Cybersecurity Jobs in the East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Cybersecurity skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cybersecurity over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Cybersecurity England / East of England
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	199	207	256
Rank change year-on-year	+8	+49
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity	65	46	26
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England	1.05%	0.67%	0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	1.19%	0.77%	0.37%
Number of salaries quoted	57	38	23
Median salary	£57,500	£52,500	£53,272
Median salary % change year-on-year	+9.52%	-1.44%
90% offered a salary of more than	£43,600	£30,250	£37,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£78,000	£80,000	£59,500
UK excluding London median salary	£50,000	£55,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-9.09%	+10.00%

Cybersecurity is in the process and methodology skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for process and methodology skills.

Process & Methodology Skills East of England
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills	5457	6001	6987
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the East of England	88.00%	87.67%	86.45%
Number of salaries quoted	4413	5042	5722
Median salary	£47,500	£47,500	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£31,500	£30,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£65,000	£70,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£44,000
% change year-on-year	-	+2.27%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the East of England citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Processes & Methodologies category.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in the East of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the East of England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cybersecurity in the East of England.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in the East of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the East of England

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Cybersecurity in the East of England over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

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 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire	0	23	£65,000	+8.33%	4
Bedfordshire	+32	19	£50,000	-37.50%
Cambridgeshire	-7	16	£57,500	+52.31%	8
Suffolk	-5	4	£35,000	-22.22%	2
Essex	-2	3	£58,429	+16.85%	2
Cybersecurity England

Cybersecurity
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the East of England

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing Cybersecurity also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the East of England region with a requirement for Cybersecurity.

1	43 (41.75%)	Information Security
2	40 (38.83%)	Firewall
2	40 (38.83%)	Windows
3	34 (33.01%)	Windows Server
4	32 (31.07%)	CISM
5	29 (28.16%)	Risk Management
5	29 (28.16%)	CISSP
5	29 (28.16%)	ISO/IEC 27001
6	28 (27.18%)	Linux
7	27 (26.21%)	ITIL
7	27 (26.21%)	Active Directory
8	25 (24.27%)	Security Operations
9	23 (22.33%)	Security Architecture
10	19 (18.45%)	Amazon AWS
10	19 (18.45%)	Finance

10	19 (18.45%)	Apple
11	17 (16.50%)	GAP Analysis
12	16 (15.53%)	Data Protection
12	16 (15.53%)	Windows Server 2012
12	16 (15.53%)	CESG
12	16 (15.53%)	Data Protection Act
13	15 (14.56%)	Cisco
13	15 (14.56%)	Microsoft
14	13 (12.62%)	Agile Software Development
14	13 (12.62%)	Penetration Testing
14	13 (12.62%)	PCI DSS
14	13 (12.62%)	Security Cleared
15	12 (11.65%)	VMware Infrastructure
15	12 (11.65%)	PowerShell
15	12 (11.65%)	Windows Server 2008

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring IT Skills in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	10 (9.71%)	MS Exchange
2	7 (6.80%)	Exchange Server 2013
3	5 (4.85%)	Exchange Server 2010
4	1 (0.97%)	SharePoint
4	1 (0.97%)	Skype for Business

Applications
1	7 (6.80%)	Microsoft Office

Cloud Services
1	19 (18.45%)	Amazon AWS
2	11 (10.68%)	Office 365
3	8 (7.77%)	Cloud Computing
4	1 (0.97%)	Azure Active Directory
4	1 (0.97%)	IaaS
4	1 (0.97%)	Microsoft Azure
4	1 (0.97%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	40 (38.83%)	Firewall
2	12 (11.65%)	VLAN
3	9 (8.74%)	TCP/IP
4	8 (7.77%)	SSL
5	7 (6.80%)	Cisco ASA
5	7 (6.80%)	Network Security
6	5 (4.85%)	DHCP
6	5 (4.85%)	DNS
6	5 (4.85%)	VoIP
7	4 (3.88%)	HTTP
7	4 (3.88%)	iSCSI
7	4 (3.88%)	LAN
7	4 (3.88%)	SAN
7	4 (3.88%)	VPN
7	4 (3.88%)	WAN
7	4 (3.88%)	Wi-Fi
8	1 (0.97%)	Remote Desktop
8	1 (0.97%)	Skype

