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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 62 56
Rank change year-on-year +57 -6 +21
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 743 120 221
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 11.67% 4.38% 3.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.57% 4.73% 4.48%
Number of salaries quoted 156 92 174
10th Percentile £29,527 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,500 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -12.84% +3.81%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,875
90th Percentile £78,800 £86,600 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,239 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.60% +0.00% -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 4,484 2,536 4,928
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.43% 92.66% 81.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,642 1,407 3,690
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,978 £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 £66,271 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,900 £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 2 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 2 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 +45 262 £63,750 +51.48% 37
Essex +26 212 £35,000 - 20
Cambridgeshire +7 91 £52,500 +2.10% 28
Norfolk +20 75 £50,000 +28.73% 9
Suffolk +35 68 £40,000 -15.79% 10
Bedfordshire +32 35 £31,500 -42.73% 8
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 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (3.10%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.54%) CMS
4 1 (0.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (1.35%) 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 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.54%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 358 (48.18%) Cloud Computing
2 212 (28.53%) Azure
3 64 (8.61%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (7.00%) Entra ID
5 17 (2.29%) AWS
6 12 (1.62%) Power Platform
6 12 (1.62%) 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 (49.13%) Internet
2 50 (6.73%) Firewall
3 22 (2.96%) VPN
4 18 (2.42%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (2.29%) DNS
6 13 (1.75%) DHCP
6 13 (1.75%) LAN
7 10 (1.35%) Network Security
7 10 (1.35%) VLAN
7 10 (1.35%) 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%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.27%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.27%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.35%) 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
1 545 (73.35%) Social Skills
2 370 (49.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 362 (48.72%) Banking
4 41 (5.52%) Finance
5 27 (3.63%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (2.56%) Billing
7 16 (2.15%) Manufacturing
7 16 (2.15%) Public Sector
8 13 (1.75%) Marketing
9 12 (1.62%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
11 9 (1.21%) Law
11 9 (1.21%) Retail
12 6 (0.81%) Multimedia
13 4 (0.54%) Games
13 4 (0.54%) Local Government
14 3 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.27%) Aerospace
16 1 (0.13%) Legal
Job Titles
1 286 (38.49%) Lecturer
2 107 (14.40%) Analyst
3 96 (12.92%) Security Analyst
4 85 (11.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 85 (11.44%) Junior
5 84 (11.31%) Junior Analyst
5 84 (11.31%) Junior Security Analyst
6 60 (8.08%) Ethical Hacker
7 43 (5.79%) IT Support
8 35 (4.71%) IT Engineer
9 22 (2.96%) IT Support Engineer
9 22 (2.96%) Support Engineer
10 20 (2.69%) Administrator
11 15 (2.02%) Consultant
12 12 (1.62%) IT Analyst
13 11 (1.48%) IT Administrator
13 11 (1.48%) Network Engineer
13 11 (1.48%) Senior
13 11 (1.48%) Systems Engineer
14 10 (1.35%) Security Manager
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 (48.32%) IoT
2 60 (8.08%) Cyberattack
3 15 (2.02%) Onboarding
4 11 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.35%) Security Posture
6 9 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (0.94%) Robotics
9 6 (0.81%) Cloud Native
9 6 (0.81%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 6 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (0.81%) 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 53 (7.13%) Windows
2 31 (4.17%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.08%) Android
3 8 (1.08%) 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 (51.28%) AI
2 365 (49.13%) User Experience
3 358 (48.18%) Machine Learning
3 358 (48.18%) Web Development
4 98 (13.19%) Mentoring
5 65 (8.75%) Ethical Hacking
6 38 (5.11%) Problem-Solving
7 25 (3.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (2.83%) ITIL
9 18 (2.42%) Data Protection
9 18 (2.42%) ERP
10 14 (1.88%) CRM
10 14 (1.88%) Risk Management
11 13 (1.75%) Service Delivery
12 11 (1.48%) Asset Management
12 11 (1.48%) B2B
12 11 (1.48%) Cloud Security
12 11 (1.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 10 (1.35%) Budgeting
13 10 (1.35%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (2.69%) PowerShell
2 13 (1.75%) 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
1 385 (51.82%) Degree
2 359 (48.32%) Master's Degree
3 358 (48.18%) PhD
3 358 (48.18%) Postgraduate
4 152 (20.46%) Azure Certification
5 94 (12.65%) CompTIA Security+
6 86 (11.57%) CompTIA CySA+
7 70 (9.42%) CEH
8 19 (2.56%) Security Cleared
9 17 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
10 12 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.62%) CISSP
11 10 (1.35%) CCNA
11 10 (1.35%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.08%) CISM
12 8 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
13 7 (0.94%) CCNP
14 5 (0.67%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.67%) SC Cleared
15 4 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (2.42%) GRC
2 17 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (1.35%) NIST
4 8 (1.08%) 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%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.27%) QA
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.13%) JTAG
9 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 56 (7.54%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.62%) 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 (2.83%) 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 (30.82%) Microsoft
2 144 (19.38%) ForeScout
3 15 (2.02%) VMware
4 11 (1.48%) Cisco
5 10 (1.35%) Apple
6 9 (1.21%) Epicor
7 8 (1.08%) SolarWinds
8 6 (0.81%) Fortinet
8 6 (0.81%) 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%) Meraki
11 3 (0.40%) Splunk
11 3 (0.40%) Synology
11 3 (0.40%) Ubiquiti