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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 32 34
Rank change year-on-year +11 +2 +5
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 5,913 2,726 3,538
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.93% 6.27% 5.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.09% 7.07% 6.31%
Number of salaries quoted 3,801 1,623 2,030
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,550 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £46,250
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 £77,438
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £97,250
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 73,131 38,549 56,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.32% 88.64% 81.20%
Number of salaries quoted 52,091 22,224 32,866
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 10 September 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 10 September 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 1,507 £78,500 +12.14% 1,003
North of England +18 1,221 £51,500 +8.42% 418
South East +13 1,050 £55,000 +10.00% 462
Midlands +16 1,033 £55,000 +23.48% 273
North West +26 612 £57,808 +11.68% 214
South West +6 606 £55,000 +10.00% 249
West Midlands +7 525 £55,000 +10.00% 147
East Midlands +38 508 £55,000 +57.14% 126
East of England +50 471 £45,000 -5.26% 147
Yorkshire +11 464 £45,000 +36.36% 151
North East +16 145 £50,000 -25.93% 61
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
1 233 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 219 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (0.41%) IIS
4 19 (0.32%) Apache
5 9 (0.15%) Confluence
5 9 (0.15%) SAS
6 6 (0.10%) CMS
7 5 (0.085%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.085%) WordPress
8 3 (0.051%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.034%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.017%) Anypoint
Applications
1 85 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.24%) Simulink
5 8 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.068%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.068%) CATIA
8 2 (0.034%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 24 (0.41%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.12%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.10%) Sage 200
6 5 (0.085%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 5 (0.085%) 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
10 1 (0.017%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,723 (29.14%) Azure
2 806 (13.63%) Microsoft 365
3 471 (7.97%) AWS
4 466 (7.88%) Entra ID
5 197 (3.33%) SaaS
6 150 (2.54%) GCP
7 93 (1.57%) Azure Sentinel
8 89 (1.51%) Power Platform
9 81 (1.37%) OneDrive
10 76 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
11 60 (1.01%) Cloud Computing
12 53 (0.90%) Microsoft Copilot
13 52 (0.88%) Serverless
14 44 (0.74%) Mimecast
15 36 (0.61%) GitHub
16 29 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
17 28 (0.47%) PaaS
18 27 (0.46%) IaaS
18 27 (0.46%) Power Automate
19 26 (0.44%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 526 (8.90%) Firewall
2 250 (4.23%) Network Security
3 248 (4.19%) DNS
4 228 (3.86%) VPN
5 178 (3.01%) WAN
6 173 (2.93%) DHCP
7 167 (2.82%) TCP/IP
8 158 (2.67%) Wi-Fi
9 153 (2.59%) LAN
10 129 (2.18%) VLAN
11 106 (1.79%) Internet
12 87 (1.47%) VoIP
13 84 (1.42%) Wireless
14 57 (0.96%) Cisco Nexus
15 47 (0.79%) Unified Communications
16 44 (0.74%) HTTP
17 43 (0.73%) SSL
18 33 (0.56%) SD-WAN
18 33 (0.56%) Wireshark
19 31 (0.52%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (0.90%) SQL Server
2 52 (0.88%) Power BI
3 14 (0.24%) Big Data
3 14 (0.24%) GIS
3 14 (0.24%) MySQL
4 13 (0.22%) MongoDB
5 12 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.15%) Amazon RDS
6 9 (0.15%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
6 9 (0.15%) Tableau
7 6 (0.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.085%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.085%) Metadata
