45%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (0.30%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 358 (54.08%) Cloud Computing
2 111 (16.77%) Azure
3 51 (7.70%) Entra ID
4 46 (6.95%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (2.42%) AWS
6 8 (1.21%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.21%) PowerApps
7 5 (0.76%) GitHub
7 5 (0.76%) IaaS
7 5 (0.76%) OneDrive
7 5 (0.76%) PaaS
8 2 (0.30%) SaaS
9 1 (0.15%) Boomi
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.15%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.15%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 366 (55.29%) Internet
2 34 (5.14%) Firewall
3 30 (4.53%) Network Security
4 18 (2.72%) DNS
5 17 (2.57%) DHCP
5 17 (2.57%) LAN
5 17 (2.57%) VPN
5 17 (2.57%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (2.42%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.66%) WAN
8 10 (1.51%) VLAN
9 9 (1.36%) VoIP
10 8 (1.21%) WLAN
11 4 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.60%) DMZ
12 3 (0.45%) 5G
13 2 (0.30%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.30%) Wireshark
14 1 (0.15%) 4G
14 1 (0.15%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.21%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.60%) Power BI
3 3 (0.45%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.30%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.30%) MS Access
4 2 (0.30%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 5 (0.76%) Git
1 5 (0.76%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Toad
General
1 499 (75.38%) Social Skills
2 367 (55.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 361 (54.53%) Banking
4 40 (6.04%) Finance
5 28 (4.23%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (3.17%) Marketing
7 16 (2.42%) Manufacturing
7 16 (2.42%) Multimedia
7 16 (2.42%) Public Sector
8 10 (1.51%) Telecoms
9 9 (1.36%) Billing
10 7 (1.06%) Local Government
11 6 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (0.91%) Law
11 6 (0.91%) Retail
12 4 (0.60%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.30%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 286 (43.20%) Lecturer
2 59 (8.91%) Analyst
3 50 (7.55%) Security Analyst
4 44 (6.65%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 44 (6.65%) Junior
4 44 (6.65%) Junior Analyst
4 44 (6.65%) Junior Security Analyst
5 37 (5.59%) IT Support
6 23 (3.47%) Administrator
7 20 (3.02%) Support Engineer
8 19 (2.87%) Trainee
9 18 (2.72%) IT Engineer
10 16 (2.42%) Ethical Hacker
11 15 (2.27%) IT Administrator
11 15 (2.27%) IT Support Engineer
12 14 (2.11%) Senior
13 11 (1.66%) Consultant
14 9 (1.36%) 2nd Line Support
14 9 (1.36%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 9 (1.36%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.76%) CSS
1 5 (0.76%) HTML
2 1 (0.15%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 384 (58.01%) IoT
2 20 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (2.42%) Cyberattack
4 12 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (1.51%) Onboarding
5 10 (1.51%) Security Posture
6 8 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (0.91%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 6 (0.91%) Data Centre
7 6 (0.91%) Robotics
8 4 (0.60%) Blog
8 4 (0.60%) Cloud Native
8 4 (0.60%) Cloud Security Posture
8 4 (0.60%) PKI
9 3 (0.45%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.45%) PropTech
9 3 (0.45%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (0.30%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.30%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 53 (8.01%) Windows
2 33 (4.98%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.51%) Mac OS
4 7 (1.06%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.91%) Android
6 5 (0.76%) Linux
7 4 (0.60%) VMS
7 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.45%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 379 (57.25%) AI
2 361 (54.53%) User Experience
3 358 (54.08%) Machine Learning
3 358 (54.08%) Web Development
4 69 (10.42%) Mentoring
5 40 (6.04%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (5.89%) Customer Service
7 29 (4.38%) Ethical Hacking
8 26 (3.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (3.63%) Decision-Making
10 21 (3.17%) Data Protection
11 20 (3.02%) B2B
12 16 (2.42%) Budgeting
12 16 (2.42%) CRM
13 15 (2.27%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 15 (2.27%) ITIL
14 14 (2.11%) Service Delivery
15 13 (1.96%) Information Security
16 12 (1.81%) B2B Sales
16 12 (1.81%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 17 (2.57%) PowerShell
1 17 (2.57%) Python
2 8 (1.21%) Java
3 5 (0.76%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.45%) C++
5 2 (0.30%) Shell Script
5 2 (0.30%) SQL
5 2 (0.30%) VB
6 1 (0.15%) Bash
6 1 (0.15%) R
Qualifications
1 379 (57.25%) Degree
2 360 (54.38%) Master's Degree
3 358 (54.08%) PhD
3 358 (54.08%) Postgraduate
4 69 (10.42%) Azure Certification
5 57 (8.61%) CompTIA Security+
6 47 (7.10%) CompTIA CySA+
7 29 (4.38%) CEH
8 21 (3.17%) Security Cleared
9 14 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
10 13 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
11 12 (1.81%) A+ Certification
11 12 (1.81%) CCNA
11 12 (1.81%) CCNP
12 10 (1.51%) SC Cleared
13 9 (1.36%) CISSP
14 7 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (1.06%) DV Cleared
15 6 (0.91%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (1.51%) GRC
3 9 (1.36%) NIST
4 8 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (1.21%) GDPR
5 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 4 (0.60%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.60%) NCSC
5 4 (0.60%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.60%) SLA
6 2 (0.30%) QA
7 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 48 (7.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.60%) vSphere
5 1 (0.15%) Docker
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 39 (5.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.76%) FTK
3 4 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.60%) FortiGate
3 4 (0.60%) SolarWinds Orion
3 4 (0.60%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.30%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.30%) QRadar
5 1 (0.15%) Ansible
5 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 162 (24.47%) Microsoft
2 60 (9.06%) ForeScout
3 10 (1.51%) Cisco
3 10 (1.51%) CrowdStrike
4 9 (1.36%) Palo Alto
5 8 (1.21%) Fortinet
5 8 (1.21%) VMware
6 7 (1.06%) Mitel
6 7 (1.06%) SolarWinds
7 6 (0.91%) Apple
8 5 (0.76%) Aruba
8 5 (0.76%) Cellebrite
9 4 (0.60%) Dell
9 4 (0.60%) SAP
9 4 (0.60%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.45%) Epicor
11 2 (0.30%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.30%) NEC
11 2 (0.30%) Oracle
11 2 (0.30%) Splunk