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 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 55 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex | 0.73% | 0.80% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.39% | 3.39% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £65,368 | £60,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | - | - |
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 | 216 | 118 | 170 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex | 52.30% | 23.46% | 28.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 81 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,250 | £45,000 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £47,813 | £43,530 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £60,000 | £55,440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.17% | +8.23% | -7.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,750 | £65,000 | £73,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | - | - |
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
Salary Trend in East Sussex
Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence
Job Locations in East Sussex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 5 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | +17 | 1 | £59,000 | - | |
| Cyber Defence South East |
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Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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: