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 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 43 35
Rank change year-on-year +39 -8 +9
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 2,228 448 471
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 21.08% 4.62% 6.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.22% 5.16% 7.42%
Number of salaries quoted 433 233 353
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,750 £29,800
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -5.17% +0.87%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £82,448 £82,100 £88,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% -3.85%

All Process and 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 8,835 8,681 6,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.58% 89.45% 94.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4,604 3,973 4,922
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,938 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -4.63% +2.86%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 20 December 2025.

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 20 December 2025. 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 +34 1,757 £42,500 -22.58% 143
Yorkshire +39 401 £30,500 -47.01% 98
North East +36 70 £30,500 -34.01% 32
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 15 (0.67%) SharePoint
2 10 (0.45%) WordPress
3 5 (0.22%) Confluence
3 5 (0.22%) Drupal
3 5 (0.22%) nginx
4 4 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.13%) Apache
5 3 (0.13%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.045%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.045%) CMS
6 1 (0.045%) FileNet
Applications
1 8 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.18%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.090%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.045%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.045%) Magento
2 1 (0.045%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.045%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 1,620 (72.71%) Cloud Computing
2 287 (12.88%) Azure
3 154 (6.91%) AWS
4 112 (5.03%) GitHub
5 72 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (1.21%) Entra ID
7 20 (0.90%) SaaS
8 17 (0.76%) Power Platform
9 9 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (0.36%) IaaS
11 7 (0.31%) PaaS
11 7 (0.31%) Power Automate
12 6 (0.27%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (0.27%) dbt
12 6 (0.27%) OneDrive
13 5 (0.22%) OCI
13 5 (0.22%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 4 (0.18%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (0.18%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1,725 (77.42%) Internet
2 33 (1.48%) Firewall
3 29 (1.30%) VPN
4 23 (1.03%) TCP/IP
4 23 (1.03%) VoIP
5 22 (0.99%) DNS
6 19 (0.85%) VLAN
7 16 (0.72%) Network Security
8 13 (0.58%) DHCP
9 11 (0.49%) DMZ
9 11 (0.49%) LAN
9 11 (0.49%) WAN
9 11 (0.49%) Wireless
10 9 (0.40%) Remote Desktop
10 9 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.22%) STUN
12 4 (0.18%) Modbus
13 2 (0.090%) Broadband
13 2 (0.090%) Intrusion Detection
14 1 (0.045%) ISDN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (0.85%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.45%) Power BI
3 5 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (0.22%) MariaDB
4 3 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
4 3 (0.13%) Amazon Redshift
4 3 (0.13%) Apache Iceberg
4 3 (0.13%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.13%) Data Vault
4 3 (0.13%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.13%) Neo4j
4 3 (0.13%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.090%) Tableau
6 1 (0.045%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.045%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 107 (4.80%) Git
2 6 (0.27%) JIRA
3 2 (0.090%) Cucumber
3 2 (0.090%) JMeter
3 2 (0.090%) Locust
4 1 (0.045%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.045%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.045%) Metasploit
4 1 (0.045%) Snyk
General
1 1,821 (81.73%) Social Skills
2 1,653 (74.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,618 (72.62%) Banking
4 163 (7.32%) Multimedia
5 38 (1.71%) Finance
6 34 (1.53%) Analytical Skills
7 25 (1.12%) Legal
8 20 (0.90%) Public Sector
8 20 (0.90%) Telecoms
9 15 (0.67%) Law
10 11 (0.49%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (0.45%) Marketing
12 9 (0.40%) German Language
13 7 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.22%) Billing
14 5 (0.22%) Local Government
14 5 (0.22%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.22%) Police
15 4 (0.18%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1,224 (54.94%) Lecturer
2 163 (7.32%) Trainee
3 101 (4.53%) Analyst
4 87 (3.90%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 87 (3.90%) Security Analyst
5 75 (3.37%) Junior
5 75 (3.37%) Junior Analyst
5 75 (3.37%) Junior Security Analyst
6 57 (2.56%) Developer
7 55 (2.47%) Senior
7 55 (2.47%) Software Developer
7 55 (2.47%) Trainee Developer
7 55 (2.47%) Trainee Software Developer
8 37 (1.66%) Lead
9 34 (1.53%) Architect
