The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Leeds.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
277
654
1,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds
35.15%
28.82%
36.23%
Number of salaries quoted
182
464
632
10th Percentile
£29,450
£31,250
£36,250
25th Percentile
£46,250
£41,250
£44,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£65,000
£55,087
£64,029
Median % change year-on-year
+18.00%
-13.97%
+16.42%
75th Percentile
£84,688
£71,725
£79,250
90th Percentile
£98,474
£86,750
£92,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£57,500
£52,500
£60,000
% change year-on-year
+9.52%
-12.50%
+9.09%
Cyber Defence Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Cyber Defence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Cyber Defence Salary Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cyber Defence in Leeds.
Cyber Defence Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, job vacancies citing Cyber Defence also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leeds region with a requirement for Cyber Defence.
Cyber Defence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