Database & Business Intelligence
1	8 (7.77%)	SQL Server
2	4 (3.88%)	Geospatial Data
2	4 (3.88%)	GIS
2	4 (3.88%)	RDBMS
2	4 (3.88%)	Relational Database
2	4 (3.88%)	SQL Server 2008
3	1 (0.97%)	Amazon RDS
3	1 (0.97%)	Big Data
3	1 (0.97%)	BusinessObjects

Development Applications
1	4 (3.88%)	ClearQuest
1	4 (3.88%)	CruiseControl
1	4 (3.88%)	FishEye
1	4 (3.88%)	Hudson
1	4 (3.88%)	Jenkins
1	4 (3.88%)	JIRA
1	4 (3.88%)	JUnit
1	4 (3.88%)	Selenium
1	4 (3.88%)	SoapUI
1	4 (3.88%)	TeamCity
1	4 (3.88%)	Zephyr

General
1	19 (18.45%)	Finance
2	8 (7.77%)	Local Government
3	5 (4.85%)	Electronics
4	3 (2.91%)	Aerospace
4	3 (2.91%)	Publishing
5	2 (1.94%)	Law
6	1 (0.97%)	Billing
6	1 (0.97%)	Telecoms

Job Titles
1	25 (24.27%)	Security Manager
2	24 (23.30%)	Security Engineer
3	16 (15.53%)	Information Manager
3	16 (15.53%)	Information Security Manager
4	14 (13.59%)	Consultant
5	13 (12.62%)	IT Engineer
5	13 (12.62%)	Security Consultant
6	12 (11.65%)	IT Security Engineer
7	11 (10.68%)	Cybersecurity Engineer
8	9 (8.74%)	IT Manager
8	9 (8.74%)	SIEM Engineer
9	8 (7.77%)	Compliance Manager
9	8 (7.77%)	Governance Manager
9	8 (7.77%)	Information Governance Manager
9	8 (7.77%)	Information Risk Manager
9	8 (7.77%)	Information Security Risk Manager
9	8 (7.77%)	Presales Consultant
9	8 (7.77%)	Risk Manager
9	8 (7.77%)	Security Presales Consultant
9	8 (7.77%)	Systems Manager

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	9 (8.74%)	Web Services
2	4 (3.88%)	.NET
2	4 (3.88%)	GWT
2	4 (3.88%)	HTML
2	4 (3.88%)	Middleware
2	4 (3.88%)	REST
2	4 (3.88%)	RESTful
2	4 (3.88%)	SOAP
3	2 (1.94%)	ASP.NET
3	2 (1.94%)	CSS
3	2 (1.94%)	LAMP
4	1 (0.97%)	Java EE

Miscellaneous
1	16 (15.53%)	CESG
1	16 (15.53%)	Data Protection Act
2	7 (6.80%)	Distributed Denial-of-Service
3	5 (4.85%)	Blackberry
3	5 (4.85%)	iPhone
3	5 (4.85%)	Management Information System
3	5 (4.85%)	PDA
4	4 (3.88%)	CESG CLAS
4	4 (3.88%)	Cyberthreat
4	4 (3.88%)	N-Tier
4	4 (3.88%)	Security Operations Centre
4	4 (3.88%)	User Experience
5	3 (2.91%)	Cyber Attack
6	2 (1.94%)	Cyber Defence
6	2 (1.94%)	Fintech
6	2 (1.94%)	Greenfield Project
7	1 (0.97%)	Analytical Skills
7	1 (0.97%)	Private Cloud
7	1 (0.97%)	Public Cloud
7	1 (0.97%)	Social Media

Operating Systems
1	40 (38.83%)	Windows
2	34 (33.01%)	Windows Server
3	28 (27.18%)	Linux
4	16 (15.53%)	Windows Server 2012
5	12 (11.65%)	Windows Server 2008
6	11 (10.68%)	Mac OS X
7	9 (8.74%)	Apple iOS
7	9 (8.74%)	Windows 7
8	5 (4.85%)	Unix
8	5 (4.85%)	Windows 10
9	3 (2.91%)	CentOS
9	3 (2.91%)	Mac OS
9	3 (2.91%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9	3 (2.91%)	Windows Server 2003
10	2 (1.94%)	Kali Linux

