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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 31 38
Rank change year-on-year +9 +7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 5,690 2,729 3,258
As % of all permanent jobs in England 5.49% 6.29% 5.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.45% 7.07% 6.07%
Number of salaries quoted 3,840 1,592 1,677
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,250
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.71% -6.59%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -7.55%

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 76,345 38,619 53,704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.62% 89.01% 82.66%
Number of salaries quoted 53,555 21,921 28,813
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,681 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% 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 9 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 9 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 1,539 £80,000 +14.29% 2,343
North of England +14 1,084 £50,000 +9.29% 708
South East +16 1,067 £55,000 +10.00% 741
Midlands +20 967 £55,000 +15.79% 430
North West +23 593 £60,000 +31.15% 383
South West -1 569 £55,000 +10.00% 344
West Midlands +9 500 £55,000 +6.00% 271
East Midlands +41 467 £55,000 +46.67% 158
East of England +37 434 £50,000 +11.11% 215
Yorkshire +5 365 £40,000 +6.67% 234
North East -5 126 £50,000 -25.93% 94
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
1 244 (4.29%) SharePoint
2 243 (4.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 27 (0.47%) IIS
4 24 (0.42%) Apache
5 11 (0.19%) Confluence
6 9 (0.16%) SAS
7 7 (0.12%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.11%) CMS
9 4 (0.070%) WordPress
10 3 (0.053%) HCL Notes
11 1 (0.018%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.018%) ArchestrA
11 1 (0.018%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 99 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
2 69 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (0.32%) Simulink
5 17 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.11%) CATIA
8 3 (0.053%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.035%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.035%) SmartSuite
10 1 (0.018%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.018%) EPLAN
10 1 (0.018%) Mathcad
Business Applications
1 19 (0.33%) Cloudability
2 9 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.12%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.11%) Sage 200
6 5 (0.088%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 4 (0.070%) Infor CloudSuite
7 4 (0.070%) Infor M3
7 4 (0.070%) SystmOne
8 3 (0.053%) Distributed Ledger
8 3 (0.053%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.053%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.053%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.053%) Q-Pulse
8 3 (0.053%) Sage X3
8 3 (0.053%) SAP Business One
9 2 (0.035%) Eikon
9 2 (0.035%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 2 (0.035%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.035%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1,307 (22.97%) Azure
2 844 (14.83%) Microsoft 365
3 524 (9.21%) Entra ID
4 456 (8.01%) AWS
5 197 (3.46%) SaaS
6 163 (2.86%) GCP
7 105 (1.85%) Power Platform
8 99 (1.74%) OneDrive
9 89 (1.56%) Azure Sentinel
10 85 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
11 64 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
12 61 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
13 52 (0.91%) Serverless
14 48 (0.84%) Mimecast
15 42 (0.74%) Azure DevOps
16 36 (0.63%) Google Workspace
16 36 (0.63%) Power Automate
17 34 (0.60%) GitHub
18 33 (0.58%) Azure Logic Apps
19 26 (0.46%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 519 (9.12%) Firewall
2 282 (4.96%) DNS
3 257 (4.52%) VPN
4 245 (4.31%) Network Security
5 208 (3.66%) DHCP
6 197 (3.46%) TCP/IP
7 191 (3.36%) WAN
8 169 (2.97%) LAN
8 169 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
9 130 (2.28%) VLAN
10 101 (1.78%) Internet
11 94 (1.65%) Wireless
12 82 (1.44%) VoIP
13 60 (1.05%) Cisco Nexus
14 51 (0.90%) SSL
15 48 (0.84%) HTTP
16 41 (0.72%) Unified Communications
17 37 (0.65%) Wireshark
18 34 (0.60%) Modbus
18 34 (0.60%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (1.07%) Power BI
2 56 (0.98%) SQL Server
3 22 (0.39%) Big Data
4 17 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (0.25%) Tableau
6 13 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (0.23%) GIS
7 12 (0.21%) Metadata
7 12 (0.21%) MongoDB
8 11 (0.19%) MySQL
9 10 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (0.12%) Data Lake
11 7 (0.12%) Relational Database
11 7 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.088%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (0.088%) Flink
13 5 (0.088%) NoSQL
14 4 (0.070%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 54 (0.95%) JIRA
2 41 (0.72%) Git
3 34 (0.60%) Burp Suite
4 31 (0.54%) Metasploit
5 20 (0.35%) Snyk
6 19 (0.33%) GitLab
6 19 (0.33%) Jenkins
7 11 (0.19%) Yeoman
8 9 (0.16%) Eclipse
8 9 (0.16%) LabVIEW
9 6 (0.11%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.070%) Apache Continuum
10 4 (0.070%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.070%) Sonatype Nexus
10 4 (0.070%) Visual Studio
11 3 (0.053%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.053%) Maven
11 3 (0.053%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (0.053%) VersionOne
12 2 (0.035%) Cypress.io
General
1 1,643 (28.88%) Social Skills
2 621 (10.91%) Finance
3 455 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
4 393 (6.91%) Public Sector
5 333 (5.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 214 (3.76%) Legal
7 195 (3.43%) Law
8 188 (3.30%) Manufacturing
8 188 (3.30%) Marketing
9 185 (3.25%) Retail
9 185 (3.25%) Telecoms
10 171 (3.01%) Organisational Skills
11 138 (2.43%) Aerospace
12 131 (2.30%) Banking
13 128 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
14 68 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
15 52 (0.91%) Advertising
16 48 (0.84%) Aviation
17 46 (0.81%) Local Government
18 42 (0.74%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 714 (12.55%) Analyst
2 681 (11.97%) Senior
3 546 (9.60%) Consultant
4 476 (8.37%) Security Analyst
5 409 (7.19%) Lead
6 403 (7.08%) Architect
7 396 (6.96%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 333 (5.85%) IT Support
9 319 (5.61%) Security Consultant
10 318 (5.59%) Security Manager
11 286 (5.03%) Security Engineer
12 257 (4.52%) Security Architect
13 250 (4.39%) IT Engineer
14 245 (4.31%) IT Manager
15 240 (4.22%) Junior
16 218 (3.83%) Cybersecurity Manager
17 209 (3.67%) Support Engineer
18 205 (3.60%) Cybersecurity Engineer
19 203 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Consultant
20 180 (3.16%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (1.56%) Terraform
2 55 (0.97%) SAML
3 52 (0.91%) LDAP
3 52 (0.91%) OAuth
4 44 (0.77%) OpenID
5 42 (0.74%) REST
6 32 (0.56%) .NET
7 25 (0.44%) JSON
8 20 (0.35%) Node.js
8 20 (0.35%) React
9 19 (0.33%) HTML
10 16 (0.28%) Middleware
10 16 (0.28%) RESTful
10 16 (0.28%) XML
11 15 (0.26%) CSS
11 15 (0.26%) Kafka
11 15 (0.26%) SailPoint
12 13 (0.23%) FastAPI
13 12 (0.21%) AngularJS
13 12 (0.21%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 359 (6.31%) Security Posture
2 350 (6.15%) Cyber Threat
3 269 (4.73%) Onboarding
4 247 (4.34%) Management Information System
5 233 (4.09%) Cyberattack
6 195 (3.43%) Driving Licence
7 184 (3.23%) Operational Technology
8 168 (2.95%) Security Operations Centre
9 133 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
10 115 (2.02%) Cyber Defence
11 106 (1.86%) Data Centre
12 104 (1.83%) Cloud Native
13 85 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
14 65 (1.14%) SCADA
15 58 (1.02%) PKI
16 50 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
17 43 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
18 40 (0.70%) Cyber Kill Chain
19 39 (0.69%) Cyber Security Posture
20 36 (0.63%) CSOC
Operating Systems
1 650 (11.42%) Windows
2 313 (5.50%) Windows Server
3 246 (4.32%) Linux
4 86 (1.51%) Mac OS
5 44 (0.77%) Windows 10
6 42 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 31 (0.54%) Apple iOS
7 31 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
8 27 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 25 (0.44%) Android
10 12 (0.21%) Ubuntu
11 7 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
12 6 (0.11%) Kali Linux
12 6 (0.11%) Unix
13 4 (0.070%) VMS
14 3 (0.053%) Rocky
15 2 (0.035%) Amazon Linux
15 2 (0.035%) CentOS
15 2 (0.035%) Embedded Linux
