Cyber Threats
North West > Lancashire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Threat in permanent job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Threat over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 60 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Cyber Threat | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire | 0.18% | 1.88% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.29% | 7.35% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £40,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £63,500 | £58,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.55% | +17.00% | -20.00% |
All Generic Skills
Lancashire
Cyber Threat 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 Lancashire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 697 | 204 | 107 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 61.25% | 25.60% | 22.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 85 | 135 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,625 | £32,114 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £40,000 | £35,920 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,720 | £52,500 | £44,240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.20% | +18.67% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,000 | £58,943 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,881 | £70,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -5.45% | - |
Cyber Threat
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cyber Threat relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Cyber Threat
Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Cyber Threat.
Cyber Threat
Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Threat within the Lancashire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | +9 | 2 | £60,000 | +55.84% | 3 |
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Cyber Threat
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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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