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 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 68 57
Rank change year-on-year +63 -11 +30
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 746 120 220
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 11.65% 4.09% 3.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.56% 4.40% 4.47%
Number of salaries quoted 158 92 173
10th Percentile £29,303 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -12.04% +2.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,800 £86,600 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,239 £60,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year -4.60% +0.80% -8.42%

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 4,505 2,728 4,921
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.34% 93.07% 81.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,656 1,414 3,686
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,945 £25,809
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,268 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £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 5 May 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 5 May 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 +47 262 £63,750 +51.48% 95
Essex +28 211 £35,000 - 47
Cambridgeshire +11 93 £50,000 -2.76% 33
Norfolk +20 74 £60,000 +54.47% 18
Suffolk +35 67 £40,000 -15.79% 13
Bedfordshire +35 39 £30,000 -45.45% 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 24 (3.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.54%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.80%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.54%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 358 (47.99%) Cloud Computing
2 211 (28.28%) Azure
3 64 (8.58%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (6.84%) Entra ID
5 17 (2.28%) AWS
6 11 (1.47%) Power Platform
6 11 (1.47%) PowerApps
7 5 (0.67%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.54%) GitHub
8 4 (0.54%) IaaS
8 4 (0.54%) PaaS
8 4 (0.54%) SaaS
9 3 (0.40%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.13%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.13%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.13%) AWS CodePipeline
10 1 (0.13%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.13%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.13%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 365 (48.93%) Internet
2 50 (6.70%) Firewall
3 22 (2.95%) VPN
4 18 (2.41%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (2.28%) DNS
6 13 (1.74%) DHCP
6 13 (1.74%) LAN
7 10 (1.34%) Network Security
7 10 (1.34%) VLAN
7 10 (1.34%) WAN
8 7 (0.94%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.67%) DMZ
9 5 (0.67%) Wireless
10 4 (0.54%) WLAN
11 3 (0.40%) 5G
11 3 (0.40%) NAS
11 3 (0.40%) VoIP
12 2 (0.27%) Modbus
12 2 (0.27%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.27%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.34%) Power BI
2 5 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.40%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 4 (0.54%) JIRA
2 3 (0.40%) Git
General
1 546 (73.19%) Social Skills
2 371 (49.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 362 (48.53%) Banking
4 41 (5.50%) Finance
5 28 (3.75%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (2.55%) Billing
7 18 (2.41%) Public Sector
8 16 (2.14%) Manufacturing
9 13 (1.74%) Marketing
10 12 (1.61%) Telecoms
11 10 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.21%) Law
12 9 (1.21%) Retail
13 5 (0.67%) Multimedia
14 4 (0.54%) Games
14 4 (0.54%) Local Government
15 3 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.27%) Aerospace
17 1 (0.13%) Legal
Job Titles
1 286 (38.34%) Lecturer
2 108 (14.48%) Analyst
3 97 (13.00%) Security Analyst
4 85 (11.39%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 85 (11.39%) Junior
5 84 (11.26%) Junior Analyst
5 84 (11.26%) Junior Security Analyst
6 60 (8.04%) Ethical Hacker
7 42 (5.63%) IT Support
8 35 (4.69%) IT Engineer
9 22 (2.95%) Administrator
9 22 (2.95%) IT Support Engineer
9 22 (2.95%) Support Engineer
10 16 (2.14%) Consultant
11 13 (1.74%) IT Analyst
12 11 (1.47%) Cybersecurity Manager
12 11 (1.47%) IT Administrator
12 11 (1.47%) Network Engineer
12 11 (1.47%) Senior
12 11 (1.47%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.40%) CSS
1 3 (0.40%) HTML
2 2 (0.27%) LDAP
3 1 (0.13%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 359 (48.12%) IoT
2 60 (8.04%) Cyberattack
3 15 (2.01%) Onboarding
4 11 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.34%) Security Posture
6 9 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (0.94%) Robotics
9 6 (0.80%) Cloud Native
9 6 (0.80%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 6 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (0.80%) Operational Technology
10 5 (0.67%) Blog
10 5 (0.67%) Cloud Security Posture
10 5 (0.67%) PKI
11 4 (0.54%) CCTV
11 4 (0.54%) Security Operations Centre
11 4 (0.54%) Social Network
12 3 (0.40%) Cyber Security Posture
12 3 (0.40%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 52 (6.97%) Windows
2 30 (4.02%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.07%) Android
3 8 (1.07%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.94%) Linux
4 7 (0.94%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.54%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.54%) VMS
5 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 381 (51.07%) AI
2 366 (49.06%) User Experience
3 358 (47.99%) Machine Learning
3 358 (47.99%) Web Development
4 96 (12.87%) Mentoring
5 64 (8.58%) Ethical Hacking
6 38 (5.09%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (3.22%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (2.82%) ITIL
9 19 (2.55%) Data Protection
10 18 (2.41%) ERP
11 14 (1.88%) CRM
11 14 (1.88%) Risk Management
12 12 (1.61%) Service Delivery
13 11 (1.47%) Asset Management
13 11 (1.47%) B2B
13 11 (1.47%) Cloud Security
13 11 (1.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 10 (1.34%) Budgeting
14 10 (1.34%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (2.68%) PowerShell
2 13 (1.74%) Python
3 5 (0.67%) Java
4 4 (0.54%) Bash
5 3 (0.40%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.27%) C++
6 2 (0.27%) Perl
7 1 (0.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 386 (51.74%) Degree
2 359 (48.12%) Master's Degree
3 358 (47.99%) PhD
3 358 (47.99%) Postgraduate
4 152 (20.38%) Azure Certification
5 93 (12.47%) CompTIA Security+
6 86 (11.53%) CompTIA CySA+
7 69 (9.25%) CEH
8 20 (2.68%) Security Cleared
9 17 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.61%) CISSP
11 11 (1.47%) DV Cleared
12 10 (1.34%) CCNA
13 8 (1.07%) CISM
14 7 (0.94%) CCNP
14 7 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (0.67%) DBS Check
15 5 (0.67%) SC Cleared
16 4 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (2.55%) GRC
2 16 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.34%) NIST
4 8 (1.07%) GDPR
5 5 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 5 (0.67%) JSP 440
5 5 (0.67%) NCSC
5 5 (0.67%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.54%) SOC 2
7 3 (0.40%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.40%) SLA
8 2 (0.27%) QA
9 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.13%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.13%) JTAG
9 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 55 (7.37%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.54%) vSphere
4 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 21 (2.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.67%) FTK
3 4 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 4 (0.54%) SolarWinds Orion
3 4 (0.54%) vCenter Server
4 3 (0.40%) QRadar
5 2 (0.27%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.27%) Terraform
6 1 (0.13%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 229 (30.70%) Microsoft
2 144 (19.30%) ForeScout
3 15 (2.01%) VMware
4 11 (1.47%) Cisco
5 10 (1.34%) Apple
6 9 (1.21%) Epicor
7 8 (1.07%) SolarWinds
8 6 (0.80%) Fortinet
8 6 (0.80%) Sophos
9 5 (0.67%) Cellebrite
9 5 (0.67%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (0.67%) Dell
10 4 (0.54%) Aruba
10 4 (0.54%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.54%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.54%) Veeam
11 3 (0.40%) Adobe
11 3 (0.40%) Meraki
11 3 (0.40%) Splunk
11 3 (0.40%) Synology