8 5 (0.085%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.068%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.068%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (0.068%) Neo4j
9 4 (0.068%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.068%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 50 (0.85%) Git
2 43 (0.73%) JIRA
3 30 (0.51%) Burp Suite
4 28 (0.47%) Metasploit
5 27 (0.46%) Snyk
6 22 (0.37%) GitLab
7 21 (0.36%) Jenkins
8 10 (0.17%) Yeoman
9 7 (0.12%) Eclipse
10 5 (0.085%) LabVIEW
10 5 (0.085%) Rational DOORS
10 5 (0.085%) VersionOne
11 4 (0.068%) Apache Continuum
11 4 (0.068%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.068%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.068%) Sonatype Nexus
11 4 (0.068%) Visual Studio
12 3 (0.051%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.051%) JMeter
13 2 (0.034%) Zephyr
General
1 2,008 (33.96%) Social Skills
2 576 (9.74%) Finance
3 450 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
4 359 (6.07%) Public Sector
5 336 (5.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 189 (3.20%) Marketing
7 187 (3.16%) Law
7 187 (3.16%) Legal
8 184 (3.11%) Retail
9 174 (2.94%) Telecoms
10 164 (2.77%) Manufacturing
11 142 (2.40%) Organisational Skills
12 132 (2.23%) Banking
13 122 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
14 116 (1.96%) Aerospace
15 61 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
16 55 (0.93%) Advertising
16 55 (0.93%) Local Government
17 48 (0.81%) Aviation
18 32 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 929 (15.71%) Analyst
2 725 (12.26%) Security Analyst
3 680 (11.50%) Senior
4 628 (10.62%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 522 (8.83%) Consultant
6 469 (7.93%) Junior
7 393 (6.65%) Junior Analyst
8 383 (6.48%) Junior Security Analyst
9 381 (6.44%) Lead
10 376 (6.36%) Ethical Hacker
11 369 (6.24%) Architect
12 321 (5.43%) Security Consultant
13 320 (5.41%) Security Manager
14 305 (5.16%) IT Support
15 270 (4.57%) Security Engineer
16 264 (4.46%) IT Manager
17 262 (4.43%) Security Architect
18 235 (3.97%) IT Engineer
19 226 (3.82%) Cybersecurity Manager
20 206 (3.48%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (1.32%) Terraform
2 48 (0.81%) SAML
3 45 (0.76%) LDAP
4 42 (0.71%) OAuth
5 36 (0.61%) OpenID
6 35 (0.59%) REST
7 27 (0.46%) HTML
8 26 (0.44%) .NET
9 24 (0.41%) React
10 22 (0.37%) CSS
11 20 (0.34%) JSON
12 19 (0.32%) Node.js
13 18 (0.30%) Kafka
14 16 (0.27%) SailPoint
15 15 (0.25%) RESTful
15 15 (0.25%) XML
16 14 (0.24%) FastAPI
17 12 (0.20%) AngularJS
18 11 (0.19%) Middleware
19 10 (0.17%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 473 (8.00%) Cyberattack
2 358 (6.05%) Security Posture
3 293 (4.96%) Cyber Threat
4 257 (4.35%) Onboarding
5 235 (3.97%) Management Information System
6 181 (3.06%) Driving Licence
7 161 (2.72%) Security Operations Centre
8 156 (2.64%) Operational Technology
9 140 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
10 105 (1.78%) Data Centre
11 102 (1.73%) Cyber Defence
12 99 (1.67%) Cloud Native
13 63 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
14 59 (1.00%) PKI
15 53 (0.90%) Hybrid Cloud
16 45 (0.76%) Cyber Security Posture
17 38 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
18 37 (0.63%) SCADA
19 35 (0.59%) CSOC
20 34 (0.58%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 613 (10.37%) Windows
2 297 (5.02%) Windows Server
3 233 (3.94%) Linux
4 77 (1.30%) Mac OS
5 38 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
6 32 (0.54%) Windows 10
7 28 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 28 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
8 23 (0.39%) Apple iOS
9 19 (0.32%) Android
10 17 (0.29%) Ubuntu
11 6 (0.10%) CentOS
11 6 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
12 5 (0.085%) Unix
13 4 (0.068%) Kali Linux
13 4 (0.068%) 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
1 790 (13.36%) Mentoring
2 718 (12.14%) Problem-Solving
3 690 (11.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 562 (9.50%) AI
5 554 (9.37%) Information Security
6 535 (9.05%) Incident Response
7 530 (8.96%) Risk Management
8 513 (8.68%) Security Operations
9 463 (7.83%) SIEM
10 447 (7.56%) Vulnerability Management
11 431 (7.29%) Stakeholder Management
12 427 (7.22%) Cloud Security
13 395 (6.68%) Disaster Recovery
14 391 (6.61%) Ethical Hacking
15 376 (6.36%) Decision-Making
16 322 (5.45%) Roadmaps
17 316 (5.34%) Service Delivery
18 303 (5.12%) Data Protection
19 289 (4.89%) ITIL
20 283 (4.79%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 322 (5.45%) Python
2 237 (4.01%) PowerShell
3 95 (1.61%) SQL
4 71 (1.20%) C++
5 66 (1.12%) JavaScript
6 57 (0.96%) Bash
7 48 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
8 46 (0.78%) Java
9 35 (0.59%) C#
10 33 (0.56%) Rust
11 28 (0.47%) Go
12 23 (0.39%) C
13 21 (0.36%) TypeScript
14 17 (0.29%) MATLAB
15 16 (0.27%) Search Processing Language
16 13 (0.22%) Embedded C
17 12 (0.20%) Perl
18 5 (0.085%) Shell Script
19 4 (0.068%) Ada
19 4 (0.068%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 842 (14.24%) Azure Certification
2 711 (12.02%) Security Cleared
3 523 (8.84%) CompTIA Security+
4 519 (8.78%) Degree
5 487 (8.24%) SC Cleared
6 478 (8.08%) CISSP
7 455 (7.69%) CEH
8 420 (7.10%) CompTIA CySA+
9 312 (5.28%) CISM
10 232 (3.92%) DV Cleared
11 163 (2.76%) Cisco Certification
12 130 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
13 104 (1.76%) CRISC
14 91 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
15 87 (1.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 86 (1.45%) AWS Certification
16 86 (1.45%) Master's Degree
17 85 (1.44%) CISA
18 83 (1.40%) CREST Certified
19 65 (1.10%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 673 (11.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 520 (8.79%) NIST
3 340 (5.75%) GDPR
4 339 (5.73%) Cyber Essentials
5 320 (5.41%) GRC
6 147 (2.49%) PCI DSS
7 144 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 114 (1.93%) NCSC
9 101 (1.71%) QA
10 59 (1.00%) SOC 2
11 48 (0.81%) NIST 800
12 46 (0.78%) Accessibility
13 45 (0.76%) SLA
14 36 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 34 (0.58%) COBIT
15 34 (0.58%) JSP 440
16 33 (0.56%) Data Quality
17 28 (0.47%) ISO 22301
18 23 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27005
19 21 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 469 (7.93%) Active Directory
2 164 (2.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 139 (2.35%) Hyper-V
4 62 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
5 53 (0.90%) Docker
6 38 (0.64%) Firmware
7 26 (0.44%) vSphere
8 14 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
9 13 (0.22%) IAG
9 13 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
10 12 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 10 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
12 7 (0.12%) Embedded Firmware
13 6 (0.10%) VMware NSX
14 5 (0.085%) ClearTrust
15 3 (0.051%) BitLocker
15 3 (0.051%) VMware Server
16 2 (0.034%) EMC RecoverPoint
16 2 (0.034%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 268 (4.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 79 (1.34%) Kubernetes
3 63 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
4 48 (0.81%) Ansible
5 25 (0.42%) Nmap
6 24 (0.41%) Nessus
6 24 (0.41%) QRadar
7 23 (0.39%) FortiGate
8 22 (0.37%) Grafana
9 21 (0.36%) SCCM
10 20 (0.34%) CASB
11 15 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
12 13 (0.22%) Prometheus
13 9 (0.15%) Kibana
14 8 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
14 8 (0.14%) Functional Safety
15 7 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
15 7 (0.12%) Graylog
16 6 (0.10%) vCenter Server
17 5 (0.085%) Argo
Vendors
1 2,045 (34.58%) Microsoft
2 752 (12.72%) ForeScout
3 222 (3.75%) Cisco
4 211 (3.57%) VMware
5 173 (2.93%) Palo Alto
6 117 (1.98%) Splunk
7 101 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
8 75 (1.27%) Google
8 75 (1.27%) Qualys
9 70 (1.18%) ServiceNow
10 68 (1.15%) Aruba
11 66 (1.12%) Apple
12 63 (1.07%) Salesforce
13 59 (1.00%) Fortinet
13 59 (1.00%) Tenable
14 52 (0.88%) Veeam
15 41 (0.69%) Adobe
16 40 (0.68%) SAP
16 40 (0.68%) SonicWALL
17 38 (0.64%) CyberArk