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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 65 52
Rank change year-on-year +45 -13 +8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 468 131 138
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 5.89% 3.82% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.44% 4.41% 4.22%
Number of salaries quoted 327 85 89
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,424 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £79,000
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 5,545 2,971 3,268
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 69.83% 86.67% 73.64%
Number of salaries quoted 4,078 1,593 1,843
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -14.29% -1.87%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 11 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 11 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 +32 154 £65,000 -3.70% 45
Hertfordshire +26 98 £58,750 +39.60% 59
Bedfordshire +30 77 £30,000 -41.46% 20
Norfolk +9 55 £30,000 -33.33% 11
Essex +8 53 £37,500 +7.14% 41
Suffolk +10 31 £33,125 -54.31% 10
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 (9.40%) SharePoint
2 37 (7.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.64%) CMS
3 3 (0.64%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (2.35%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.92%) 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 NAV
Cloud Services
1 142 (30.34%) Azure
2 96 (20.51%) Microsoft 365
3 60 (12.82%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.63%) OneDrive
5 16 (3.42%) AWS
6 6 (1.28%) Power Platform
6 6 (1.28%) PowerApps
6 6 (1.28%) SaaS
7 5 (1.07%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.64%) GCP
9 3 (0.64%) Mimecast
9 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.43%) GitHub
11 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.21%) AWS CodePipeline
11 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.21%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 72 (15.38%) Firewall
2 34 (7.26%) VPN
3 33 (7.05%) DNS
4 30 (6.41%) TCP/IP
5 29 (6.20%) DHCP
6 20 (4.27%) WAN
7 18 (3.85%) LAN
8 17 (3.63%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (2.99%) Network Security
10 12 (2.56%) VLAN
11 11 (2.35%) Wireless
12 8 (1.71%) FTP
12 8 (1.71%) HTTP
12 8 (1.71%) SMTP
13 5 (1.07%) NAS
14 4 (0.85%) DMZ
14 4 (0.85%) Internet
14 4 (0.85%) VoIP
15 3 (0.64%) BGP
15 3 (0.64%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.07%) 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
General
1 166 (35.47%) Social Skills
2 39 (8.33%) Finance
3 35 (7.48%) Aerospace
4 26 (5.56%) Public Sector
5 21 (4.49%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (2.99%) Legal
7 13 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (2.56%) Retail
9 10 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (1.92%) Law
11 7 (1.50%) Billing
11 7 (1.50%) Marketing
12 5 (1.07%) Electronics
12 5 (1.07%) Games
12 5 (1.07%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.85%) Back Office
13 4 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 66 (14.10%) Analyst
2 51 (10.90%) Security Analyst
3 50 (10.68%) Junior
4 44 (9.40%) IT Support
5 43 (9.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 40 (8.55%) Senior
7 38 (8.12%) IT Engineer
8 35 (7.48%) Consultant
9 33 (7.05%) Junior Analyst
9 33 (7.05%) Junior Security Analyst
10 32 (6.84%) Ethical Hacker
11 28 (5.98%) IT Manager
12 27 (5.77%) IT Support Engineer
12 27 (5.77%) Software Engineer
12 27 (5.77%) Support Engineer
13 25 (5.34%) Lead
14 24 (5.13%) Developer
14 24 (5.13%) Python Developer
15 20 (4.27%) Administrator
16 17 (3.63%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.14%) Terraform
2 8 (1.71%) LDAP
3 3 (0.64%) EDI
4 2 (0.43%) Middleware
4 2 (0.43%) Web Services
5 1 (0.21%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 70 (14.96%) Cyber Threat
2 37 (7.91%) Onboarding
3 32 (6.84%) Cyberattack
4 21 (4.49%) Security Posture
5 20 (4.27%) Security Operations Centre
6 17 (3.63%) Driving Licence
7 14 (2.99%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.14%) Client/Server
8 10 (2.14%) Operational Technology
9 8 (1.71%) Clustering
10 7 (1.50%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (1.28%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.07%) CCTV
12 5 (1.07%) Linux Command Line
13 4 (0.85%) Blog
13 4 (0.85%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 4 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.85%) PKI
13 4 (0.85%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 55 (11.75%) Windows
2 30 (6.41%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.14%) Linux
4 6 (1.28%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.85%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (13.89%) AI
3 57 (12.18%) Software Engineering
4 55 (11.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 52 (11.11%) Mentoring
6 36 (7.69%) Service Delivery
7 35 (7.48%) Security Operations
7 35 (7.48%) SIEM
8 34 (7.26%) Disaster Recovery
9 33 (7.05%) Ethical Hacking
10 27 (5.77%) ITIL
10 27 (5.77%) Stakeholder Management
11 23 (4.91%) Information Security
12 22 (4.70%) Business Continuity
12 22 (4.70%) Risk Management
13 20 (4.27%) Data Protection
13 20 (4.27%) Incident Response
13 20 (4.27%) Vulnerability Management
14 19 (4.06%) Customer Service
14 19 (4.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 50 (10.68%) Python
2 24 (5.13%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.91%) C++
4 11 (2.35%) Rust
5 7 (1.50%) Bash
5 7 (1.50%) Kusto Query Language
5 7 (1.50%) Search Processing Language
6 6 (1.28%) Perl
7 5 (1.07%) 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
Qualifications
1 71 (15.17%) Azure Certification
2 65 (13.89%) Security Cleared
3 46 (9.83%) DV Cleared
4 45 (9.62%) CompTIA Security+
5 43 (9.19%) CEH
6 38 (8.12%) Degree
7 32 (6.84%) CompTIA CySA+
8 26 (5.56%) SC Cleared
9 18 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (2.78%) CISSP
11 12 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.71%) CCNA
12 8 (1.71%) CCNP
13 7 (1.50%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (1.50%) CISM
13 7 (1.50%) CREST Certified
14 5 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (1.07%) CCSK
14 5 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
14 5 (1.07%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 31 (6.62%) GRC
3 20 (4.27%) Cyber Essentials
3 20 (4.27%) NIST
4 17 (3.63%) GDPR
5 14 (2.99%) PCI DSS
5 14 (2.99%) SLA
6 10 (2.14%) NCSC
7 9 (1.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (1.92%) Data Quality
8 6 (1.28%) Accessibility
9 5 (1.07%) JSP 440
10 4 (0.85%) COBIT
10 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.64%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.64%) QA
11 3 (0.64%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.43%) Automotive SPICE
12 2 (0.43%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.21%) JTAG
System Software
1 63 (13.46%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.56%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.28%) Firmware
5 5 (1.07%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (1.07%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.64%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.64%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.64%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 19 (4.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.50%) Ansible
3 6 (1.28%) QRadar
4 5 (1.07%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.43%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 177 (37.82%) Microsoft
2 64 (13.68%) ForeScout
3 26 (5.56%) VMware
4 16 (3.42%) Splunk
5 14 (2.99%) Cisco
6 6 (1.28%) SonicWALL
6 6 (1.28%) Ubiquiti
7 5 (1.07%) Apple
7 5 (1.07%) Sophos
7 5 (1.07%) Veeam
8 4 (0.85%) Epicor
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%) Sage
10 2 (0.43%) ServiceNow