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 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 52 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 0 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex - 0.96% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 3.45% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary £47,000 - -

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 114 116 132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 28.01% 27.75% 25.83%
Number of salaries quoted 97 72 69
10th Percentile £25,500 £45,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £49,453 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £72,446
South East median annual salary £45,000 £56,509 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.37% +2.74% -

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