Cybersecurity Engineer
South East > East Sussex
The median Cybersecurity Engineer salary in East Sussex is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex | 1.05% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,513 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58,469 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59,406 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £60,138 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £64,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -2.34% | +14.80% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Sussex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Sussex. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in East Sussex with a recognized job title | 367 | 460 | 513 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.33% | 96.03% | 93.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 254 | 319 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,225 | £27,700 | £29,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £41,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.27% | - | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £76,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
Cybersecurity Engineer
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 Cybersecurity Engineer within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 6 December 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 |
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| Brighton | - | 2 | £58,875 | - | 1 |
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex
For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Cybersecurity Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the East Sussex region featuring Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
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: