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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 64 55
Rank change year-on-year +44 -9 +4
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 450 135 146
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 5.55% 4.02% 3.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.94% 4.66% 4.37%
Number of salaries quoted 318 83 90
10th Percentile £29,925 £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% -8.82%
75th Percentile £70,625 £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 5,665 2,895 3,344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 69.91% 86.29% 74.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4,151 1,535 1,733
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -16.67% -1.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,000 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.11% -7.18%

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 22 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 22 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 +24 153 £65,000 -3.70% 68
Hertfordshire +18 96 £55,000 +30.69% 70
Bedfordshire +29 76 £30,000 -36.84% 22
Norfolk +3 49 £30,000 -33.33% 25
Essex +3 49 £41,661 +19.03% 51
Suffolk +7 27 £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 (9.56%) SharePoint
2 36 (8.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.67%) CMS
3 3 (0.67%) SAS
4 1 (0.22%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.44%) Simulink
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 126 (28.00%) Azure
2 94 (20.89%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (12.44%) Entra ID
4 20 (4.44%) AWS
5 16 (3.56%) OneDrive
6 7 (1.56%) GCP
7 6 (1.33%) SaaS
8 5 (1.11%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.11%) Power Platform
8 5 (1.11%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (0.89%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.67%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.44%) GitHub
12 1 (0.22%) Amazon S3
12 1 (0.22%) AWS CloudFormation
12 1 (0.22%) AWS CodePipeline
12 1 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.22%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 67 (14.89%) Firewall
2 32 (7.11%) DNS
2 32 (7.11%) TCP/IP
3 30 (6.67%) VPN
4 29 (6.44%) DHCP
5 19 (4.22%) WAN
6 18 (4.00%) LAN
7 16 (3.56%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (2.67%) Network Security
8 12 (2.67%) VLAN
9 11 (2.44%) Wireless
10 9 (2.00%) HTTP
11 8 (1.78%) FTP
11 8 (1.78%) SMTP
12 5 (1.11%) NAS
13 4 (0.89%) DMZ
13 4 (0.89%) Internet
13 4 (0.89%) VoIP
14 3 (0.67%) BGP
14 3 (0.67%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (0.89%) Power BI
1 4 (0.89%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.22%) Amazon Redshift
2 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 4 (0.89%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Git
General
1 149 (33.11%) Social Skills
2 36 (8.00%) Finance
3 35 (7.78%) Aerospace
4 27 (6.00%) Public Sector
5 22 (4.89%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (3.11%) Legal
6 14 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.67%) Retail
8 10 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (1.78%) Law
10 5 (1.11%) Billing
10 5 (1.11%) Electronics
11 4 (0.89%) Back Office
11 4 (0.89%) Games
11 4 (0.89%) Manufacturing
11 4 (0.89%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.67%) Local Government
12 3 (0.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 60 (13.33%) Analyst
2 45 (10.00%) Security Analyst
3 44 (9.78%) IT Support
4 42 (9.33%) Junior
4 42 (9.33%) Senior
5 37 (8.22%) Consultant
6 36 (8.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 35 (7.78%) IT Engineer
8 33 (7.33%) Software Engineer
9 26 (5.78%) IT Manager
9 26 (5.78%) IT Support Engineer
9 26 (5.78%) Support Engineer
10 25 (5.56%) Junior Analyst
10 25 (5.56%) Junior Security Analyst
10 25 (5.56%) Lead
11 24 (5.33%) Developer
11 24 (5.33%) Ethical Hacker
11 24 (5.33%) Python Developer
12 23 (5.11%) Python Engineer
12 23 (5.11%) Python Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.22%) Terraform
2 9 (2.00%) LDAP
3 3 (0.67%) 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 76 (16.89%) Cyber Threat
2 36 (8.00%) Onboarding
3 24 (5.33%) Cyberattack
4 22 (4.89%) Security Posture
5 21 (4.67%) Security Operations Centre
