Cybersecurity Practitioner
UK > England
The median Cybersecurity Practitioner salary in England is £50,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 667 | 830 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +163 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Practitioner | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.012% | 0.002% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.002% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,250 | £47,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.91% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £75,625 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £50,250 | £47,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +6.91% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 43,811 | 81,137 | 82,278 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.57% | 94.49% | 91.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,794 | 60,555 | 52,271 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,280 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,688 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
Cybersecurity Practitioner
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Practitioner in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Cybersecurity Practitioner
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Practitioner in England.
Cybersecurity Practitioner
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Practitioner in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Practitioner
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Practitioner within the England region over the 6 months to 11 May 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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| North of England | +63 | 2 | £40,000 | -14.89% | |
| North West | +2 | 2 | £40,000 | -14.89% | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £57,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £57,500 | - | |
| South East | - | 1 | £43,000 | - | |
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Cybersecurity Practitioner Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Cybersecurity Practitioner job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Cybersecurity Practitioner in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Practitioner Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: