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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 53 35
Rank change year-on-year +45 -18 +11
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 406 162 111
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 11.23% 3.82% 5.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.86% 4.80% 5.78%
Number of salaries quoted 131 92 85
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,625 £41,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £43,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £50,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.50% -23.08% +18.18%
75th Percentile £53,750 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -3.85%

All Process and 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 2,929 3,374 1,922
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 81.05% 79.58% 92.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,763 1,439 1,312
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - +1.15%
75th Percentile £62,500 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £84,950
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 +34 168 £43,085 -28.19% 42
Essex +41 109 £28,000 -41.05% 27
Cambridgeshire +32 52 £34,000 -30.26% 27
Suffolk +4 48 £72,500 -9.38% 5
Norfolk +26 16 £45,000 +32.35% 16
Bedfordshire +22 13 £30,500 -35.79% 14
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 29 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.99%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.49%) Apache Solr
4 2 (0.49%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (5.91%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.48%) AutoCAD
2 6 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.48%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.99%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 229 (56.40%) Cloud Computing
2 35 (8.62%) Azure
3 32 (7.88%) Entra ID
4 25 (6.16%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (2.96%) AWS
6 6 (1.48%) OneDrive
7 4 (0.99%) Power Platform
7 4 (0.99%) PowerApps
7 4 (0.99%) SaaS
8 3 (0.74%) GitHub
9 2 (0.49%) Cloudflare
9 2 (0.49%) IaaS
9 2 (0.49%) PaaS
10 1 (0.25%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.25%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.25%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 233 (57.39%) Internet
2 30 (7.39%) Network Security
3 24 (5.91%) TCP/IP
4 23 (5.67%) Firewall
5 15 (3.69%) VoIP
6 14 (3.45%) DNS
7 13 (3.20%) DHCP
8 11 (2.71%) LAN
9 10 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (1.72%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.48%) HSRP
11 6 (1.48%) VRRP
12 5 (1.23%) VPN
12 5 (1.23%) WAN
13 4 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
13 4 (0.99%) SAN
13 4 (0.99%) WLAN
14 2 (0.49%) NGFW
15 1 (0.25%) SSL
15 1 (0.25%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (0.99%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (0.99%) MS Access
2 4 (0.99%) SAP Data Services
2 4 (0.99%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.49%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (1.23%) Git
2 4 (0.99%) Toad
3 2 (0.49%) JIRA
General
1 313 (77.09%) Social Skills
2 229 (56.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 227 (55.91%) Banking
4 30 (7.39%) Marketing
5 20 (4.93%) Finance
6 16 (3.94%) Analytical Skills
7 13 (3.20%) Multimedia
8 11 (2.71%) Legal
9 9 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (1.97%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.72%) Retail
12 5 (1.23%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.23%) Local Government
12 5 (1.23%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.74%) Electronics
14 3 (0.74%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.25%) Automotive
15 1 (0.25%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 184 (45.32%) Lecturer
2 18 (4.43%) IT Support
3 14 (3.45%) Trainee
4 13 (3.20%) Support Engineer
5 12 (2.96%) Analyst
5 12 (2.96%) Business Development Manager
5 12 (2.96%) Business Manager
5 12 (2.96%) Development Manager
6 11 (2.71%) Senior
7 10 (2.46%) Technical Engineer
8 9 (2.22%) Graduate
8 9 (2.22%) IT Support Specialist
8 9 (2.22%) Support Specialist
9 8 (1.97%) Security Analyst
10 7 (1.72%) Administrator
10 7 (1.72%) IT Administrator
11 6 (1.48%) Network Manager
11 6 (1.48%) New Business Development Manager
11 6 (1.48%) Technical Manager
12 5 (1.23%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.74%) CSS
1 3 (0.74%) HTML
2 1 (0.25%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 253 (62.32%) IoT
2 16 (3.94%) Data Centre
3 15 (3.69%) Web Conferencing
4 14 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.46%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (2.46%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.22%) Onboarding
7 6 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.23%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (0.74%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.74%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.49%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.49%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 2 (0.49%) Security Operations Centre
12 1 (0.25%) Cloud Security Posture
12 1 (0.25%) CSOC
12 1 (0.25%) Operational Technology
12 1 (0.25%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 41 (10.10%) Windows
2 25 (6.16%) Windows Server
3 12 (2.96%) Mac OS
4 11 (2.71%) Linux
5 4 (0.99%) Unix
6 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 239 (58.87%) AI
2 229 (56.40%) User Experience
3 227 (55.91%) Machine Learning
3 227 (55.91%) Web Development
4 37 (9.11%) Customer Service
5 32 (7.88%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (6.90%) Decision-Making
7 24 (5.91%) Mentoring
8 19 (4.68%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (3.94%) B2B
10 15 (3.69%) Budgeting
10 15 (3.69%) Business Development
11 13 (3.20%) Business Enablement
11 13 (3.20%) Technology Enablement
12 12 (2.96%) Information Security
12 12 (2.96%) ITIL
12 12 (2.96%) Line Management
12 12 (2.96%) Process Improvement
13 11 (2.71%) B2B Sales
13 11 (2.71%) Ethical Hacking
Programming Languages
1 11 (2.71%) PowerShell
1 11 (2.71%) Python
2 5 (1.23%) JavaScript
3 4 (0.99%) Shell Script
3 4 (0.99%) SQL
3 4 (0.99%) VB
4 3 (0.74%) C++
4 3 (0.74%) Java
5 1 (0.25%) Bash
5 1 (0.25%) Bicep
5 1 (0.25%) R
Qualifications
1 249 (61.33%) Degree
2 236 (58.13%) Master's Degree
3 227 (55.91%) PhD
3 227 (55.91%) Postgraduate
4 20 (4.93%) CompTIA Security+
5 15 (3.69%) CEH
6 13 (3.20%) Security Cleared
7 12 (2.96%) CCNA
7 12 (2.96%) Cisco Certification
8 11 (2.71%) A+ Certification
8 11 (2.71%) CCNP
8 11 (2.71%) Network+ Certification
8 11 (2.71%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.72%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.72%) CISM
9 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.48%) CISSP
10 6 (1.48%) CompTIA CySA+
11 5 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.94%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (3.45%) GDPR
3 12 (2.96%) NIST
4 11 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.99%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.49%) GRC
7 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.25%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.25%) NCSC
7 1 (0.25%) QA
7 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (7.64%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.99%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.99%) vSphere
4 3 (0.74%) Docker
4 3 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.25%) Terminal Server
5 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 31 (7.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 4 (0.99%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.25%) Ansible
3 1 (0.25%) Computer Incident Response Team
3 1 (0.25%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.25%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.25%) QRadar
3 1 (0.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 85 (20.94%) Microsoft
2 11 (2.71%) Cisco
3 10 (2.46%) CrowdStrike
3 10 (2.46%) Palo Alto
4 9 (2.22%) Broadcom
4 9 (2.22%) Fortinet
4 9 (2.22%) Mitel
5 8 (1.97%) VMware
6 7 (1.72%) SAP
7 6 (1.48%) Avaya
7 6 (1.48%) Extreme Networks
7 6 (1.48%) Sophos
7 6 (1.48%) YouTube
8 5 (1.23%) Veeam
9 4 (0.99%) Dell
9 4 (0.99%) ForeScout
9 4 (0.99%) NEC
9 4 (0.99%) Oracle
10 2 (0.49%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.49%) ServiceNow