Cybersecurity Specialist Job Trends in the North of England

Cybersecurity Specialist
England > North of England

The median Cybersecurity Specialist salary in the North of England is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 277 270
Rank change year-on-year +16 -7 +151
Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist 2 10 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.019% 0.11% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.11% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 5
10th Percentile £48,625 - £44,000
25th Percentile £52,188 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% +26.32% -28.57%
75th Percentile £64,688 £67,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £67,875 £73,500 £57,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 9,349 8,696 7,535
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.60% 94.02% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,363 4,135 5,952
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,803
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -1.47% -3.23%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Specialist' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancy trend in the North of England

Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancies in the North of England

Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Specialist in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity Specialist in the North of England

Cybersecurity Specialist
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 Cybersecurity Specialist within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 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
North West +12 2 £58,750 -2.08% 2
Cybersecurity Specialist
England

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, Cybersecurity Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) NCSC
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Security
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC