Cyber Resilience Job Trends in England

Cyber Resilience
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Cyber Resilience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 536 600 619
Rank change year-on-year +64 +19 +162
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Resilience 64 76 47
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.15% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.17% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 43 45 38
10th Percentile £43,150 £46,250 £46,175
25th Percentile £50,500 £57,646 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,478 £62,879 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -18.87% +3.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £107,800 £102,500 £96,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,879 £80,000
% change year-on-year -12.53% -21.40% +6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Cyber Resilience 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,728 44,744 41,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.15% 90.24% 91.27%
Number of salaries quoted 25,461 22,347 32,089
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Cyber Resilience
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Resilience relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Cyber Resilience job vacancy trend in England

Cyber Resilience
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cyber Resilience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cyber Resilience

Cyber Resilience
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Resilience in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cyber Resilience in England

Cyber Resilience
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Resilience within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
London +34 33 £63,478 -29.47% 12
South East +21 11 £65,000 +30.00% 7
Midlands +20 9 £30,000 -50.00% 8
North of England +17 9 £50,000 -20.48% 14
North West +27 5 £80,000 +27.23% 8
East Midlands -3 5 £30,000 - 3
West Midlands +13 4 £85,000 +41.67% 5
Yorkshire -11 4 £50,000 -9.09% 5
East of England +24 2 £70,000 -12.50% 6
Cyber Resilience
UK

Cyber Resilience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.56%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 15 (23.44%) AWS
2 14 (21.88%) Azure
3 10 (15.63%) SaaS
4 7 (10.94%) Serverless
5 4 (6.25%) GCP
6 2 (3.13%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.56%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (1.56%) IaaS
7 1 (1.56%) Nutanix
7 1 (1.56%) PaaS
7 1 (1.56%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.94%) Firewall
2 3 (4.69%) DMZ
2 3 (4.69%) VPN
3 2 (3.13%) Internet
3 2 (3.13%) SSL
4 1 (1.56%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.56%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (10.94%) NoSQL
2 3 (4.69%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.56%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.56%) Jenkins
1 1 (1.56%) JIRA
General
1 23 (35.94%) Social Skills
2 16 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (18.75%) Finance
4 9 (14.06%) Public Sector
5 8 (12.50%) Banking
5 8 (12.50%) Marketing
6 7 (10.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (9.38%) Telecoms
8 5 (7.81%) Financial Institution
8 5 (7.81%) Local Government
9 4 (6.25%) Law
9 4 (6.25%) Retail
10 3 (4.69%) Legal
11 2 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (3.13%) Social Housing
12 1 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (20.31%) Lead
2 9 (14.06%) Architect
3 7 (10.94%) Lead Architect
3 7 (10.94%) Lead Solutions Architect
3 7 (10.94%) Solutions Architect
4 6 (9.38%) Analyst
5 5 (7.81%) Associate Director
5 5 (7.81%) Sales Executive
5 5 (7.81%) Security Analyst
6 4 (6.25%) Business Development Executive
6 4 (6.25%) Security Manager
7 3 (4.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 3 (4.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (4.69%) Senior
8 2 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 2 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 2 (3.13%) Head of Cybersecurity
8 2 (3.13%) Head of Security
8 2 (3.13%) IT Analyst
8 2 (3.13%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (10.94%) AngularJS
1 7 (10.94%) React
1 7 (10.94%) REST
1 7 (10.94%) Vue
2 2 (3.13%) ModSecurity
3 1 (1.56%) JWT
3 1 (1.56%) OAuth
3 1 (1.56%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (21.88%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (12.50%) Management Information System
3 7 (10.94%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (10.94%) Low-Code
3 7 (10.94%) Product Ownership
4 6 (9.38%) Security Operations Centre
5 5 (7.81%) Blockchain
5 5 (7.81%) Cyberattack
5 5 (7.81%) Driving Licence
5 5 (7.81%) Security Posture
6 4 (6.25%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 4 (6.25%) Insider Threat
7 2 (3.13%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (3.13%) PKI
8 1 (1.56%) Cloud Security Posture
8 1 (1.56%) Data Centre
8 1 (1.56%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.56%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (10.94%) Windows
2 4 (6.25%) Linux
2 4 (6.25%) Mac OS
3 3 (4.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (31.25%) Incident Response
3 18 (28.13%) AI
4 16 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 15 (23.44%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (20.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 12 (18.75%) Security Operations
8 11 (17.19%) CI/CD
9 10 (15.63%) Cloud Security
9 10 (15.63%) Roadmaps
9 10 (15.63%) SIEM
10 9 (14.06%) Machine Learning
10 9 (14.06%) Thought Leadership
11 8 (12.50%) Agile
11 8 (12.50%) Computer Science
11 8 (12.50%) Data Management
11 8 (12.50%) Enterprise Architecture
12 7 (10.94%) Business Development
12 7 (10.94%) Data Architecture
12 7 (10.94%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.50%) JavaScript
2 4 (6.25%) Java
2 4 (6.25%) Kotlin
3 3 (4.69%) SQL
4 1 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (21.88%) Degree
2 9 (14.06%) CISSP
3 8 (12.50%) CISM
4 7 (10.94%) CEH
4 7 (10.94%) Security Cleared
4 7 (10.94%) TOGAF Certification
5 6 (9.38%) SC Cleared
6 5 (7.81%) CRISC
7 4 (6.25%) Azure Certification
7 4 (6.25%) CompTIA CySA+
7 4 (6.25%) CREST Certified
7 4 (6.25%) GCIA
7 4 (6.25%) GCIH
7 4 (6.25%) OSCE
7 4 (6.25%) OSCP
8 3 (4.69%) CISA
9 2 (3.13%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (1.56%) DV Cleared
10 1 (1.56%) ISACA
10 1 (1.56%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (12.50%) SLA
3 7 (10.94%) GDPR
4 5 (7.81%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (7.81%) NIST
5 4 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (6.25%) EU AI Act
6 3 (4.69%) GRC
7 2 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (3.13%) JSP 440
7 2 (3.13%) NCSC
8 1 (1.56%) COBIT
8 1 (1.56%) NIST 800
8 1 (1.56%) QA
System Software
1 3 (4.69%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.13%) CASB
1 2 (3.13%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (3.13%) ZENworks
2 1 (1.56%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.56%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 4 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.69%) Cisco
2 3 (4.69%) Citrix
2 3 (4.69%) Netskope
3 2 (3.13%) Meraki
4 1 (1.56%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (1.56%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.56%) Rapid7
4 1 (1.56%) Splunk
4 1 (1.56%) VMware