Cybersecurity Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 34 20
Rank change year-on-year +29 -14 +34
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 236 75 60
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 14.00% 6.27% 7.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.49% 6.85% 8.53%
Number of salaries quoted 33 46 56
10th Percentile £27,900 £34,375 £41,125
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,438 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile - £77,500 -
East of England median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -36.36% -8.33% +9.09%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,152 1,095 703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 68.33% 91.56% 86.47%
Number of salaries quoted 651 440 542
10th Percentile £28,500 £34,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +1.77% +2.73%
75th Percentile £66,125 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,825 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Hertfordshire

Cybersecurity
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 within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Stevenage -4 12 £43,085 -19.84% 21
Watford -11 11 £70,000 +64.71% 5
Hatfield +4 10 £60,000 -31.03%
Borehamwood +2 9 - -
Kings Langley - 9 - -
Cheshunt +1 8 - -
Waltham Cross 0 8 - -
Rickmansworth - 8 - - 1
Broxbourne - 8 - -
Hemel Hempstead +9 7 £57,500 -6.50% 10
Potters Bar +4 7 - -
St Albans -1 7 - - 2
Hoddesdon - 7 - - 1
Abbots Langley - 7 - -
Radlett - 6 - -
Hertford - 6 - -
Cybersecurity
East of England

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.69%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.69%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 191 (80.93%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (0.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 194 (82.20%) Internet
2 2 (0.85%) Firewall
3 1 (0.42%) DNS
3 1 (0.42%) FTP
3 1 (0.42%) HTTP
3 1 (0.42%) Network Security
3 1 (0.42%) SMTP
3 1 (0.42%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.69%) BusinessObjects
1 4 (1.69%) MS Access
1 4 (1.69%) SAP Data Services
1 4 (1.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.69%) Toad
2 2 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 207 (87.71%) Social Skills
2 191 (80.93%) Banking
2 191 (80.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (5.08%) Marketing
4 8 (3.39%) Local Government
4 8 (3.39%) Public Sector
5 5 (2.12%) Aerospace
6 4 (1.69%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (1.27%) Finance
Job Titles
1 153 (64.83%) Lecturer
2 6 (2.54%) Analyst
2 6 (2.54%) Compliance Manager
2 6 (2.54%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 6 (2.54%) Governance Manager
2 6 (2.54%) Risk Manager
2 6 (2.54%) Security Manager
3 5 (2.12%) Security Analyst
4 4 (1.69%) Applications Engineer
4 4 (1.69%) Applications Support
4 4 (1.69%) Applications Support Engineer
4 4 (1.69%) Sales Manager
4 4 (1.69%) Sales Representative
4 4 (1.69%) Senior
4 4 (1.69%) Senior Applications Engineer
4 4 (1.69%) Senior Applications Support
4 4 (1.69%) Senior Support Engineer
4 4 (1.69%) Support Engineer
5 3 (1.27%) Digital Transformation
5 3 (1.27%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.42%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 194 (82.20%) IoT
2 14 (5.93%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (3.81%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (1.27%) Security Posture
5 2 (0.85%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.42%) CSOC
6 1 (0.42%) MISP
6 1 (0.42%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.69%) Unix
1 4 (1.69%) Windows
1 4 (1.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (82.20%) AI
2 193 (81.78%) User Experience
3 191 (80.93%) Machine Learning
3 191 (80.93%) Web Development
4 19 (8.05%) Decision-Making
5 16 (6.78%) B2B
6 11 (4.66%) B2B Sales
7 10 (4.24%) CRM
8 7 (2.97%) Market Research
9 6 (2.54%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (2.12%) Analytics
10 5 (2.12%) Information Security
11 4 (1.69%) Agile
11 4 (1.69%) Cyber Resilience
11 4 (1.69%) Data Entry
11 4 (1.69%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 4 (1.69%) Digital Strategy
11 4 (1.69%) Migration
11 4 (1.69%) Time Management
11 4 (1.69%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.54%) PowerShell
2 5 (2.12%) Python
3 4 (1.69%) Shell Script
3 4 (1.69%) SQL
3 4 (1.69%) VB
4 3 (1.27%) C++
4 3 (1.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 199 (84.32%) Degree
2 191 (80.93%) Master's Degree
2 191 (80.93%) PhD
2 191 (80.93%) Postgraduate
3 4 (1.69%) Security Cleared
4 3 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (1.27%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.85%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (0.85%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (0.85%) GSEC
6 1 (0.42%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.54%) GRC
2 1 (0.42%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (2.54%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.69%) NEC
2 4 (1.69%) Oracle
2 4 (1.69%) SAP
3 2 (0.85%) HubSpot
3 2 (0.85%) ServiceNow