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 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 68 65
Rank change year-on-year +52 -3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 481 129 126
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.71% 3.73% 2.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.46% 4.24% 3.66%
Number of salaries quoted 296 92 95
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,225 £28,200
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,294 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

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 5,087 3,044 3,441
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.94% 88.03% 74.18%
Number of salaries quoted 3,618 1,643 2,252
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,117
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £36,181
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 9 August 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 9 August 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
Cambridgeshire +31 139 £65,000 -3.70% 43
Hertfordshire +29 90 £62,500 +49.62% 45
Bedfordshire +33 80 £30,000 -36.84% 11
Essex +23 65 £35,000 -30.00% 33
Norfolk +7 65 £30,000 -33.33% 19
Suffolk +17 42 £34,750 -36.82% 11
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 46 (9.56%) SharePoint
2 40 (8.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.25%) CMS
4 3 (0.62%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.42%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.62%) Dynamics GP
2 3 (0.62%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 185 (38.46%) Azure
2 96 (19.96%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (13.51%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.53%) AWS
5 16 (3.33%) OneDrive
6 8 (1.66%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.66%) PowerApps
7 5 (1.04%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (1.04%) SaaS
8 4 (0.83%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.62%) GCP
9 3 (0.62%) GitHub
9 3 (0.62%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.21%) AWS CodePipeline
10 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.21%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.21%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 65 (13.51%) Firewall
2 31 (6.44%) VPN
3 27 (5.61%) DNS
4 24 (4.99%) TCP/IP
5 23 (4.78%) DHCP
6 18 (3.74%) LAN
6 18 (3.74%) WAN
7 16 (3.33%) Wi-Fi
8 15 (3.12%) VLAN
9 12 (2.49%) Network Security
10 11 (2.29%) Wireless
11 8 (1.66%) FTP
11 8 (1.66%) HTTP
11 8 (1.66%) SMTP
12 5 (1.04%) Internet
12 5 (1.04%) NAS
12 5 (1.04%) VoIP
13 3 (0.62%) DMZ
14 2 (0.42%) IP Telephony
14 2 (0.42%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.46%) Power BI
2 5 (1.04%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 4 (0.83%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Git
General
1 196 (40.75%) Social Skills
2 41 (8.52%) Finance
3 28 (5.82%) Aerospace
4 26 (5.41%) Public Sector
5 23 (4.78%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.49%) Legal
7 12 (2.49%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (2.49%) Retail
8 10 (2.08%) Billing
8 10 (2.08%) Telecoms
9 9 (1.87%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.46%) Law
10 7 (1.46%) Marketing
11 6 (1.25%) Games
12 5 (1.04%) Electronics
12 5 (1.04%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.83%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.62%) Banking
15 2 (0.42%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 92 (19.13%) Analyst
2 71 (14.76%) Security Analyst
3 68 (14.14%) Junior
4 61 (12.68%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 52 (10.81%) Ethical Hacker
5 52 (10.81%) Junior Analyst
5 52 (10.81%) Junior Security Analyst
6 49 (10.19%) IT Support
7 37 (7.69%) IT Engineer
8 33 (6.86%) Senior
9 28 (5.82%) IT Manager
10 27 (5.61%) Consultant
11 25 (5.20%) Administrator
12 24 (4.99%) IT Support Engineer
12 24 (4.99%) Support Engineer
13 21 (4.37%) Software Engineer
14 19 (3.95%) IT Analyst
15 18 (3.74%) Lead
16 15 (3.12%) Developer
17 14 (2.91%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.66%) LDAP
2 2 (0.42%) Middleware
2 2 (0.42%) Web Services
3 1 (0.21%) CSS
3 1 (0.21%) FHIR
3 1 (0.21%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.85%) Cyber Threat
2 52 (10.81%) Cyberattack
3 33 (6.86%) Onboarding
4 20 (4.16%) Security Operations Centre
5 15 (3.12%) Driving Licence
5 15 (3.12%) Security Posture
6 11 (2.29%) Operational Technology
7 10 (2.08%) Client/Server
7 10 (2.08%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.46%) Clustering
10 6 (1.25%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.25%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.04%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (0.83%) CCTV
12 4 (0.83%) Social Network
13 3 (0.62%) FMCG
13 3 (0.62%) PKI
13 3 (0.62%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 64 (13.31%) Windows
2 31 (6.44%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.29%) Linux
4 7 (1.46%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.25%) Android
6 5 (1.04%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (21.21%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (15.38%) Mentoring
3 53 (11.02%) Ethical Hacking
4 50 (10.40%) AI
5 49 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (8.52%) Software Engineering
7 34 (7.07%) SIEM
8 33 (6.86%) Security Operations
9 31 (6.44%) Disaster Recovery
9 31 (6.44%) ITIL
9 31 (6.44%) Service Delivery
10 21 (4.37%) Information Security
11 20 (4.16%) Business Continuity
11 20 (4.16%) Customer Service
12 19 (3.95%) Incident Response
12 19 (3.95%) Stakeholder Management
13 18 (3.74%) Roadmaps
13 18 (3.74%) User Experience
14 17 (3.53%) Decision-Making
14 17 (3.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 36 (7.48%) Python
2 25 (5.20%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.78%) C++
4 8 (1.66%) Rust
5 7 (1.46%) Bash
6 6 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.25%) Perl
6 6 (1.25%) Search Processing Language
7 5 (1.04%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.42%) C
8 2 (0.42%) Embedded C
8 2 (0.42%) Embedded C++
8 2 (0.42%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.42%) SQL
9 1 (0.21%) Java
9 1 (0.21%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 110 (22.87%) Azure Certification
2 64 (13.31%) CompTIA Security+
3 63 (13.10%) CEH
4 58 (12.06%) Security Cleared
5 52 (10.81%) CompTIA CySA+
6 44 (9.15%) Degree
7 38 (7.90%) DV Cleared
8 25 (5.20%) SC Cleared
9 18 (3.74%) Cisco Certification
10 14 (2.91%) Microsoft Certification
11 11 (2.29%) CISSP
12 10 (2.08%) CCNA
13 9 (1.87%) CCNP
14 7 (1.46%) CREST Certified
15 6 (1.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (1.25%) CISM
16 5 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
17 4 (0.83%) CCSK
17 4 (0.83%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (5.20%) GRC
3 17 (3.53%) NIST
4 13 (2.70%) PCI DSS
5 11 (2.29%) SLA
6 9 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (1.87%) GDPR
7 8 (1.66%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.66%) NCSC
8 6 (1.25%) Accessibility
8 6 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.83%) COBIT
9 4 (0.83%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.83%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.62%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.62%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.62%) QA
11 2 (0.42%) Automotive SPICE
12 1 (0.21%) IASME
System Software
1 71 (14.76%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.08%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.25%) Firmware
5 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (1.04%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.62%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.42%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 21 (4.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.87%) Terraform
3 6 (1.25%) Ansible
3 6 (1.25%) QRadar
4 4 (0.83%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.42%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.21%) FTK
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 214 (44.49%) Microsoft
2 104 (21.62%) ForeScout
3 23 (4.78%) VMware
4 15 (3.12%) Cisco
5 14 (2.91%) Splunk
6 9 (1.87%) Apple
7 6 (1.25%) Epicor
7 6 (1.25%) Sophos
7 6 (1.25%) Ubiquiti
8 5 (1.04%) Dell
8 5 (1.04%) SonicWALL
8 5 (1.04%) Veeam
9 3 (0.62%) Adobe
9 3 (0.62%) ConnectWise
9 3 (0.62%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.62%) Meraki
9 3 (0.62%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.62%) SolarWinds
9 3 (0.62%) Synology
10 2 (0.42%) ServiceNow