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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 78 63
Rank change year-on-year +64 -15 +10
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 466 122 206
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 7.12% 3.55% 3.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.96% 3.95% 4.08%
Number of salaries quoted 240 88 154
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £25,575
25th Percentile £31,008 £39,356 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.47% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £65,670
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -0.86% -9.38%

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 4,677 3,087 5,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 71.45% 89.74% 77.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,253 1,623 3,721
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,300 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,750 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 9 July 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 9 July 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 +31 121 £50,000 -15.61% 50
Hertfordshire +23 94 £55,000 +34.52% 42
Bedfordshire +35 77 £30,000 -36.84% 13
Essex +22 69 £35,000 -46.15% 30
Norfolk +8 57 £52,500 +16.67% 11
Suffolk +35 48 £34,875 -26.58% 12
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 39 (8.37%) SharePoint
2 35 (7.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.50%) CMS
4 3 (0.64%) SAS
5 1 (0.21%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.43%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.29%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.86%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 213 (45.71%) Azure
2 96 (20.60%) Microsoft 365
3 70 (15.02%) Entra ID
4 22 (4.72%) AWS
5 11 (2.36%) OneDrive
6 10 (2.15%) Power Platform
6 10 (2.15%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.29%) SaaS
8 4 (0.86%) IaaS
8 4 (0.86%) PaaS
9 3 (0.64%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.64%) GitHub
9 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (0.64%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.21%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.21%) Boomi
10 1 (0.21%) GCP
10 1 (0.21%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 68 (14.59%) Firewall
2 35 (7.51%) VPN
3 29 (6.22%) DNS
4 26 (5.58%) TCP/IP
5 25 (5.36%) DHCP
6 22 (4.72%) LAN
7 20 (4.29%) VLAN
8 19 (4.08%) WAN
9 18 (3.86%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (3.00%) Network Security
11 9 (1.93%) Wireless
12 8 (1.72%) FTP
12 8 (1.72%) HTTP
12 8 (1.72%) SMTP
13 5 (1.07%) DMZ
13 5 (1.07%) Internet
13 5 (1.07%) VoIP
14 4 (0.86%) WLAN
15 3 (0.64%) NAS
16 2 (0.43%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.93%) Power BI
2 4 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.64%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.29%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Git
General
1 204 (43.78%) Social Skills
2 39 (8.37%) Finance
3 30 (6.44%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (5.36%) Public Sector
5 17 (3.65%) Manufacturing
6 16 (3.43%) Aerospace
7 15 (3.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (2.79%) Retail
8 13 (2.79%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.58%) Billing
9 12 (2.58%) Law
10 11 (2.36%) Marketing
11 10 (2.15%) Legal
12 9 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.72%) Games
13 8 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (0.86%) Banking
14 4 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.64%) Electronics
16 2 (0.43%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 101 (21.67%) Analyst
2 80 (17.17%) Security Analyst
3 72 (15.45%) Junior
4 69 (14.81%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 64 (13.73%) Junior Analyst
5 64 (13.73%) Junior Security Analyst
6 60 (12.88%) Ethical Hacker
7 51 (10.94%) IT Support
8 41 (8.80%) IT Engineer
9 30 (6.44%) Administrator
10 25 (5.36%) Consultant
10 25 (5.36%) IT Support Engineer
10 25 (5.36%) Support Engineer
11 24 (5.15%) IT Manager
12 19 (4.08%) IT Analyst
12 19 (4.08%) Senior
13 16 (3.43%) Lead
14 15 (3.22%) Systems Engineer
15 14 (3.00%) Service Manager
16 12 (2.58%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.72%) LDAP
2 2 (0.43%) Middleware
2 2 (0.43%) Web Services
3 1 (0.21%) CSS
3 1 (0.21%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (12.88%) Cyberattack
2 28 (6.01%) Cyber Threat
