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 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 33 37
Rank change year-on-year +11 +4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 5,783 2,696 3,394
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.56% 6.24% 5.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.56% 7.00% 6.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,855 1,569 1,744
10th Percentile £31,050 £28,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,938 £36,250 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,450 £95,000 £97,425
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -7.69%

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 76,481 38,519 54,833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.55% 89.12% 82.39%
Number of salaries quoted 53,828 21,783 29,723
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £36,532 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,700
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.30% -2.17%

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 3 October 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 3 October 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 +8 1,541 £80,000 +14.29% 2,275
North of England +18 1,133 £50,000 +3.09% 831
South East +16 1,058 £55,000 +10.00% 914
Midlands +21 1,006 £55,000 +15.79% 498
North West +26 610 £60,000 +23.71% 459
South West 0 576 £55,000 +10.00% 448
West Midlands +8 519 £55,000 +7.00% 304
East Midlands +41 487 £55,000 +46.67% 194
East of England +36 443 £50,000 +11.11% 275
Yorkshire +9 394 £42,500 +8.28% 264
North East +2 129 £50,000 -27.94% 111
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
1 250 (4.32%) SharePoint
2 241 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (0.47%) IIS
4 22 (0.38%) Apache
5 11 (0.19%) Confluence
6 9 (0.16%) SAS
7 6 (0.10%) CMS
8 5 (0.086%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.086%) WordPress
9 3 (0.052%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.017%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.017%) ArchestrA
10 1 (0.017%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 96 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
2 70 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.31%) Simulink
5 17 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.086%) CATIA
8 4 (0.069%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.035%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.035%) SmartSuite
10 1 (0.017%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.017%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 24 (0.42%) Cloudability
2 9 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.12%) NetSuite
4 6 (0.10%) Sage 200
5 5 (0.086%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 5 (0.086%) SAP Business One
6 4 (0.069%) Infor CloudSuite
6 4 (0.069%) Infor M3
6 4 (0.069%) SystmOne
7 3 (0.052%) Distributed Ledger
7 3 (0.052%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.052%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.052%) Infor LN
7 3 (0.052%) Q-Pulse
7 3 (0.052%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.035%) Eikon
8 2 (0.035%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.035%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.035%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1,398 (24.17%) Azure
2 856 (14.80%) Microsoft 365
3 519 (8.97%) Entra ID
4 462 (7.99%) AWS
5 197 (3.41%) SaaS
6 163 (2.82%) GCP
7 104 (1.80%) Power Platform
8 97 (1.68%) OneDrive
9 88 (1.52%) Azure Sentinel
10 87 (1.50%) Microsoft Purview
11 61 (1.05%) Cloud Computing
11 61 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
12 56 (0.97%) Serverless
13 46 (0.80%) Mimecast
14 43 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
15 35 (0.61%) Power Automate
16 33 (0.57%) GitHub
16 33 (0.57%) Google Workspace
17 30 (0.52%) Azure Logic Apps
18 28 (0.48%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 516 (8.92%) Firewall
2 277 (4.79%) DNS
3 249 (4.31%) VPN
4 244 (4.22%) Network Security
5 203 (3.51%) DHCP
6 192 (3.32%) TCP/IP
7 186 (3.22%) WAN
8 168 (2.91%) Wi-Fi
9 163 (2.82%) LAN
10 126 (2.18%) VLAN
11 100 (1.73%) Internet
12 90 (1.56%) Wireless
13 86 (1.49%) VoIP
14 58 (1.00%) Cisco Nexus
15 50 (0.86%) SSL
16 48 (0.83%) HTTP
17 42 (0.73%) Unified Communications
18 37 (0.64%) Wireshark
