Cyber Defence Job Trends in East Sussex

Cyber Defence
South East > East Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in East Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 43 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 0 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex - 0.74% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 1.22% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £59,000 -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £72,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year -23.61% +18.03% -

All Generic Skills
East Sussex

Cyber Defence 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 East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 160 245 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 26.06% 60.20% 24.69%
Number of salaries quoted 136 106 102
10th Percentile £33,000 £25,500 £26,625
25th Percentile £42,188 £29,750 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £37,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +48.65% -29.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £65,000 £59,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £67,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.13% -8.00% -10.71%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Cyber Defence job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Cyber Defence