Cybersecurity Job Trends in East Sussex

Cybersecurity
South East > East Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in East Sussex requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 38 57
Rank change year-on-year +20 +19 +25
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 23 17 4
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 5.65% 4.04% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.57% 4.84% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 13 1 4
10th Percentile £33,670 - £58,029
25th Percentile £41,860 £57,500 £60,324
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £66,324
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -9.54% +19.95%
75th Percentile £47,580 £62,500 £85,431
90th Percentile £88,750 - £103,173
South East median annual salary £48,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.52% +4.55% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Sussex

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 304 351 449
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 74.69% 83.37% 87.35%
Number of salaries quoted 230 212 335
10th Percentile £26,500 £37,875 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £91,250 £76,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +8.49% -3.64%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in East Sussex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in East Sussex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in East Sussex over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in East Sussex

Cybersecurity
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 within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Brighton +17 16 £45,000 -25.00% 11
Hove - 4 £40,170 -
Bexhill-On-Sea - 1 £44,000 -
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (30.43%) Azure
2 1 (4.35%) AWS
2 1 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (4.35%) GitHub
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (21.74%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (8.70%) MPLS
3 1 (4.35%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Git
General
1 17 (73.91%) Social Skills
2 9 (39.13%) Public Sector
3 7 (30.43%) Finance
4 5 (21.74%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (4.35%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Junior
2 6 (26.09%) Analyst
2 6 (26.09%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 6 (26.09%) Security Analyst
3 5 (21.74%) Account Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Internal Account Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Junior Account Manager
3 5 (21.74%) Junior Analyst
3 5 (21.74%) Junior Security Analyst
4 4 (17.39%) Developer
4 4 (17.39%) Integration Developer
5 3 (13.04%) Senior
6 2 (8.70%) Applications Support
6 2 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 2 (8.70%) IAM Developer
6 2 (8.70%) Lead
6 2 (8.70%) Security Manager
6 2 (8.70%) Senior Manager
6 2 (8.70%) Support Manager
7 1 (4.35%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) CSS
1 1 (4.35%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (39.13%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.70%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.70%) Mac OS
1 2 (8.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (56.52%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (34.78%) Mentoring
3 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (21.74%) Coaching
4 5 (21.74%) Logistics
4 5 (21.74%) Order Management
4 5 (21.74%) Price Optimisation
4 5 (21.74%) Project Management
4 5 (21.74%) Time Management
5 4 (17.39%) Filmmaking
5 4 (17.39%) Identity Access Management
5 4 (17.39%) Service Delivery
5 4 (17.39%) Ticket Management
6 3 (13.04%) Security Operations
7 2 (8.70%) Customer Service
7 2 (8.70%) Data Governance
7 2 (8.70%) ISMS
7 2 (8.70%) Risk Assessment
7 2 (8.70%) Roadmaps
7 2 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) JavaScript
1 3 (13.04%) Python
2 2 (8.70%) PowerShell
3 1 (4.35%) R
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Azure Certification
2 5 (21.74%) CompTIA CySA+
2 5 (21.74%) CompTIA Security+
3 4 (17.39%) DBS Check
4 2 (8.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (8.70%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (8.70%) CISM
4 2 (8.70%) CISSP
5 1 (4.35%) AWS Certification
5 1 (4.35%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.35%) GDPR
2 1 (4.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 15 (65.22%) Microsoft
2 5 (21.74%) ForeScout
2 5 (21.74%) Salesforce