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 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 76 63
Rank change year-on-year +62 -13 +3
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 477 123 151
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 6.98% 3.57% 2.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.88% 4.02% 3.84%
Number of salaries quoted 270 88 117
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,424 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,300 £78,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -7.56% -7.64%

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 4,830 3,058 3,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 70.67% 88.79% 75.66%
Number of salaries quoted 3,412 1,630 2,717
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,533 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,425 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -11.29%

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 28 July 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 28 July 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 +37 137 £65,000 +4.00% 30
Hertfordshire +25 83 £55,000 +34.52% 41
Bedfordshire +40 79 £30,000 -36.84% 11
Essex +28 68 £35,000 -30.00% 23
Norfolk +7 64 £37,500 -16.67% 17
Suffolk +26 46 £34,750 -36.82% 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 42 (8.81%) SharePoint
2 37 (7.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.47%) CMS
4 3 (0.63%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.42%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.05%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.84%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 202 (42.35%) Azure
2 95 (19.92%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (13.63%) Entra ID
4 19 (3.98%) AWS
5 13 (2.73%) OneDrive
6 8 (1.68%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.68%) PowerApps
7 6 (1.26%) SaaS
8 4 (0.84%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.63%) GCP
9 3 (0.63%) GitHub
9 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (0.63%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.42%) IaaS
10 2 (0.42%) PaaS
11 1 (0.21%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.21%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.21%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 64 (13.42%) Firewall
2 31 (6.50%) VPN
3 27 (5.66%) DNS
4 26 (5.45%) TCP/IP
5 23 (4.82%) DHCP
6 19 (3.98%) LAN
7 18 (3.77%) VLAN
8 17 (3.56%) WAN
9 16 (3.35%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (2.52%) Network Security
11 10 (2.10%) Wireless
12 8 (1.68%) FTP
12 8 (1.68%) HTTP
12 8 (1.68%) SMTP
13 5 (1.05%) Internet
13 5 (1.05%) VoIP
14 4 (0.84%) NAS
15 3 (0.63%) DMZ
16 2 (0.42%) L2TP
16 2 (0.42%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.47%) Power BI
2 4 (0.84%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 4 (0.84%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Git
General
1 205 (42.98%) Social Skills
2 42 (8.81%) Finance
3 26 (5.45%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (5.24%) Public Sector
5 23 (4.82%) Aerospace
6 14 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (2.94%) Retail
7 12 (2.52%) Telecoms
8 11 (2.31%) Billing
8 11 (2.31%) Legal
8 11 (2.31%) Marketing
9 10 (2.10%) Law
9 10 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.68%) Games
11 6 (1.26%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (0.84%) Banking
12 4 (0.84%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.63%) Electronics
14 2 (0.42%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 99 (20.75%) Analyst
2 77 (16.14%) Security Analyst
3 73 (15.30%) Junior
4 67 (14.05%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 60 (12.58%) Ethical Hacker
5 60 (12.58%) Junior Analyst
5 60 (12.58%) Junior Security Analyst
6 50 (10.48%) IT Support
7 37 (7.76%) IT Engineer
8 28 (5.87%) Senior
9 27 (5.66%) Administrator
9 27 (5.66%) IT Manager
10 25 (5.24%) Consultant
11 23 (4.82%) IT Support Engineer
11 23 (4.82%) Support Engineer
12 20 (4.19%) Software Engineer
13 19 (3.98%) IT Analyst
14 15 (3.14%) Lead
15 14 (2.94%) Service Manager
16 13 (2.73%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.68%) LDAP
2 2 (0.42%) Middleware
2 2 (0.42%) Web Services
3 1 (0.21%) CSS
3 1 (0.21%) FHIR
3 1 (0.21%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 60 (12.58%) Cyberattack
2 49 (10.27%) Cyber Threat
3 33 (6.92%) Onboarding
4 21 (4.40%) Security Operations Centre
5 14 (2.94%) Driving Licence
6 13 (2.73%) Security Posture
