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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 58 58
Rank change year-on-year +43 0 -14
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 185 116 72
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 7.44% 4.31% 3.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.27% 5.28% 4.28%
Number of salaries quoted 102 60 50
10th Percentile £35,000 £48,325 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £49,775 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £57,750
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +3.90% -1.28%
75th Percentile £65,938 £72,500 £62,000
90th Percentile £83,625 £76,500 £81,000
South East median annual salary £48,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.65% +4.55% -8.33%

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 1,996 2,198 1,683
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 80.26% 81.65% 89.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,401 1,307 1,116
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 £63,750 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +8.49% -3.64%

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 6 January 2026.

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 6 January 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
Portsmouth +27 41 £61,250 -2.00% 13
Fleet +4 28 £45,500 -
Farnborough +14 22 £79,000 +23.92% 6
Southampton +1 22 £75,000 +7.53% 5
Fareham -10 14 £36,250 -30.95% 4
Winchester +12 10 £84,930 - 2
Basingstoke +11 8 £53,250 -11.25% 6
Eastleigh +2 3 £32,500 -10.96% 1
Hook - 3 £50,000 -
Aldershot - 2 £42,500 - 2
Petersfield -6 1 - -
Southsea - 1 £60,000 -
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 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (4.86%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.62%) CATIA
3 1 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.54%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 47 (25.41%) Azure
2 16 (8.65%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (4.86%) AWS
3 9 (4.86%) Cloud Computing
4 6 (3.24%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.16%) GitHub
6 2 (1.08%) SaaS
7 1 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.54%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.49%) Internet
2 11 (5.95%) Firewall
3 6 (3.24%) Network Security
4 5 (2.70%) VoIP
5 4 (2.16%) BGP
6 3 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.08%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (1.08%) DMZ
7 2 (1.08%) OSPF
8 1 (0.54%) Cisco ISE
8 1 (0.54%) LAN
8 1 (0.54%) Modbus
8 1 (0.54%) RIP
8 1 (0.54%) VLAN
8 1 (0.54%) VPN
8 1 (0.54%) WAN
8 1 (0.54%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.70%) Relational Database
1 5 (2.70%) SQL Server
1 5 (2.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.86%) Git
2 4 (2.16%) JIRA
3 3 (1.62%) Apache Continuum
3 3 (1.62%) Rational DOORS
General
1 66 (35.68%) Social Skills
2 22 (11.89%) Organisational Skills
3 14 (7.57%) Marketing
4 13 (7.03%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (7.03%) Public Sector
5 12 (6.49%) Banking
6 11 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.86%) Retail
8 8 (4.32%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.78%) Finance
10 5 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.70%) Multimedia
11 3 (1.62%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.62%) Legal
11 3 (1.62%) Military
12 2 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.54%) Games
13 1 (0.54%) Law
13 1 (0.54%) Local Government
13 1 (0.54%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 27 (14.59%) Account Manager
2 22 (11.89%) Analyst
3 21 (11.35%) Senior
4 18 (9.73%) Security Manager
5 17 (9.19%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 17 (9.19%) Security Assurance Manager
6 14 (7.57%) Internal Account Manager
6 14 (7.57%) IT Support
6 14 (7.57%) Security Analyst
7 13 (7.03%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 13 (7.03%) Junior
7 13 (7.03%) Support Engineer
8 12 (6.49%) Lead
9 11 (5.95%) IT Engineer
9 11 (5.95%) IT Support Engineer
10 10 (5.41%) Consultant
10 10 (5.41%) Junior Analyst
10 10 (5.41%) Junior Security Analyst
11 8 (4.32%) IT Manager
11 8 (4.32%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.70%) JSON
1 5 (2.70%) Web Services
1 5 (2.70%) XML
2 4 (2.16%) CSS
2 4 (2.16%) HTML
3 2 (1.08%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.54%) HEVC
4 1 (0.54%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 21 (11.35%) Security Posture
2 15 (8.11%) Security Operations Centre
2 15 (8.11%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (5.95%) Driving Licence
4 8 (4.32%) IoT
5 6 (3.24%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.70%) Web Conferencing
7 4 (2.16%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.62%) Blog
8 3 (1.62%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.62%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.62%) Cybercrime
8 3 (1.62%) Data Centre
9 2 (1.08%) Cloud Security Posture
9 2 (1.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 2 (1.08%) 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 (7.57%) Windows
2 10 (5.41%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.16%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
3 21 (11.35%) Data Protection
3 21 (11.35%) Information Security
4 17 (9.19%) Mentoring
5 16 (8.65%) Stakeholder Management
6 15 (8.11%) AI
6 15 (8.11%) Security Operations
7 14 (7.57%) ITIL
7 14 (7.57%) Service Delivery
7 14 (7.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 11 (5.95%) Business Development
8 11 (5.95%) IT Strategy
9 10 (5.41%) ITSM
10 9 (4.86%) Decision-Making
10 9 (4.86%) Machine Learning
10 9 (4.86%) Regulatory Change
11 8 (4.32%) Incident Response
11 8 (4.32%) SIEM
11 8 (4.32%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.95%) Python
2 10 (5.41%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.16%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.16%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (1.62%) SQL
5 2 (1.08%) Bash
5 2 (1.08%) R
Qualifications
1 25 (13.51%) Degree
2 21 (11.35%) Security Cleared
3 17 (9.19%) Azure Certification
4 15 (8.11%) CompTIA Security+
5 14 (7.57%) CREST Certified
6 13 (7.03%) DV Cleared
6 13 (7.03%) SC Cleared
7 12 (6.49%) CompTIA CySA+
8 8 (4.32%) Master's Degree
8 8 (4.32%) PhD
8 8 (4.32%) Postgraduate
9 7 (3.78%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (3.24%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (2.16%) AWS Certification
11 4 (2.16%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 4 (2.16%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.62%) Network+ Certification
13 2 (1.08%) CISM
13 2 (1.08%) CISSP
13 2 (1.08%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (18.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (12.97%) GDPR
3 21 (11.35%) NIST
4 20 (10.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (10.81%) GRC
5 17 (9.19%) NCSC
6 15 (8.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 14 (7.57%) SOC 2
8 13 (7.03%) SOC 3
9 12 (6.49%) PCI DSS
10 8 (4.32%) SLA
11 4 (2.16%) JSP 440
11 4 (2.16%) QA
12 3 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 12207
12 3 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 2 (1.08%) RMADS
14 1 (0.54%) Data Quality
14 1 (0.54%) ISO 14001
14 1 (0.54%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 15 (8.11%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.08%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.54%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (1.62%) Nessus
1 3 (1.62%) WSUS
2 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.54%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.54%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 44 (23.78%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.41%) ForeScout
3 6 (3.24%) HP
4 5 (2.70%) Alcatel-Lucent
4 5 (2.70%) Aruba
4 5 (2.70%) Palo Alto
4 5 (2.70%) SAP
5 4 (2.16%) Cisco
6 3 (1.62%) CheckPoint
6 3 (1.62%) IBM
6 3 (1.62%) VMware
7 1 (0.54%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.54%) Canon
7 1 (0.54%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.54%) Meraki
7 1 (0.54%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.54%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.54%) Siemens
7 1 (0.54%) Sparx