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 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 74 61
Rank change year-on-year +65 -13 +26
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 534 110 207
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 8.48% 3.86% 3.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.23% 4.13% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 176 80 160
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,500 £25,725
25th Percentile £30,210 £35,938 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% -8.65% -0.95%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,025 £90,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £59,400 £59,500
% change year-on-year +1.01% -0.17% -8.46%

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 4,367 2,661 4,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 69.33% 93.47% 79.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2,829 1,311 3,732
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,967 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.01% +1.93% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,212 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -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 24 May 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 24 May 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 +39 139 £65,000 +54.45% 25
Essex +28 126 £35,000 - 14
Cambridgeshire +13 95 £50,000 -1.40% 21
Norfolk +17 66 £60,000 +54.47% 10
Suffolk +36 58 £35,000 -26.32% 7
Bedfordshire +40 50 £30,000 -41.46% 11
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 26 (4.87%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.94%) CMS
4 2 (0.37%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.56%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.12%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.75%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 210 (39.33%) Azure
2 131 (24.53%) Cloud Computing
3 68 (12.73%) Microsoft 365
4 55 (10.30%) Entra ID
5 21 (3.93%) AWS
6 11 (2.06%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.06%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.12%) OneDrive
8 4 (0.75%) GitHub
8 4 (0.75%) IaaS
8 4 (0.75%) PaaS
8 4 (0.75%) SaaS
9 3 (0.56%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.19%) Amazon S3
10 1 (0.19%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.19%) AWS CodePipeline
10 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.19%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.19%) Boomi
10 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 138 (25.84%) Internet
2 54 (10.11%) Firewall
3 28 (5.24%) VPN
4 19 (3.56%) DNS
5 18 (3.37%) Wi-Fi
6 17 (3.18%) LAN
7 15 (2.81%) DHCP
8 14 (2.62%) WAN
9 12 (2.25%) Network Security
9 12 (2.25%) TCP/IP
10 10 (1.87%) VLAN
11 6 (1.12%) DMZ
11 6 (1.12%) FTP
11 6 (1.12%) HTTP
11 6 (1.12%) SMTP
12 5 (0.94%) Wireless
13 4 (0.75%) WLAN
14 3 (0.56%) 5G
14 3 (0.56%) NAS
14 3 (0.56%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.87%) Power BI
2 4 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.56%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.19%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 5 (0.94%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
General
1 318 (59.55%) Social Skills
2 145 (27.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 135 (25.28%) Banking
4 40 (7.49%) Finance
5 34 (6.37%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (4.12%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.56%) Billing
8 16 (3.00%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.25%) Marketing
9 12 (2.25%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
10 10 (1.87%) Law
11 9 (1.69%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.69%) Retail
12 7 (1.31%) Legal
13 6 (1.12%) Games
13 6 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.75%) Local Government
14 4 (0.75%) Multimedia
15 3 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 107 (20.04%) Analyst
2 102 (19.10%) Lecturer
3 90 (16.85%) Security Analyst
4 79 (14.79%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 77 (14.42%) Junior
6 76 (14.23%) Junior Analyst
6 76 (14.23%) Junior Security Analyst
7 60 (11.24%) Ethical Hacker
8 45 (8.43%) IT Support
9 36 (6.74%) IT Engineer
10 25 (4.68%) Administrator
11 23 (4.31%) IT Support Engineer
11 23 (4.31%) Support Engineer
12 19 (3.56%) Consultant
13 16 (3.00%) IT Analyst
14 12 (2.25%) Senior
15 11 (2.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 11 (2.06%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 11 (2.06%) Network Engineer
15 11 (2.06%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.12%) LDAP
2 3 (0.56%) CSS
2 3 (0.56%) HTML
3 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 132 (24.72%) IoT
2 60 (11.24%) Cyberattack
3 17 (3.18%) Onboarding
4 14 (2.62%) Cyber Threat
5 13 (2.43%) Security Posture
6 10 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.50%) Security Operations Centre
8 7 (1.31%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 7 (1.31%) Robotics
9 6 (1.12%) Blog
9 6 (1.12%) Client/Server
9 6 (1.12%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.12%) Operational Technology
9 6 (1.12%) PKI
10 5 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.75%) CCTV
11 4 (0.75%) Social Network
12 3 (0.56%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 53 (9.93%) Windows
2 29 (5.43%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.50%) Android
3 8 (1.50%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.31%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.12%) Linux
6 4 (0.75%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.75%) VMS
6 4 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (29.03%) AI
2 140 (26.22%) User Experience
3 131 (24.53%) Machine Learning
3 131 (24.53%) Web Development
4 91 (17.04%) Mentoring
5 63 (11.80%) Ethical Hacking
6 47 (8.80%) Problem-Solving
7 22 (4.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 22 (4.12%) ITIL
8 18 (3.37%) ERP
9 17 (3.18%) Risk Management
10 16 (3.00%) Data Protection
10 16 (3.00%) SIEM
11 15 (2.81%) Cloud Security
12 14 (2.62%) Stakeholder Management
13 13 (2.43%) CRM
13 13 (2.43%) Use Case
14 12 (2.25%) Information Security
14 12 (2.25%) Security Architecture
15 11 (2.06%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 23 (4.31%) PowerShell
2 17 (3.18%) Python
3 7 (1.31%) Bash
4 6 (1.12%) C++
4 6 (1.12%) Perl
5 5 (0.94%) Java
6 3 (0.56%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 162 (30.34%) Degree
2 146 (27.34%) Azure Certification
3 132 (24.72%) Master's Degree
4 131 (24.53%) PhD
4 131 (24.53%) Postgraduate
5 87 (16.29%) CompTIA Security+
6 77 (14.42%) CompTIA CySA+
7 72 (13.48%) CEH
8 30 (5.62%) Security Cleared
9 17 (3.18%) DV Cleared
9 17 (3.18%) Microsoft Certification
10 16 (3.00%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (3.00%) CISSP
11 12 (2.25%) SC Cleared
12 10 (1.87%) CCNA
13 9 (1.69%) CISM
14 7 (1.31%) CCNP
14 7 (1.31%) CREST Certified
15 6 (1.12%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 6 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.31%) GRC
2 21 (3.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (3.00%) NIST
4 10 (1.87%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.69%) GDPR
5 9 (1.69%) NCSC
6 7 (1.31%) JSP 440
7 6 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 5 (0.94%) SLA
9 4 (0.75%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.56%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.56%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.37%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.37%) QA
12 1 (0.19%) IASME
12 1 (0.19%) JTAG
12 1 (0.19%) PMO
System Software
1 58 (10.86%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.75%) vSphere
4 2 (0.37%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 22 (4.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.31%) QRadar
3 5 (0.94%) FTK
4 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.75%) SolarWinds Orion
4 4 (0.75%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.37%) Terraform
6 1 (0.19%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 227 (42.51%) Microsoft
2 136 (25.47%) ForeScout
3 14 (2.62%) VMware
4 13 (2.43%) Cisco
5 10 (1.87%) Apple
6 9 (1.69%) Epicor
7 8 (1.50%) SolarWinds
8 7 (1.31%) Splunk
9 6 (1.12%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.12%) Sophos
10 5 (0.94%) Cellebrite
10 5 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (0.94%) Dell
11 4 (0.75%) Aruba
11 4 (0.75%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.75%) Veeam
12 3 (0.56%) Adobe
12 3 (0.56%) Meraki
12 3 (0.56%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.56%) Synology