Cybersecurity Specialist
UK > England
The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 660 | 724 | 863 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +139 | +286 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist | 23 | 118 | 58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.048% | 0.13% | 0.067% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.052% | 0.14% | 0.073% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 96 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,050 | - | £44,035 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,000 | £50,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £50,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -15.83% | -31.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,125 | £53,250 | £72,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £66,875 | £95,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,500 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.81% | -12.93% | -11.70% |
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 | 43,919 | 83,679 | 79,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.64% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,116 | 62,210 | 50,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,084 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist in England.
Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Specialist
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 Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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 | +34 | 16 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | - | 9 | - | - | |
| London | +108 | 7 | £75,000 | - | 10 |
| North West | -16 | 6 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Cybersecurity Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Specialist 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: