Cyber Defence
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 97 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire | 0.062% | 0.71% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.21% | 1.65% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £57,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £73,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £76,750 | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | - |
All Generic Skills
Hertfordshire
Cyber Defence 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 Hertfordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 484 | 544 | 227 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 30.01% | 43.04% | 31.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 202 | 218 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,688 | £50,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £62,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.35% | +12.73% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £76,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £89,500 | £82,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence
Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
| Cyber Defence East of England |
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Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:
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