2 28 (6.01%) Onboarding
3 20 (4.29%) Security Operations Centre
4 18 (3.86%) Security Posture
5 11 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (2.15%) Driving Licence
7 8 (1.72%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.72%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.50%) Robotics
9 6 (1.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 6 (1.29%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.29%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.07%) Blog
10 5 (1.07%) CCTV
10 5 (1.07%) Cloud Security Posture
10 5 (1.07%) PKI
11 4 (0.86%) Clustering
11 4 (0.86%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 74 (15.88%) Windows
2 43 (9.23%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.15%) Linux
4 8 (1.72%) Android
4 8 (1.72%) Mac OS
4 8 (1.72%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.86%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.86%) VMS
5 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (18.67%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (17.17%) Mentoring
3 63 (13.52%) Ethical Hacking
4 45 (9.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 35 (7.51%) AI
6 30 (6.44%) Security Operations
6 30 (6.44%) SIEM
7 28 (6.01%) ITIL
8 25 (5.36%) Service Delivery
9 23 (4.94%) Disaster Recovery
10 18 (3.86%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 18 (3.86%) Stakeholder Management
10 18 (3.86%) Use Case
11 17 (3.65%) ERP
11 17 (3.65%) Project Delivery
12 16 (3.43%) Data Protection
12 16 (3.43%) Risk Management
12 16 (3.43%) User Experience
13 15 (3.22%) Computer Science
13 15 (3.22%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 29 (6.22%) PowerShell
2 23 (4.94%) Python
3 15 (3.22%) C++
4 7 (1.50%) Bash
5 6 (1.29%) Perl
6 5 (1.07%) Java
6 5 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
6 5 (1.07%) Search Processing Language
7 4 (0.86%) Rust
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
9 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 133 (28.54%) Azure Certification
2 76 (16.31%) CompTIA Security+
3 73 (15.67%) CEH
4 65 (13.95%) CompTIA CySA+
5 49 (10.52%) Security Cleared
6 40 (8.58%) Degree
7 32 (6.87%) DV Cleared
8 19 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (3.43%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (3.43%) SC Cleared
10 14 (3.00%) CISSP
11 13 (2.79%) CCNA
12 10 (2.15%) CCNP
13 7 (1.50%) CISM
13 7 (1.50%) CREST Certified
14 6 (1.29%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 6 (1.29%) Network+ Certification
15 5 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
16 4 (0.86%) DBS Check
17 3 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (4.72%) GRC
3 18 (3.86%) NIST
4 15 (3.22%) PCI DSS
5 11 (2.36%) GDPR
6 8 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.72%) NCSC
6 8 (1.72%) SLA
7 6 (1.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 6 (1.29%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.29%) JSP 440
8 5 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (0.86%) QA
9 4 (0.86%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.64%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.64%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.43%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.43%) Automotive SPICE
12 1 (0.21%) IASME
12 1 (0.21%) JTAG
System Software
1 78 (16.74%) Active Directory
2 21 (4.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.50%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.86%) vSphere
6 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.64%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 21 (4.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.72%) Terraform
3 7 (1.50%) QRadar
4 5 (1.07%) Ansible
4 5 (1.07%) FTK
5 4 (0.86%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.86%) SolarWinds Orion
5 4 (0.86%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.43%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.43%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.21%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 243 (52.15%) Microsoft
2 124 (26.61%) ForeScout
3 24 (5.15%) VMware
4 14 (3.00%) Cisco
4 14 (3.00%) Splunk
5 9 (1.93%) Epicor
6 8 (1.72%) Apple
6 8 (1.72%) SolarWinds
7 6 (1.29%) Fortinet
7 6 (1.29%) Sophos
7 6 (1.29%) Ubiquiti
8 5 (1.07%) Cellebrite
8 5 (1.07%) CrowdStrike
8 5 (1.07%) Dell
8 5 (1.07%) Veeam
9 4 (0.86%) Aruba
9 4 (0.86%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.64%) ConnectWise
10 3 (0.64%) Meraki
10 3 (0.64%) ServiceNow