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 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 54 38
Rank change year-on-year +50 -16 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 580 152 131
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 13.75% 4.37% 4.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.57% 5.00% 5.58%
Number of salaries quoted 140 82 110
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £39,000
25th Percentile £29,303 £36,250 £43,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,711 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.18% -7.15% +9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £76,375 £78,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,750
% change year-on-year -23.08% +7.00% -6.54%

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 3,123 3,037 2,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 74.04% 87.22% 85.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,840 1,178 1,808
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,000 £26,925
25th Percentile £34,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,375 £82,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 17 January 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 17 January 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 +29 239 £45,000 -25.00% 46
Essex +38 175 £28,000 -41.05% 52
Cambridgeshire +34 64 £34,000 +17.24% 34
Suffolk +15 53 £72,500 - 21
Norfolk +34 30 £40,000 +17.65% 32
Bedfordshire +39 19 £41,875 -11.84% 24
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 (4.66%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.69%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.17%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.86%) AutoCAD
3 5 (0.86%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.69%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 359 (61.90%) Cloud Computing
2 59 (10.17%) Azure
3 35 (6.03%) Entra ID
4 27 (4.66%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (2.93%) AWS
6 5 (0.86%) GitHub
6 5 (0.86%) Power Platform
6 5 (0.86%) PowerApps
7 4 (0.69%) OneDrive
7 4 (0.69%) SaaS
8 3 (0.52%) IaaS
8 3 (0.52%) PaaS
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.17%) Nutanix
9 1 (0.17%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 366 (63.10%) Internet
2 31 (5.34%) Network Security
3 23 (3.97%) Firewall
4 21 (3.62%) TCP/IP
5 14 (2.41%) DNS
5 14 (2.41%) VoIP
6 13 (2.24%) DHCP
6 13 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (2.07%) LAN
8 7 (1.21%) VPN
8 7 (1.21%) WAN
9 6 (1.03%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.86%) HSRP
10 5 (0.86%) VRRP
11 4 (0.69%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.69%) SAN
11 4 (0.69%) WLAN
12 3 (0.52%) DMZ
13 2 (0.34%) 5G
14 1 (0.17%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (0.69%) MS Access
2 4 (0.69%) SAP Data Services
2 4 (0.69%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (0.86%) Git
1 5 (0.86%) JIRA
2 4 (0.69%) Toad
General
1 463 (79.83%) Social Skills
2 361 (62.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 358 (61.72%) Banking
4 35 (6.03%) Finance
5 24 (4.14%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (3.45%) Marketing
7 15 (2.59%) Multimedia
8 14 (2.41%) Public Sector
9 9 (1.55%) Local Government
10 7 (1.21%) Billing
11 6 (1.03%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.03%) Retail
12 5 (0.86%) Aerospace
12 5 (0.86%) Legal
12 5 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (0.86%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.52%) Electronics
14 3 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 286 (49.31%) Lecturer
2 33 (5.69%) Analyst
3 30 (5.17%) Security Analyst
4 24 (4.14%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 24 (4.14%) Junior
4 24 (4.14%) Junior Analyst
4 24 (4.14%) Junior Security Analyst
5 21 (3.62%) IT Support
6 16 (2.76%) Trainee
7 15 (2.59%) Administrator
7 15 (2.59%) IT Administrator
8 14 (2.41%) Support Engineer
9 12 (2.07%) Senior
10 10 (1.72%) Technical Engineer
11 9 (1.55%) IT Support Specialist
11 9 (1.55%) Support Specialist
12 8 (1.38%) Security Manager
13 7 (1.21%) IT Manager
14 6 (1.03%) IT Support Engineer
14 6 (1.03%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.86%) CSS
1 5 (0.86%) HTML
2 1 (0.17%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 384 (66.21%) IoT
2 14 (2.41%) Data Centre
2 14 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (1.55%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.38%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.21%) Security Posture
8 4 (0.69%) Cloud Native
8 4 (0.69%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 4 (0.69%) Enterprise Storage
8 4 (0.69%) Web Conferencing
9 3 (0.52%) Blog
9 3 (0.52%) Cloud Security Posture
9 3 (0.52%) PKI
10 2 (0.34%) Operational Technology
10 2 (0.34%) PropTech
10 2 (0.34%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.17%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 41 (7.07%) Windows
2 24 (4.14%) Windows Server
3 12 (2.07%) Mac OS
4 9 (1.55%) Linux
5 4 (0.69%) Unix
6 2 (0.34%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.17%) VMS
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 373 (64.31%) AI
2 360 (62.07%) User Experience
3 358 (61.72%) Machine Learning
3 358 (61.72%) Web Development
4 48 (8.28%) Mentoring
5 39 (6.72%) Customer Service
6 35 (6.03%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (4.14%) Decision-Making
8 22 (3.79%) Budgeting
9 18 (3.10%) B2B
9 18 (3.10%) Data Protection
9 18 (3.10%) Information Security
9 18 (3.10%) Process Improvement
10 17 (2.93%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (2.59%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 14 (2.41%) ITIL
13 12 (2.07%) B2B Sales
13 12 (2.07%) Line Management
14 11 (1.90%) CRM
14 11 (1.90%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.07%) Python
2 11 (1.90%) PowerShell
3 5 (0.86%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.69%) Java
4 4 (0.69%) Shell Script
4 4 (0.69%) SQL
4 4 (0.69%) VB
5 3 (0.52%) C++
6 1 (0.17%) Bash
6 1 (0.17%) Bicep
6 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 378 (65.17%) Degree
2 362 (62.41%) Master's Degree
3 358 (61.72%) PhD
3 358 (61.72%) Postgraduate
4 39 (6.72%) CompTIA Security+
5 30 (5.17%) Azure Certification
6 26 (4.48%) CompTIA CySA+
7 14 (2.41%) CEH
7 14 (2.41%) Security Cleared
8 13 (2.24%) A+ Certification
9 12 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (2.07%) Network+ Certification
10 11 (1.90%) CCNA
10 11 (1.90%) CCNP
11 10 (1.72%) SC Cleared
12 9 (1.55%) CISM
12 9 (1.55%) CISSP
13 5 (0.86%) AWS Certification
13 5 (0.86%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
1 15 (2.59%) GDPR
1 15 (2.59%) NIST
2 14 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.55%) GRC
4 5 (0.86%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 3 (0.52%) JSP 440
5 3 (0.52%) NCSC
5 3 (0.52%) SLA
6 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.17%) PMO
6 1 (0.17%) QA
System Software
1 32 (5.52%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.86%) vSphere
4 4 (0.69%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.17%) Docker
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 32 (5.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.86%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.69%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.17%) Ansible
4 1 (0.17%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 1 (0.17%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.17%) FTK
4 1 (0.17%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.17%) QRadar
4 1 (0.17%) SolarWinds Orion
4 1 (0.17%) Terraform
4 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 104 (17.93%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.14%) ForeScout
3 10 (1.72%) CrowdStrike
3 10 (1.72%) Palo Alto
4 9 (1.55%) Cisco
4 9 (1.55%) Fortinet
4 9 (1.55%) Mitel
4 9 (1.55%) VMware
5 7 (1.21%) SAP
6 5 (0.86%) Avaya
6 5 (0.86%) Extreme Networks
6 5 (0.86%) Veeam
7 4 (0.69%) Broadcom
7 4 (0.69%) Dell
7 4 (0.69%) NEC
7 4 (0.69%) Oracle
7 4 (0.69%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.52%) Apple
9 2 (0.34%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.17%) Splunk