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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 66 64
Rank change year-on-year +48 -2 +4
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 478 135 132
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.49% 3.90% 2.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.23% 4.45% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 311 92 95
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,225 £29,850
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,294 £41,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -14.89%
75th Percentile £68,125 £69,063 £68,375
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,150 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.25%

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 5,179 3,032 3,491
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.34% 87.68% 73.82%
Number of salaries quoted 3,717 1,625 2,200
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £36,540
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,465
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.84% -11.26%

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 20 August 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 20 August 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 +33 142 £65,000 -3.70% 35
Hertfordshire +27 97 £61,250 +46.63% 50
Bedfordshire +33 76 £30,000 -36.84% 14
Norfolk +10 65 £30,000 -33.33% 15
Essex +16 61 £35,000 - 35
Suffolk +11 37 £31,500 -42.73% 13
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 46 (9.62%) SharePoint
2 41 (8.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.05%) CMS
4 3 (0.63%) SAS
Applications
1 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.42%) Simulink
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.42%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 172 (35.98%) Azure
2 93 (19.46%) Microsoft 365
3 64 (13.39%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.56%) OneDrive
5 16 (3.35%) AWS
6 8 (1.67%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.67%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.26%) SaaS
8 5 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.63%) GCP
10 3 (0.63%) GitHub
10 3 (0.63%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.21%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.21%) GitHub Actions
11 1 (0.21%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 67 (14.02%) Firewall
2 30 (6.28%) VPN
3 29 (6.07%) DNS
4 26 (5.44%) TCP/IP
5 25 (5.23%) DHCP
6 18 (3.77%) WAN
7 16 (3.35%) LAN
8 15 (3.14%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (2.72%) Network Security
9 13 (2.72%) VLAN
10 11 (2.30%) Wireless
11 8 (1.67%) FTP
11 8 (1.67%) HTTP
11 8 (1.67%) SMTP
12 5 (1.05%) Internet
12 5 (1.05%) NAS
13 4 (0.84%) VoIP
14 3 (0.63%) BGP
14 3 (0.63%) DMZ
14 3 (0.63%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.46%) Power BI
2 4 (0.84%) 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 (0.84%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Git
General
1 188 (39.33%) Social Skills
2 40 (8.37%) Finance
3 33 (6.90%) Aerospace
4 24 (5.02%) Public Sector
5 23 (4.81%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (2.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.51%) Legal
8 10 (2.09%) Billing
8 10 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (2.09%) Retail
9 8 (1.67%) Marketing
10 6 (1.26%) Games
10 6 (1.26%) Law
11 5 (1.05%) Electronics
11 5 (1.05%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.05%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.63%) Local Government
13 3 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 83 (17.36%) Analyst
2 64 (13.39%) Security Analyst
3 60 (12.55%) Junior
4 54 (11.30%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 48 (10.04%) Ethical Hacker
6 44 (9.21%) Junior Analyst
6 44 (9.21%) Junior Security Analyst
7 42 (8.79%) IT Support
8 35 (7.32%) IT Engineer
8 35 (7.32%) Senior
9 29 (6.07%) Consultant
10 28 (5.86%) IT Manager
11 23 (4.81%) Administrator
12 22 (4.60%) IT Support Engineer
12 22 (4.60%) Lead
12 22 (4.60%) Support Engineer
13 21 (4.39%) Software Engineer
14 20 (4.18%) Developer
15 19 (3.97%) Python Developer
16 17 (3.56%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.09%) Terraform
2 8 (1.67%) LDAP
3 2 (0.42%) Middleware
3 2 (0.42%) Web Services
