Cyber Defence Job Trends in the North East

Cyber Defence
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Defence in permanent job vacancies in the North East. 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 90 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Cyber Defence 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.068% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.27% - -
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 - - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% -27.78% +5.88%

All Generic Skills
North East

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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 376 216 524
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 25.54% 35.76% 31.76%
Number of salaries quoted 207 98 446
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £28,061
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,563 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £69,375 £68,063 £66,459
90th Percentile £78,000 £78,075 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%

Cyber Defence
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Cyber Defence job vacancy trend in the North East

Cyber Defence
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Cyber Defence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Cyber Defence

Cyber Defence
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cyber Defence within the North East region over the 6 months to 18 March 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
Tyne and Wear - 1 £80,000 - 2
Cyber Defence
England

Cyber Defence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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