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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 40 40
Rank change year-on-year +16 0 -7
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,130 624 566
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.68% 6.49% 4.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.60% 7.37% 5.25%
Number of salaries quoted 748 251 278
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% -16.82% -5.17%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,329 £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 17,121 8,470 10,787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.93% 88.10% 79.75%
Number of salaries quoted 12,701 4,081 5,497
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 £74,985 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £79,600
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%

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 4 October 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 4 October 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 +24 607 £60,000 +31.15% 456
Yorkshire +8 394 £42,500 +13.33% 273
North East -3 129 £50,000 -25.93% 123
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 (4.60%) SharePoint
2 46 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (0.62%) IIS
4 6 (0.53%) Apache
5 3 (0.27%) Confluence
6 1 (0.088%) Anypoint
Applications
1 22 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.088%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.088%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 11 (0.97%) Cloudability
2 4 (0.35%) SystmOne
3 3 (0.27%) Q-Pulse
3 3 (0.27%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 284 (25.13%) Azure
2 206 (18.23%) Microsoft 365
3 86 (7.61%) AWS
4 80 (7.08%) Entra ID
5 31 (2.74%) OneDrive
6 28 (2.48%) GCP
7 27 (2.39%) SaaS
8 23 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
8 23 (2.04%) Power Platform
9 19 (1.68%) Azure Sentinel
10 13 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
11 12 (1.06%) Mimecast
11 12 (1.06%) Serverless
12 11 (0.97%) Power Automate
13 9 (0.80%) Copilot Studio
14 8 (0.71%) NetDocuments
15 7 (0.62%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.62%) IaaS
16 6 (0.53%) Azure DevOps
17 5 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 60 (5.31%) Firewall
2 55 (4.87%) DNS
3 45 (3.98%) DHCP
4 37 (3.27%) TCP/IP
5 36 (3.19%) VPN
6 33 (2.92%) Network Security
7 30 (2.65%) WAN
8 26 (2.30%) LAN
8 26 (2.30%) VoIP
9 24 (2.12%) Unified Communications
10 22 (1.95%) VLAN
11 21 (1.86%) Wi-Fi
12 20 (1.77%) Internet
13 10 (0.88%) Wireless
14 9 (0.80%) Intrusion Detection
15 7 (0.62%) NGFW
16 6 (0.53%) SSL
17 5 (0.44%) SD-WAN
17 5 (0.44%) SNMP
18 3 (0.27%) DKIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.15%) Power BI
2 12 (1.06%) SQL Server
3 9 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.62%) MySQL
5 4 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.27%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.18%) Big Data
7 2 (0.18%) GIS
8 1 (0.088%) Chroma
8 1 (0.088%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.088%) Db2
8 1 (0.088%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.088%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.088%) Pinecone
8 1 (0.088%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.088%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.088%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 11 (0.97%) Snyk
2 6 (0.53%) Git
3 5 (0.44%) GitLab
4 4 (0.35%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.35%) JIRA
5 2 (0.18%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.088%) Maven
6 1 (0.088%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 333 (29.47%) Social Skills
2 76 (6.73%) Finance
3 68 (6.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 57 (5.04%) Public Sector
5 44 (3.89%) Telecoms
6 40 (3.54%) Marketing
7 38 (3.36%) Analytical Skills
7 38 (3.36%) Manufacturing
8 37 (3.27%) Legal
9 32 (2.83%) Retail
10 26 (2.30%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (2.04%) Law
12 19 (1.68%) Advertising
13 17 (1.50%) Aerospace
14 9 (0.80%) Local Government
15 7 (0.62%) Banking
16 6 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.53%) Police
17 5 (0.44%) Aviation
17 5 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 199 (17.61%) Analyst
2 149 (13.19%) Senior
3 142 (12.57%) Security Analyst
4 123 (10.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 104 (9.20%) Consultant
6 87 (7.70%) Security Consultant
7 84 (7.43%) Junior
8 82 (7.26%) IT Support
9 80 (7.08%) Security Manager
10 72 (6.37%) Architect
11 71 (6.28%) Junior Analyst
12 68 (6.02%) Sales Representative
13 64 (5.66%) Junior Security Analyst
13 64 (5.66%) Security Architect
14 63 (5.58%) Cybersecurity Manager
15 60 (5.31%) Ethical Hacker
15 60 (5.31%) Lead
16 59 (5.22%) Cybersecurity Consultant
17 48 (4.25%) IT Engineer
18 44 (3.89%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.15%) Terraform
2 8 (0.71%) JSON
3 7 (0.62%) HTML
3 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (0.53%) .NET
5 5 (0.44%) REST
5 5 (0.44%) SAML
6 4 (0.35%) React
