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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 32 38
Rank change year-on-year +12 +6 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 5,924 2,745 3,628
As % of all permanent jobs in England 6.15% 6.27% 4.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.37% 7.06% 6.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3,656 1,665 2,364
10th Percentile £30,265 £26,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.92%
75th Percentile £79,250 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -6.98%

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 70,812 38,908 59,129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.46% 88.91% 81.00%
Number of salaries quoted 50,212 22,532 37,613
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 26 August 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 26 August 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 +11 1,467 £75,000 +6.38% 468
North of England +19 1,277 £50,000 +5.26% 242
South East +11 1,065 £55,000 +10.00% 200
Midlands +20 1,031 £55,000 +29.05% 173
North West +26 633 £57,500 +11.08% 118
South West +7 597 £55,000 +10.00% 213
West Midlands +8 518 £55,000 +10.00% 103
East Midlands +38 512 £55,000 +57.14% 70
Yorkshire +12 494 £43,500 +31.82% 95
East of England +48 472 £45,000 -5.26% 92
North East +17 150 £50,000 -25.93% 33
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
1 203 (3.43%) SharePoint
2 197 (3.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 20 (0.34%) IIS
4 17 (0.29%) Apache
5 9 (0.15%) Confluence
5 9 (0.15%) SAS
6 8 (0.14%) CMS
7 5 (0.084%) WordPress
8 3 (0.051%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.051%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.034%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.017%) Anypoint
Applications
1 83 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
2 58 (0.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.19%) Simulink
5 8 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.10%) CATIA
6 6 (0.10%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.068%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.034%) SmartSuite
9 1 (0.017%) Maya
9 1 (0.017%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (0.41%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.12%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.10%) Sage 200
6 5 (0.084%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 5 (0.084%) SAP Business One
7 4 (0.068%) SystmOne
8 3 (0.051%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 3 (0.051%) Distributed Ledger
8 3 (0.051%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.051%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.051%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.051%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.051%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.051%) Q-Pulse
8 3 (0.051%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.034%) Eikon
9 2 (0.034%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 2 (0.034%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,908 (32.21%) Azure
2 749 (12.64%) Microsoft 365
3 456 (7.70%) AWS
4 413 (6.97%) Entra ID
5 194 (3.27%) SaaS
6 146 (2.46%) GCP
7 85 (1.43%) Azure Sentinel
8 84 (1.42%) Power Platform
9 69 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
9 69 (1.16%) OneDrive
10 53 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
11 47 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
12 46 (0.78%) Serverless
13 42 (0.71%) Mimecast
14 34 (0.57%) GitHub
15 27 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
16 26 (0.44%) PaaS
17 25 (0.42%) Google Workspace
18 22 (0.37%) IaaS
19 21 (0.35%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 496 (8.37%) Firewall
2 248 (4.19%) Network Security
3 217 (3.66%) DNS
4 203 (3.43%) VPN
5 170 (2.87%) WAN
6 149 (2.52%) LAN
7 148 (2.50%) Wi-Fi
8 145 (2.45%) DHCP
9 143 (2.41%) TCP/IP
10 116 (1.96%) VLAN
11 95 (1.60%) Internet
12 76 (1.28%) VoIP
13 73 (1.23%) Wireless
14 50 (0.84%) Cisco Nexus
15 47 (0.79%) Unified Communications
16 43 (0.73%) HTTP
17 39 (0.66%) SSL
18 31 (0.52%) Intrusion Detection
19 30 (0.51%) SD-WAN
20 29 (0.49%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (0.89%) Power BI
2 45 (0.76%) SQL Server
