Cybersecurity Job Trends in England

Cybersecurity
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 34 38
Rank change year-on-year +14 +4 +6
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 5,954 2,714 4,249
As % of all permanent jobs in England 6.72% 6.24% 5.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.11% 6.93% 6.15%
Number of salaries quoted 3,394 1,665 3,063
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £36,050
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,536 £44,206
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -7.56% -7.03%
75th Percentile £79,250 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,125
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.98% -8.86%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 65,358 39,172 69,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.80% 90.11% 82.24%
Number of salaries quoted 46,314 22,479 48,683
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -8.79%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in England over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in England

Cybersecurity
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 20 July 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 +15 1,392 £75,000 +3.45% 605
North of England +18 1,367 £50,000 - 322
South East +14 1,083 £52,500 +5.00% 341
Midlands +19 1,004 £57,500 +20.59% 186
North West +28 645 £55,000 - 177
South West +12 600 £55,000 +23.35% 162
Yorkshire +14 556 £45,000 +36.36% 113
West Midlands +10 513 £60,000 +10.92% 95
East Midlands +42 490 £55,000 +57.14% 91
East of England +63 480 £42,500 -10.53% 118
North East +27 166 £50,000 -27.94% 34
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
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
1 179 (3.01%) SharePoint
2 174 (2.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (0.27%) Apache
4 13 (0.22%) IIS
5 12 (0.20%) CMS
6 9 (0.15%) SAS
7 6 (0.10%) Confluence
8 5 (0.084%) WordPress
9 4 (0.067%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.034%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.017%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.017%) HCL Notes
11 1 (0.017%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 73 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (0.27%) Simulink
5 5 (0.084%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.067%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.067%) CATIA
6 4 (0.067%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.050%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.034%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.017%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.017%) Maya
Business Applications
1 24 (0.40%) Cloudability
2 15 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
3 10 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.10%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.10%) Sage 200
5 5 (0.084%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 5 (0.084%) SAP Business One
6 4 (0.067%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.050%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
7 3 (0.050%) Distributed Ledger
7 3 (0.050%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.050%) Q-Pulse
7 3 (0.050%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 2 (0.034%) Shopify
9 1 (0.017%) Eikon
9 1 (0.017%) Maximo
9 1 (0.017%) SAP EHS
9 1 (0.017%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.017%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 2,338 (39.27%) Azure
2 700 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
3 452 (7.59%) AWS
4 386 (6.48%) Entra ID
5 171 (2.87%) SaaS
6 148 (2.49%) GCP
7 77 (1.29%) Azure Sentinel
8 71 (1.19%) Power Platform
9 69 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
10 59 (0.99%) OneDrive
11 47 (0.79%) Cloud Computing
11 47 (0.79%) Serverless
12 33 (0.55%) Microsoft Copilot
13 31 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
13 31 (0.52%) Mimecast
14 30 (0.50%) Google Workspace
15 28 (0.47%) GitHub
15 28 (0.47%) PaaS
16 25 (0.42%) IaaS
17 22 (0.37%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 478 (8.03%) Firewall
2 213 (3.58%) Network Security
3 194 (3.26%) VPN
4 183 (3.07%) DNS
5 141 (2.37%) WAN
6 137 (2.30%) Wi-Fi
7 126 (2.12%) LAN
8 123 (2.07%) DHCP
9 117 (1.97%) TCP/IP
10 107 (1.80%) VLAN
11 83 (1.39%) Internet
12 63 (1.06%) VoIP
13 50 (0.84%) Wireless
14 43 (0.72%) Unified Communications
