Cybersecurity Job Trends in the North of England

Cybersecurity
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Cybersecurity skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 41 42
Rank change year-on-year +17 +1 -8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,157 599 581
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.81% 6.30% 4.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.79% 7.18% 5.31%
Number of salaries quoted 750 230 289
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £47,592 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.21% -13.47% -5.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -6.98%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,039 8,344 10,944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.91% 87.82% 79.40%
Number of salaries quoted 12,658 4,050 5,673
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,720 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -2.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £79,525
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -7.56% -4.03%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Cybersecurity job vacancy trend in the North of England

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in the North of England

Cybersecurity
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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 September 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 +28 618 £60,000 +25.83% 374
Yorkshire +8 405 £42,500 +10.39% 196
North East +4 134 £50,000 -26.95% 85
Cybersecurity
England

Cybersecurity
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:

Application Platforms
1 52 (4.49%) SharePoint
2 44 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.61%) IIS
4 6 (0.52%) Apache
5 3 (0.26%) Confluence
6 1 (0.086%) Anypoint
Applications
1 22 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.086%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.086%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 12 (1.04%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.35%) SystmOne
3 3 (0.26%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.26%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 314 (27.14%) Azure
2 201 (17.37%) Microsoft 365
3 87 (7.52%) AWS
4 76 (6.57%) Entra ID
5 31 (2.68%) OneDrive
6 29 (2.51%) GCP
7 25 (2.16%) SaaS
8 24 (2.07%) Microsoft Copilot
8 24 (2.07%) Power Platform
9 21 (1.82%) Azure Sentinel
10 13 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
10 13 (1.12%) Serverless
11 11 (0.95%) Mimecast
11 11 (0.95%) Power Automate
12 9 (0.78%) Copilot Studio
13 8 (0.69%) NetDocuments
14 7 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (0.52%) IaaS
16 4 (0.35%) GitHub
16 4 (0.35%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 62 (5.36%) Firewall
2 51 (4.41%) DNS
3 41 (3.54%) DHCP
4 36 (3.11%) Network Security
5 34 (2.94%) TCP/IP
5 34 (2.94%) VPN
6 27 (2.33%) WAN
7 26 (2.25%) VoIP
8 24 (2.07%) Unified Communications
9 23 (1.99%) LAN
10 22 (1.90%) VLAN
11 19 (1.64%) Internet
12 18 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (0.86%) Intrusion Detection
14 8 (0.69%) Wireless
15 7 (0.61%) NGFW
16 5 (0.43%) SSL
17 4 (0.35%) SD-WAN
17 4 (0.35%) SNMP
18 3 (0.26%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.12%) Power BI
2 12 (1.04%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.61%) MySQL
5 4 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.26%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.17%) Big Data
7 2 (0.17%) GIS
8 1 (0.086%) Chroma
8 1 (0.086%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.086%) Db2
8 1 (0.086%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.086%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.086%) Pinecone
8 1 (0.086%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.086%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.086%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 12 (1.04%) Snyk
2 6 (0.52%) Git
3 5 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.35%) GitLab
4 4 (0.35%) JIRA
5 2 (0.17%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.086%) Maven
6 1 (0.086%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 361 (31.20%) Social Skills
2 78 (6.74%) Finance
3 71 (6.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 58 (5.01%) Public Sector
5 44 (3.80%) Telecoms
6 40 (3.46%) Marketing
7 37 (3.20%) Legal
7 37 (3.20%) Manufacturing
8 34 (2.94%) Retail
9 33 (2.85%) Analytical Skills
10 26 (2.25%) Law
11 24 (2.07%) Organisational Skills
12 20 (1.73%) Advertising
13 16 (1.38%) Aerospace
14 9 (0.78%) Police
15 8 (0.69%) Local Government
16 7 (0.61%) Banking
17 6 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
18 5 (0.43%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 213 (18.41%) Analyst
2 160 (13.83%) Security Analyst
3 159 (13.74%) Senior
4 137 (11.84%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 104 (8.99%) Consultant
6 96 (8.30%) Junior
7 87 (7.52%) Security Consultant
8 84 (7.26%) Junior Analyst
8 84 (7.26%) Security Manager
9 79 (6.83%) Junior Security Analyst
10 78 (6.74%) IT Support
11 76 (6.57%) Architect
12 75 (6.48%) Ethical Hacker
13 68 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
13 68 (5.88%) Security Architect
14 65 (5.62%) Sales Representative
15 60 (5.19%) Lead
16 59 (5.10%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 46 (3.98%) IT Engineer
18 45 (3.89%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.04%) Terraform
2 8 (0.69%) JSON
3 7 (0.61%) HTML
3 7 (0.61%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (0.52%) .NET
