Cybersecurity Job Trends in Lincolnshire

Cybersecurity
East Midlands > Lincolnshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lincolnshire requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 16 22
Rank change year-on-year -6 +6 +7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 23 13 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Lincolnshire 6.08% 6.28% 2.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.99% 8.39% 3.73%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 5
10th Percentile £30,250 £48,896 £46,250
25th Percentile - £50,717 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% -4.17% -5.88%
75th Percentile £42,813 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £62,250 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £47,683 £60,000
% change year-on-year -21.36% -20.53% +26.32%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Lincolnshire

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 Lincolnshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 288 155 134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lincolnshire 76.19% 74.88% 76.14%
Number of salaries quoted 189 79 121
10th Percentile £26,000 £34,939 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £40,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% +11.76% -32.00%
75th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
East Midlands median annual salary £44,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.32% -5.00% -4.76%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincolnshire

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in Lincolnshire

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Lincolnshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lincolnshire citing Cybersecurity.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lincolnshire citing Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Lincolnshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Lincolnshire over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Lincolnshire

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Lincolnshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Lincolnshire region over the 6 months to 11 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
Lincoln -3 9 £40,000 -16.11% 9
Stamford - 7 - - 5
Immingham - 3 £70,000 -
Grimsby - 2 £32,500 - 2
Louth - 1 £40,000 - 1
Cybersecurity
East Midlands

Cybersecurity
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincolnshire 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 5 (21.74%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 10 (43.48%) Azure
2 7 (30.43%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (21.74%) Entra ID
3 5 (21.74%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (21.74%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (30.43%) Internet
General
1 18 (78.26%) Social Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Banking
2 7 (30.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (8.70%) Multimedia
4 1 (4.35%) Finance
4 1 (4.35%) Law
4 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Analyst
1 6 (26.09%) Lecturer
1 6 (26.09%) Security Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) Cybersecurity Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) IT Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) IT Support
2 5 (21.74%) IT Support Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) Junior
2 5 (21.74%) Junior Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) Junior Security Analyst
2 5 (21.74%) Support Engineer
3 2 (8.70%) Security Specialist
3 2 (8.70%) Trainee
4 1 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 1 (4.35%) Head of Procurement
4 1 (4.35%) IT Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) IT Security Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Security Operations Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) IoT
2 5 (21.74%) Cyber Security Posture
3 2 (8.70%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) AI
1 7 (30.43%) Machine Learning
1 7 (30.43%) Mentoring
1 7 (30.43%) User Experience
1 7 (30.43%) Web Development
2 5 (21.74%) Budget Management
2 5 (21.74%) Data Protection
2 5 (21.74%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 5 (21.74%) IT Strategy
2 5 (21.74%) Network Management
2 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (21.74%) Project Delivery
2 5 (21.74%) Roadmaps
2 5 (21.74%) Strategic Roadmap
2 5 (21.74%) Technology Roadmap
3 4 (17.39%) Line Management
4 2 (8.70%) Ethical Hacking
5 1 (4.35%) Contract Management
5 1 (4.35%) DevOps
5 1 (4.35%) Procure-to-Pay
Qualifications
1 12 (52.17%) Degree
2 8 (34.78%) CompTIA Security+
3 7 (30.43%) Master's Degree
3 7 (30.43%) PhD
3 7 (30.43%) Postgraduate
4 6 (26.09%) CompTIA CySA+
5 5 (21.74%) Azure Certification
5 5 (21.74%) DBS Check
5 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (8.70%) A+ Certification
6 2 (8.70%) CEH
6 2 (8.70%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (21.74%) GDPR
2 1 (4.35%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (21.74%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (43.48%) Microsoft
2 5 (21.74%) ForeScout
2 5 (21.74%) Progress