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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 60 55
Rank change year-on-year +40 -5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 456 135 147
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 5.62% 4.01% 3.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.04% 4.65% 4.33%
Number of salaries quoted 317 83 90
10th Percentile £29,900 £27,000 £29,625
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,424 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £55,162
Median % change year-on-year - -18.42% -9.57%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £78,875
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

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 5,675 2,904 3,394
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 69.96% 86.35% 74.79%
Number of salaries quoted 4,150 1,541 1,770
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -16.67% -0.92%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,560
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -7.90%

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 September 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 September 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 +26 153 £65,000 -3.70% 79
Hertfordshire +20 96 £55,000 +30.69% 80
Bedfordshire +29 75 £30,000 -36.84% 25
Norfolk +5 52 £30,000 -33.33% 26
Essex +3 51 £41,661 +19.03% 54
Suffolk +10 29 £33,125 -54.31% 16
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 43 (9.43%) SharePoint
2 36 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.66%) CMS
3 3 (0.66%) SAS
4 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (2.41%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.44%) Simulink
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 132 (28.95%) Azure
2 94 (20.61%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (12.28%) Entra ID
4 18 (3.95%) AWS
5 16 (3.51%) OneDrive
6 6 (1.32%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.32%) PowerApps
6 6 (1.32%) SaaS
7 5 (1.10%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (1.10%) GCP
8 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (0.88%) Power Automate
9 3 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.66%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.44%) GitHub
11 1 (0.22%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.22%) AWS CodePipeline
11 1 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 67 (14.69%) Firewall
2 32 (7.02%) DNS
2 32 (7.02%) TCP/IP
3 30 (6.58%) VPN
4 29 (6.36%) DHCP
5 19 (4.17%) WAN
6 18 (3.95%) LAN
7 16 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (2.63%) Network Security
8 12 (2.63%) VLAN
9 11 (2.41%) Wireless
10 9 (1.97%) HTTP
11 8 (1.75%) FTP
11 8 (1.75%) SMTP
12 5 (1.10%) NAS
13 4 (0.88%) DMZ
13 4 (0.88%) Internet
13 4 (0.88%) VoIP
14 3 (0.66%) BGP
14 3 (0.66%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.10%) Power BI
2 4 (0.88%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.22%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 4 (0.88%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Git
General
1 156 (34.21%) Social Skills
2 36 (7.89%) Finance
3 35 (7.68%) Aerospace
4 27 (5.92%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.82%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (3.07%) Legal
6 14 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.63%) Retail
8 10 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (1.75%) Law
10 5 (1.10%) Billing
10 5 (1.10%) Electronics
11 4 (0.88%) Back Office
11 4 (0.88%) Games
11 4 (0.88%) Manufacturing
11 4 (0.88%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.66%) Local Government
12 3 (0.66%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 64 (14.04%) Analyst
2 49 (10.75%) Security Analyst
3 46 (10.09%) Junior
4 44 (9.65%) IT Support
5 41 (8.99%) Senior
6 40 (8.77%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 37 (8.11%) Consultant
8 36 (7.89%) IT Engineer
9 31 (6.80%) Software Engineer
10 29 (6.36%) Junior Analyst
10 29 (6.36%) Junior Security Analyst
11 28 (6.14%) Ethical Hacker
12 26 (5.70%) IT Manager
12 26 (5.70%) IT Support Engineer
12 26 (5.70%) Support Engineer
13 25 (5.48%) Lead
14 24 (5.26%) Developer
14 24 (5.26%) Python Developer
15 21 (4.61%) Python Engineer
15 21 (4.61%) Python Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.19%) Terraform
2 9 (1.97%) LDAP
3 3 (0.66%) EDI
4 2 (0.44%) Middleware
