Cybersecurity Specialist Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity Specialist
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in Hertfordshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 0.042% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £45,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 2,202 708 1,830
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 85.71% 92.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,317 447 1,451
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £25,809
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,625 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,000 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £51,422 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.76% +8.26% -13.64%

Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Hatfield - 1 £45,000 - 1
Cybersecurity Specialist
East of England

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Cybersecurity Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Hertfordshire region featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS