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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 74 63
Rank change year-on-year +66 -11 +26
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 531 114 206
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 8.45% 3.88% 3.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.25% 4.15% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 170 83 159
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £25,700
25th Percentile £30,523 £34,750 £36,875
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 £79,045 £90,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £59,400 £59,500
% change year-on-year +1.01% -0.17% -8.46%

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 4,336 2,744 4,937
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 68.97% 93.30% 79.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,780 1,396 3,709
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £25,809
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,461 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.02% +2.92% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,212 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £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 21 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 21 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 +41 137 £65,000 +54.45% 26
Essex +32 126 £35,000 - 13
Cambridgeshire +9 94 £50,000 - 25
Norfolk +20 67 £60,000 +54.47% 12
Suffolk +38 59 £35,000 -26.32% 11
Bedfordshire +41 48 £30,000 -41.46% 10
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 26 (4.90%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.94%) CMS
4 2 (0.38%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.13%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.75%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 213 (40.11%) Azure
2 131 (24.67%) Cloud Computing
3 67 (12.62%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (10.36%) Entra ID
5 20 (3.77%) AWS
6 11 (2.07%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.07%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.13%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.75%) GitHub
8 4 (0.75%) IaaS
8 4 (0.75%) PaaS
8 4 (0.75%) SaaS
9 3 (0.56%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.19%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.19%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.19%) AWS CodePipeline
10 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.19%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.19%) Boomi
10 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 138 (25.99%) Internet
2 53 (9.98%) Firewall
3 27 (5.08%) VPN
4 19 (3.58%) DNS
5 18 (3.39%) Wi-Fi
6 16 (3.01%) LAN
7 15 (2.82%) DHCP
8 13 (2.45%) WAN
9 12 (2.26%) Network Security
10 11 (2.07%) TCP/IP
11 10 (1.88%) VLAN
12 6 (1.13%) DMZ
13 5 (0.94%) FTP
13 5 (0.94%) HTTP
13 5 (0.94%) SMTP
13 5 (0.94%) Wireless
14 4 (0.75%) WLAN
15 3 (0.56%) 5G
15 3 (0.56%) NAS
15 3 (0.56%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.88%) Power BI
2 4 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.56%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.19%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 5 (0.94%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
General
1 319 (60.08%) Social Skills
2 144 (27.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 135 (25.42%) Banking
4 41 (7.72%) Finance
5 32 (6.03%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (3.77%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.58%) Billing
8 16 (3.01%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.26%) Marketing
9 12 (2.26%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.88%) Law
11 9 (1.69%) Retail
12 7 (1.32%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.13%) Games
13 6 (1.13%) Legal
14 5 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
15 4 (0.75%) Local Government
15 4 (0.75%) Multimedia
16 3 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 109 (20.53%) Analyst
2 102 (19.21%) Lecturer
3 93 (17.51%) Security Analyst
4 82 (15.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 81 (15.25%) Junior
6 80 (15.07%) Junior Analyst
6 80 (15.07%) Junior Security Analyst
7 60 (11.30%) Ethical Hacker
8 45 (8.47%) IT Support
9 36 (6.78%) IT Engineer
10 25 (4.71%) Administrator
11 23 (4.33%) IT Support Engineer
11 23 (4.33%) Support Engineer
12 18 (3.39%) Consultant
13 16 (3.01%) IT Analyst
14 12 (2.26%) Senior
15 11 (2.07%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 11 (2.07%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 11 (2.07%) Network Engineer
15 11 (2.07%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.94%) LDAP
2 3 (0.56%) CSS
2 3 (0.56%) HTML
3 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 132 (24.86%) IoT
2 60 (11.30%) Cyberattack
3 17 (3.20%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.45%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (2.26%) Security Posture
6 10 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.32%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.32%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 7 (1.32%) Robotics
7 7 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
8 6 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.13%) Blog
8 6 (1.13%) Cloud Security Posture
8 6 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.13%) Operational Technology
8 6 (1.13%) PKI
9 5 (0.94%) Client/Server
10 4 (0.75%) CCTV
10 4 (0.75%) Social Network
11 3 (0.56%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 53 (9.98%) Windows
2 29 (5.46%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.51%) Android
3 8 (1.51%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.32%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.13%) Linux
6 4 (0.75%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.75%) VMS
6 4 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (29.19%) AI
2 139 (26.18%) User Experience
3 131 (24.67%) Machine Learning
3 131 (24.67%) Web Development
4 94 (17.70%) Mentoring
5 63 (11.86%) Ethical Hacking
6 43 (8.10%) Problem-Solving
7 22 (4.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 22 (4.14%) ITIL
8 18 (3.39%) ERP
9 16 (3.01%) Data Protection
9 16 (3.01%) Risk Management
10 15 (2.82%) SIEM
11 14 (2.64%) Cloud Security
12 13 (2.45%) CRM
12 13 (2.45%) Stakeholder Management
13 12 (2.26%) Use Case
14 11 (2.07%) Asset Management
14 11 (2.07%) Information Security
14 11 (2.07%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 22 (4.14%) PowerShell
2 16 (3.01%) Python
3 6 (1.13%) Bash
4 5 (0.94%) C++
4 5 (0.94%) Java
4 5 (0.94%) Perl
5 3 (0.56%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 161 (30.32%) Degree
2 150 (28.25%) Azure Certification
3 132 (24.86%) Master's Degree
4 131 (24.67%) PhD
4 131 (24.67%) Postgraduate
5 90 (16.95%) CompTIA Security+
6 81 (15.25%) CompTIA CySA+
7 71 (13.37%) CEH
8 27 (5.08%) Security Cleared
9 17 (3.20%) Microsoft Certification
10 15 (2.82%) Cisco Certification
10 15 (2.82%) CISSP
10 15 (2.82%) DV Cleared
11 10 (1.88%) CCNA
11 10 (1.88%) SC Cleared
12 9 (1.69%) CISM
13 7 (1.32%) CCNP
14 6 (1.13%) CREST Certified
14 6 (1.13%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.14%) GRC
2 20 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (2.64%) NIST
4 10 (1.88%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.69%) GDPR
6 8 (1.51%) NCSC
7 7 (1.32%) JSP 440
8 6 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 5 (0.94%) SLA
10 4 (0.75%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.38%) NIST 800
12 2 (0.38%) QA
13 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
13 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.19%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.19%) IASME
13 1 (0.19%) JTAG
13 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 58 (10.92%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.75%) vSphere
4 2 (0.38%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 22 (4.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.13%) QRadar
3 5 (0.94%) FTK
4 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds Orion
4 4 (0.75%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.38%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.38%) Terraform
6 1 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 229 (43.13%) Microsoft
2 140 (26.37%) ForeScout
3 14 (2.64%) VMware
4 13 (2.45%) Cisco
5 10 (1.88%) Apple
6 9 (1.69%) Epicor
7 8 (1.51%) SolarWinds
8 6 (1.13%) Fortinet
8 6 (1.13%) Sophos
8 6 (1.13%) Splunk
9 5 (0.94%) Cellebrite
9 5 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (0.94%) Dell
10 4 (0.75%) Aruba
10 4 (0.75%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.75%) Veeam
11 3 (0.56%) Meraki
11 3 (0.56%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.56%) Synology
11 3 (0.56%) Ubiquiti