Cyber Defence Job Trends in Kent

Cyber Defence
South East > Kent

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Kent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.13% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
South East median annual salary £57,500 £72,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year -20.14% +18.03% -18.67%

All Generic Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 317 282 452
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 20.99% 38.32% 31.72%
Number of salaries quoted 208 224 296
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,988 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -10.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £45,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,875 £60,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -13.04%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Defence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Cyber Defence job vacancy trend in Kent

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Cyber Defence

Cyber Defence
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the Kent region over the 6 months to 21 July 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
Dartford - 2 £95,000 - 2
Cyber Defence
South East

Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Network Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Network Security Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 2 (100.00%) Security Operations