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 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 37 41
Rank change year-on-year +17 +4 +8
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 1,308 639 641
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 5.88% 6.63% 4.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.35% 7.44% 5.43%
Number of salaries quoted 747 275 451
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,313 £36,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -11.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £82,500 £78,320
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 15,664 8,584 11,809
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.40% 89.03% 78.35%
Number of salaries quoted 11,724 4,285 7,704
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,683 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.35% -4.63% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

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 16 August 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 16 August 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 +29 638 £57,000 +3.64% 188
Yorkshire +11 514 £43,000 +30.30% 129
North East +14 156 £50,000 -27.94% 46
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 51 (3.90%) SharePoint
2 39 (2.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.31%) IIS
4 3 (0.23%) Apache
5 1 (0.076%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.076%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (0.92%) Cloudability
2 3 (0.23%) Q-Pulse
2 3 (0.23%) Sage 200
2 3 (0.23%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 524 (40.06%) Azure
2 187 (14.30%) Microsoft 365
3 87 (6.65%) AWS
4 66 (5.05%) Entra ID
5 29 (2.22%) OneDrive
6 27 (2.06%) GCP
7 25 (1.91%) SaaS
8 24 (1.83%) Power Platform
9 22 (1.68%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (1.38%) Azure Sentinel
11 14 (1.07%) Microsoft Purview
12 13 (0.99%) Serverless
13 12 (0.92%) Power Automate
14 9 (0.69%) Copilot Studio
14 9 (0.69%) IaaS
14 9 (0.69%) Mimecast
15 8 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
15 8 (0.61%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (0.54%) GitHub
16 7 (0.54%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 68 (5.20%) Firewall
2 41 (3.13%) Network Security
3 40 (3.06%) DNS
4 34 (2.60%) DHCP
5 30 (2.29%) WAN
6 27 (2.06%) LAN
7 23 (1.76%) Unified Communications
7 23 (1.76%) VoIP
7 23 (1.76%) VPN
8 22 (1.68%) TCP/IP
9 20 (1.53%) VLAN
10 14 (1.07%) Internet
11 13 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.69%) Intrusion Detection
13 7 (0.54%) NGFW
14 5 (0.38%) Wireless
15 3 (0.23%) DKIM
15 3 (0.23%) DMARC
15 3 (0.23%) FTP
15 3 (0.23%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (0.92%) Power BI
2 7 (0.54%) SQL Server
3 6 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.31%) MySQL
5 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.15%) GIS
7 1 (0.076%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.076%) Big Data
7 1 (0.076%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.076%) Db2
7 1 (0.076%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.076%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.076%) Pinecone
7 1 (0.076%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.076%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.076%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.076%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 12 (0.92%) Snyk
2 8 (0.61%) Git
3 5 (0.38%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.31%) GitLab
5 3 (0.23%) JIRA
6 2 (0.15%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.076%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.076%) GDB
7 1 (0.076%) JMeter
7 1 (0.076%) Locust
7 1 (0.076%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.076%) WinDbg
General
1 529 (40.44%) Social Skills
2 66 (5.05%) Finance
3 55 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 50 (3.82%) Public Sector
5 45 (3.44%) Telecoms
6 36 (2.75%) Marketing
7 32 (2.45%) Manufacturing
8 31 (2.37%) Law
8 31 (2.37%) Legal
9 24 (1.83%) Retail
10 23 (1.76%) Analytical Skills
11 21 (1.61%) Advertising
12 19 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (1.15%) Multimedia
14 13 (0.99%) Aerospace
15 11 (0.84%) Local Government
16 7 (0.54%) Financial Institution
16 7 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.46%) Police
18 5 (0.38%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 302 (23.09%) Analyst
2 266 (20.34%) Security Analyst
3 234 (17.89%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 198 (15.14%) Junior
5 187 (14.30%) Junior Analyst
6 182 (13.91%) Junior Security Analyst
7 180 (13.76%) Ethical Hacker
8 148 (11.31%) Senior
9 86 (6.57%) Consultant
10 74 (5.66%) Security Consultant
11 73 (5.58%) IT Support
12 72 (5.50%) Architect
12 72 (5.50%) Security Manager
13 65 (4.97%) Security Architect
14 63 (4.82%) Cybersecurity Manager
14 63 (4.82%) Sales Representative
15 54 (4.13%) Lead
16 48 (3.67%) Cybersecurity Consultant
16 48 (3.67%) IT Manager
17 42 (3.21%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.76%) HTML
2 8 (0.61%) JSON
3 7 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
4 6 (0.46%) CSS
4 6 (0.46%) React
4 6 (0.46%) Regular Expression
4 6 (0.46%) REST
5 4 (0.31%) .NET
5 4 (0.31%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.23%) .NET Core
