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

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 60 44
Rank change year-on-year +56 -16 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 648 134 209
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 13.80% 4.01% 4.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.71% 4.47% 5.53%
Number of salaries quoted 161 75 166
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £25,759
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,125 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -41.67% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £73,125 £68,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £85,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -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 3,463 2,998 3,781
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 73.74% 89.68% 84.68%
Number of salaries quoted 2,047 1,226 2,999
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,313 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 14 February 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 14 February 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 +23 259 £52,500 -12.50% 36
Essex +40 183 £28,000 -41.05% 27
Cambridgeshire +38 83 £34,000 -15.45% 27
Suffolk +34 53 £47,500 - 14
Norfolk +32 41 £40,000 -6.08% 13
Bedfordshire +44 29 £30,500 -53.96% 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 32 (4.94%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.62%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.31%) CMS
5 1 (0.15%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.62%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 359 (55.40%) Cloud Computing
2 98 (15.12%) Azure
3 50 (7.72%) Entra ID
4 45 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (3.09%) AWS
6 8 (1.23%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.23%) PowerApps
7 6 (0.93%) IaaS
7 6 (0.93%) PaaS
8 5 (0.77%) GitHub
8 5 (0.77%) OneDrive
9 4 (0.62%) SaaS
10 1 (0.15%) Boomi
10 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.15%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.15%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 366 (56.48%) Internet
2 33 (5.09%) Firewall
3 32 (4.94%) Network Security
4 20 (3.09%) DNS
4 20 (3.09%) TCP/IP
5 19 (2.93%) DHCP
6 17 (2.62%) Wi-Fi
7 15 (2.31%) LAN
8 14 (2.16%) VPN
9 11 (1.70%) VoIP
9 11 (1.70%) WAN
10 8 (1.23%) WLAN
11 7 (1.08%) VLAN
12 4 (0.62%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (0.62%) DMZ
13 3 (0.46%) 5G
14 2 (0.31%) SAN
14 2 (0.31%) SD-WAN
14 2 (0.31%) Wireshark
15 1 (0.15%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (0.77%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (0.62%) MS Access
3 4 (0.62%) Power BI
3 4 (0.62%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 5 (0.77%) Git
1 5 (0.77%) JIRA
2 4 (0.62%) Toad
General
1 490 (75.62%) Social Skills
2 368 (56.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 360 (55.56%) Banking
4 40 (6.17%) Finance
5 29 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (3.55%) Marketing
7 17 (2.62%) Manufacturing
8 16 (2.47%) Multimedia
9 15 (2.31%) Public Sector
10 9 (1.39%) Billing
10 9 (1.39%) Local Government
11 8 (1.23%) Telecoms
12 6 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (0.93%) Law
13 5 (0.77%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.77%) Retail
14 4 (0.62%) Legal
14 4 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.46%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 286 (44.14%) Lecturer
2 50 (7.72%) Analyst
3 42 (6.48%) Security Analyst
4 36 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 36 (5.56%) Junior
4 36 (5.56%) Junior Analyst
4 36 (5.56%) Junior Security Analyst
5 35 (5.40%) IT Support
6 22 (3.40%) Support Engineer
7 20 (3.09%) Administrator
8 18 (2.78%) Trainee
9 17 (2.62%) IT Engineer
9 17 (2.62%) Senior
10 15 (2.31%) IT Administrator
11 14 (2.16%) IT Support Engineer
12 12 (1.85%) Consultant
13 10 (1.54%) IT Support Specialist
13 10 (1.54%) Support Specialist
14 8 (1.23%) Ethical Hacker
14 8 (1.23%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.77%) CSS
1 5 (0.77%) HTML
2 1 (0.15%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 384 (59.26%) IoT
2 18 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (1.85%) Onboarding
5 11 (1.70%) Security Posture
6 10 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (1.23%) Cyberattack
7 8 (1.23%) Data Centre
8 6 (0.93%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 6 (0.93%) Robotics
9 5 (0.77%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.62%) Blog
10 4 (0.62%) Cloud Security Posture
10 4 (0.62%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.62%) PKI
11 3 (0.46%) PropTech
11 3 (0.46%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (0.46%) Web Conferencing
12 2 (0.31%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 57 (8.80%) Windows
2 35 (5.40%) Windows Server
3 13 (2.01%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.23%) Linux
5 5 (0.77%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.62%) Android
6 4 (0.62%) Unix
6 4 (0.62%) VMS
6 4 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (58.95%) AI
2 361 (55.71%) User Experience
3 358 (55.25%) Machine Learning
3 358 (55.25%) Web Development
4 61 (9.41%) Mentoring
5 44 (6.79%) Problem-Solving
6 41 (6.33%) Customer Service
7 27 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (3.55%) Decision-Making
9 22 (3.40%) Data Protection
10 21 (3.24%) Ethical Hacking
11 20 (3.09%) B2B
12 18 (2.78%) Budgeting
13 16 (2.47%) Information Security
14 15 (2.31%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 15 (2.31%) CRM
14 15 (2.31%) ITIL
14 15 (2.31%) Process Improvement
15 12 (1.85%) B2B Sales
15 12 (1.85%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 18 (2.78%) PowerShell
2 17 (2.62%) Python
3 8 (1.23%) Java
4 5 (0.77%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.62%) Shell Script
5 4 (0.62%) SQL
5 4 (0.62%) VB
6 3 (0.46%) C++
7 1 (0.15%) Bash
7 1 (0.15%) Bicep
7 1 (0.15%) R
Qualifications
1 384 (59.26%) Degree
2 361 (55.71%) Master's Degree
3 358 (55.25%) PhD
3 358 (55.25%) Postgraduate
4 53 (8.18%) Azure Certification
5 50 (7.72%) CompTIA Security+
6 39 (6.02%) CompTIA CySA+
7 23 (3.55%) Security Cleared
8 22 (3.40%) CEH
9 15 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (2.31%) Network+ Certification
10 14 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
11 13 (2.01%) A+ Certification
11 13 (2.01%) CCNA
11 13 (2.01%) CCNP
12 11 (1.70%) SC Cleared
13 10 (1.54%) CISSP
14 8 (1.23%) CISM
14 8 (1.23%) DV Cleared
15 7 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (1.85%) GDPR
2 12 (1.85%) NIST
3 11 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (1.54%) GRC
5 4 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 4 (0.62%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.62%) NCSC
5 4 (0.62%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.62%) SLA
6 2 (0.31%) QA
7 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 48 (7.41%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (0.93%) vSphere
4 2 (0.31%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.15%) Docker
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 37 (5.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (0.77%) FTK
4 4 (0.62%) FortiGate
4 4 (0.62%) SolarWinds Orion
4 4 (0.62%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.31%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 2 (0.31%) QRadar
6 1 (0.15%) Ansible
6 1 (0.15%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.15%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 149 (22.99%) Microsoft
2 44 (6.79%) ForeScout
3 13 (2.01%) CrowdStrike
4 12 (1.85%) Palo Alto
5 11 (1.70%) Fortinet
6 10 (1.54%) VMware
7 9 (1.39%) Cisco
7 9 (1.39%) Mitel
8 7 (1.08%) SAP
9 6 (0.93%) SolarWinds
10 5 (0.77%) Apple
10 5 (0.77%) Aruba
10 5 (0.77%) Cellebrite
11 4 (0.62%) NEC
11 4 (0.62%) Oracle
11 4 (0.62%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.46%) Broadcom
12 3 (0.46%) Epicor
12 3 (0.46%) Veeam
13 2 (0.31%) HubSpot