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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 36 39
Rank change year-on-year +3 +3 +34
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 2,681 3,509 3,208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.24% 5.13% 5.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.03% 6.31% 6.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,577 1,975 2,441
10th Percentile £27,800 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £63,146
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% -4.98% -2.85%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £64,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% -6.98% -0.77%

All Process and 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 38,123 55,583 52,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 88.74% 81.32% 94.35%
Number of salaries quoted 21,792 32,261 39,094
10th Percentile £28,571 £32,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £62,004
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -7.26% +3.34%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity 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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 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
London +1 820 £70,000 -5.41% 618
North of England 0 594 £47,500 -13.31% 350
South East +2 519 £50,000 -11.52% 568
Midlands +5 346 £44,543 -21.44% 286
North West -19 321 £51,763 -5.89% 198
Yorkshire +18 242 £33,000 -40.00% 113
South West +2 239 £50,000 -25.93% 186
West Midlands +5 230 £50,000 -16.32% 182
East of England -16 131 £46,250 -11.90% 166
East Midlands +11 111 £35,000 -22.22% 98
North East +5 31 £67,500 +58.82% 45
South Coast - 1 £59,000 -
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 93 (3.47%) SharePoint
2 90 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 22 (0.82%) IIS
4 19 (0.71%) Confluence
5 18 (0.67%) CMS
6 9 (0.34%) Apache Solr
7 7 (0.26%) Apache
7 7 (0.26%) nginx
7 7 (0.26%) WordPress
8 6 (0.22%) Apache Spark
9 5 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
10 4 (0.15%) FactoryTalk
10 4 (0.15%) Traefik
10 4 (0.15%) WinCC
11 2 (0.075%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.075%) ArchestrA
11 2 (0.075%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.075%) TPMS
12 1 (0.037%) FileNet
Applications
1 117 (4.36%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (2.24%) Maya
3 30 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (0.56%) Chatbot
5 11 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.37%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.26%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.15%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.15%) Sketch
9 3 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.11%) CINEMA 4D
9 3 (0.11%) Simulink
10 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.037%) Civil 3D
11 1 (0.037%) GNU Octave
11 1 (0.037%) Revit
Business Applications
1 41 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 29 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 26 (0.97%) SAP IBP
4 15 (0.56%) SAP CO
4 15 (0.56%) SAP FI
4 15 (0.56%) SAP FI/CO
4 15 (0.56%) SAP FSCM
5 12 (0.45%) SAP IS-U
6 10 (0.37%) NetSuite
6 10 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
7 8 (0.30%) Exchequer
8 6 (0.22%) Sage 200
8 6 (0.22%) SAP FS
9 4 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.15%) Fidessa
9 4 (0.15%) Magento
9 4 (0.15%) NEC Housing
10 2 (0.075%) SAP CX
10 2 (0.075%) Shopify
11 1 (0.037%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 521 (19.43%) Azure
2 420 (15.67%) Microsoft 365
3 292 (10.89%) AWS
4 119 (4.44%) Entra ID
5 82 (3.06%) GCP
5 82 (3.06%) Power Platform
6 80 (2.98%) SaaS
7 74 (2.76%) Cloud Computing
8 55 (2.05%) PaaS
9 47 (1.75%) IaaS
10 43 (1.60%) Azure Sentinel
11 42 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
12 38 (1.42%) GitHub
13 36 (1.34%) Serverless
14 34 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
15 26 (0.97%) Power Automate
16 23 (0.86%) OneDrive
17 20 (0.75%) PowerApps
18 19 (0.71%) Amazon EC2
19 18 (0.67%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 362 (13.50%) Firewall
2 153 (5.71%) VPN
3 135 (5.04%) Network Security
4 128 (4.77%) DNS
5 126 (4.70%) TCP/IP
6 107 (3.99%) DHCP
7 103 (3.84%) WAN
8 91 (3.39%) VoIP
9 79 (2.95%) LAN