19 32 (0.55%) SD-WAN
20 30 (0.52%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (1.05%) Power BI
2 56 (0.97%) SQL Server
3 19 (0.33%) Big Data
4 17 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (0.24%) GIS
6 13 (0.22%) Tableau
7 12 (0.21%) MongoDB
8 11 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (0.17%) Amazon RDS
9 10 (0.17%) Metadata
9 10 (0.17%) MySQL
10 7 (0.12%) Azure SQL Database
10 7 (0.12%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.12%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 6 (0.10%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.086%) NoSQL
13 4 (0.069%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.069%) Crystal Reports
13 4 (0.069%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 53 (0.92%) JIRA
2 42 (0.73%) Git
3 32 (0.55%) Burp Suite
4 30 (0.52%) Metasploit
5 27 (0.47%) Snyk
6 20 (0.35%) Jenkins
7 19 (0.33%) GitLab
8 10 (0.17%) Yeoman
9 9 (0.16%) Eclipse
10 8 (0.14%) LabVIEW
11 6 (0.10%) Rational DOORS
12 5 (0.086%) VersionOne
13 4 (0.069%) Apache Continuum
13 4 (0.069%) SonarQube
13 4 (0.069%) Sonatype Nexus
13 4 (0.069%) Visual Studio
14 3 (0.052%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.052%) Maven
14 3 (0.052%) Team Foundation Server
15 2 (0.035%) Zephyr
General
1 1,730 (29.92%) Social Skills
2 622 (10.76%) Finance
3 462 (7.99%) Analytical Skills
4 389 (6.73%) Public Sector
5 344 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 210 (3.63%) Legal
7 197 (3.41%) Marketing
8 192 (3.32%) Retail
9 190 (3.29%) Law
10 188 (3.25%) Telecoms
11 183 (3.16%) Manufacturing
12 166 (2.87%) Organisational Skills
13 140 (2.42%) Aerospace
14 131 (2.27%) Banking
15 127 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
16 62 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
17 54 (0.93%) Advertising
18 48 (0.83%) Local Government
19 47 (0.81%) Aviation
20 39 (0.67%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 774 (13.38%) Analyst
2 710 (12.28%) Senior
3 541 (9.36%) Security Analyst
4 535 (9.25%) Consultant
5 452 (7.82%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 403 (6.97%) Lead
7 396 (6.85%) Architect
8 333 (5.76%) IT Support
9 329 (5.69%) Security Manager
10 317 (5.48%) Security Consultant
11 285 (4.93%) Security Engineer
12 283 (4.89%) Junior
13 261 (4.51%) Security Architect
14 249 (4.31%) IT Engineer
15 242 (4.18%) IT Manager
16 229 (3.96%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 209 (3.61%) Support Engineer
18 205 (3.54%) Junior Analyst
19 203 (3.51%) Cybersecurity Consultant
20 198 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (1.50%) Terraform
2 53 (0.92%) SAML
3 51 (0.88%) LDAP
3 51 (0.88%) OAuth
4 43 (0.74%) OpenID
4 43 (0.74%) REST
5 32 (0.55%) .NET
6 24 (0.42%) JSON
7 20 (0.35%) React
8 19 (0.33%) HTML
8 19 (0.33%) Node.js
9 16 (0.28%) Kafka
9 16 (0.28%) Middleware
9 16 (0.28%) RESTful
9 16 (0.28%) SailPoint
9 16 (0.28%) XML
10 15 (0.26%) CSS
10 15 (0.26%) FastAPI
11 12 (0.21%) AngularJS
12 10 (0.17%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 364 (6.29%) Security Posture
2 334 (5.78%) Cyber Threat
3 284 (4.91%) Cyberattack
4 271 (4.69%) Onboarding
5 242 (4.18%) Management Information System
6 195 (3.37%) Driving Licence
7 179 (3.10%) Operational Technology
8 161 (2.78%) Security Operations Centre
9 140 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
10 110 (1.90%) Cyber Defence
11 108 (1.87%) Data Centre
12 101 (1.75%) Cloud Native
13 83 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
14 59 (1.02%) PKI
15 58 (1.00%) SCADA
16 50 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
17 45 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
18 41 (0.71%) Cyber Security Posture
19 38 (0.66%) CSOC
19 38 (0.66%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 657 (11.36%) Windows
2 316 (5.46%) Windows Server
3 243 (4.20%) Linux
4 83 (1.44%) Mac OS
5 43 (0.74%) Windows 10
6 41 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
7 31 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
8 30 (0.52%) Apple iOS
9 28 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 24 (0.42%) Android
11 12 (0.21%) Ubuntu
12 7 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
13 6 (0.10%) Kali Linux
13 6 (0.10%) Unix
14 4 (0.069%) VMS
15 3 (0.052%) CentOS
15 3 (0.052%) Rocky
16 2 (0.035%) Amazon Linux
16 2 (0.035%) Embedded Linux