6 16 (3.56%) Driving Licence
7 13 (2.89%) Management Information System
8 10 (2.22%) Client/Server
9 9 (2.00%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.78%) Clustering
11 7 (1.56%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.33%) CCTV
12 6 (1.33%) Cyber Defence
12 6 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
13 5 (1.11%) Linux Command Line
14 4 (0.89%) Blog
14 4 (0.89%) Cloud Security Posture
14 4 (0.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 4 (0.89%) PKI
15 3 (0.67%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 55 (12.22%) Windows
2 30 (6.67%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.22%) Linux
4 6 (1.33%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (15.78%) AI
3 63 (14.00%) Software Engineering
4 55 (12.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 43 (9.56%) Mentoring
6 37 (8.22%) Security Operations
7 36 (8.00%) SIEM
8 32 (7.11%) Service Delivery
9 29 (6.44%) Disaster Recovery
10 25 (5.56%) Ethical Hacking
10 25 (5.56%) ITIL
10 25 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
11 23 (5.11%) Information Security
12 22 (4.89%) Vulnerability Management
13 21 (4.67%) Incident Response
14 20 (4.44%) Business Continuity
14 20 (4.44%) Data Protection
15 19 (4.22%) Risk Management
16 18 (4.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 18 (4.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 57 (12.67%) Python
2 27 (6.00%) C++
3 24 (5.33%) PowerShell
4 15 (3.33%) Rust
5 8 (1.78%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.56%) Bash
6 7 (1.56%) Kusto Query Language
6 7 (1.56%) Search Processing Language
7 6 (1.33%) Perl
8 2 (0.44%) C
8 2 (0.44%) Embedded C
8 2 (0.44%) Embedded C++
8 2 (0.44%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.44%) SQL
9 1 (0.22%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 66 (14.67%) Security Cleared
2 55 (12.22%) Azure Certification
3 47 (10.44%) DV Cleared
4 38 (8.44%) Degree
5 37 (8.22%) CompTIA Security+
6 35 (7.78%) CEH
7 26 (5.78%) SC Cleared
8 24 (5.33%) CompTIA CySA+
9 17 (3.78%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (2.89%) CISSP
11 12 (2.67%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.78%) CCNP
13 7 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (1.56%) CISM
14 6 (1.33%) CCNA
14 6 (1.33%) CREST Certified
15 5 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.11%) CCSK
15 5 (1.11%) DBS Check
16 4 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (8.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (6.44%) GRC
3 21 (4.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 21 (4.67%) NIST
4 17 (3.78%) GDPR
5 15 (3.33%) SLA
6 14 (3.11%) PCI DSS
7 10 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 10 (2.22%) NCSC
8 9 (2.00%) Data Quality
9 6 (1.33%) Accessibility
10 5 (1.11%) JSP 440
11 4 (0.89%) COBIT
11 4 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 4 (0.89%) QA
12 3 (0.67%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.67%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.44%) Automotive SPICE
13 2 (0.44%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.22%) IASME
System Software
1 59 (13.11%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (2.89%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.33%) Firmware
5 5 (1.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.11%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.67%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.67%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.44%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.22%) Docker
9 1 (0.22%) NFS
Systems Management
1 18 (4.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.56%) Ansible
3 6 (1.33%) QRadar
4 4 (0.89%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.44%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.22%) Autotask
6 1 (0.22%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 159 (35.33%) Microsoft
2 48 (10.67%) ForeScout
3 27 (6.00%) VMware
4 16 (3.56%) Splunk
5 12 (2.67%) Cisco
6 6 (1.33%) SonicWALL
6 6 (1.33%) Ubiquiti
7 5 (1.11%) Sophos
8 4 (0.89%) Veeam
9 3 (0.67%) Adobe
9 3 (0.67%) Apple
9 3 (0.67%) ConnectWise
9 3 (0.67%) Epicor
9 3 (0.67%) Forcepoint
9 3 (0.67%) Juniper
9 3 (0.67%) Meraki
9 3 (0.67%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.67%) Sage
9 3 (0.67%) Synology
10 2 (0.44%) Google