CSIRT Job Trends in the North of England

Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England citing CSIRT skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 369 - 295
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Permanent jobs citing CSIRT 1 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.004% - 0.056%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.10% - 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £68,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £67,500 £80,000 £76,500
% change year-on-year -15.63% +4.58% +9.29%

All Systems Management Skills
North of England

CSIRT falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing systems management skills in the North of England.

6 months to
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing systems management skills 955 543 834
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 3.96% 5.53% 6.71%
Number of salaries quoted 690 427 445
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,300 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,313 £31,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +2.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,625 £69,500
90th Percentile £88,208 £83,600 £81,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - -11.11% +8.00%

CSIRT Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CSIRT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

CSIRT job vacancy trend in the North of England

CSIRT Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CSIRT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CSIRT

CSIRT Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CSIRT within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire - 1 £67,500 - 1
CSIRT
England

CSIRT Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Communications & Networking

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Firewall100.0%1
1Intrusion Detection100.0%1