Cybersecurity Job Trends in Hampshire

Cybersecurity
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 61 52
Rank change year-on-year +46 -9 -8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 184 118 69
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 7.31% 4.31% 3.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.06% 5.30% 4.29%
Number of salaries quoted 102 61 47
10th Percentile £35,000 £48,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £49,775 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £85,775 £76,500 £84,000
South East median annual salary £48,000 £57,500 £55,050
% change year-on-year -16.52% +4.45% -8.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,032 2,227 1,609
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 80.73% 81.28% 90.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,433 1,339 1,042
10th Percentile £27,250 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +7.48% -2.73%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cybersecurity relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Hampshire over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Hampshire

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
Portsmouth +27 42 £60,000 -4.00% 46
Fleet +4 28 £45,500 -
Farnborough +13 23 £82,500 +29.41% 5
Southampton +3 22 £75,000 +7.91% 32
Fareham -11 13 £35,000 -33.33% 3
Winchester +12 10 £84,930 - 1
Basingstoke +11 8 £53,250 -11.25% 30
Eastleigh +1 3 £32,500 -10.96%
Hook - 3 £50,000 -
Aldershot - 2 £42,500 - 3
Southsea - 1 £60,000 - 1
Ringwood - 1 £65,000 -
Cybersecurity
South East

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 6 (3.26%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (4.89%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.54%) CATIA
2 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.54%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 48 (26.09%) Azure
2 16 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (5.43%) AWS
4 9 (4.89%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (3.26%) Entra ID
6 4 (2.17%) GitHub
6 4 (2.17%) SaaS
7 2 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.54%) GCP
8 1 (0.54%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.52%) Firewall
1 12 (6.52%) Internet
2 6 (3.26%) Network Security
3 5 (2.72%) VoIP
4 4 (2.17%) BGP
5 3 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (1.09%) DMZ
6 2 (1.09%) OSPF
6 2 (1.09%) VPN
7 1 (0.54%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.54%) LAN
7 1 (0.54%) Modbus
7 1 (0.54%) RIP
7 1 (0.54%) VLAN
7 1 (0.54%) WAN
7 1 (0.54%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.72%) Relational Database
1 5 (2.72%) SQL Server
1 5 (2.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.89%) Git
2 2 (1.09%) JIRA
3 1 (0.54%) Apache Continuum
3 1 (0.54%) Rational DOORS
General
1 68 (36.96%) Social Skills
2 21 (11.41%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (7.61%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (7.61%) Marketing
3 14 (7.61%) Public Sector
4 12 (6.52%) Banking
5 11 (5.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (5.98%) Retail
6 8 (4.35%) Telecoms
7 7 (3.80%) Finance
8 5 (2.72%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (2.72%) Multimedia
9 4 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.63%) Legal
10 3 (1.63%) Military
11 2 (1.09%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.09%) Aviation
11 2 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.54%) Law
12 1 (0.54%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 27 (14.67%) Account Manager
2 21 (11.41%) Analyst
3 19 (10.33%) Senior
4 17 (9.24%) Security Manager
5 16 (8.70%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 16 (8.70%) Security Assurance Manager
6 14 (7.61%) Internal Account Manager
6 14 (7.61%) Security Analyst
7 13 (7.07%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 13 (7.07%) IT Support
7 13 (7.07%) Junior
8 12 (6.52%) Lead
8 12 (6.52%) Support Engineer
9 11 (5.98%) Consultant
10 10 (5.43%) IT Engineer
10 10 (5.43%) IT Support Engineer
10 10 (5.43%) Junior Analyst
10 10 (5.43%) Junior Security Analyst
11 8 (4.35%) Security Consultant
11 8 (4.35%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.72%) JSON
1 5 (2.72%) Web Services
1 5 (2.72%) XML
2 4 (2.17%) CSS
2 4 (2.17%) HTML
3 2 (1.09%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.54%) HEVC
4 1 (0.54%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 24 (13.04%) Security Posture
2 15 (8.15%) Security Operations Centre
2 15 (8.15%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (5.98%) Driving Licence
4 8 (4.35%) IoT
5 6 (3.26%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.72%) Web Conferencing
7 4 (2.17%) Cloud Native
7 4 (2.17%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.63%) Blog
8 3 (1.63%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.63%) Cybercrime
8 3 (1.63%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.09%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (1.09%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (1.09%) PKI
10 1 (0.54%) CCTV
10 1 (0.54%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (0.54%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.54%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.61%) Windows
2 10 (5.43%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (17.93%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 21 (11.41%) Data Protection
4 20 (10.87%) Information Security
5 19 (10.33%) Mentoring
6 16 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (8.15%) AI
7 15 (8.15%) Security Operations
8 14 (7.61%) ITIL
8 14 (7.61%) Service Delivery
8 14 (7.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 11 (5.98%) Business Development
9 11 (5.98%) IT Strategy
10 10 (5.43%) ITSM
10 10 (5.43%) Risk Management
11 9 (4.89%) Decision-Making
11 9 (4.89%) Incident Response
11 9 (4.89%) Machine Learning
11 9 (4.89%) Regulatory Change
11 9 (4.89%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.52%) Python
2 11 (5.98%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.72%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (2.17%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.63%) Bash
5 3 (1.63%) SQL
6 2 (1.09%) R
Qualifications
1 26 (14.13%) Degree
2 22 (11.96%) Security Cleared
3 17 (9.24%) Azure Certification
4 16 (8.70%) CompTIA Security+
5 14 (7.61%) DV Cleared
5 14 (7.61%) SC Cleared
6 13 (7.07%) CREST Certified
7 12 (6.52%) CompTIA CySA+
8 8 (4.35%) Master's Degree
8 8 (4.35%) PhD
8 8 (4.35%) Postgraduate
9 7 (3.80%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (3.26%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (2.17%) AWS Certification
11 4 (2.17%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 3 (1.63%) CEH
12 3 (1.63%) CISM
12 3 (1.63%) CISSP
12 3 (1.63%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (1.09%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (18.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (13.04%) GDPR
3 23 (12.50%) NIST
4 19 (10.33%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (10.33%) GRC
5 16 (8.70%) NCSC
6 14 (7.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 13 (7.07%) SOC 2
8 12 (6.52%) PCI DSS
8 12 (6.52%) SOC 3
9 8 (4.35%) SLA
10 5 (2.72%) JSP 440
11 4 (2.17%) QA
12 3 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (1.09%) ISO 31000
13 2 (1.09%) RMADS
14 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
14 1 (0.54%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.54%) ISO 9001
14 1 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 15 (8.15%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.09%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.54%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (1.63%) Nessus
1 3 (1.63%) WSUS
2 2 (1.09%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.54%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.54%) QRadar
Vendors
1 45 (24.46%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.43%) ForeScout
3 6 (3.26%) HP
3 6 (3.26%) Palo Alto
4 5 (2.72%) Alcatel-Lucent
4 5 (2.72%) Aruba
4 5 (2.72%) Cisco
4 5 (2.72%) SAP
5 3 (1.63%) CheckPoint
5 3 (1.63%) VMware
6 1 (0.54%) ArcSight
6 1 (0.54%) Canon
6 1 (0.54%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.54%) IBM
6 1 (0.54%) Meraki
6 1 (0.54%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.54%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.54%) Siemens
6 1 (0.54%) Sparx
6 1 (0.54%) Splunk