16 2 (0.035%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 776 (13.42%) Problem-Solving
2 745 (12.88%) Continuous Improvement
3 637 (11.02%) AI
4 595 (10.29%) Mentoring
5 585 (10.12%) Information Security
6 563 (9.74%) Incident Response
7 555 (9.60%) Security Operations
8 540 (9.34%) Risk Management
9 504 (8.72%) Stakeholder Management
10 490 (8.47%) Vulnerability Management
11 464 (8.02%) SIEM
12 431 (7.45%) Cloud Security
13 411 (7.11%) Decision-Making
14 395 (6.83%) Disaster Recovery
15 336 (5.81%) Roadmaps
16 325 (5.62%) Data Protection
17 315 (5.45%) ITIL
18 311 (5.38%) Service Delivery
19 288 (4.98%) Business Continuity
20 286 (4.95%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 344 (5.95%) Python
2 245 (4.24%) PowerShell
3 100 (1.73%) SQL
4 82 (1.42%) C++
5 63 (1.09%) Bash
6 59 (1.02%) JavaScript
7 56 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
8 55 (0.95%) Java
9 40 (0.69%) C#
10 38 (0.66%) Rust
11 32 (0.55%) Go
12 30 (0.52%) C
13 24 (0.42%) TypeScript
14 20 (0.35%) MATLAB
15 17 (0.29%) Search Processing Language
16 16 (0.28%) Embedded C
17 12 (0.21%) Perl
18 9 (0.16%) Bicep
19 8 (0.14%) Shell Script
20 4 (0.069%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 771 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 581 (10.05%) Degree
3 527 (9.11%) SC Cleared
4 474 (8.20%) CISSP
5 465 (8.04%) Azure Certification
6 321 (5.55%) CompTIA Security+
7 313 (5.41%) CISM
8 253 (4.37%) CEH
9 241 (4.17%) DV Cleared
10 231 (3.99%) CompTIA CySA+
11 157 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
12 136 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
13 109 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
14 102 (1.76%) CRISC
15 101 (1.75%) Master's Degree
16 87 (1.50%) CISA
17 84 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 76 (1.31%) CREST Certified
19 75 (1.30%) AWS Certification
19 75 (1.30%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 691 (11.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 525 (9.08%) NIST
3 358 (6.19%) Cyber Essentials
4 323 (5.59%) GDPR
5 322 (5.57%) GRC
6 150 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 136 (2.35%) PCI DSS
8 129 (2.23%) NCSC
9 97 (1.68%) QA
10 55 (0.95%) SLA
11 51 (0.88%) SOC 2
12 48 (0.83%) Accessibility
13 44 (0.76%) NIST 800
14 37 (0.64%) Data Quality
14 37 (0.64%) ISO 22301
15 35 (0.61%) COBIT
16 30 (0.52%) JSP 440
17 28 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
18 23 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
19 20 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 499 (8.63%) Active Directory
2 163 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 144 (2.49%) Hyper-V
4 70 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
5 55 (0.95%) Docker
6 43 (0.74%) Firmware
7 27 (0.47%) vSphere
8 20 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
9 13 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
9 13 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
10 11 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 9 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
12 6 (0.10%) VMware NSX
13 5 (0.086%) ClearTrust
13 5 (0.086%) IAG
14 3 (0.052%) VMware Server
15 2 (0.035%) BitLocker
15 2 (0.035%) EMC RecoverPoint
15 2 (0.035%) ProxySG
15 2 (0.035%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 299 (5.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 79 (1.37%) Kubernetes
3 77 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
4 49 (0.85%) Ansible
5 27 (0.47%) Nmap
6 25 (0.43%) Grafana
7 24 (0.42%) Jamf Pro
7 24 (0.42%) Nessus
8 23 (0.40%) CASB
8 23 (0.40%) QRadar
9 22 (0.38%) SCCM
10 21 (0.36%) FortiGate
11 18 (0.31%) Functional Safety
12 14 (0.24%) Prometheus
13 9 (0.16%) Kibana
14 8 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
14 8 (0.14%) Progress Chef
15 7 (0.12%) Graylog
16 6 (0.10%) Podman
16 6 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,732 (29.95%) Microsoft
2 376 (6.50%) ForeScout
3 235 (4.06%) Cisco
4 219 (3.79%) VMware
5 169 (2.92%) Palo Alto
6 110 (1.90%) Splunk
7 101 (1.75%) CrowdStrike
8 92 (1.59%) Google
9 79 (1.37%) Qualys
10 74 (1.28%) ServiceNow
11 72 (1.25%) Salesforce
12 70 (1.21%) Aruba
13 62 (1.07%) Apple
14 60 (1.04%) Tenable
15 51 (0.88%) Fortinet
15 51 (0.88%) Veeam
16 50 (0.86%) Meraki
17 42 (0.73%) SAP
18 41 (0.71%) Adobe
18 41 (0.71%) CyberArk