10 68 (2.54%) VLAN
11 51 (1.90%) Wi-Fi
12 39 (1.45%) Intrusion Detection
13 36 (1.34%) SD-WAN
14 35 (1.31%) Internet
15 33 (1.23%) SAN
16 31 (1.16%) Modbus
16 31 (1.16%) Wireless
17 17 (0.63%) NAS
17 17 (0.63%) Unified Communications
18 15 (0.56%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (2.98%) SQL Server
2 58 (2.16%) Power BI
3 34 (1.27%) Tableau
4 30 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
5 26 (0.97%) SAP BW
6 22 (0.82%) MongoDB
6 22 (0.82%) Relational Database
7 21 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
8 20 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
8 20 (0.75%) Data Lake
9 19 (0.71%) MySQL
10 18 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
11 12 (0.45%) Metadata
12 11 (0.41%) NoSQL
13 10 (0.37%) Amazon Aurora
14 9 (0.34%) MS Access
15 8 (0.30%) Amazon Athena
15 8 (0.30%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 5 (0.19%) Apache Iceberg
Development Applications
1 46 (1.72%) Git
2 36 (1.34%) JIRA
3 11 (0.41%) Rational DOORS
4 10 (0.37%) GitLab
4 10 (0.37%) IntelliJ
4 10 (0.37%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.15%) Burp Suite
5 4 (0.15%) git-flow
5 4 (0.15%) Spinnaker
5 4 (0.15%) Toad
6 3 (0.11%) Babel
6 3 (0.11%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.11%) gulp
6 3 (0.11%) Metasploit
6 3 (0.11%) webpack
7 2 (0.075%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.075%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.075%) Selenium
7 2 (0.075%) Snyk
8 1 (0.037%) CMake
General
1 1,018 (37.97%) Social Skills
2 523 (19.51%) Finance
3 477 (17.79%) Law
4 424 (15.81%) Analytical Skills
5 418 (15.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 393 (14.66%) Legal
7 216 (8.06%) Telecoms
8 193 (7.20%) Marketing
9 170 (6.34%) Public Sector
10 140 (5.22%) Manufacturing
11 128 (4.77%) Banking
12 95 (3.54%) Games
13 80 (2.98%) Electronics
14 78 (2.91%) Organisational Skills
15 77 (2.87%) Retail
16 72 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
17 40 (1.49%) Aerospace
18 34 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
18 34 (1.27%) French Language
19 33 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 269 (10.03%) Senior
2 265 (9.88%) Analyst
3 235 (8.77%) IT Support
4 194 (7.24%) Lead
5 187 (6.98%) Architect
6 144 (5.37%) Consultant
7 130 (4.85%) IT Manager
8 128 (4.77%) Support Engineer
9 121 (4.51%) Security Engineer
10 110 (4.10%) Security Analyst
11 105 (3.92%) IT Engineer
12 76 (2.83%) Security Consultant
12 76 (2.83%) Security Manager
13 65 (2.42%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 62 (2.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 62 (2.31%) IT Analyst
15 59 (2.20%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 58 (2.16%) Cybersecurity Analyst
16 58 (2.16%) Support Analyst
17 55 (2.05%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (1.86%) React
2 43 (1.60%) HTML
3 41 (1.53%) CSS
3 41 (1.53%) REST
4 35 (1.31%) Web Services
5 34 (1.27%) Kafka
6 33 (1.23%) .NET
7 25 (0.93%) Node.js
7 25 (0.93%) YAML
8 23 (0.86%) RESTful
9 21 (0.78%) Vue
10 20 (0.75%) Middleware
11 18 (0.67%) AngularJS
12 13 (0.48%) EDI
13 9 (0.34%) XML
14 8 (0.30%) 802.1X
14 8 (0.30%) OAuth
14 8 (0.30%) Software Packaging
15 7 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
15 7 (0.26%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 348 (12.98%) Cyberattack
2 185 (6.90%) Management Information System
3 154 (5.74%) Operational Technology
4 147 (5.48%) Security Posture
5 136 (5.07%) Data Centre
6 125 (4.66%) Cyber Threat
7 114 (4.25%) Enterprise Software
8 96 (3.58%) Onboarding
9 73 (2.72%) Driving Licence
9 73 (2.72%) Security Operations Centre
10 70 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
11 67 (2.50%) Cloud Native
12 62 (2.31%) Renewable Energy
13 57 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
14 37 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
14 37 (1.38%) SCADA
15 32 (1.19%) Product Ownership
16 31 (1.16%) Virtual Team
17 28 (1.04%) IoT
18 25 (0.93%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 482 (17.98%) Windows
2 183 (6.83%) Windows Server
3 149 (5.56%) Linux
4 96 (3.58%) Windows 10
5 70 (2.61%) Mac OS
6 30 (1.12%) Android
6 30 (1.12%) Apple iOS
7 24 (0.90%) Unix
8 16 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 13 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (0.45%) VMS
