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

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 53 48
Rank change year-on-year +49 -5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 622 147 199
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 13.85% 4.28% 4.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.72% 4.83% 5.42%
Number of salaries quoted 153 77 161
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,900 £25,759
25th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £51,422 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.94% -6.51% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,790 £78,600 £75,000
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 3,323 3,046 3,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 73.99% 88.62% 84.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,955 1,177 2,922
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £35,813
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 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,001
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +9.82% -10.40%

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 3 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 3 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 +28 253 £52,500 -12.50% 40
Essex +41 179 £28,250 -40.53% 32
Cambridgeshire +34 75 £34,000 +17.24% 22
Suffolk +25 55 £47,500 - 16
Norfolk +35 36 £40,000 +6.67% 13
Bedfordshire +47 24 £30,500 -43.26% 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 27 (4.34%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.64%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.16%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.48%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.64%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 359 (57.72%) Cloud Computing
2 76 (12.22%) Azure
3 42 (6.75%) Entra ID
4 35 (5.63%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (2.89%) AWS
6 8 (1.29%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.29%) PowerApps
7 5 (0.80%) GitHub
7 5 (0.80%) IaaS
7 5 (0.80%) PaaS
8 4 (0.64%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.48%) SaaS
10 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.16%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.16%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 366 (58.84%) Internet
2 32 (5.14%) Network Security
3 28 (4.50%) Firewall
4 21 (3.38%) TCP/IP
5 18 (2.89%) DNS
6 17 (2.73%) DHCP
7 16 (2.57%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (2.25%) LAN
9 12 (1.93%) VoIP
10 11 (1.77%) VPN
11 9 (1.45%) WAN
12 6 (0.96%) WLAN
13 5 (0.80%) VLAN
14 4 (0.64%) Cisco ASA
14 4 (0.64%) DMZ
14 4 (0.64%) SD-WAN
15 3 (0.48%) 5G
15 3 (0.48%) HSRP
15 3 (0.48%) SAN
15 3 (0.48%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (0.64%) MS Access
2 4 (0.64%) Power BI
2 4 (0.64%) SAP Data Services
2 4 (0.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (0.80%) Git
1 5 (0.80%) JIRA
2 4 (0.64%) Toad
General
1 474 (76.21%) Social Skills
2 365 (58.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 358 (57.56%) Banking
4 39 (6.27%) Finance
5 25 (4.02%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (3.54%) Marketing
7 17 (2.73%) Manufacturing
8 16 (2.57%) Multimedia
9 15 (2.41%) Public Sector
10 9 (1.45%) Billing
10 9 (1.45%) Local Government
11 7 (1.13%) Telecoms
12 6 (0.96%) Retail
13 5 (0.80%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.80%) Legal
13 5 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.48%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 286 (45.98%) Lecturer
2 37 (5.95%) Analyst
3 34 (5.47%) Security Analyst
4 28 (4.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 28 (4.50%) Junior
4 28 (4.50%) Junior Analyst
4 28 (4.50%) Junior Security Analyst
5 25 (4.02%) IT Support
6 18 (2.89%) Administrator
6 18 (2.89%) Support Engineer
7 17 (2.73%) Trainee
8 15 (2.41%) IT Administrator
9 14 (2.25%) Senior
10 13 (2.09%) IT Engineer
11 10 (1.61%) Consultant
11 10 (1.61%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (1.61%) Technical Engineer
12 9 (1.45%) IT Support Specialist
12 9 (1.45%) Support Specialist
13 8 (1.29%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.80%) CSS
1 5 (0.80%) HTML
2 1 (0.16%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 384 (61.74%) IoT
2 14 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (1.93%) Analytical Mindset
3 12 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (1.77%) Data Centre
4 11 (1.77%) Security Posture
5 10 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (1.61%) Onboarding
6 6 (0.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 5 (0.80%) Cloud Native
7 5 (0.80%) Management Information System
8 4 (0.64%) Blog
8 4 (0.64%) Cloud Security Posture
8 4 (0.64%) Cyberattack
8 4 (0.64%) PKI
8 4 (0.64%) Web Conferencing
9 3 (0.48%) Enterprise Storage
9 3 (0.48%) PropTech
9 3 (0.48%) Robotics
10 2 (0.32%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 49 (7.88%) Windows
2 32 (5.14%) Windows Server
3 12 (1.93%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.29%) Linux
5 4 (0.64%) Unix
5 4 (0.64%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.48%) VMS
6 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (60.77%) AI
2 360 (57.88%) User Experience
3 358 (57.56%) Machine Learning
3 358 (57.56%) Web Development
4 53 (8.52%) Mentoring
5 39 (6.27%) Customer Service
6 37 (5.95%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (3.86%) Decision-Making
8 21 (3.38%) Budgeting
8 21 (3.38%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (3.22%) Data Protection
10 19 (3.05%) B2B
11 17 (2.73%) Ethical Hacking
11 17 (2.73%) Information Security
12 16 (2.57%) Process Improvement
13 15 (2.41%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 13 (2.09%) ITIL
14 13 (2.09%) Line Management
15 12 (1.93%) B2B Sales
15 12 (1.93%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 16 (2.57%) PowerShell
2 15 (2.41%) Python
3 6 (0.96%) Java
4 5 (0.80%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.64%) Shell Script
5 4 (0.64%) SQL
5 4 (0.64%) VB
6 3 (0.48%) C++
7 1 (0.16%) Bash
7 1 (0.16%) Bicep
7 1 (0.16%) R
Qualifications
1 379 (60.93%) Degree
2 362 (58.20%) Master's Degree
3 358 (57.56%) PhD
3 358 (57.56%) Postgraduate
4 42 (6.75%) CompTIA Security+
5 40 (6.43%) Azure Certification
6 31 (4.98%) CompTIA CySA+
7 19 (3.05%) Security Cleared
8 18 (2.89%) CEH
9 14 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
9 14 (2.25%) Network+ Certification
10 13 (2.09%) A+ Certification
10 13 (2.09%) CCNA
10 13 (2.09%) CCNP
10 13 (2.09%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (1.61%) SC Cleared
12 9 (1.45%) CISSP
13 7 (1.13%) CISM
13 7 (1.13%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.80%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (2.25%) GDPR
2 14 (2.25%) NIST
3 13 (2.09%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (1.61%) GRC
5 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 4 (0.64%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.64%) NCSC
5 4 (0.64%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.64%) SLA
6 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.16%) PMO
6 1 (0.16%) QA
System Software
1 40 (6.43%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.96%) vSphere
4 5 (0.80%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.48%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.16%) Docker
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 32 (5.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.64%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.48%) FTK
4 3 (0.48%) SolarWinds Orion
4 3 (0.48%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.32%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 2 (0.32%) QRadar
6 1 (0.16%) Ansible
6 1 (0.16%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.16%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 125 (20.10%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.14%) ForeScout
3 12 (1.93%) CrowdStrike
4 11 (1.77%) Palo Alto
5 10 (1.61%) Fortinet
5 10 (1.61%) VMware
6 9 (1.45%) Cisco
6 9 (1.45%) Mitel
7 7 (1.13%) SAP
8 4 (0.64%) Broadcom
8 4 (0.64%) NEC
8 4 (0.64%) Oracle
8 4 (0.64%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.64%) Veeam
9 3 (0.48%) Apple
9 3 (0.48%) Aruba
9 3 (0.48%) Cellebrite
9 3 (0.48%) Epicor
9 3 (0.48%) Extreme Networks
9 3 (0.48%) SolarWinds