7 3 (0.27%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.27%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.27%) CSS
7 3 (0.27%) FHIR
7 3 (0.27%) LDAP
7 3 (0.27%) Node.js
7 3 (0.27%) pgvector
7 3 (0.27%) PostGIS
7 3 (0.27%) Regular Expression
8 2 (0.18%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.18%) Vue
8 2 (0.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 132 (11.68%) Cyberattack
2 69 (6.11%) Security Posture
3 54 (4.78%) Onboarding
4 51 (4.51%) Driving Licence
5 43 (3.81%) Operational Technology
6 38 (3.36%) Cyber Threat
7 27 (2.39%) Management Information System
8 26 (2.30%) Data Centre
9 12 (1.06%) Cyber Security Posture
10 11 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.80%) Cloud Native
12 9 (0.80%) SCADA
13 8 (0.71%) AI Agents
13 8 (0.71%) Cyber Defence
14 7 (0.62%) Security Operations Centre
14 7 (0.62%) Video Conferencing
15 6 (0.53%) IoT
15 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 161 (14.25%) Windows
2 88 (7.79%) Windows Server
3 29 (2.57%) Linux
4 19 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
5 16 (1.42%) Windows Server 2016
6 14 (1.24%) Mac OS
7 10 (0.88%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.62%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.27%) VMS
10 2 (0.18%) Android
10 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
10 2 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (12.30%) Mentoring
2 136 (12.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 128 (11.33%) AI
4 116 (10.27%) Problem-Solving
5 102 (9.03%) Incident Response
6 92 (8.14%) Disaster Recovery
7 80 (7.08%) SIEM
8 79 (6.99%) Customer Service
8 79 (6.99%) Information Security
9 76 (6.73%) Risk Management
10 72 (6.37%) Stakeholder Management
11 70 (6.19%) Cloud Security
11 70 (6.19%) Vulnerability Management
12 66 (5.84%) ITIL
13 65 (5.75%) Decision-Making
14 61 (5.40%) IT Strategy
15 60 (5.31%) Ethical Hacking
16 59 (5.22%) Security Operations
17 58 (5.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 57 (5.04%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 45 (3.98%) PowerShell
2 33 (2.92%) Python
3 20 (1.77%) SQL
4 13 (1.15%) JavaScript
5 12 (1.06%) Bash
6 11 (0.97%) C#
7 4 (0.35%) C
7 4 (0.35%) C++
7 4 (0.35%) Go
7 4 (0.35%) XAML
8 3 (0.27%) Java
8 3 (0.27%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.18%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.088%) Ada
10 1 (0.088%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.088%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.088%) Swift
10 1 (0.088%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 134 (11.86%) Azure Certification
2 81 (7.17%) Degree
3 74 (6.55%) CompTIA Security+
4 72 (6.37%) CompTIA CySA+
5 70 (6.19%) Security Cleared
6 62 (5.49%) CEH
7 59 (5.22%) SC Cleared
8 40 (3.54%) CISSP
9 29 (2.57%) CISM
10 23 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
11 15 (1.33%) AWS Certification
11 15 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
12 11 (0.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 11 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (0.88%) DBS Check
13 10 (0.88%) Postgraduate
14 9 (0.80%) CISA
14 9 (0.80%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (0.80%) CREST Certified
14 9 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (9.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (6.55%) NIST
3 72 (6.37%) Cyber Essentials
4 51 (4.51%) GDPR
5 39 (3.45%) GRC
6 33 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 17 (1.50%) PCI DSS
7 17 (1.50%) QA
8 8 (0.71%) NCSC
9 7 (0.62%) SOC 2
10 5 (0.44%) Data Quality
10 5 (0.44%) SLA
11 4 (0.35%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.27%) HL7
12 3 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.27%) NIST 800
12 3 (0.27%) PMO
13 2 (0.18%) ISO 22301
14 1 (0.088%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 88 (7.79%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (1.77%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (0.88%) Docker
6 6 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.53%) vSphere
7 1 (0.088%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.088%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 72 (6.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (0.71%) SCCM
4 7 (0.62%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (0.53%) WSUS
6 5 (0.44%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.44%) Nessus
7 4 (0.35%) Network Intrusion Detection System
8 3 (0.27%) Ansible
8 3 (0.27%) cPanel
8 3 (0.27%) Functional Safety
8 3 (0.27%) Plesk
8 3 (0.27%) Podman
9 2 (0.18%) Grafana
9 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.18%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.18%) QRadar
10 1 (0.088%) CloudHub
10 1 (0.088%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 429 (37.96%) Microsoft
2 120 (10.62%) ForeScout
3 31 (2.74%) VMware
4 28 (2.48%) Cisco
5 23 (2.04%) Palo Alto
6 18 (1.59%) Veeam
7 17 (1.50%) CrowdStrike
8 15 (1.33%) Apple
9 13 (1.15%) Adobe
9 13 (1.15%) Tenable
10 12 (1.06%) Aruba
10 12 (1.06%) ServiceNow
10 12 (1.06%) SonicWALL
11 10 (0.88%) HP
12 9 (0.80%) Google
13 8 (0.71%) Tanium
14 7 (0.62%) Red Hat
14 7 (0.62%) YouTube
15 6 (0.53%) CheckPoint
15 6 (0.53%) Dell