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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 59 48
Rank change year-on-year +5 -11 +12
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 153 143 100
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 4.59% 3.43% 4.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.33% 4.50% 4.86%
Number of salaries quoted 99 86 70
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,125 £38,913
25th Percentile £28,500 £45,000 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,085 £50,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.83% -20.63% +9.57%
75th Percentile £59,375 £68,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £76,250 £86,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £54,500 £62,500 £63,073
% change year-on-year -12.80% -0.91% -2.97%

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 2,868 3,178 2,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 86.13% 76.25% 92.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,568 1,459 1,339
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,200 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +1.85% +2.86%
75th Percentile £60,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% -1.32% +1.33%

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 17 October 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 17 October 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
Suffolk -6 39 £72,500 -9.38% 14
Cambridgeshire +14 35 £34,000 -28.42% 20
Hertfordshire -4 34 £43,085 -28.19% 67
Essex +10 23 £28,000 -41.05% 35
Bedfordshire +1 14 £34,625 -27.11% 9
Norfolk +21 8 £45,000 +47.54% 15
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 15 (9.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (8.50%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.61%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (1.31%) Apache Solr
4 2 (1.31%) CMS
Applications
1 22 (14.38%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.92%) AutoCAD
2 6 (3.92%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.61%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 22 (14.38%) Azure
2 18 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.11%) Entra ID
4 10 (6.54%) AWS
5 4 (2.61%) SaaS
6 3 (1.96%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.96%) GitHub
7 2 (1.31%) Cloudflare
7 2 (1.31%) IaaS
7 2 (1.31%) OneDrive
7 2 (1.31%) PaaS
7 2 (1.31%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.31%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.65%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.65%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 22 (14.38%) TCP/IP
2 18 (11.76%) Firewall
3 17 (11.11%) Network Security
4 15 (9.80%) DNS
4 15 (9.80%) VoIP
5 14 (9.15%) DHCP
6 12 (7.84%) LAN
7 9 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (3.92%) HSRP
8 6 (3.92%) Internet
8 6 (3.92%) SD-WAN
8 6 (3.92%) VPN
8 6 (3.92%) VRRP
8 6 (3.92%) WAN
9 4 (2.61%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (2.61%) SAN
9 4 (2.61%) WLAN
10 3 (1.96%) NGFW
11 2 (1.31%) FTP
11 2 (1.31%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.61%) BusinessObjects
1 4 (2.61%) MS Access
1 4 (2.61%) SAP Data Services
1 4 (2.61%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.31%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (1.31%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (1.31%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (3.27%) Git
2 4 (2.61%) Toad
3 2 (1.31%) JIRA
General
1 68 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 31 (20.26%) Marketing
3 19 (12.42%) Legal
4 18 (11.76%) Finance
5 12 (7.84%) Presentation Skills
6 11 (7.19%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (6.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (6.54%) Multimedia
8 7 (4.58%) Law
8 7 (4.58%) Local Government
8 7 (4.58%) Public Sector
8 7 (4.58%) Retail
9 6 (3.92%) Aerospace
10 5 (3.27%) Telecoms
11 4 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.96%) Electronics
12 3 (1.96%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.65%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 19 (12.42%) Business Manager
2 18 (11.76%) Business Development Manager
2 18 (11.76%) Development Manager
3 13 (8.50%) IT Support
4 11 (7.19%) Senior
4 11 (7.19%) Trainee
5 10 (6.54%) IT Support Specialist
5 10 (6.54%) Support Specialist
6 9 (5.88%) Graduate
6 9 (5.88%) Technical Engineer
7 8 (5.23%) Support Engineer
8 6 (3.92%) Analyst
8 6 (3.92%) Network Manager
8 6 (3.92%) New Business Development Manager
8 6 (3.92%) Technical Manager
9 5 (3.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 5 (3.27%) Network Engineer
9 5 (3.27%) Security Engineer
10 4 (2.61%) Applications Support
10 4 (2.61%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.96%) CSS
1 3 (1.96%) HTML
2 1 (0.65%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 21 (13.73%) Web Conferencing
2 15 (9.80%) Data Centre
3 13 (8.50%) IoT
4 11 (7.19%) Management Information System
4 11 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (6.54%) Onboarding
6 9 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (4.58%) Cyberattack
8 5 (3.27%) Algorithms
8 5 (3.27%) Data Structures
9 4 (2.61%) Enterprise Storage
9 4 (2.61%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (1.31%) Robotics
11 1 (0.65%) Client/Server
11 1 (0.65%) CMDB
11 1 (0.65%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (0.65%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.65%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (22.88%) Windows
2 17 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 11 (7.19%) Mac OS
4 8 (5.23%) Linux
5 4 (2.61%) Unix
6 2 (1.31%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (24.18%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (15.03%) Decision-Making
3 22 (14.38%) Customer Service
4 19 (12.42%) Business Development
4 19 (12.42%) Business Enablement
4 19 (12.42%) Technology Enablement
5 16 (10.46%) Line Management
6 14 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (9.15%) Mentoring
7 13 (8.50%) AI
8 12 (7.84%) Computer Science
8 12 (7.84%) ITIL
9 11 (7.19%) Incident Management
9 11 (7.19%) Incident Response
9 11 (7.19%) Network Management
9 11 (7.19%) Security Operations
10 9 (5.88%) Inventory Management
10 9 (5.88%) Sales Enablement
10 9 (5.88%) Security Patching
10 9 (5.88%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.88%) Python
2 7 (4.58%) PowerShell
3 5 (3.27%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.61%) Shell Script
4 4 (2.61%) SQL
4 4 (2.61%) VB
5 3 (1.96%) C++
5 3 (1.96%) Java
6 1 (0.65%) Bash
6 1 (0.65%) Bicep
6 1 (0.65%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.65%) R
Qualifications
1 28 (18.30%) Degree
2 13 (8.50%) CEH
2 13 (8.50%) Security Cleared
3 12 (7.84%) CCNA
3 12 (7.84%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (7.19%) CCNP
4 11 (7.19%) CompTIA Security+
4 11 (7.19%) Master's Degree
4 11 (7.19%) SC Cleared
5 9 (5.88%) CISM
6 8 (5.23%) A+ Certification
6 8 (5.23%) CISSP
6 8 (5.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (5.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (5.23%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (2.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (1.96%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.96%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.96%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.46%) Cyber Essentials
2 13 (8.50%) NIST
3 12 (7.84%) GDPR
4 9 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (5.88%) NCSC
5 3 (1.96%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.65%) GRC
6 1 (0.65%) QA
6 1 (0.65%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (16.99%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.61%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.61%) vSphere
4 3 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.31%) Docker
6 1 (0.65%) Terminal Server
6 1 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (9.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (3.92%) FortiGate
3 4 (2.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (1.31%) Nessus
5 1 (0.65%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.65%) QRadar
5 1 (0.65%) Terraform
Vendors
1 64 (41.83%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.84%) Sophos
2 12 (7.84%) YouTube
3 11 (7.19%) Cisco
4 9 (5.88%) Broadcom
4 9 (5.88%) CrowdStrike
4 9 (5.88%) Fortinet
4 9 (5.88%) Mitel
4 9 (5.88%) Palo Alto
5 7 (4.58%) SAP
6 6 (3.92%) Avaya
6 6 (3.92%) Extreme Networks
7 5 (3.27%) VMware
8 4 (2.61%) Dell
8 4 (2.61%) NEC
8 4 (2.61%) Oracle
8 4 (2.61%) Veeam
9 2 (1.31%) Qualys
9 2 (1.31%) Tenable
10 1 (0.65%) Xero