15 40 (0.67%) Broadband
16 36 (0.60%) Cisco Nexus
17 35 (0.59%) HTTP
18 30 (0.50%) Intrusion Detection
18 30 (0.50%) SSL
19 25 (0.42%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (0.77%) Power BI
2 34 (0.57%) SQL Server
3 14 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
4 13 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
5 12 (0.20%) MySQL
5 12 (0.20%) Tableau
6 10 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (0.17%) MongoDB
6 10 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (0.15%) Big Data
8 8 (0.13%) Neo4j
9 6 (0.10%) Data Lake
10 5 (0.084%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.067%) Metadata
11 4 (0.067%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.050%) Amazon Redshift
12 3 (0.050%) GIS
13 2 (0.034%) Flink
13 2 (0.034%) Hadoop
13 2 (0.034%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 36 (0.60%) Git
2 33 (0.55%) GitLab
3 32 (0.54%) JIRA
4 25 (0.42%) Snyk
5 17 (0.29%) Burp Suite
5 17 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
6 16 (0.27%) Metasploit
7 12 (0.20%) Jenkins
8 9 (0.15%) Yeoman
9 5 (0.084%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.084%) JMeter
9 5 (0.084%) SonarQube
9 5 (0.084%) VersionOne
10 4 (0.067%) Apache Continuum
10 4 (0.067%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (0.067%) Locust
10 4 (0.067%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.034%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.034%) Claude Code
12 1 (0.017%) GDB
General
1 2,445 (41.06%) Social Skills
2 511 (8.58%) Finance
3 413 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
4 290 (4.87%) Public Sector
5 280 (4.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 171 (2.87%) Retail
7 169 (2.84%) Marketing
8 160 (2.69%) Law
9 154 (2.59%) Telecoms
10 151 (2.54%) Legal
11 134 (2.25%) Manufacturing
12 127 (2.13%) Banking
13 102 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
14 81 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
15 70 (1.18%) Multimedia
16 69 (1.16%) Aerospace
17 55 (0.92%) Advertising
18 54 (0.91%) Local Government
19 34 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
19 34 (0.57%) Games
Job Titles
1 1,207 (20.27%) Analyst
2 1,038 (17.43%) Security Analyst
3 943 (15.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 772 (12.97%) Junior
5 718 (12.06%) Junior Analyst
6 708 (11.89%) Junior Security Analyst
7 705 (11.84%) Ethical Hacker
8 594 (9.98%) Senior
9 426 (7.15%) Consultant
10 352 (5.91%) Architect
11 307 (5.16%) Lead
12 275 (4.62%) IT Support
13 273 (4.59%) Security Consultant
14 264 (4.43%) Security Manager
15 238 (4.00%) Security Architect
16 227 (3.81%) IT Manager
17 222 (3.73%) Security Engineer
18 194 (3.26%) IT Engineer
19 183 (3.07%) Cybersecurity Consultant
20 175 (2.94%) Cybersecurity Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (0.92%) SAML
2 50 (0.84%) LDAP
3 49 (0.82%) OAuth
4 44 (0.74%) REST
5 43 (0.72%) OpenID
6 31 (0.52%) HTML
7 24 (0.40%) React
8 23 (0.39%) CSS
9 20 (0.34%) Kafka
9 20 (0.34%) SOAP
10 17 (0.29%) .NET
10 17 (0.29%) SailPoint
11 15 (0.25%) JSON
11 15 (0.25%) Middleware
12 14 (0.24%) FastAPI
13 13 (0.22%) AngularJS
13 13 (0.22%) GraphQL
13 13 (0.22%) Node.js
13 13 (0.22%) RESTful
13 13 (0.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 816 (13.71%) Cyberattack
2 328 (5.51%) Security Posture
3 222 (3.73%) Cyber Threat
4 199 (3.34%) Management Information System
5 196 (3.29%) Onboarding
6 160 (2.69%) Driving Licence
7 156 (2.62%) Security Operations Centre
8 127 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
9 105 (1.76%) Operational Technology
10 97 (1.63%) Cyber Defence
11 85 (1.43%) Cloud Native
12 76 (1.28%) Data Centre
13 57 (0.96%) PKI
14 50 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
15 42 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
16 37 (0.62%) Blog
17 36 (0.60%) Cyber Security Posture
18 34 (0.57%) CSOC
19 32 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
20 29 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 539 (9.05%) Windows
2 266 (4.47%) Windows Server
3 191 (3.21%) Linux
4 58 (0.97%) Mac OS
5 37 (0.62%) Windows 10
6 29 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
6 29 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
7 24 (0.40%) Android
7 24 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 23 (0.39%) Apple iOS
9 13 (0.22%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.10%) CentOS
11 5 (0.084%) VMS
12 4 (0.067%) Unix