7 11 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.10%) Client/Server
9 9 (1.89%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.47%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.26%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.05%) Clustering
12 5 (1.05%) Linux Command Line
12 5 (1.05%) Robotics
13 4 (0.84%) CCTV
13 4 (0.84%) Social Network
14 3 (0.63%) PKI
14 3 (0.63%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 68 (14.26%) Windows
2 35 (7.34%) Windows Server
3 11 (2.31%) Linux
4 8 (1.68%) Android
5 7 (1.47%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.47%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.84%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.42%) VMS
7 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (19.92%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (16.35%) Mentoring
3 61 (12.79%) Ethical Hacking
4 49 (10.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (10.06%) AI
6 34 (7.13%) Software Engineering
7 33 (6.92%) Security Operations
8 32 (6.71%) SIEM
9 31 (6.50%) ITIL
10 27 (5.66%) Disaster Recovery
10 27 (5.66%) Service Delivery
11 19 (3.98%) Business Continuity
11 19 (3.98%) Incident Response
11 19 (3.98%) Information Security
11 19 (3.98%) Stakeholder Management
12 17 (3.56%) Customer Service
12 17 (3.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 17 (3.56%) Project Delivery
13 16 (3.35%) Decision-Making
13 16 (3.35%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.92%) Python
2 26 (5.45%) PowerShell
3 22 (4.61%) C++
4 8 (1.68%) Rust
5 7 (1.47%) Bash
6 6 (1.26%) Perl
7 5 (1.05%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (1.05%) Search Processing Language
7 5 (1.05%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.63%) Java
9 2 (0.42%) C
9 2 (0.42%) Embedded C
9 2 (0.42%) Embedded C++
9 2 (0.42%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.42%) SQL
10 1 (0.21%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 127 (26.62%) Azure Certification
2 71 (14.88%) CEH
2 71 (14.88%) CompTIA Security+
3 60 (12.58%) CompTIA CySA+
4 51 (10.69%) Security Cleared
5 43 (9.01%) Degree
6 33 (6.92%) DV Cleared
7 21 (4.40%) SC Cleared
8 17 (3.56%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (3.14%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (2.31%) CCNA
10 11 (2.31%) CISSP
11 9 (1.89%) CCNP
12 7 (1.47%) CISM
12 7 (1.47%) CREST Certified
13 5 (1.05%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 5 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.84%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.84%) Network+ Certification
15 3 (0.63%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (5.03%) GRC
3 16 (3.35%) NIST
4 13 (2.73%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.89%) GDPR
6 8 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.68%) SLA
7 7 (1.47%) NCSC
8 6 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.26%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.84%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.84%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.84%) QA
9 4 (0.84%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.63%) COBIT
10 3 (0.63%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.63%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.42%) Automotive SPICE
12 1 (0.21%) IASME
System Software
1 73 (15.30%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.68%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 4 (0.84%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.63%) VMware Server
7 2 (0.42%) Firmware
7 2 (0.42%) vSphere
8 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.21%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.68%) Terraform
3 6 (1.26%) QRadar
4 5 (1.05%) Ansible
5 3 (0.63%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.63%) FTK
6 2 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.42%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.42%) SolarWinds Orion
6 2 (0.42%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.21%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 232 (48.64%) Microsoft
2 120 (25.16%) ForeScout
3 23 (4.82%) VMware
4 14 (2.94%) Cisco
5 13 (2.73%) Splunk
6 9 (1.89%) Apple
7 7 (1.47%) Epicor
8 6 (1.26%) SolarWinds
8 6 (1.26%) Sophos
8 6 (1.26%) Ubiquiti
9 5 (1.05%) Dell
9 5 (1.05%) Veeam
10 4 (0.84%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.84%) SonicWALL
11 3 (0.63%) Adobe
11 3 (0.63%) Cellebrite
11 3 (0.63%) ConnectWise
11 3 (0.63%) Meraki
11 3 (0.63%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.63%) Synology