Cyber Defence Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cyber Defence
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Defence over the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.12% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.60% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 167 78 299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 20.02% 23.35% 32.19%
Number of salaries quoted 121 61 255
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £37,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +15.79% -14.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,250 £67,968
90th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £81,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £52,130 £48,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.60% -8.57% -4.55%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Cyber Defence job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Cyber Defence

Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management