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 20 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 51 52
Rank change year-on-year +47 +1 +19
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 748 120 222
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 12.05% 4.62% 3.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.09% 4.99% 4.52%
Number of salaries quoted 170 92 175
10th Percentile £28,475 £27,050 £25,759
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,875 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.47% -12.04% +2.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,625 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,800 £82,100 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 4,377 2,405 4,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.53% 92.57% 81.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,561 1,395 3,673
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £25,809
25th Percentile £35,250 £39,786 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,340 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £76,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 20 April 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 20 April 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 +44 266 £62,500 +47.78% 44
Essex +30 212 £35,000 - 37
Cambridgeshire +14 97 £43,750 -13.73% 20
Norfolk +22 73 £50,000 +33.33% 10
Suffolk +32 69 £40,000 -15.79% 6
Bedfordshire +29 31 £31,500 -42.73% 7
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 33 (4.41%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.53%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.80%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.53%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 358 (47.86%) Cloud Computing
2 204 (27.27%) Azure
3 67 (8.96%) Microsoft 365
4 60 (8.02%) Entra ID
5 15 (2.01%) AWS
6 13 (1.74%) Power Platform
6 13 (1.74%) PowerApps
7 7 (0.94%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.53%) IaaS
8 4 (0.53%) PaaS
9 3 (0.40%) GitHub
9 3 (0.40%) Mimecast
9 3 (0.40%) SaaS
10 1 (0.13%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.13%) Boomi
10 1 (0.13%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 365 (48.80%) Internet
2 49 (6.55%) Firewall
3 20 (2.67%) VPN
4 19 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
5 18 (2.41%) Network Security
6 17 (2.27%) DNS
7 13 (1.74%) DHCP
7 13 (1.74%) LAN
8 10 (1.34%) VLAN
8 10 (1.34%) WAN
9 9 (1.20%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.53%) DMZ
10 4 (0.53%) Wireless
10 4 (0.53%) WLAN
11 3 (0.40%) 5G
11 3 (0.40%) NAS
11 3 (0.40%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.27%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.27%) Modbus
12 2 (0.27%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.34%) Power BI
2 8 (1.07%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.27%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (0.67%) JIRA
2 3 (0.40%) Git
General
1 548 (73.26%) Social Skills
2 370 (49.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 362 (48.40%) Banking
4 44 (5.88%) Finance
5 29 (3.88%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (2.54%) Billing
7 16 (2.14%) Manufacturing
7 16 (2.14%) Marketing
8 13 (1.74%) Public Sector
9 11 (1.47%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.20%) Retail
12 8 (1.07%) Law
13 7 (0.94%) Multimedia
14 4 (0.53%) Games
14 4 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.53%) Local Government
15 3 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.27%) Organisational Skills
17 1 (0.13%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 286 (38.24%) Lecturer
2 101 (13.50%) Analyst
3 91 (12.17%) Security Analyst
4 81 (10.83%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 81 (10.83%) Junior
5 80 (10.70%) Junior Analyst
5 80 (10.70%) Junior Security Analyst
6 56 (7.49%) Ethical Hacker
7 44 (5.88%) IT Support
8 34 (4.55%) IT Engineer
9 24 (3.21%) Support Engineer
10 23 (3.07%) IT Support Engineer
11 22 (2.94%) Administrator
12 13 (1.74%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 13 (1.74%) IT Administrator
12 13 (1.74%) Senior
13 12 (1.60%) 2nd Line Support
13 12 (1.60%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 12 (1.60%) Consultant
14 11 (1.47%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.40%) CSS
1 3 (0.40%) HTML
2 1 (0.13%) LDAP
2 1 (0.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 368 (49.20%) IoT
2 56 (7.49%) Cyberattack
3 13 (1.74%) Onboarding
4 12 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.47%) Security Posture
6 10 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (1.20%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (0.80%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 6 (0.80%) Operational Technology
9 6 (0.80%) Robotics
10 4 (0.53%) Blog
10 4 (0.53%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.53%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (0.53%) PKI
10 4 (0.53%) Social Network
11 3 (0.40%) CCTV
11 3 (0.40%) Cyber Security Posture
11 3 (0.40%) PropTech
11 3 (0.40%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 59 (7.89%) Windows
2 37 (4.95%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.07%) Android
3 8 (1.07%) Linux
3 8 (1.07%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.94%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.53%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.53%) VMS
5 4 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 379 (50.67%) AI
2 366 (48.93%) User Experience
3 358 (47.86%) Machine Learning
3 358 (47.86%) Web Development
4 98 (13.10%) Mentoring
5 63 (8.42%) Ethical Hacking
6 39 (5.21%) Problem-Solving
7 27 (3.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 22 (2.94%) ITIL
9 21 (2.81%) Data Protection
10 19 (2.54%) Customer Service
11 18 (2.41%) ERP
12 17 (2.27%) Service Delivery
13 15 (2.01%) CRM
14 14 (1.87%) B2B
15 13 (1.74%) Budgeting
15 13 (1.74%) Information Security
15 13 (1.74%) Risk Management
16 12 (1.60%) Budgeting and Forecasting
17 11 (1.47%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 20 (2.67%) PowerShell
2 14 (1.87%) Python
3 5 (0.67%) Java
4 3 (0.40%) Bash
4 3 (0.40%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.13%) C++
5 1 (0.13%) Perl
5 1 (0.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 384 (51.34%) Degree
2 359 (47.99%) Master's Degree
3 358 (47.86%) PhD
3 358 (47.86%) Postgraduate
4 143 (19.12%) Azure Certification
5 89 (11.90%) CompTIA Security+
6 83 (11.10%) CompTIA CySA+
7 65 (8.69%) CEH
8 17 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.87%) Security Cleared
10 12 (1.60%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.60%) CISSP
11 10 (1.34%) CCNA
12 9 (1.20%) Network+ Certification
13 7 (0.94%) CCNP
13 7 (0.94%) DV Cleared
14 6 (0.80%) CISM
15 5 (0.67%) A+ Certification
15 5 (0.67%) DBS Check
16 4 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.01%) GRC
2 14 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (0.94%) NIST
4 5 (0.67%) GDPR
5 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 4 (0.53%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.53%) NCSC
5 4 (0.53%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.40%) SLA
6 3 (0.40%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.27%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.27%) QA
8 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.13%) JTAG
8 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 59 (7.89%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.53%) vSphere
4 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.13%) Docker
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 32 (4.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.67%) FTK
3 4 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.53%) SolarWinds Orion
3 4 (0.53%) vCenter Server
4 3 (0.40%) QRadar
5 2 (0.27%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 2 (0.27%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.13%) Ansible
6 1 (0.13%) SCCM
6 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 234 (31.28%) Microsoft
2 136 (18.18%) ForeScout
3 16 (2.14%) VMware
4 11 (1.47%) Cisco
5 10 (1.34%) Apple
6 9 (1.20%) Epicor
7 8 (1.07%) SolarWinds
8 6 (0.80%) CrowdStrike
8 6 (0.80%) Fortinet
9 5 (0.67%) Aruba
9 5 (0.67%) Cellebrite
9 5 (0.67%) Dell
9 5 (0.67%) Palo Alto
9 5 (0.67%) ServiceNow
9 5 (0.67%) Sophos
9 5 (0.67%) Veeam
10 3 (0.40%) Adobe
10 3 (0.40%) Meraki
10 3 (0.40%) Synology
10 3 (0.40%) Ubiquiti