12 4 (0.067%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.034%) Amazon Linux
13 2 (0.034%) Embedded Linux
13 2 (0.034%) FreeRTOS
14 1 (0.017%) FreeBSD
14 1 (0.017%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,153 (19.37%) Mentoring
2 773 (12.98%) Ethical Hacking
3 602 (10.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 591 (9.93%) Problem-Solving
5 513 (8.62%) Incident Response
6 479 (8.05%) Information Security
7 463 (7.78%) Risk Management
8 434 (7.29%) SIEM
9 423 (7.10%) Security Operations
10 387 (6.50%) AI
11 383 (6.43%) Cloud Security
12 373 (6.26%) Vulnerability Management
13 324 (5.44%) Disaster Recovery
14 314 (5.27%) Decision-Making
15 278 (4.67%) Roadmaps
16 276 (4.64%) Stakeholder Management
17 249 (4.18%) Agile
18 248 (4.17%) Data Protection
19 243 (4.08%) Penetration Testing
20 242 (4.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 304 (5.11%) Python
2 249 (4.18%) PowerShell
3 97 (1.63%) SQL
4 69 (1.16%) Bash
4 69 (1.16%) JavaScript
5 65 (1.09%) C++
6 41 (0.69%) Java
7 37 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
8 31 (0.52%) Rust
9 24 (0.40%) C#
10 21 (0.35%) Go
10 21 (0.35%) TypeScript
11 20 (0.34%) MATLAB
12 18 (0.30%) C
13 14 (0.24%) Search Processing Language
14 13 (0.22%) T-SQL
15 9 (0.15%) Perl
16 7 (0.12%) PHP
17 5 (0.084%) Shell Script
18 4 (0.067%) Ada
Qualifications
1 1,475 (24.77%) Azure Certification
2 879 (14.76%) CompTIA Security+
3 828 (13.91%) CEH
4 757 (12.71%) CompTIA CySA+
5 569 (9.56%) Security Cleared
6 448 (7.52%) Degree
7 435 (7.31%) CISSP
8 400 (6.72%) SC Cleared
9 282 (4.74%) CISM
10 189 (3.17%) DV Cleared
11 155 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
12 98 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
13 95 (1.60%) CISA
14 91 (1.53%) CRISC
15 84 (1.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 78 (1.31%) Network+ Certification
17 77 (1.29%) CREST Certified
18 70 (1.18%) A+ Certification
18 70 (1.18%) GIAC
19 69 (1.16%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 617 (10.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 527 (8.85%) NIST
3 333 (5.59%) GDPR
4 285 (4.79%) Cyber Essentials
5 269 (4.52%) GRC
6 145 (2.44%) PCI DSS
7 131 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 109 (1.83%) QA
9 100 (1.68%) NCSC
10 58 (0.97%) SOC 2
11 43 (0.72%) NIST 800
12 36 (0.60%) Accessibility
12 36 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 35 (0.59%) COBIT
14 34 (0.57%) SLA
15 33 (0.55%) JSP 440
16 27 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
17 26 (0.44%) Data Quality
18 21 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27005
19 19 (0.32%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 425 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 125 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 105 (1.76%) Hyper-V
4 51 (0.86%) Docker
4 51 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
5 24 (0.40%) vSphere
6 14 (0.24%) IAG
7 12 (0.20%) Firmware
8 11 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
9 10 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
10 9 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 5 (0.084%) ClearTrust
11 5 (0.084%) VMware ESXi
11 5 (0.084%) VMware NSX
12 4 (0.067%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 3 (0.050%) VMware Server
14 1 (0.017%) BitLocker
14 1 (0.017%) Embedded Firmware
14 1 (0.017%) KVM
Systems Management
1 216 (3.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 86 (1.44%) Terraform
3 75 (1.26%) Kubernetes
4 42 (0.71%) Ansible
4 42 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
5 31 (0.52%) Grafana
6 20 (0.34%) QRadar
7 18 (0.30%) Prometheus
8 17 (0.29%) FortiGate
8 17 (0.29%) SCCM
9 16 (0.27%) CASB
10 13 (0.22%) Nmap
11 9 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
11 9 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
11 9 (0.15%) Kibana
11 9 (0.15%) Nessus
12 8 (0.13%) vCenter Server
13 7 (0.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 6 (0.10%) CSIRT
14 6 (0.10%) VxRail
Vendors
1 2,542 (42.69%) Microsoft
2 1,411 (23.70%) ForeScout
3 176 (2.96%) VMware
4 165 (2.77%) Cisco
5 141 (2.37%) Palo Alto
6 107 (1.80%) CrowdStrike
7 104 (1.75%) Splunk
8 64 (1.07%) Qualys
9 61 (1.02%) Fortinet
10 60 (1.01%) Aruba
10 60 (1.01%) Google
10 60 (1.01%) Tenable
11 56 (0.94%) ServiceNow
12 50 (0.84%) Apple
13 49 (0.82%) Salesforce
14 35 (0.59%) SAP
15 34 (0.57%) Veeam
16 33 (0.55%) Adobe
17 31 (0.52%) CyberArk
18 29 (0.49%) Dell