15 2 (0.035%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 780 (13.71%) Problem-Solving
2 755 (13.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 650 (11.42%) AI
4 582 (10.23%) Information Security
5 564 (9.91%) Incident Response
6 563 (9.89%) Security Operations
7 549 (9.65%) Risk Management
8 538 (9.46%) Mentoring
9 515 (9.05%) Stakeholder Management
10 487 (8.56%) Vulnerability Management
11 457 (8.03%) SIEM
12 435 (7.64%) Cloud Security
13 429 (7.54%) Decision-Making
14 402 (7.07%) Disaster Recovery
15 346 (6.08%) Roadmaps
16 325 (5.71%) Data Protection
17 320 (5.62%) ITIL
18 313 (5.50%) Service Delivery
19 300 (5.27%) Business Continuity
20 298 (5.24%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 348 (6.12%) Python
2 240 (4.22%) PowerShell
3 98 (1.72%) SQL
4 82 (1.44%) C++
5 64 (1.12%) Bash
6 58 (1.02%) JavaScript
7 54 (0.95%) Java
7 54 (0.95%) Kusto Query Language
8 40 (0.70%) C#
9 38 (0.67%) Rust
10 31 (0.54%) C
10 31 (0.54%) Go
11 27 (0.47%) TypeScript
12 19 (0.33%) MATLAB
13 17 (0.30%) Search Processing Language
14 16 (0.28%) Embedded C
15 13 (0.23%) Perl
16 10 (0.18%) Bicep
17 8 (0.14%) Shell Script
18 6 (0.11%) Scala
Qualifications
1 780 (13.71%) Security Cleared
2 582 (10.23%) Degree
3 533 (9.37%) SC Cleared
4 477 (8.38%) CISSP
5 376 (6.61%) Azure Certification
6 317 (5.57%) CISM
7 268 (4.71%) CompTIA Security+
8 240 (4.22%) DV Cleared
9 204 (3.59%) CEH
10 181 (3.18%) CompTIA CySA+
11 158 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
12 137 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
13 109 (1.92%) Master's Degree
14 106 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
15 102 (1.79%) CRISC
16 86 (1.51%) CISA
17 83 (1.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 77 (1.35%) DBS Check
19 71 (1.25%) CREST Certified
20 69 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 693 (12.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 529 (9.30%) NIST
3 358 (6.29%) Cyber Essentials
4 314 (5.52%) GRC
5 309 (5.43%) GDPR
6 150 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 136 (2.39%) NCSC
8 129 (2.27%) PCI DSS
9 95 (1.67%) QA
10 56 (0.98%) SLA
11 48 (0.84%) Accessibility
11 48 (0.84%) ISO 22301
11 48 (0.84%) SOC 2
12 46 (0.81%) NIST 800
13 38 (0.67%) Data Quality
14 35 (0.62%) COBIT
15 31 (0.54%) JSP 440
16 27 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
17 23 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
18 21 (0.37%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 497 (8.73%) Active Directory
2 164 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 145 (2.55%) Hyper-V
4 65 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
5 55 (0.97%) Docker
6 43 (0.76%) Firmware
7 27 (0.47%) vSphere
8 20 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
9 14 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
10 13 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
11 11 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 9 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
13 6 (0.11%) VMware NSX
14 5 (0.088%) ClearTrust
14 5 (0.088%) IAG
15 3 (0.053%) VMware Server
16 2 (0.035%) BitLocker
16 2 (0.035%) DFS Replication
16 2 (0.035%) EMC RecoverPoint
16 2 (0.035%) NFS
Systems Management
1 302 (5.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 81 (1.42%) Kubernetes
2 81 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
3 49 (0.86%) Ansible
4 28 (0.49%) Nmap
5 26 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
6 25 (0.44%) CASB
6 25 (0.44%) Grafana
7 24 (0.42%) Nessus
8 23 (0.40%) FortiGate
9 22 (0.39%) QRadar
9 22 (0.39%) SCCM
10 20 (0.35%) Functional Safety
11 12 (0.21%) Prometheus
12 9 (0.16%) Kibana
13 8 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
13 8 (0.14%) Progress Chef
14 7 (0.12%) Graylog
14 7 (0.12%) WSUS
15 6 (0.11%) Podman
Vendors
1 1,634 (28.72%) Microsoft
2 282 (4.96%) ForeScout
3 239 (4.20%) Cisco
4 219 (3.85%) VMware
5 164 (2.88%) Palo Alto
6 109 (1.92%) Splunk
7 102 (1.79%) Google
8 96 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
9 78 (1.37%) Qualys
10 73 (1.28%) Aruba
10 73 (1.28%) Salesforce
11 68 (1.20%) ServiceNow
12 59 (1.04%) Apple
13 55 (0.97%) Tenable
14 53 (0.93%) Fortinet
15 52 (0.91%) Meraki
16 50 (0.88%) Veeam
17 41 (0.72%) CyberArk
17 41 (0.72%) SAP
17 41 (0.72%) SonicWALL