4 6 (0.52%) Regular Expression
5 5 (0.43%) REST
6 4 (0.35%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.35%) React
6 4 (0.35%) SAML
7 3 (0.26%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.26%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.26%) CSS
7 3 (0.26%) FHIR
7 3 (0.26%) LDAP
7 3 (0.26%) pgvector
7 3 (0.26%) PostGIS
7 3 (0.26%) Vue
8 2 (0.17%) Node.js
8 2 (0.17%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 147 (12.71%) Cyberattack
2 68 (5.88%) Security Posture
3 58 (5.01%) Onboarding
4 50 (4.32%) Driving Licence
5 43 (3.72%) Operational Technology
6 37 (3.20%) Cyber Threat
7 29 (2.51%) Management Information System
8 28 (2.42%) Data Centre
9 14 (1.21%) Cyber Security Posture
10 12 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
12 10 (0.86%) Cloud Native
12 10 (0.86%) Security Operations Centre
13 9 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
13 9 (0.78%) SCADA
14 8 (0.69%) AI Agents
15 7 (0.61%) Cyber Defence
15 7 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
16 6 (0.52%) Algorithms
16 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 156 (13.48%) Windows
2 84 (7.26%) Windows Server
3 27 (2.33%) Linux
4 17 (1.47%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (1.21%) Windows Server 2016
6 13 (1.12%) Mac OS
7 9 (0.78%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.61%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.26%) VMS
11 2 (0.17%) Android
11 2 (0.17%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.17%) Embedded Linux
11 2 (0.17%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (13.48%) Mentoring
2 135 (11.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 129 (11.15%) AI
4 105 (9.08%) Problem-Solving
5 98 (8.47%) Incident Response
6 90 (7.78%) Disaster Recovery
7 84 (7.26%) SIEM
8 77 (6.66%) Information Security
9 76 (6.57%) Customer Service
10 75 (6.48%) Ethical Hacking
11 74 (6.40%) Risk Management
12 69 (5.96%) Cloud Security
12 69 (5.96%) Stakeholder Management
12 69 (5.96%) Vulnerability Management
13 65 (5.62%) Decision-Making
14 63 (5.45%) IT Strategy
14 63 (5.45%) ITIL
15 59 (5.10%) Security Operations
16 56 (4.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 55 (4.75%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 48 (4.15%) PowerShell
2 34 (2.94%) Python
3 20 (1.73%) SQL
4 12 (1.04%) JavaScript
5 11 (0.95%) Bash
5 11 (0.95%) C#
6 5 (0.43%) C++
7 4 (0.35%) C
7 4 (0.35%) Java
7 4 (0.35%) XAML
8 2 (0.17%) Go
8 2 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
8 2 (0.17%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.17%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.086%) Ada
9 1 (0.086%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.086%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.086%) Swift
9 1 (0.086%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 163 (14.09%) Azure Certification
2 90 (7.78%) CompTIA Security+
3 87 (7.52%) CompTIA CySA+
4 80 (6.91%) Degree
5 77 (6.66%) CEH
6 74 (6.40%) Security Cleared
7 64 (5.53%) SC Cleared
8 42 (3.63%) CISSP
9 31 (2.68%) CISM
10 20 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
11 17 (1.47%) AWS Certification
12 15 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
13 12 (1.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 11 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
15 10 (0.86%) DBS Check
15 10 (0.86%) Postgraduate
16 9 (0.78%) A+ Certification
16 9 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
16 9 (0.78%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 9 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (9.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 77 (6.66%) NIST
3 71 (6.14%) Cyber Essentials
4 53 (4.58%) GDPR
5 39 (3.37%) GRC
6 32 (2.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 17 (1.47%) PCI DSS
8 16 (1.38%) QA
9 8 (0.69%) NCSC
10 7 (0.61%) SOC 2
11 5 (0.43%) SLA
12 4 (0.35%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.35%) Data Quality
13 3 (0.26%) HL7
13 3 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 3 (0.26%) NIST 800
13 3 (0.26%) PMO
14 1 (0.086%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.086%) JSP 440
System Software
1 82 (7.09%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.73%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (0.78%) Docker
6 6 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.52%) vSphere
7 1 (0.086%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 71 (6.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (0.61%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.61%) SCCM
4 6 (0.52%) WSUS
5 5 (0.43%) Nessus
6 4 (0.35%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.35%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 3 (0.26%) cPanel
7 3 (0.26%) Functional Safety
7 3 (0.26%) Grafana
7 3 (0.26%) Plesk
7 3 (0.26%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.17%) Ansible
8 2 (0.17%) Podman
8 2 (0.17%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.17%) QRadar
9 1 (0.086%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.086%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 456 (39.41%) Microsoft
2 150 (12.96%) ForeScout
3 31 (2.68%) VMware
4 25 (2.16%) Cisco
5 24 (2.07%) Palo Alto
6 19 (1.64%) CrowdStrike
7 18 (1.56%) Veeam
8 16 (1.38%) Apple
9 14 (1.21%) Adobe
9 14 (1.21%) Tenable
10 13 (1.12%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.04%) SonicWALL
12 11 (0.95%) Aruba
13 10 (0.86%) HP
14 8 (0.69%) Tanium
15 6 (0.52%) CheckPoint
15 6 (0.52%) Dell
15 6 (0.52%) NetApp
15 6 (0.52%) Red Hat
15 6 (0.52%) Siemens