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 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 68 57
Rank change year-on-year +50 -11 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 470 137 141
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.20% 3.93% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.82% 4.51% 3.99%
Number of salaries quoted 317 94 98
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £29,925
25th Percentile £30,280 £41,258 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,125 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.87%

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 5,326 3,037 3,530
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.24% 87.19% 73.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,884 1,640 2,145
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £82,872
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,460
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.59% -8.94%

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 28 August 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 28 August 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
Cambridgeshire +31 145 £65,000 -3.70% 54
Hertfordshire +28 96 £61,250 +45.54% 69
Bedfordshire +30 75 £30,000 -41.46% 24
Norfolk +10 61 £30,000 -33.33% 14
Essex +15 59 £35,000 - 46
Suffolk +13 34 £31,500 -42.73% 11
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 44 (9.36%) SharePoint
2 39 (8.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.85%) CMS
4 3 (0.64%) SAS
Applications
1 7 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.43%) Simulink
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 160 (34.04%) Azure
2 93 (19.79%) Microsoft 365
3 62 (13.19%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.62%) AWS
4 17 (3.62%) OneDrive
5 7 (1.49%) Power Platform
5 7 (1.49%) PowerApps
5 7 (1.49%) SaaS
6 5 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.64%) GCP
8 3 (0.64%) GitHub
8 3 (0.64%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (0.21%) AWS CodePipeline
9 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.21%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.21%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 69 (14.68%) Firewall
2 31 (6.60%) VPN
3 30 (6.38%) DNS
4 27 (5.74%) TCP/IP
5 26 (5.53%) DHCP
6 19 (4.04%) WAN
7 17 (3.62%) LAN
8 16 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (2.98%) Network Security
10 12 (2.55%) VLAN
11 11 (2.34%) Wireless
12 8 (1.70%) FTP
12 8 (1.70%) HTTP
12 8 (1.70%) SMTP
13 5 (1.06%) Internet
13 5 (1.06%) NAS
14 4 (0.85%) DMZ
14 4 (0.85%) VoIP
15 3 (0.64%) BGP
15 3 (0.64%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.28%) Power BI
2 4 (0.85%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 4 (0.85%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Git
General
1 177 (37.66%) Social Skills
2 39 (8.30%) Finance
3 34 (7.23%) Aerospace
4 24 (5.11%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.68%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (2.77%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.55%) Legal
8 10 (2.13%) Billing
8 10 (2.13%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (2.13%) Retail
9 8 (1.70%) Marketing
10 6 (1.28%) Games
10 6 (1.28%) Law
11 5 (1.06%) Electronics
11 5 (1.06%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.06%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.64%) Local Government
13 3 (0.64%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (16.38%) Analyst
2 60 (12.77%) Security Analyst
3 57 (12.13%) Junior
4 50 (10.64%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 43 (9.15%) IT Support
6 40 (8.51%) Ethical Hacker
6 40 (8.51%) Junior Analyst
6 40 (8.51%) Junior Security Analyst
7 36 (7.66%) IT Engineer
7 36 (7.66%) Senior
8 32 (6.81%) Consultant
9 28 (5.96%) IT Manager
10 24 (5.11%) IT Support Engineer
10 24 (5.11%) Support Engineer
11 23 (4.89%) Developer
11 23 (4.89%) Lead
12 22 (4.68%) Python Developer
13 21 (4.47%) Administrator
13 21 (4.47%) Software Engineer
14 15 (3.19%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.13%) Terraform
2 8 (1.70%) LDAP
3 2 (0.43%) Middleware
3 2 (0.43%) Web Services
4 1 (0.21%) CSS
4 1 (0.21%) FHIR
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (13.40%) Cyber Threat
2 40 (8.51%) Cyberattack
3 36 (7.66%) Onboarding
4 20 (4.26%) Security Operations Centre
4 20 (4.26%) Security Posture
5 17 (3.62%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.13%) Client/Server
6 10 (2.13%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.13%) Operational Technology
7 8 (1.70%) Clustering
8 7 (1.49%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.28%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (1.06%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (0.85%) Blog
11 4 (0.85%) Cloud Security Posture
11 4 (0.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.85%) PKI
11 4 (0.85%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 58 (12.34%) Windows
2 30 (6.38%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.13%) Linux
4 6 (1.28%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.85%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.43%) Android
7 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (21.70%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (13.19%) Mentoring
3 58 (12.34%) AI
4 49 (10.43%) Software Engineering
5 48 (10.21%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (8.72%) Ethical Hacking
7 35 (7.45%) Security Operations
7 35 (7.45%) SIEM
8 34 (7.23%) Disaster Recovery
9 33 (7.02%) Service Delivery
10 29 (6.17%) ITIL
11 24 (5.11%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (4.47%) Information Security
13 20 (4.26%) Incident Response
14 19 (4.04%) Customer Service
14 19 (4.04%) Vulnerability Management
15 18 (3.83%) Business Continuity
15 18 (3.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 18 (3.83%) Risk Management
15 18 (3.83%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 43 (9.15%) Python
2 24 (5.11%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.89%) C++
4 8 (1.70%) Rust
5 7 (1.49%) Bash
5 7 (1.49%) Kusto Query Language
5 7 (1.49%) Search Processing Language
6 6 (1.28%) Perl
7 5 (1.06%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.43%) C
8 2 (0.43%) Embedded C
8 2 (0.43%) Embedded C++
8 2 (0.43%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.43%) SQL
9 1 (0.21%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 88 (18.72%) Azure Certification
2 63 (13.40%) Security Cleared
3 52 (11.06%) CompTIA Security+
4 51 (10.85%) CEH
5 44 (9.36%) DV Cleared
6 40 (8.51%) CompTIA CySA+
7 39 (8.30%) Degree
8 26 (5.53%) SC Cleared
9 18 (3.83%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (2.77%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (2.55%) CISSP
12 8 (1.70%) CCNA
12 8 (1.70%) CCNP
13 7 (1.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (1.49%) CREST Certified
14 6 (1.28%) CISM
15 5 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.06%) CCSK
15 5 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (1.06%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (6.17%) GRC
3 19 (4.04%) NIST
4 14 (2.98%) PCI DSS
4 14 (2.98%) SLA
5 13 (2.77%) GDPR
6 12 (2.55%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (2.13%) NCSC
8 9 (1.91%) Data Quality
9 7 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.28%) Accessibility
11 5 (1.06%) JSP 440
12 4 (0.85%) COBIT
12 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 4 (0.85%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.64%) HIPAA
13 3 (0.64%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.64%) QA
14 2 (0.43%) Automotive SPICE
15 1 (0.21%) JTAG
System Software
1 66 (14.04%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.55%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.28%) Firmware
5 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (1.06%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.64%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.64%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.43%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.49%) Ansible
3 6 (1.28%) QRadar
4 5 (1.06%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.43%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 187 (39.79%) Microsoft
2 80 (17.02%) ForeScout
3 26 (5.53%) VMware
4 16 (3.40%) Splunk
5 14 (2.98%) Cisco
6 7 (1.49%) Apple
7 6 (1.28%) SonicWALL
7 6 (1.28%) Ubiquiti
8 5 (1.06%) Epicor
8 5 (1.06%) Sophos
8 5 (1.06%) Veeam
9 3 (0.64%) Adobe
9 3 (0.64%) ConnectWise
9 3 (0.64%) Forcepoint
9 3 (0.64%) Juniper
9 3 (0.64%) Meraki
9 3 (0.64%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.64%) Synology
10 2 (0.43%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.43%) ServiceNow