Processes & Methodologies
1	43 (41.75%)	Information Security
2	29 (28.16%)	Risk Management
3	27 (26.21%)	ITIL
4	25 (24.27%)	Security Operations
5	23 (22.33%)	Security Architecture
6	17 (16.50%)	GAP Analysis
7	16 (15.53%)	Data Protection
8	13 (12.62%)	Agile Software Development
8	13 (12.62%)	Penetration Testing
9	12 (11.65%)	Risk Assessment
10	11 (10.68%)	Vulnerability Scanning
11	10 (9.71%)	Data Loss Prevention
11	10 (9.71%)	Security Management
11	10 (9.71%)	SIEM
11	10 (9.71%)	Vulnerability Management
12	9 (8.74%)	DRM
12	9 (8.74%)	Identity Access Management
12	9 (8.74%)	Information Security Governance
12	9 (8.74%)	ISMS
12	9 (8.74%)	Presales

Programming Languages
1	12 (11.65%)	C
1	12 (11.65%)	PowerShell
2	11 (10.68%)	SQL
3	8 (7.77%)	Java
4	4 (3.88%)	C++
4	4 (3.88%)	JavaScript
4	4 (3.88%)	Python
4	4 (3.88%)	VBScript
5	3 (2.91%)	Bash Shell
5	3 (2.91%)	Perl
6	2 (1.94%)	C#
6	2 (1.94%)	PHP
7	1 (0.97%)	Ruby
7	1 (0.97%)	VB

Qualifications
1	32 (31.07%)	CISM
2	29 (28.16%)	CISSP
3	13 (12.62%)	Security Cleared
4	11 (10.68%)	CESG Certified Professional
4	11 (10.68%)	CISA
5	8 (7.77%)	SC Cleared
6	5 (4.85%)	DV Cleared
7	4 (3.88%)	CCAA
7	4 (3.88%)	CCNA
7	4 (3.88%)	Cisco Certification
7	4 (3.88%)	Citrix Certification
7	4 (3.88%)	CLAS
7	4 (3.88%)	Degree
7	4 (3.88%)	MCSA
7	4 (3.88%)	MCSE
7	4 (3.88%)	Microsoft Certification
7	4 (3.88%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8	1 (0.97%)	GIAC
8	1 (0.97%)	IISP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	29 (28.16%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	13 (12.62%)	PCI DSS
3	11 (10.68%)	GDPR
4	10 (9.71%)	ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5	4 (3.88%)	Cyber Essentials
5	4 (3.88%)	Cyber Essentials PLUS
6	3 (2.91%)	HMG Security Policy Framework
6	3 (2.91%)	ISO 9001
6	3 (2.91%)	SLA

System Software
1	27 (26.21%)	Active Directory
2	12 (11.65%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	11 (10.68%)	Hyper-V
4	5 (4.85%)	Firmware
5	3 (2.91%)	Docker

Systems Management
1	7 (6.80%)	FortiGate
2	4 (3.88%)	Opscode Chef
2	4 (3.88%)	Puppet
3	3 (2.91%)	Grafana
3	3 (2.91%)	Munin
3	3 (2.91%)	Salt
3	3 (2.91%)	SCCM
3	3 (2.91%)	ZABBIX
4	1 (0.97%)	CSIRT
4	1 (0.97%)	Host Intrusion Detection System
4	1 (0.97%)	Microsoft Intune
4	1 (0.97%)	Nessus
4	1 (0.97%)	Nexpose

Vendors
1	19 (18.45%)	Apple
2	15 (14.56%)	Cisco
2	15 (14.56%)	Microsoft
3	12 (11.65%)	VMware
4	9 (8.74%)	Forcepoint
5	8 (7.77%)	NETGEAR
6	7 (6.80%)	ArcSight
6	7 (6.80%)	TippingPoint
7	4 (3.88%)	Atlassian
7	4 (3.88%)	Citrix
7	4 (3.88%)	HP
7	4 (3.88%)	SonicWALL
8	3 (2.91%)	NetApp
9	2 (1.94%)	Facebook
10	1 (0.97%)	NetWitness
10	1 (0.97%)	Qualys
10	1 (0.97%)	Rapid7
10	1 (0.97%)	Splunk
10	1 (0.97%)	Symantec