10 12 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
11 11 (0.41%) Windows 7
12 7 (0.26%) Debian
13 6 (0.22%) Ubuntu
14 5 (0.19%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.075%) Check Point GAiA
15 2 (0.075%) Kali Linux
15 2 (0.075%) Windows Server 2003
16 1 (0.037%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 626 (23.35%) Problem-Solving
2 361 (13.47%) Line Management
3 334 (12.46%) Risk Management
4 330 (12.31%) Creative Thinking
5 325 (12.12%) Incident Response
6 301 (11.23%) Information Security
7 278 (10.37%) Mentoring
8 251 (9.36%) Agile
9 247 (9.21%) Project Management
10 225 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
11 218 (8.13%) SIEM
12 217 (8.09%) Artificial Intelligence
13 215 (8.02%) Computer Science
14 210 (7.83%) ITIL
15 208 (7.76%) Vulnerability Management
16 202 (7.53%) Analytics
17 193 (7.20%) Project Delivery
18 187 (6.98%) Security Operations
19 185 (6.90%) Roadmaps
20 184 (6.86%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 170 (6.34%) Python
2 146 (5.45%) PowerShell
3 112 (4.18%) SQL
4 66 (2.46%) JavaScript
5 44 (1.64%) Java
6 42 (1.57%) Bash
7 40 (1.49%) C#
8 29 (1.08%) TypeScript
9 22 (0.82%) Kusto Query Language
10 21 (0.78%) R
11 16 (0.60%) Bicep
12 12 (0.45%) Go
12 12 (0.45%) Perl
13 10 (0.37%) T-SQL
14 9 (0.34%) Kotlin
15 8 (0.30%) MATLAB
15 8 (0.30%) Scala
16 6 (0.22%) C++
17 5 (0.19%) Shell Script
18 4 (0.15%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 578 (21.56%) Degree
2 322 (12.01%) CISSP
3 257 (9.59%) Security Cleared
4 212 (7.91%) CISM
5 168 (6.27%) SC Cleared
6 107 (3.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 87 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
8 86 (3.21%) CEH
8 86 (3.21%) PMI Certification
9 84 (3.13%) CompTIA Security+
10 77 (2.87%) Master's Degree
11 75 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
12 70 (2.61%) PMP
13 68 (2.54%) CISA
14 65 (2.42%) HND
15 62 (2.31%) Azure Certification
16 61 (2.28%) DV Cleared
17 59 (2.20%) CRISC
18 51 (1.90%) AWS Certification
19 38 (1.42%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 388 (14.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 366 (13.65%) NCSC
3 338 (12.61%) NIST
4 225 (8.39%) GDPR
5 197 (7.35%) Cyber Essentials
6 89 (3.32%) GRC
7 88 (3.28%) QA
8 80 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 71 (2.65%) PCI DSS
10 49 (1.83%) SLA
11 48 (1.79%) NIST 800
12 39 (1.45%) SOC 2
13 27 (1.01%) COBIT
13 27 (1.01%) JSP 440
14 22 (0.82%) PMO
15 18 (0.67%) RMADS
15 18 (0.67%) SOC 1
16 17 (0.63%) Data Quality
16 17 (0.63%) GxP
16 17 (0.63%) HIPAA
System Software
1 317 (11.82%) Active Directory
2 113 (4.21%) VMware Infrastructure
3 73 (2.72%) Hyper-V
4 64 (2.39%) Virtual Servers
5 45 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
6 43 (1.60%) Docker
7 22 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
8 19 (0.71%) vSphere
9 6 (0.22%) BitLocker
10 5 (0.19%) Firmware
10 5 (0.19%) Kamailio
11 2 (0.075%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.075%) Virtual Desktop
11 2 (0.075%) XenApp
12 1 (0.037%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 1 (0.037%) Terminal Server
12 1 (0.037%) Terminal Services
12 1 (0.037%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 137 (5.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (2.05%) Kubernetes
3 45 (1.68%) Terraform
4 31 (1.16%) SCCM
5 24 (0.90%) QRadar
6 23 (0.86%) Ansible
6 23 (0.86%) RSA Archer
7 18 (0.67%) Functional Safety
8 14 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
9 13 (0.48%) Nessus
9 13 (0.48%) PaperCut
10 11 (0.41%) CSIRT
11 8 (0.30%) Autotask
11 8 (0.30%) FortiGate
12 7 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
13 6 (0.22%) ArcSight ESM
13 6 (0.22%) CASB
13 6 (0.22%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 6 (0.22%) Grafana
13 6 (0.22%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 766 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 156 (5.82%) VMware
3 132 (4.92%) SAP
4 127 (4.74%) Cisco
5 67 (2.50%) Splunk
6 63 (2.35%) Palo Alto
7 61 (2.28%) Salesforce
8 57 (2.13%) Oracle
9 55 (2.05%) Adobe
10 49 (1.83%) Apple
11 45 (1.68%) Fortinet
11 45 (1.68%) Sophos
12 43 (1.60%) Qualys
13 35 (1.31%) CrowdStrike
14 33 (1.23%) Tenable
15 32 (1.19%) Google
16 30 (1.12%) Dell
16 30 (1.12%) Siemens
17 29 (1.08%) ServiceNow
18 27 (1.01%) Progress