3 13 (0.22%) Big Data
3 13 (0.22%) GIS
3 13 (0.22%) MongoDB
4 12 (0.20%) MySQL
4 12 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
5 9 (0.15%) Tableau
6 6 (0.10%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.084%) Metadata
7 5 (0.084%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.068%) Crystal Reports
8 4 (0.068%) Neo4j
8 4 (0.068%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.068%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.051%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 47 (0.79%) JIRA
2 46 (0.78%) Git
3 27 (0.46%) Burp Suite
3 27 (0.46%) Snyk
4 26 (0.44%) Metasploit
5 24 (0.41%) GitLab
6 20 (0.34%) Jenkins
7 10 (0.17%) Yeoman
8 9 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
9 6 (0.10%) Apache Continuum
10 5 (0.084%) JMeter
10 5 (0.084%) VersionOne
11 4 (0.068%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.068%) Cucumber
11 4 (0.068%) Eclipse
11 4 (0.068%) Locust
11 4 (0.068%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.068%) Visual Studio
12 3 (0.051%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.051%) LabVIEW
General
1 2,182 (36.83%) Social Skills
2 560 (9.45%) Finance
3 444 (7.49%) Analytical Skills
4 330 (5.57%) Public Sector
5 326 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 183 (3.09%) Marketing
7 181 (3.06%) Law
8 174 (2.94%) Legal
9 170 (2.87%) Retail
10 163 (2.75%) Telecoms
11 149 (2.52%) Manufacturing
12 132 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
13 124 (2.09%) Banking
14 115 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
15 104 (1.76%) Aerospace
16 56 (0.95%) Local Government
17 54 (0.91%) Advertising
18 50 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
19 39 (0.66%) Aviation
20 31 (0.52%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 1,013 (17.10%) Analyst
2 818 (13.81%) Security Analyst
3 718 (12.12%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 651 (10.99%) Senior
5 557 (9.40%) Junior
6 517 (8.73%) Ethical Hacker
7 496 (8.37%) Consultant
8 484 (8.17%) Junior Analyst
9 474 (8.00%) Junior Security Analyst
10 370 (6.25%) Architect
11 367 (6.20%) Lead
12 311 (5.25%) Security Consultant
13 298 (5.03%) Security Manager
14 278 (4.69%) IT Support
15 264 (4.46%) IT Manager
16 257 (4.34%) Security Architect
17 249 (4.20%) Security Engineer
18 213 (3.60%) IT Engineer
19 208 (3.51%) Cybersecurity Manager
20 205 (3.46%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (1.32%) Terraform
2 48 (0.81%) SAML
3 45 (0.76%) LDAP
4 43 (0.73%) OAuth
5 37 (0.62%) OpenID
6 36 (0.61%) REST
7 30 (0.51%) HTML
8 23 (0.39%) .NET
8 23 (0.39%) CSS
8 23 (0.39%) React
9 19 (0.32%) JSON
9 19 (0.32%) Kafka
10 18 (0.30%) Node.js
11 16 (0.27%) SailPoint
12 15 (0.25%) FastAPI
12 15 (0.25%) RESTful
12 15 (0.25%) XML
13 12 (0.20%) AngularJS
14 11 (0.19%) Middleware
14 11 (0.19%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 613 (10.35%) Cyberattack
2 342 (5.77%) Security Posture
3 269 (4.54%) Cyber Threat
4 238 (4.02%) Onboarding
5 229 (3.87%) Management Information System
6 165 (2.79%) Driving Licence
7 160 (2.70%) Security Operations Centre
8 140 (2.36%) Operational Technology
9 135 (2.28%) Self-Motivation
10 106 (1.79%) Cyber Defence
11 99 (1.67%) Data Centre
12 96 (1.62%) Cloud Native
13 63 (1.06%) PKI
14 59 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
15 48 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
16 46 (0.78%) Cyber Security Posture
17 37 (0.62%) CSOC
18 35 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
19 34 (0.57%) Blog
20 32 (0.54%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 577 (9.74%) Windows
2 282 (4.76%) Windows Server
3 212 (3.58%) Linux
4 74 (1.25%) Mac OS
5 35 (0.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 26 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 26 (0.44%) Windows 10
6 26 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
7 22 (0.37%) Apple iOS
8 19 (0.32%) Android
9 15 (0.25%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.10%) CentOS
11 5 (0.084%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.068%) Kali Linux
13 3 (0.051%) Unix
13 3 (0.051%) VMS
14 2 (0.034%) Amazon Linux
14 2 (0.034%) Embedded Linux
14 2 (0.034%) FreeRTOS
15 1 (0.017%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 886 (14.96%) Mentoring
