Cyber Threat Job Trends in the East of England

Cyber Threats
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 174 175
Rank change year-on-year +20 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat 36 6 42
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.55% 0.17% 0.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.15% 0.46% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 28 5 41
10th Percentile - - £51,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £22,500 £56,123
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £35,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +121.43% -46.15% +36.84%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £67,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +9.20%

All Generic Skills
East of England

Cyber Threat falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,673 1,316 2,051
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 25.48% 37.88% 31.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,072 506 1,506
10th Percentile £28,350 £28,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,533 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.72% +7.20% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,800 £79,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,853 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.09% +4.55% -15.38%

Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Threat relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Cyber Threat job vacancy trend in the East of England

Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Cyber Threat.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Cyber Threat

Cyber Threat
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Threat in the East of England over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Cyber Threat in the East of England

Cyber Threat
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 Cyber Threat within the East of England region over the 6 months to 10 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 -10 22 £80,000 +25.49% 11
Hertfordshire -11 14 £45,000 +80.00% 5
Cyber Threat
England

Cyber Threat
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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (22.22%) AWS
1 8 (22.22%) Azure
2 3 (8.33%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 8 (22.22%) Firewall
2 5 (13.89%) TCP/IP
3 2 (5.56%) Network Security
General
1 9 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (13.89%) Finance
2 5 (13.89%) Retail
3 4 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.33%) Aerospace
4 3 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (8.33%) Legal
5 1 (2.78%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (30.56%) Software Engineer
2 7 (19.44%) Python Engineer
2 7 (19.44%) Python Software Engineer
3 6 (16.67%) Security Specialist
4 5 (13.89%) ICT Support
4 5 (13.89%) ICT Support Technician
4 5 (13.89%) ICT Technician
4 5 (13.89%) Security Technician
4 5 (13.89%) Senior
4 5 (13.89%) Senior Software Engineer
4 5 (13.89%) Support Technician
5 4 (11.11%) C++ Software Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Cybersecurity Specialist
6 3 (8.33%) Incident Responder
6 3 (8.33%) IT Security Specialist
6 3 (8.33%) Security Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Technologist
7 2 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 2 (5.56%) IT Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.89%) Linux Command Line
1 5 (13.89%) Security Operations Centre
1 5 (13.89%) Security Posture
2 4 (11.11%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (8.33%) Client/Server
4 2 (5.56%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.89%) Linux
1 5 (13.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (91.67%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (47.22%) SIEM
3 15 (41.67%) AI
4 13 (36.11%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (36.11%) Software Engineering
5 11 (30.56%) Incident Response
5 11 (30.56%) Security Operations
6 8 (22.22%) Antivirus Management
6 8 (22.22%) Data Loss Prevention
6 8 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
7 6 (16.67%) Incident Management
7 6 (16.67%) Information Security
8 5 (13.89%) Budgeting
8 5 (13.89%) Patch Management
8 5 (13.89%) Telehealth
9 4 (11.11%) Cyber Resilience
9 4 (11.11%) TOGAF
10 3 (8.33%) Disaster Recovery
10 3 (8.33%) GAP Analysis
10 3 (8.33%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (27.78%) Python
2 9 (25.00%) C++
3 6 (16.67%) Rust
4 3 (8.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (13.89%) CISSP
2 5 (13.89%) Degree
3 3 (8.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 3 (8.33%) CCSK
3 3 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (8.33%) DV Cleared
3 3 (8.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.56%) CISM
5 1 (2.78%) CEH
5 1 (2.78%) CISA
5 1 (2.78%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (22.22%) PCI DSS
3 4 (11.11%) NIST
4 3 (8.33%) NCSC
4 3 (8.33%) NIST 800
5 1 (2.78%) COBIT
Systems Management
1 3 (8.33%) Computer Emergency Response Teams