5 1 (0.22%) FHIR
5 1 (0.22%) JSON
5 1 (0.22%) Regular Expression
5 1 (0.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 74 (16.23%) Cyber Threat
2 36 (7.89%) Onboarding
3 28 (6.14%) Cyberattack
4 21 (4.61%) Security Operations Centre
4 21 (4.61%) Security Posture
5 16 (3.51%) Driving Licence
6 13 (2.85%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.19%) Client/Server
8 9 (1.97%) Operational Technology
9 8 (1.75%) Clustering
10 7 (1.54%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.32%) CCTV
11 6 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.10%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (0.88%) Blog
13 4 (0.88%) Cloud Security Posture
13 4 (0.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 4 (0.88%) PKI
14 3 (0.66%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 55 (12.06%) Windows
2 30 (6.58%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.19%) Linux
4 6 (1.32%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.66%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (23.25%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (15.13%) AI
3 61 (13.38%) Software Engineering
4 53 (11.62%) Continuous Improvement
5 47 (10.31%) Mentoring
6 37 (8.11%) Security Operations
7 36 (7.89%) SIEM
8 32 (7.02%) Service Delivery
9 29 (6.36%) Disaster Recovery
9 29 (6.36%) Ethical Hacking
10 25 (5.48%) ITIL
11 24 (5.26%) Stakeholder Management
12 23 (5.04%) Information Security
13 21 (4.61%) Incident Response
13 21 (4.61%) Vulnerability Management
14 20 (4.39%) Business Continuity
14 20 (4.39%) Data Protection
15 19 (4.17%) Risk Management
16 18 (3.95%) Customer Service
16 18 (3.95%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 55 (12.06%) Python
2 25 (5.48%) C++
3 24 (5.26%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.85%) Rust
5 7 (1.54%) Bash
5 7 (1.54%) Kusto Query Language
5 7 (1.54%) Search Processing Language
6 6 (1.32%) Perl
6 6 (1.32%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.44%) C
7 2 (0.44%) Embedded C
7 2 (0.44%) Embedded C++
7 2 (0.44%) MATLAB
7 2 (0.44%) SQL
8 1 (0.22%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 66 (14.47%) Security Cleared
2 63 (13.82%) Azure Certification
3 47 (10.31%) DV Cleared
4 41 (8.99%) CompTIA Security+
5 39 (8.55%) CEH
6 36 (7.89%) Degree
7 28 (6.14%) CompTIA CySA+
8 26 (5.70%) SC Cleared
9 16 (3.51%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (2.63%) CISSP
11 11 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (1.54%) CCNP
12 7 (1.54%) CISM
13 6 (1.32%) CCNA
13 6 (1.32%) CREST Certified
14 5 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.10%) CCSK
14 5 (1.10%) DBS Check
15 4 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (6.36%) GRC
3 21 (4.61%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (4.39%) NIST
5 17 (3.73%) GDPR
6 15 (3.29%) SLA
7 14 (3.07%) PCI DSS
8 10 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 10 (2.19%) NCSC
9 9 (1.97%) Data Quality
10 6 (1.32%) Accessibility
11 5 (1.10%) JSP 440
12 4 (0.88%) COBIT
12 4 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 4 (0.88%) QA
13 3 (0.66%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.66%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.44%) Automotive SPICE
14 2 (0.44%) HIPAA
15 1 (0.22%) IASME
System Software
1 60 (13.16%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.85%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.32%) Firmware
5 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.66%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.66%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.44%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.22%) Docker
9 1 (0.22%) NFS
Systems Management
1 17 (3.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.54%) Ansible
3 6 (1.32%) QRadar
4 4 (0.88%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.44%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.22%) Autotask
6 1 (0.22%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 167 (36.62%) Microsoft
2 56 (12.28%) ForeScout
3 27 (5.92%) VMware
4 16 (3.51%) Splunk
5 12 (2.63%) Cisco
6 6 (1.32%) SonicWALL
6 6 (1.32%) Ubiquiti
7 5 (1.10%) Sophos
8 4 (0.88%) Epicor
8 4 (0.88%) Veeam
9 3 (0.66%) Adobe
9 3 (0.66%) Apple
9 3 (0.66%) ConnectWise
9 3 (0.66%) Forcepoint
9 3 (0.66%) Juniper
9 3 (0.66%) Meraki
9 3 (0.66%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.66%) Sage
9 3 (0.66%) Synology
10 2 (0.44%) Google