2 689 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
3 648 (10.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 544 (9.18%) Information Security
5 533 (9.00%) Ethical Hacking
6 513 (8.66%) AI
7 512 (8.64%) Incident Response
8 503 (8.49%) Risk Management
9 479 (8.09%) Security Operations
10 445 (7.51%) SIEM
11 428 (7.22%) Vulnerability Management
12 407 (6.87%) Cloud Security
13 384 (6.48%) Stakeholder Management
14 377 (6.36%) Disaster Recovery
15 343 (5.79%) Decision-Making
16 302 (5.10%) Roadmaps
17 294 (4.96%) Service Delivery
18 280 (4.73%) Data Protection
19 275 (4.64%) Agile
20 271 (4.57%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 315 (5.32%) Python
2 236 (3.98%) PowerShell
3 97 (1.64%) SQL
4 72 (1.22%) C++
5 66 (1.11%) JavaScript
6 55 (0.93%) Bash
7 46 (0.78%) Java
8 44 (0.74%) Kusto Query Language
9 32 (0.54%) C#
10 31 (0.52%) Rust
11 24 (0.41%) Go
12 22 (0.37%) C
13 21 (0.35%) TypeScript
14 16 (0.27%) Search Processing Language
15 15 (0.25%) MATLAB
16 12 (0.20%) Perl
17 10 (0.17%) Embedded C
18 5 (0.084%) Shell Script
19 4 (0.068%) Ada
19 4 (0.068%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 1,070 (18.06%) Azure Certification
2 665 (11.23%) Security Cleared
3 619 (10.45%) CompTIA Security+
4 592 (9.99%) CEH
5 513 (8.66%) CompTIA CySA+
6 502 (8.47%) Degree
7 458 (7.73%) CISSP
8 455 (7.68%) SC Cleared
9 292 (4.93%) CISM
10 220 (3.71%) DV Cleared
11 158 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
12 114 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
13 100 (1.69%) CRISC
14 88 (1.49%) CISA
15 87 (1.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 85 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
17 82 (1.38%) AWS Certification
18 78 (1.32%) CREST Certified
19 74 (1.25%) Master's Degree
20 65 (1.10%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 641 (10.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 513 (8.66%) NIST
3 328 (5.54%) GDPR
4 308 (5.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 304 (5.13%) GRC
6 138 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 138 (2.33%) PCI DSS
7 104 (1.76%) QA
8 99 (1.67%) NCSC
9 61 (1.03%) SOC 2
10 43 (0.73%) NIST 800
10 43 (0.73%) SLA
11 41 (0.69%) Accessibility
12 37 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 35 (0.59%) COBIT
14 32 (0.54%) JSP 440
15 28 (0.47%) Data Quality
16 22 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
17 21 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
17 21 (0.35%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 445 (7.51%) Active Directory
2 155 (2.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 122 (2.06%) Hyper-V
4 56 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
5 54 (0.91%) Docker
6 36 (0.61%) Firmware
7 25 (0.42%) vSphere
8 14 (0.24%) IAG
8 14 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
9 13 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 10 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
11 7 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
11 7 (0.12%) VMware NSX
12 5 (0.084%) ClearTrust
13 4 (0.068%) Embedded Firmware
14 3 (0.051%) EMC RecoverPoint
14 3 (0.051%) VMware Server
15 2 (0.034%) ProxySG
16 1 (0.017%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 236 (3.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 81 (1.37%) Kubernetes
3 52 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
4 44 (0.74%) Ansible
5 26 (0.44%) Grafana
6 23 (0.39%) FortiGate
6 23 (0.39%) Nmap
7 22 (0.37%) Nessus
7 22 (0.37%) QRadar
8 19 (0.32%) SCCM
9 18 (0.30%) CASB
10 16 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
11 14 (0.24%) Prometheus
12 9 (0.15%) Kibana
13 8 (0.14%) Cisco CUCM
13 8 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
13 8 (0.14%) Functional Safety
14 7 (0.12%) Graylog
15 6 (0.10%) vCenter Server
16 5 (0.084%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 2,197 (37.09%) Microsoft
2 987 (16.66%) ForeScout
3 208 (3.51%) Cisco
4 194 (3.27%) VMware
5 167 (2.82%) Palo Alto
6 117 (1.98%) Splunk
7 98 (1.65%) CrowdStrike
8 73 (1.23%) Qualys
9 70 (1.18%) Google
10 67 (1.13%) Apple
11 66 (1.11%) ServiceNow
12 63 (1.06%) Aruba
13 62 (1.05%) Fortinet
14 60 (1.01%) Salesforce
14 60 (1.01%) Tenable
15 44 (0.74%) Veeam
16 42 (0.71%) SAP
17 41 (0.69%) Adobe
18 37 (0.62%) CyberArk
19 35 (0.59%) SonicWALL