6 3 (0.23%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.23%) FHIR
6 3 (0.23%) Node.js
6 3 (0.23%) pgvector
6 3 (0.23%) PostGIS
6 3 (0.23%) SAML
6 3 (0.23%) Vue
7 2 (0.15%) jQuery
7 2 (0.15%) Spring
7 2 (0.15%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 245 (18.73%) Cyberattack
2 61 (4.66%) Security Posture
3 52 (3.98%) Driving Licence
4 43 (3.29%) Onboarding
5 30 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
5 30 (2.29%) Operational Technology
6 25 (1.91%) Data Centre
7 23 (1.76%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.22%) Cyber Security Posture
8 16 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
9 10 (0.76%) Cloud Native
10 9 (0.69%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (0.69%) Security Operations Centre
11 8 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (0.54%) AI Agents
12 7 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (0.54%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.46%) Algorithms
13 6 (0.46%) Microsoft Licensing
13 6 (0.46%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 136 (10.40%) Windows
2 78 (5.96%) Windows Server
3 21 (1.61%) Linux
4 15 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
5 13 (0.99%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (0.76%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.54%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.31%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.23%) Android
9 3 (0.23%) VMS
10 2 (0.15%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.15%) Embedded Linux
10 2 (0.15%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (20.26%) Mentoring
2 191 (14.60%) Ethical Hacking
3 115 (8.79%) AI
4 114 (8.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 91 (6.96%) Disaster Recovery
6 86 (6.57%) Problem-Solving
7 84 (6.42%) Incident Response
8 77 (5.89%) SIEM
9 66 (5.05%) Information Security
10 65 (4.97%) Customer Service
11 63 (4.82%) Cloud Security
12 60 (4.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 60 (4.59%) IT Strategy
12 60 (4.59%) Vulnerability Management
13 59 (4.51%) Risk Management
14 55 (4.20%) Decision-Making
15 53 (4.05%) Service Delivery
16 52 (3.98%) ITIL
17 50 (3.82%) Security Architecture
18 48 (3.67%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 50 (3.82%) PowerShell
2 37 (2.83%) Python
3 17 (1.30%) JavaScript
4 16 (1.22%) SQL
5 12 (0.92%) Bash
6 11 (0.84%) C#
7 8 (0.61%) C++
8 5 (0.38%) Java
9 4 (0.31%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.23%) C
10 3 (0.23%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.23%) XAML
11 1 (0.076%) Ada
11 1 (0.076%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.076%) Ladder Logic
11 1 (0.076%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.076%) Swift
Qualifications
1 375 (28.67%) Azure Certification
2 202 (15.44%) CompTIA Security+
3 195 (14.91%) CEH
4 187 (14.30%) CompTIA CySA+
5 72 (5.50%) Degree
6 54 (4.13%) Security Cleared
7 48 (3.67%) SC Cleared
8 41 (3.13%) CISSP
9 28 (2.14%) CISM
10 23 (1.76%) A+ Certification
10 23 (1.76%) Network+ Certification
11 20 (1.53%) AWS Certification
12 19 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
13 17 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
15 13 (0.99%) DBS Check
16 12 (0.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
17 10 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
18 9 (0.69%) CCNA
19 7 (0.54%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (7.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 64 (4.89%) NIST
3 62 (4.74%) Cyber Essentials
4 49 (3.75%) GDPR
5 31 (2.37%) GRC
6 27 (2.06%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 16 (1.22%) PCI DSS
8 11 (0.84%) QA
9 7 (0.54%) SOC 2
10 5 (0.38%) NCSC
11 3 (0.23%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.23%) HL7
12 2 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.15%) PMO
12 2 (0.15%) SLA
13 1 (0.076%) Data Quality
13 1 (0.076%) GxP
13 1 (0.076%) IEC 61508
13 1 (0.076%) WCAG
System Software
1 77 (5.89%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (1.76%) Hyper-V
4 17 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
5 8 (0.61%) Docker
6 6 (0.46%) vSphere
7 3 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.076%) Firmware
8 1 (0.076%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 71 (5.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (0.99%) Terraform
3 12 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.54%) Kubernetes
5 6 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (0.38%) Nessus
6 5 (0.38%) SCCM
7 4 (0.31%) Grafana
7 4 (0.31%) Network Intrusion Detection System
8 3 (0.23%) cPanel
8 3 (0.23%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.23%) Plesk
8 3 (0.23%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.23%) WSUS
9 2 (0.15%) Proxmox
9 2 (0.15%) QRadar
10 1 (0.076%) CloudHub
Vendors
1 640 (48.93%) Microsoft
2 360 (27.52%) ForeScout
3 31 (2.37%) VMware
4 25 (1.91%) Cisco
5 21 (1.61%) Palo Alto
6 20 (1.53%) Apple
6 20 (1.53%) CrowdStrike
7 15 (1.15%) Veeam
8 14 (1.07%) Adobe
9 13 (0.99%) ServiceNow
10 12 (0.92%) Tenable
11 8 (0.61%) Aruba
11 8 (0.61%) SonicWALL
11 8 (0.61%) Tanium
12 7 (0.54%) HP
13 6 (0.46%) HubSpot
14 5 (0.38%) Meraki
14 5 (0.38%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.38%) Splunk
15 4 (0.31%) Aderant