Cyber Security Posture Job Trends in Essex

Cybersecurity Posture
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Security Posture in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 43 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Security Posture 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.10% 0.61% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.31% 1.89% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% - -
75th Percentile £42,500 £51,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £74,600 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +57.05% +11.76% -

All Generic Skills
Essex

Cyber Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 318 106 252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 32.09% 32.12% 30.40%
Number of salaries quoted 127 52 199
10th Percentile £26,500 - £25,500
25th Percentile £29,425 £21,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.61% -7.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £54,375 £58,125 £56,470
90th Percentile £78,750 £72,250 £87,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Cyber Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Security Posture relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Cyber Security Posture job vacancy trend in Essex

Cyber Security Posture
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Cyber Security Posture.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Cyber Security Posture

Cyber Security Posture
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Security Posture within the Essex region over the 6 months to 27 March 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
Colchester - 1 £40,000 - 1
Cyber Security Posture
East of England

Cyber Security Posture
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) CEH
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Degree