4 1 (0.21%) CSS
4 1 (0.21%) FHIR
4 1 (0.21%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 61 (12.76%) Cyber Threat
2 48 (10.04%) Cyberattack
3 35 (7.32%) Onboarding
4 20 (4.18%) Security Operations Centre
5 18 (3.77%) Security Posture
6 17 (3.56%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.30%) Operational Technology
8 10 (2.09%) Client/Server
8 10 (2.09%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.67%) Clustering
9 8 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.26%) Cloud Native
10 6 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (1.05%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.84%) Social Network
13 3 (0.63%) Blog
13 3 (0.63%) CCTV
13 3 (0.63%) PKI
13 3 (0.63%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 60 (12.55%) Windows
2 30 (6.28%) Windows Server
3 10 (2.09%) Linux
4 6 (1.26%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.84%) Android
5 4 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.42%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (21.34%) Problem-Solving
2 66 (13.81%) Mentoring
3 54 (11.30%) AI
4 49 (10.25%) Ethical Hacking
5 48 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (9.62%) Software Engineering
7 36 (7.53%) SIEM
8 34 (7.11%) Disaster Recovery
8 34 (7.11%) Security Operations
9 33 (6.90%) Service Delivery
10 31 (6.49%) ITIL
11 23 (4.81%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (4.39%) Information Security
13 20 (4.18%) Customer Service
13 20 (4.18%) Incident Response
14 19 (3.97%) Vulnerability Management
15 18 (3.77%) Business Continuity
15 18 (3.77%) Project Delivery
15 18 (3.77%) Roadmaps
16 17 (3.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 40 (8.37%) Python
2 24 (5.02%) PowerShell
3 23 (4.81%) C++
4 8 (1.67%) Rust
5 7 (1.46%) Bash
5 7 (1.46%) Kusto Query Language
5 7 (1.46%) Search Processing Language
6 6 (1.26%) Perl
7 5 (1.05%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.42%) C
8 2 (0.42%) Embedded C
8 2 (0.42%) Embedded C++
8 2 (0.42%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.42%) SQL
9 1 (0.21%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 100 (20.92%) Azure Certification
2 61 (12.76%) Security Cleared
3 59 (12.34%) CEH
4 56 (11.72%) CompTIA Security+
5 44 (9.21%) CompTIA CySA+
6 42 (8.79%) DV Cleared
7 40 (8.37%) Degree
8 26 (5.44%) SC Cleared
9 19 (3.97%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (2.51%) CISSP
12 9 (1.88%) CCNA
12 9 (1.88%) CCNP
13 7 (1.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (1.46%) CREST Certified
14 6 (1.26%) CISM
15 5 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (1.05%) CCSK
15 5 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
15 5 (1.05%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 27 (5.65%) GRC
3 18 (3.77%) NIST
4 14 (2.93%) SLA
5 13 (2.72%) PCI DSS
6 11 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (2.30%) GDPR
7 9 (1.88%) Data Quality
7 9 (1.88%) NCSC
8 7 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (1.26%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.84%) COBIT
10 4 (0.84%) JSP 440
10 4 (0.84%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.63%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.63%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.63%) QA
12 2 (0.42%) Automotive SPICE
13 1 (0.21%) IASME
System Software
1 68 (14.23%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.51%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.26%) Firmware
5 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 5 (1.05%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.63%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.63%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 21 (4.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.46%) Ansible
3 6 (1.26%) QRadar
4 5 (1.05%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.42%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 200 (41.84%) Microsoft
2 92 (19.25%) ForeScout
3 26 (5.44%) VMware
4 16 (3.35%) Splunk
5 15 (3.14%) Cisco
6 8 (1.67%) Apple
7 6 (1.26%) Epicor
7 6 (1.26%) SonicWALL
7 6 (1.26%) Ubiquiti
8 5 (1.05%) Sophos
8 5 (1.05%) Veeam
9 3 (0.63%) Adobe
9 3 (0.63%) ConnectWise
9 3 (0.63%) Forcepoint
9 3 (0.63%) Juniper
9 3 (0.63%) Meraki
9 3 (0.63%) Palo Alto
9 3 (0.63%) Synology
10 2 (0.42%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.42%) SolarWinds