10 33 (1.48%) IT Manager
11 26 (1.17%) IT Support
11 26 (1.17%) Support Engineer
12 18 (0.81%) Hardware Engineer
12 18 (0.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 114 (5.12%) HTML
2 109 (4.89%) CSS
3 7 (0.31%) .NET
4 6 (0.27%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.22%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.13%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.13%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.13%) CSS3
6 3 (0.13%) HTML5
6 3 (0.13%) MERN Stack
6 3 (0.13%) Node.js
6 3 (0.13%) Pandas
6 3 (0.13%) React
6 3 (0.13%) Sass
7 2 (0.090%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.090%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.090%) YAML
8 1 (0.045%) JWT
8 1 (0.045%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.045%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 1,619 (72.67%) IoT
2 23 (1.03%) Onboarding
3 20 (0.90%) Operational Technology
4 17 (0.76%) Management Information System
5 16 (0.72%) Driving Licence
6 14 (0.63%) Blog
7 13 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
7 13 (0.58%) Security Posture
8 12 (0.54%) Cyberattack
8 12 (0.54%) Data Centre
9 11 (0.49%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (0.36%) Cloud Native
10 8 (0.36%) Cyber Defence
10 8 (0.36%) LIMS
11 7 (0.31%) Product Ownership
12 6 (0.27%) Public Cloud
12 6 (0.27%) SCADA
13 5 (0.22%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 5 (0.22%) Video Conferencing
13 5 (0.22%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 58 (2.60%) Windows
2 31 (1.39%) Windows Server
3 27 (1.21%) Linux
4 8 (0.36%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.31%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.22%) Debian
7 2 (0.090%) Check Point GAiA
8 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,658 (74.42%) AI
2 1,622 (72.80%) User Experience
3 1,616 (72.53%) Machine Learning
4 1,615 (72.49%) Web Development
5 251 (11.27%) Mentoring
6 79 (3.55%) Problem-Solving
7 69 (3.10%) Line Management
8 58 (2.60%) Ethical Hacking
9 44 (1.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 40 (1.80%) Information Security
11 39 (1.75%) Stakeholder Management
12 34 (1.53%) Incident Response
13 33 (1.48%) ITIL
14 29 (1.30%) DevOps
14 29 (1.30%) Project Management
15 28 (1.26%) Computer Science
15 28 (1.26%) IT Strategy
15 28 (1.26%) Service Delivery
16 26 (1.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 26 (1.17%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 123 (5.52%) Python
2 111 (4.98%) JavaScript
3 51 (2.29%) R
4 32 (1.44%) SQL
5 11 (0.49%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.27%) C#
6 6 (0.27%) Java
7 5 (0.22%) Bash
8 4 (0.18%) Bicep
9 3 (0.13%) C
9 3 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1,679 (75.36%) Degree
2 1,619 (72.67%) Master's Degree
3 1,616 (72.53%) Postgraduate
4 1,615 (72.49%) PhD
5 190 (8.53%) Azure Certification
6 139 (6.24%) CompTIA Security+
7 125 (5.61%) AWS Certification
8 113 (5.07%) Microsoft Certification
9 106 (4.76%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 76 (3.41%) CompTIA CySA+
11 63 (2.83%) A+ Certification
12 59 (2.65%) Network+ Certification
13 58 (2.60%) CEH
14 22 (0.99%) Security Cleared
15 18 (0.81%) CISSP
16 17 (0.76%) SC Cleared
17 16 (0.72%) PMP
18 14 (0.63%) HND
19 13 (0.58%) CISM
20 12 (0.54%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 39 (1.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 29 (1.30%) NIST
4 18 (0.81%) GRC
5 17 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 16 (0.72%) GDPR
7 11 (0.49%) ISO 9001
8 8 (0.36%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.31%) SLA
10 5 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 5 (0.22%) GLBA
10 5 (0.22%) QA
11 4 (0.18%) Def Stans
11 4 (0.18%) NCSC
11 4 (0.18%) SOC 2
12 3 (0.13%) Data Quality
13 2 (0.090%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.090%) NIST 800
13 2 (0.090%) WCAG
14 1 (0.045%) COBIT
System Software
1 39 (1.75%) Active Directory
2 15 (0.67%) Docker
3 13 (0.58%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.22%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.090%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.090%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.045%) Firmware
6 1 (0.045%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (0.36%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.27%) Terraform
4 4 (0.18%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.090%) Grafana
5 2 (0.090%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.045%) Nmap
6 1 (0.045%) QRadar
6 1 (0.045%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 284 (12.75%) Microsoft
2 75 (3.37%) ForeScout
3 27 (1.21%) Apple
4 17 (0.76%) Adobe
5 13 (0.58%) Sage
6 12 (0.54%) Palo Alto
7 9 (0.40%) SonicWALL
8 7 (0.31%) Cisco
9 6 (0.27%) iManage
9 6 (0.27%) Oracle
9 6 (0.27%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.22%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.18%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (0.18%) PayPal
12 3 (0.13%) Citrix
12 3 (0.13%) Qualys
12 3 (0.13%) Sparx
12 3 (0.13%) Splunk
13 2 (0.090%) Dell
13 2 (0.090%) Juniper