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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 32 35
Rank change year-on-year +11 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 5,980 2,720 3,533
As % of all permanent jobs in England 6.02% 6.27% 5.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.21% 7.07% 6.32%
Number of salaries quoted 3,792 1,618 2,025
10th Percentile £30,500 £27,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,600 £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 £77,000
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 72,872 38,466 55,924
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.38% 88.62% 81.15%
Number of salaries quoted 51,860 22,142 32,761
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,215 £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 9 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 9 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 +7 1,510 £78,500 +12.14% 1,849
North of England +18 1,245 £51,722 +7.75% 566
South East +12 1,055 £55,000 +10.00% 629
Midlands +18 1,050 £55,000 +27.60% 339
North West +24 618 £58,558 +13.13% 304
South West +7 618 £55,000 +10.00% 352
West Midlands +7 535 £55,000 +10.00% 196
East Midlands +36 514 £55,000 +57.14% 142
Yorkshire +11 480 £45,000 +36.36% 201
East of England +48 478 £45,000 -5.26% 204
North East +14 147 £50,000 -25.93% 75
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
1 230 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 219 (3.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (0.40%) IIS
4 19 (0.32%) Apache
5 9 (0.15%) Confluence
5 9 (0.15%) SAS
6 6 (0.10%) CMS
7 5 (0.084%) WordPress
8 4 (0.067%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.050%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.033%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.017%) Anypoint
Applications
1 84 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (1.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.23%) Simulink
5 8 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.067%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.067%) CATIA
8 2 (0.033%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 24 (0.40%) Cloudability
2 10 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.13%) 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 (0.067%) SystmOne
8 3 (0.050%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
8 3 (0.050%) Distributed Ledger
8 3 (0.050%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.050%) Dynamics NAV
8 3 (0.050%) Infor CloudSuite
8 3 (0.050%) Infor LN
8 3 (0.050%) Infor M3
8 3 (0.050%) Q-Pulse
8 3 (0.050%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.033%) Eikon
9 2 (0.033%) Integrated Workplace Management System
10 1 (0.017%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1,814 (30.33%) Azure
2 798 (13.34%) Microsoft 365
3 471 (7.88%) AWS
4 461 (7.71%) Entra ID
5 196 (3.28%) SaaS
6 149 (2.49%) GCP
7 92 (1.54%) Azure Sentinel
8 89 (1.49%) Power Platform
9 80 (1.34%) OneDrive
10 76 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
11 60 (1.00%) Cloud Computing
12 52 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
13 51 (0.85%) Serverless
14 43 (0.72%) Mimecast
15 35 (0.59%) GitHub
16 29 (0.48%) Azure DevOps
17 28 (0.47%) PaaS
18 26 (0.43%) Google Workspace
18 26 (0.43%) IaaS
18 26 (0.43%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 522 (8.73%) Firewall
2 250 (4.18%) Network Security
3 247 (4.13%) DNS
4 225 (3.76%) VPN
5 176 (2.94%) WAN
6 172 (2.88%) DHCP
7 165 (2.76%) TCP/IP
8 156 (2.61%) Wi-Fi
9 152 (2.54%) LAN
10 128 (2.14%) VLAN
11 107 (1.79%) Internet
12 87 (1.45%) VoIP
13 84 (1.40%) Wireless
14 57 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
15 47 (0.79%) Unified Communications
16 44 (0.74%) HTTP
17 43 (0.72%) SSL
18 33 (0.55%) Wireshark
19 32 (0.54%) SD-WAN
20 30 (0.50%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (0.89%) SQL Server
2 52 (0.87%) Power BI
3 14 (0.23%) GIS
3 14 (0.23%) MySQL
4 13 (0.22%) Big Data
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 (0.084%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.084%) Metadata
8 5 (0.084%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.067%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.067%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (0.067%) Neo4j
9 4 (0.067%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.067%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 50 (0.84%) Git
2 44 (0.74%) JIRA
3 31 (0.52%) Burp Suite
4 29 (0.48%) Metasploit
5 27 (0.45%) Snyk
6 23 (0.38%) GitLab
7 21 (0.35%) Jenkins
8 10 (0.17%) Yeoman
9 7 (0.12%) Eclipse
10 5 (0.084%) LabVIEW
10 5 (0.084%) Rational DOORS
10 5 (0.084%) VersionOne
11 4 (0.067%) Apache Continuum
11 4 (0.067%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.067%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.067%) Sonatype Nexus
11 4 (0.067%) Visual Studio
12 3 (0.050%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.050%) JMeter
13 2 (0.033%) Zephyr
General
1 2,089 (34.93%) Social Skills
2 573 (9.58%) Finance
3 449 (7.51%) Analytical Skills
4 358 (5.99%) Public Sector
5 330 (5.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 186 (3.11%) Marketing
7 184 (3.08%) Legal
8 182 (3.04%) Law
9 179 (2.99%) Retail
10 172 (2.88%) Telecoms
11 164 (2.74%) Manufacturing
12 140 (2.34%) Organisational Skills
13 132 (2.21%) Banking
14 120 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
15 111 (1.86%) Aerospace
16 59 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
17 56 (0.94%) Local Government
18 55 (0.92%) Advertising
19 47 (0.79%) Aviation
20 32 (0.54%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 976 (16.32%) Analyst
2 774 (12.94%) Security Analyst
3 681 (11.39%) Senior
4 676 (11.30%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 520 (8.70%) Consultant
6 515 (8.61%) Junior
7 440 (7.36%) Junior Analyst
8 430 (7.19%) Junior Security Analyst
9 423 (7.07%) Ethical Hacker
10 379 (6.34%) Lead
11 372 (6.22%) Architect
12 320 (5.35%) Security Manager
13 319 (5.33%) Security Consultant
14 303 (5.07%) IT Support
15 267 (4.46%) Security Engineer
16 265 (4.43%) IT Manager
17 264 (4.41%) Security Architect
18 233 (3.90%) IT Engineer
19 226 (3.78%) Cybersecurity Manager
20 205 (3.43%) Cybersecurity Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (1.30%) Terraform
2 48 (0.80%) SAML
3 45 (0.75%) LDAP
4 42 (0.70%) OAuth
5 36 (0.60%) OpenID
6 35 (0.59%) REST
7 27 (0.45%) HTML
8 26 (0.43%) .NET
9 24 (0.40%) React
10 22 (0.37%) CSS
11 20 (0.33%) 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 (0.23%) FastAPI
17 12 (0.20%) AngularJS
18 11 (0.18%) Middleware
19 10 (0.17%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 519 (8.68%) Cyberattack
2 358 (5.99%) Security Posture
3 290 (4.85%) Cyber Threat
4 251 (4.20%) Onboarding
5 233 (3.90%) Management Information System
6 178 (2.98%) Driving Licence
7 160 (2.68%) Security Operations Centre
8 157 (2.63%) Operational Technology
9 139 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
10 106 (1.77%) Data Centre
11 103 (1.72%) Cyber Defence
12 99 (1.66%) Cloud Native
13 62 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
14 60 (1.00%) PKI
15 53 (0.89%) Hybrid Cloud
16 45 (0.75%) Cyber Security Posture
17 38 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
18 35 (0.59%) CSOC
18 35 (0.59%) SCADA
19 34 (0.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 610 (10.20%) Windows
2 297 (4.97%) Windows Server
3 232 (3.88%) Linux
4 76 (1.27%) Mac OS
5 38 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
6 31 (0.52%) Windows 10
7 28 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
8 27 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 21 (0.35%) Apple iOS
10 17 (0.28%) Android
10 17 (0.28%) Ubuntu
11 6 (0.10%) CentOS
11 6 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
12 5 (0.084%) Unix
13 4 (0.067%) Kali Linux
13 4 (0.067%) VMS
14 2 (0.033%) Amazon Linux
14 2 (0.033%) Embedded Linux
14 2 (0.033%) FreeRTOS
15 1 (0.017%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 838 (14.01%) Mentoring
