Cyber Security Posture Job Trends in England

Cybersecurity Posture
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 571 641 670
Rank change year-on-year +70 +29 +257
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 26 38 20
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.050% 0.079% 0.040%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.14% 0.21% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 22 18 17
10th Percentile £40,000 £34,576 £35,450
25th Percentile £42,813 £37,716 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,250 £37,935 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +87.82% -9.68% -50.44%
75th Percentile £91,250 £50,688 £50,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £60,399 £56,850
UK median annual salary £70,000 £37,935 £38,500
% change year-on-year +84.53% -1.47% -47.80%

All Generic Skills
England

Cyber Security Posture 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,351 17,991 17,966
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.13% 37.41% 36.18%
Number of salaries quoted 9,250 8,462 13,367
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £84,013 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Cyber Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Cyber Security Posture job vacancy trend in England

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cyber Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cyber Security Posture

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cyber Security Posture in England over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cyber Security Posture in England

Cyber Security Posture
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 Security Posture within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Midlands +32 13 £52,500 +38.39% 4
London +56 8 £86,250 +91.67% 2
West Midlands +30 8 £77,500 +104.30% 4
East Midlands - 5 £40,000 -
South East +25 3 £72,500 +21.34% 6
South West - 2 £72,500 - 3
Cyber Security Posture
UK

Cyber Security Posture
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 6 (23.08%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (53.85%) Azure
2 8 (30.77%) Entra ID
2 8 (30.77%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (23.08%) AWS
4 5 (19.23%) OneDrive
5 4 (15.38%) GCP
6 2 (7.69%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (7.69%) Nutanix
7 1 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 7 (26.92%) Firewall
2 5 (19.23%) VPN
3 3 (11.54%) Network Security
4 2 (7.69%) DNS
4 2 (7.69%) HTTP
4 2 (7.69%) SCCP
4 2 (7.69%) SSH
4 2 (7.69%) TCP/IP
General
1 16 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 6 (23.08%) Finance
3 5 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (15.38%) Public Sector
5 3 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (11.54%) Retail
6 2 (7.69%) Aviation
6 2 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (7.69%) Law
6 2 (7.69%) Legal
7 1 (3.85%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.85%) Military
7 1 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.85%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 6 (23.08%) IT Engineer
1 6 (23.08%) IT Support
1 6 (23.08%) IT Support Engineer
1 6 (23.08%) Support Engineer
2 5 (19.23%) Analyst
2 5 (19.23%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 5 (19.23%) IT Director
2 5 (19.23%) Security Analyst
2 5 (19.23%) Security Engineer
3 4 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Director
3 4 (15.38%) Transformation Director
4 3 (11.54%) Operations Analyst
4 3 (11.54%) Security Operations Analyst
4 3 (11.54%) SOC Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Head of IT
5 2 (7.69%) Information Security Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) IT Manager
6 1 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 1 (3.85%) Security Manager
Miscellaneous
1 16 (61.54%) Security Posture
2 6 (23.08%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (15.38%) Cloud Native
3 4 (15.38%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (7.69%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (50.00%) Incident Response
3 10 (38.46%) IT Strategy
4 8 (30.77%) Information Security
4 8 (30.77%) Roadmaps
5 7 (26.92%) Cloud Security
5 7 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (26.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 6 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (23.08%) Data Protection
6 6 (23.08%) Identity Access Management
6 6 (23.08%) Risk Management
6 6 (23.08%) Security Operations
6 6 (23.08%) Threat Detection
6 6 (23.08%) Vulnerability Management
7 5 (19.23%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 5 (19.23%) Network Management
7 5 (19.23%) Project Management
7 5 (19.23%) Strategic Roadmap
7 5 (19.23%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) PowerShell
1 2 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (34.62%) Degree
2 7 (26.92%) CISSP
3 6 (23.08%) CEH
4 5 (19.23%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (19.23%) DBS Check
4 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (11.54%) SSCP
6 2 (7.69%) CISM
6 2 (7.69%) GSEC
6 2 (7.69%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (7.69%) OSCP
7 1 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared
7 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (34.62%) GDPR
2 8 (30.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (30.77%) NIST
3 5 (19.23%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (15.38%) PMO
5 3 (11.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (7.69%) ISO 22301
6 2 (7.69%) PCI DSS
7 1 (3.85%) GxP
7 1 (3.85%) HIPAA
7 1 (3.85%) SOC 2
System Software
1 7 (26.92%) Active Directory
2 2 (7.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (7.69%) Ansible
2 2 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 2 (7.69%) Nessus
2 2 (7.69%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (7.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (42.31%) Microsoft
2 5 (19.23%) Progress
2 5 (19.23%) Salesforce
3 3 (11.54%) Palo Alto
4 2 (7.69%) Commvault
4 2 (7.69%) Concur
4 2 (7.69%) Google
4 2 (7.69%) Qualys
4 2 (7.69%) SAP
4 2 (7.69%) VMware
5 1 (3.85%) Infor