Cybersecurity Jobs in Leeds

Cybersecurity
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 42 44
Rank change year-on-year +17 +2 +5
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 61 107 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 7.84% 4.74% 6.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.36% 5.50% 6.19%
Number of salaries quoted 54 92 102
10th Percentile £25,094 £35,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,313 £45,938 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,250 £61,250 £68,515
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% -10.60% +24.57%
75th Percentile £73,852 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £82,375
West Yorkshire median annual salary £51,250 £59,526 £64,029
% change year-on-year -13.90% -7.03% +16.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 730 1,944 2,875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 93.83% 86.06% 97.62%
Number of salaries quoted 499 1,394 1,676
10th Percentile £25,950 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.65% +2.73%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £84,989 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £53,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.90% -4.55% +4.76%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Leeds

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Leeds.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Leeds

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Leeds over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Leeds

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.92%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.28%) Confluence
2 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.56%) AWS
1 4 (6.56%) Azure
2 3 (4.92%) Azure Cosmos DB
2 3 (4.92%) GCP
3 2 (3.28%) IaaS
3 2 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.28%) Mimecast
3 2 (3.28%) OneDrive
3 2 (3.28%) SaaS
4 1 (1.64%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.64%) IBM Cloud
4 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (1.64%) Nutanix
4 1 (1.64%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.48%) Network Security
2 2 (3.28%) Firewall
2 2 (3.28%) VPN
3 1 (1.64%) DHCP
3 1 (1.64%) DNS
3 1 (1.64%) LAN
3 1 (1.64%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.56%) SQL Server
2 3 (4.92%) MongoDB
2 3 (4.92%) MySQL
2 3 (4.92%) NoSQL
2 3 (4.92%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 3 (4.92%) JIRA
General
1 23 (37.70%) Finance
2 20 (32.79%) Banking
3 8 (13.11%) Social Skills
4 6 (9.84%) Legal
5 5 (8.20%) Public Sector
6 4 (6.56%) Back Office
7 2 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (3.28%) Law
7 2 (3.28%) Retail
8 1 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 10 (16.39%) Head of IT
2 9 (14.75%) Head of IT Operations
2 9 (14.75%) Head of Operations
3 6 (9.84%) Analyst
4 5 (8.20%) Architect
5 4 (6.56%) Security Architect
5 4 (6.56%) Technologist
6 3 (4.92%) Developer
6 3 (4.92%) Graduate
6 3 (4.92%) Information Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Information Security Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Lead
6 3 (4.92%) Node.js Developer
6 3 (4.92%) Security Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Senior
6 3 (4.92%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Senior Information Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Senior Information Security Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Senior Security Analyst
7 2 (3.28%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (19.67%) Software Packaging
2 3 (4.92%) AngularJS
2 3 (4.92%) Node.js
2 3 (4.92%) React
2 3 (4.92%) Vue
3 1 (1.64%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 11 (18.03%) Management Information System
2 7 (11.48%) Operational Technology
3 5 (8.20%) Data Centre
4 4 (6.56%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (4.92%) Hackathon
5 3 (4.92%) Learning Management System
5 3 (4.92%) Mobile App
6 2 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (3.28%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.64%) CCTV
7 1 (1.64%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (1.64%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (1.64%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.92%) Windows
2 1 (1.64%) Linux
2 1 (1.64%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (31.15%) Artificial Intelligence
1 19 (31.15%) Fintech
2 18 (29.51%) Line Management
3 16 (26.23%) Mathematics
4 15 (24.59%) Software Engineering
5 13 (21.31%) Information Security
5 13 (21.31%) People Management
6 12 (19.67%) ITIL
6 12 (19.67%) Risk Management
6 12 (19.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 9 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (14.75%) Risk Assessment
8 7 (11.48%) DevOps
8 7 (11.48%) ITSM
8 7 (11.48%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (9.84%) Agile
9 6 (9.84%) Containerisation
9 6 (9.84%) IT Strategy
10 5 (8.20%) Data Protection
10 5 (8.20%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.20%) JavaScript
1 5 (8.20%) Python
2 3 (4.92%) C#
2 3 (4.92%) Java
2 3 (4.92%) Kotlin
2 3 (4.92%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.92%) SQL
3 2 (3.28%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.64%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 22 (36.07%) Degree
2 6 (9.84%) CISSP
3 5 (8.20%) Security Cleared
4 4 (6.56%) CISM
5 3 (4.92%) Master's Degree
5 3 (4.92%) PhD
5 3 (4.92%) SC Cleared
6 2 (3.28%) AWS Certification
6 2 (3.28%) Azure Certification
6 2 (3.28%) CISA
6 2 (3.28%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (1.64%) CCSP
7 1 (1.64%) CEH
7 1 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.64%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (1.64%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (14.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (14.75%) NIST
2 8 (13.11%) GRC
3 2 (3.28%) GDPR
3 2 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 2 (3.28%) QA
4 1 (1.64%) COBIT
4 1 (1.64%) NCSC
4 1 (1.64%) NIST 800
4 1 (1.64%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.64%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (4.92%) Docker
2 2 (3.28%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.28%) Hyper-V
2 2 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.64%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 3 (4.92%) Kubernetes
2 2 (3.28%) Ansible
2 2 (3.28%) Terraform
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.64%) NetBackup
3 1 (1.64%) QRadar
Vendors
1 8 (13.11%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.56%) IBM
3 3 (4.92%) Google
4 2 (3.28%) Cisco
4 2 (3.28%) CrowdStrike
4 2 (3.28%) Tenable
4 2 (3.28%) Varonis
4 2 (3.28%) Veeam
4 2 (3.28%) VMware
5 1 (1.64%) AlienVault
5 1 (1.64%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.64%) Commvault
5 1 (1.64%) CyberArk
5 1 (1.64%) Fortinet
5 1 (1.64%) Palo Alto