2 712 (11.91%) Problem-Solving
3 682 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 556 (9.30%) AI
5 553 (9.25%) Information Security
6 531 (8.88%) Incident Response
7 525 (8.78%) Risk Management
8 506 (8.46%) Security Operations
9 460 (7.69%) SIEM
10 446 (7.46%) Vulnerability Management
11 438 (7.32%) Ethical Hacking
12 426 (7.12%) Cloud Security
13 422 (7.06%) Stakeholder Management
14 392 (6.56%) Disaster Recovery
15 362 (6.05%) Decision-Making
16 324 (5.42%) Roadmaps
17 314 (5.25%) Service Delivery
18 299 (5.00%) Data Protection
19 286 (4.78%) ITIL
20 283 (4.73%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 321 (5.37%) Python
2 237 (3.96%) PowerShell
3 95 (1.59%) SQL
4 72 (1.20%) C++
5 66 (1.10%) JavaScript
6 56 (0.94%) Bash
7 48 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
8 45 (0.75%) Java
9 35 (0.59%) C#
10 33 (0.55%) Rust
11 26 (0.43%) Go
12 24 (0.40%) C
13 21 (0.35%) TypeScript
14 17 (0.28%) MATLAB
15 16 (0.27%) Search Processing Language
16 13 (0.22%) Embedded C
17 12 (0.20%) Perl
18 5 (0.084%) Shell Script
19 4 (0.067%) Ada
19 4 (0.067%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 936 (15.65%) Azure Certification
2 703 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 570 (9.53%) CompTIA Security+
4 516 (8.63%) Degree
5 502 (8.39%) CEH
6 483 (8.08%) SC Cleared
7 476 (7.96%) CISSP
8 466 (7.79%) CompTIA CySA+
9 309 (5.17%) CISM
10 230 (3.85%) DV Cleared
11 164 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
12 129 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
13 103 (1.72%) CRISC
14 90 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
15 88 (1.47%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 86 (1.44%) AWS Certification
16 86 (1.44%) CISA
17 85 (1.42%) Master's Degree
18 84 (1.40%) CREST Certified
19 65 (1.09%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 669 (11.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 518 (8.66%) NIST
3 341 (5.70%) GDPR
4 334 (5.59%) Cyber Essentials
5 320 (5.35%) GRC
6 147 (2.46%) PCI DSS
7 142 (2.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 110 (1.84%) NCSC
9 103 (1.72%) QA
10 59 (0.99%) SOC 2
11 47 (0.79%) NIST 800
12 45 (0.75%) SLA
13 42 (0.70%) Accessibility
14 37 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 35 (0.59%) COBIT
16 33 (0.55%) JSP 440
17 31 (0.52%) Data Quality
18 23 (0.38%) ISO 22301
18 23 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
19 21 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 468 (7.83%) Active Directory
2 165 (2.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 137 (2.29%) Hyper-V
4 62 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
5 52 (0.87%) Docker
6 39 (0.65%) Firmware
7 26 (0.43%) vSphere
8 14 (0.23%) 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 (0.084%) ClearTrust
15 3 (0.050%) BitLocker
15 3 (0.050%) EMC RecoverPoint
15 3 (0.050%) VMware Server
16 2 (0.033%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 265 (4.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 79 (1.32%) Kubernetes
3 62 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
4 47 (0.79%) Ansible
5 26 (0.43%) Nmap
6 24 (0.40%) Nessus
6 24 (0.40%) QRadar
7 23 (0.38%) FortiGate
8 22 (0.37%) Grafana
9 21 (0.35%) SCCM
10 20 (0.33%) CASB
11 15 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
12 13 (0.22%) Prometheus
13 9 (0.15%) Kibana
14 8 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
14 8 (0.13%) Functional Safety
15 7 (0.12%) Cisco CUCM
15 7 (0.12%) Graylog
16 6 (0.10%) vCenter Server
17 5 (0.084%) Argo
Vendors
1 2,128 (35.59%) Microsoft
2 846 (14.15%) ForeScout
3 220 (3.68%) Cisco
4 211 (3.53%) VMware
5 172 (2.88%) Palo Alto
6 117 (1.96%) Splunk
7 99 (1.66%) CrowdStrike
8 75 (1.25%) Google
8 75 (1.25%) Qualys
9 69 (1.15%) ServiceNow
10 68 (1.14%) Aruba
11 65 (1.09%) Apple
12 61 (1.02%) Salesforce
13 59 (0.99%) Tenable
14 58 (0.97%) Fortinet
15 52 (0.87%) Veeam
16 41 (0.69%) Adobe
17 40 (0.67%) SAP
17 40 (0.67%) SonicWALL
18 38 (0.64%) CyberArk